Man Suspected in Anthrax Attacks Said to Commit Suicide - NYT...

Several of Dr. Ivins’s neighbors and colleagues urged people not to rush to judgment, despite the doctor’s death. They recalled the case of Richard Jewell, who emerged as a suspect in the 1996 bombing at the Atlanta Olympics but was ultimately cleared. Little more than a month ago, the Justice Department agreed to pay $4.6 million to settle a lawsuit by another biodefense researcher at the same facility, Steven J. Hatfill. The settlement ended a five-year legal battle over Dr. Hatfill’s allegations that investigators violated his privacy by leaking information on the investigation to journalists.

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Pat Clawson, a private investigator and former CNN reporter who has been a spokesman for Dr. Hatfill, said on Friday that news organizations and the public should be “deeply skeptical” about any notion that Dr. Ivins was the anthrax killer unless and until solid evidence is brought forth.

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