page_title: Bruce Edward Ivins
hierarchical_section_title: Bruce Edward Ivins
caption_attribution_description: English: "This 2003 photo provided by the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases shows Dr. Bruce E. Ivins, a bio-defense researcher at Fort Detrick, Md., participating in an awards ceremony." (Picture caption from Yahoo)
context_page_description: Bruce Edwards Ivins was an American microbiologist and vaccinologist. He was a senior biodefense researcher at the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland. He was the key suspect responsible for the 2001 anthrax attacks.
  On July 29, 2008, he died of an overdose of Tylenol with codeine in an apparent suicide after learning that criminal charges were likely to be filed against him by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for connection to the 2001 anthrax attacks.
  According to The Smoking Gun, U.S. government court documents stated that Ivins edited articles on Wikipedia using the account name "Jimmyflathead".
context_section_description: Bruce Edwards Ivins (April 22, 1946 – July 29, 2008) was an American microbiologist and vaccinologist. He was a senior biodefense researcher at the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, Maryland. He was the key suspect responsible for the 2001 anthrax attacks.
  On July 29, 2008, he died of an overdose of Tylenol with codeine in an apparent suicide after learning that criminal charges were likely to be filed against him by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for connection to the 2001 anthrax attacks.
  According to The Smoking Gun, U.S. government court documents stated that Ivins edited articles on Wikipedia using the account name "Jimmyflathead".
caption: Ivins at a 2003 awards ceremony at USAMRIID
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