The Anthrax Attacks: In The Shadow — Of 9/11

: Postal workers at the Brentwood facility in D.C. who died after handling contaminated mail.

: The crisis led to massive upgrades in laboratory surge capacity and the creation of the Federal Select Agent Program . The Anthrax Attacks: In the Shadow of 9/11

: Congress passed the USA PATRIOT Act and the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 to tighten control over biological agents. : Postal workers at the Brentwood facility in D

The mailings began on September 18, 2001, targeting major media outlets and, later, two U.S. Senators. The letters contained fine, brownish powder laced with and included cryptic messages like "DEATH TO AMERICA". : Congress passed the USA PATRIOT Act and

: A 94-year-old Connecticut widow who was the final victim. The Amerithrax Investigation

The Anthrax Attacks: In the Shadow of 9/11 Just one week after the September 11 terrorist attacks, a second wave of terror arrived in the United States—not by air, but through the mail. The claimed five lives, sickened 17 others, and triggered one of the most expensive and complex investigations in FBI history, codenamed " Amerithrax ". The Attacks and the Victims