Wis. school linked to address on anthrax envelopes
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Investigators say the fictitious return address left on some envelopes during the 2001 anthrax attacks may have been a reference to a Wisconsin school.
The return address used on some envelopes containing anthrax was “4th GRADE, GREENDALE SCHOOL” and its significance has long puzzled investigators.
A search warrant affidavit unsealed Wednesday says suspect Bruce Ivins may have been referring to the Greendale Baptist Academy in Greendale, Wisconsin, just outside of Milwaukee.
The affidavit says Ivins was a member of the American Family Association, a conservative Christian ministry that got involved in a 1999 lawsuit on behalf of the parents of a fourth grade student at the school.
Ivins committed suicide last week as prosecutors were preparing to charge him in the attacks.
Aug 7, 2008 at 1 p.m.
Suggest removal
The Gazette used the abbreviated wording in the AP wire story.
.
This was in the paper local to Dr. Ivins:
"In 1999, the American Family Association filed suit on behalf of parents at Greendale Baptist Academy in Wisconsin, claiming social workers had violated a fourth grade pupil's rights by interviewing the pupil about corporal punishment at the school without parents present. Donations were made to AFA in the name of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ivins 11 times between 1993 and 1997. Another donation by the couple was recorded one month after an article about the Greendale incident appeared in the AFA Journal. The Ivins subscribed to the Journal until March 2005."
http://www.fredericknewspost.com/section...
Aug 7, 2008 at 11:18 a.m.
Suggest removal
Could you have reported what the 1999 lawsuit was about; i.e. does that give a hint at the motivation for the 2001 anthrax mailings?
Aug 7, 2008 at 10:20 a.m.
Suggest removal
And..?
Before you post a comment, consider this:
Note: GazetteXtra.com does not condone or review every comment. Read more in our User Policy AgreementPost Comment
Commenting requires registration.