The Anthrax Attacks: In The Shadow Of 9/11 -

: The crisis led to massive upgrades in laboratory surge capacity and the creation of the Federal Select Agent Program .

: A photo editor in Florida who became the first fatality on October 5, 2001. The Anthrax Attacks: In the Shadow of 9/11

The attacks permanently altered American life and national security: : The crisis led to massive upgrades in

The investigation initially focused on al-Qaeda and later on scientist Steven Hatfill before settling on , a senior bio-defense researcher at Fort Detrick. Ivins took his own life in 2008, just as the Department of Justice prepared to file formal charges against him. While the FBI concluded Ivins acted alone, some scientific panels have since questioned if the genetic evidence was definitive. A Legacy of Fear and Policy Ivins took his own life in 2008, just

: A 94-year-old Connecticut widow who was the final victim. The Amerithrax Investigation