Amazing! Laying groundwork for future “dead guy did it” investigations? High strangeness on the order of the zoom-climb TWA video produced by the CIA. (see Jack Cashill video “What’s the Matter with California?” during the Q&A near the end) “Still shaken that tree Boss!” IMHO
For my money,the picture of Dr. Ivins being “hounded into suicide” doesn’t quite work.
At this point, I have no reason to dis-believe the FBI’s conclusions,especially on learning he was in the habit of “just going off” on long trips (and turning back the odometer so his wife wouldn’t know.)This makes a trip to Princeton entirely feasible-although his motives for doing so-other than mis-direction-are hard to figure out.
His suicide seems to have been planned out. You don’t just whip up a batch of sedatives,scarf it down, and hope for the best. You have to get the drugs,research them, etc.
Finally, his suicide accomplished something vital: the total preservation of his (post-mortem)employee benefits.
He had not been charged or indicted.He was under suspension because of concerns about his psychological state:concerns he may have deliberately inflated to insure he was officially on disability status.
His wife will be entitled to a survivor portion of his retirement pension (assuming he made that election)-and may even be entitled to some form of disability award.Assuming his life insurance had passed the “incontestability period”-usually 2 years-she would also be entitled to that.
Not much different from a situation most of us are familiar with: the cop who is in deep trouble, and “eats his gun” before he can be charged.