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Alledged Anthrax Suspect Kills Self

August 1st, 2008 | Comments Off

The Los Angeles Times has an exclusive story today suggesting that noted microbiologist Bruce Ivins had become a suspect in the 2001 anthrax murders. It further reports that Ivins has apparently committed suicide. This comes on the heels of the government’s settlement with another scientist, Steven Hatfill, paying him over the next years $5.82 million for invading his privacy and ruining his career. The story does not address the FBI investigation into Dr. Kenneth Berry, which we have covered extensively here. Dr. Berry has never been charged, either. The LA Times story is very short on named sources, exactly the type of media attention that helped win Dr. Hatfill his money. The press’s record for reporting on the murders is full of errors due solely to their reliance upon anonymous sources. We know … Read entire article »

Filed under: Anthrax, Commentary, Medicine, Original writing

Anthrax Attack Investigation Over?

June 27th, 2008 | 1 Comment

Steven Hatfill has settled his claims against the Federal Government and the FBI for the sum of $2.825 million, CNN reports. Hatfill, a former Army bioweapons researcher, has steadfastly denied involvement in the attacks and was never charged in the investigation. In a statement released Friday afternoon, department officials said Steven Hatfill will receive a one-time payment of $2.825 million and a $150,000 annuity. For all intents and purposes, this investigation is over. Seven years after the attacks and the FBI is no closer to determining who committed those murders than they were then. The FBI has let us down. By focusing on Hatfill to the exclusion of other potential suspects, and by excluding state-sponsored terror from the very beginning, they failed to conduct a proper investigation. This was a case that … Read entire article »

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Dr. Berry Speaks Out

March 27th, 2005 | Comments Off

This guy was the subject of FBI raids last year, and I blogged about him several times. Wellsville Daily Reporter n his first interview since the national spotlight was pointed at Wellsville during the August anthrax investigation, Berry talked to The Daily Reporter about his current legal battles and the FBI. “(The FBI investigation) totally destroyed my life. I lost my reputation, my wife, my family, my son, my job … everything,” he said. The FBI has not said if it found any traces of anthrax, and it has not charged Berry in connection with anthrax. The FBI was in and out of Wellsville in one day. However, his wife, Tana, from whom he is now separated, said she was not surprised the FBI showed up at the door that Thursday morning. “He knew he was … Read entire article »

Filed under: Anthrax, Crime and Punishment, Medicine, War on Terror

Dr. Berry and Anthrax: Update

August 11th, 2004 | Comments Off

WGRZ Channel 2 Sources from within the law enforcement community tell Channel 2 News that federal authorities are “not excited” about what they found while searching the home of Dr. Kenneth Berry in the Village of Wellsville as well as his parents summer home in New Jersey. The information does not give a concrete idea of what investigators found (or did not find) but it strongly reinforces what Channel 2 News has been hearing since the searches last Thursday — that Dr. Berry is, by no means, a prime suspect in the deadly anthrax attacks in the fall of 2001. Times Herald There are indications that Dr. Berry did things somewhat differently. His primary residence is Wellsville yet he has not had privileges at Jones Memorial Hospital since 2001 ‘ he has commuted to … Read entire article »

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Dr. Kenneth Berry Update

August 9th, 2004 | Comments Off

The head scratching continues about this “person of interest” [my term] for the FBI. A medical doctor has e-mailed me with his thoughts, and please note his final comment: This guy is a zero. The American Univ of the Caribbean is a fifth pathway school — guys from the East Coast go there when they can’t get into a US medical school, and they then try to transfer to an American med school (the “fifth pathway”) prior to graduation. Used to work some (the Carter administration tried to make it mandatory for US med schools to accept fifth pathway transfers, but the med schools told them to shove it). But in the last decade or so transfers are almost completely shut down. So our bright boy graduates from AUC. He is NOT … Read entire article »

Filed under: Analysis, Anthrax, Crime and Punishment, Medicine, Original writing, War on Terror, WMD

Dr. Berry Speculation

August 6th, 2004 | Comments Off

Here’s a guy who, out of no where, springs up as an expert on WMD. Nearly all we know about him is on his own web site. There are no cites on-line for publications or conferences or speeches other than on his site. His bio is just a little off. Organizations that he belongs to have names that yield no web site but are similar to actual credentialling groups. There is no listing in his bio of where he did his internship or any residencies, things that very often appear in a medical doctor’s bio. I quote an e-mail that I received: I notice that his is not board certified in Emergency Medicine on his CV which, at least, which would raise questions about his being a member of the board of Emergency … Read entire article »

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Person of Interest

August 5th, 2004 | Comments Off

The FBI appears to have turned its investigation of the anthrax murders away from Dr. Steven Hatfill. The searches in Wellsville today appear to be focused on Kenneth Berry, M.D. He is the founder of a group called PREEMPT. WOKR-TV says (Wellsville, NY) 08/05/04 – A home in Wellsville was searched by the FBI and the US Postal Inspection Service Thursday. Police said it is part of an investigation into the 2001 anthrax cases. The home belongs to the founder of an organization that trains medical professionals to respond to chemical and biological attacks. It’s not known what prompted the search or what they were looking for. PREEMPT also advocated the mass inoculation of all American civilians for anthrax. The organization does not appear to currently be in operation. Dr. Berry is specifically identified in this report … Read entire article »

Filed under: Anthrax, Crime and Punishment, Medicine, War on Terror, WMD