Handwriting Analysis Fails to Tie Ivins to Anthrax Letters
The FBI cannot match Ivins and the handwriting in the anthrax letters.
As summarized by World
Net Daily:
"Casting further doubt on the FBI's anthrax case, accused government
scientist Bruce Ivins passed two polygraph tests and a handwriting
analysis comparing samples of his handwriting to writing contained
in the anthrax letters, U.S. officials familiar with the investigation
say.
***
Officials confirm that FBI handwriting analysts were unable to conclusively
match samples of Ivins' handwriting with the writing on the anthrax
envelopes and letters".
The WND article points out other problems with the FBI's case:
Investigators also failed to uncover other critical evidence linking
Ivins directly to the letters. For instance:
* No textile fibers were found in his office, residence or vehicles
matching fibers found on the scotch tape used to seal the envelopes;
* No pens were found matching the ink used to address the envelopes;
* Samples of his hair failed to match hair follicles found inside
the Princeton, N.J., mailbox used to mail the letters.
Also, no souvenirs of the crime, such as newspaper clippings, were
found in his possession as commonly seen in serial murder cases.
What's more, the FBI could not place Ivins at the crime scene with
evidence, such as gas station or other receipts, at the time the letters
were mailed in September and October 2001.
***
lab records reviewed by WND show the number of late nights Ivins
put in at the lab first spiked in August 2001, weeks before the 9/11
attacks."
