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“~ (Rev. 05-01-2008) DAT! ° : L INFORMATION CONTATHED @ ETM IS UNCLASSIFIED la-O9-2008 BY 60324 uc bawre/ Hanae EM UNCLASSIFIED FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION b6 Precedence: PRIORITY Date: 07/15/2008 Fc vo: [ Attn: JTTF/SSA From: Washington Field AMX-2/NVRA Contact: SA Approved By: Drafted By: Case ID #: 279A-WF-222936-BEI (Pending) = QO / Title: AMERITHRAX; MAJOR CASE 184; 00: WF Synopsis: To set forth lead rorl i to locate and interview specified individuals and obtain requested information. Details: By way of background, on the afternoon of 07/10/2008, Special Agents of the AMERITHRAX Task Force received information that Bruce Edwards Ivins, DOB: 04/22/1946, SSAN: 280-44-5449, of Frederick, Maryland, had threatened to kill an unspecified number of his co-workers at the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Ft. Detrick, Frederick, Maryland. Ivins made the threat during a group therapy session on the evening of 07/09/2008. During the session, Ivins discussed suicide. However, when asked if he had a plan, Ivins stated that_he had a plan, a_ "bulletproof" vest, he was going to nave [ get him a Glock model semi-automatic handgun an e had a list of people he was going to kill. Ivins stated he was tired of the investigation and that killing certain co-workers would take care of it. Due to the aforementioned comments, and believing Ivins to be a danger to himself and others, the therapist contacted the Frederick (MD) Police Department on 07/10/2008. Based on this information, an involuntary commitment order was