Articles by David Willman

225 articles since 1997

Ivins claimed he knew who sent anthrax

National | By David Willman | September 25, 2008
On Sept. Read more
 

Senators question FBI’s handling of anthrax probe

National | By David Willman | September 18, 2008
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday vigorously challenged FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III for the bureau’s handling of the anthrax mailings investigation, signaling that they were not convinced the case had been solved. Read more
 

Scientist admits mistake on anthrax

National | By David Willman | September 17, 2008
An acclaimed government scientist who assisted the federal investigation of the 2001 anthrax mailings said Tuesday that he erred seven years ago when he told top Bush administration officials that material he examined probably had been altered to make it more deadly. Read more
 

Anthrax scientist Bruce Ivins slipped under the radar because of FBI obsession

National | By David Willman | August 15, 2008
As federal authorities pursued the wrong suspect in the deadly anthrax mailings of 2001, they ignored or overlooked a series of early clues that pointed to Army scientist Bruce E. Ivins, a review of investigative records by the Los Angeles Times shows. Read more
 

FBI says evidence points uniquely to Bruce Ivins in anthrax case

National | By David G. Savage and David Willman | August 7, 2008
Federal investigators said today that they had found the man responsible for the “worst act of bioterrorism in U.S. history” and pointed to Dr. Read more
 

Leaks, focus on single suspect undercut anthrax probe

National | By David Willman | June 29, 2008
The federal investigation into the deadly anthrax mailings of late 2001 was undermined by leaks and a premature fixation on a single suspect, according to investigators involved in the case. Read more
 

U.S. settles with anthrax mailings subject Steven Hatfill for $5.82 million

National | By David Willman | June 28, 2008
WASHINGTON – Dr. Read more
 

New anthrax vaccine sunk by lobbying

National | By David Willman | December 2, 2007
Shortly after the Sept. Read more
 

British firm surfaces as competitor

National | By David Willman | December 2, 2007
A British company is now a leading contender in the federal government’s search for a better anthrax vaccine. Read more
 

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National | By David Willman | November 18, 2007
Shortly after the attacks of Sept. Read more
 
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