Anthrax Anyone?

Everybody remembers the anthrax scare, right?
Right after the September 2001 Attacks, seemingly random people were receiving letters filled with the deadly stuff and all of America was wondering... Who's Next!

Well, it seems that this scientist was a little 'wacky' and was spending waaaaay too much time in the lab. He was working on a vaccine or treatment for anthrax contamination and sent out the substance to see if his creation would work!

What was going on in this guy's head?

Bruce Ivins arrived in July at a group counseling session at a psychiatric center here in his hometown with a startling announcement: Facing the prospect of murder charges, he had bought a bulletproof vest and a gun as he contemplated killing his co-workers at the nearby U.S. Army research laboratory.

"He was going to go out in a blaze of glory, and he was going to take everybody out there with him," said a social worker in a transcript of a hearing at which she sought a restraining order against Ivins after his threats.

The homicidal rant represented the final stages of psychological decline by Ivins that ended when he apparently committed suicide Tuesday as it became clear that he was a prime suspect in the anthrax attacks that further terrorized Americans in the weeks after Sept. 11, 2001.
For more than three decades, Ivins had worked with some of the world's most dangerous pathogens and viruses, trying to find cures in case they might someday be used as a weapon.

Now he was being questioned about his possible role as the culprit in the worst biological attack in the United States.

To some of his longtime colleagues and neighbors, it was a startling and inexplicable turn of events for a churchgoing, family-oriented germ researcher known for his jolly disposition - the guy who did a juggling act at community events and composed satiric ballads he played on guitar or piano to departing co-workers.

Let's hope this is the end of this mess...