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The article presents information on the physical evidence in the anthrax case in the U.S. which are four hand-addressed envelopes, four letters and a small amount of anthrax itself. Accordingly, the envelopes that were used were the prestamped kind available at post offices nationwide and the letters were photocopies, not originals. Also, no fingerprints or human DNA were found on the envelopes or letters.

Reports on the re-evaluation of anthrax information by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Reveals that the officials at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases in Fort Detrick, Maryland are retrofitting a room with special security and freezers to keep anthrax separate from other work as of March 20, 2002.

Reports on the genetic differences among samples of the Ames strain of anthrax discovered by scientists at the Institute for Genomic Research and Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.

Reports on investigations into the source of anthrax sent via mail in the United States. Investigation by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) into laboratories capable of producing the bacteria; How investigations into the specific strain of the anthrax bacteria could lead to a source.

Reports on investigations into anthrax mailed in letters in the United States. Efforts to solve the mystery of where the anthrax came from that killed an elderly woman in Connecticut who had no apparent connection to a post office or media business; Investigation methods, including interviews, analysis of immigrant records, and laboratory work; Details on clues found by investigators.

Reports that laboratory contamination appears responsible for the positive anthrax test of a letter sent to a Chilean pediatrician according to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Discusses the investigation of the anthrax-contaminated letters sent to pediatrician Antonio Banfi in Chile, to the Senate and media offices in the United States.

Reports on the manhunt launched by the United State Federal Bureau of Investigation in connection with the anthrax incidents in several states.

Reports that the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation is making military laboratories the focus of its anthrax investigation.

Reports on the findings of investigations on the source of the anthrax virus in the United States.

Reports on the findings of investigations on the death of Ottilie Lundgren in New Jersey in November 2001 on how she could have contracted the anthrax disease.

Reports on the investigation into how Ottilie Lundgren, a victim of inhalation anthrax, contracted the illness.

The article discusses evidence compiled by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that it claims implicated scientist Bruce E. Ivins in a series of anthrax attacks in the U.S. Ivins wrote emails employing language similar to that of notes sent to certain victims, and also had access to the particular strain of anthrax used in the attacks. Ivins killed himself in July, 2008.

Reports that tests showing a genetic link between the anthrax used in an Army program and the series of anthrax attacks in the United States has advanced the domestic-terrorism theory.

Focuses on the profile of the anthrax perpetrator that was released by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Focus on a reclusive, science-minded criminal; Similarities to Theodore Kaczynski, the so-called Unabomber; Brief details of the FBI investigation; Why mounting evidence has made the lone domestic terrorist the leading theory; Background on the anthrax scare; Clues which came from the anthrax letters; Comments of experts; Continued hunt for an al Qaeda link.

Reports on the investigations conducted by the United States government on the connection of the anthrax mailings with the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack.