Bruce Edwards Ivins
(1946-2008)
American microbiologist and vaccinologist suspected for 2001 anthrax attacks
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Bruce Edwards Ivins (April 22, 1946 – July 29, 2008) was an American microbiologist, vaccinologist, senior biodefense researcher at the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, Maryland, and the suspected perpetrator of the 2001 anthrax attacks. Ivins died on July 29, 2008, of an overdose of acetaminophen (Tylenol) in an apparent suicide after learning that criminal charges were likely to be filed against him by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for an alleged criminal connection to the attacks.
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22 April 1946 Lebanon, Ohio, United States
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29 July 2008 (aged 62) Frederick, Maryland, U.S.
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