Thomas Ivins

Thomas Ivins is the brother of the late Fort Detrick microbiologist Bruce E. Ivins. Bruce Ivins reportedly committed suicide on July 31, 2008, just before he was about to be charged with crimes in relation to the 2001 anthrax attacks.

Fast Facts

1. Claimed he was not surprised by the events¹
2. Said he had been questioned by the FBI¹
3. Questioned about his brother's personality¹
4. Said his brother thought he was "omnipotent"¹
5. Said his brother "cracked under the pressure" of the FBI¹

Quotes

"He buckled under the pressure from the federal government...I was questioned by the feds, and I sung like a canary...he had in his mind that he was omnipotent."—Thomas Ivins¹

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