This episode of Wait a Second... examines the 2001 anthrax attacks, detailing the FBI’s years-long misidentification of scientist Steven Hatfield and the eventual focus on Bruce Ivins, whose bizarre obsession with the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority provided key circumstantial evidence. The hosts discuss the technical flaws in the investigation, the government’s settlement with Hatfield, and the unresolved questions surrounding the case’s closure. Additionally, the episode covers the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7, exploring the official explanation of thermal expansion versus persist…
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