but the investigation focuses on a former usamrid scientist named steven hatfield who worked here ineight people flagged hatfield to the fbi. >> i want to look my fellow americans directly in the eye and declare to them, i am not the anthrax killer! >> his resume, hatfield claims a working knowledge of the america's former biological weapons programs. the fbi says a witness reports hatfield claimed to have prepare and used anthrax as a weapon in the late 1970s while studying in southern africa. >> i have never, ever worked with anthrax in my life. >> the suspicion is filled by hatfield's job at saic. he works on biologic weapons defense. one with the anthrax sent through the mail has power point presentations about a single letter being sent to government agencies and news agencies. >> that was very interesting to us, right, that it is what happened. it's training for doctors and medics on how to handle biological threats. >> it became a challenge for us to sort out why are they here? are they legitimately for the -- for the biopreparedness, the preparednd work, or is it something mo

. >> reporter: the federal investigation that initially fixed on bioweapons expert steven hatfield later named government anthrax vaccine re1067er bruce ivins as the prime suspect. rachel lever is the federal prosecutorror who helped lead the investigation. >> it's complex, multifaceted and compelling. >> reporter: dr. ivins committed suicide in the summer of 2008, before he was to be charged in the case. >> this notion that, you know, as a matter of convenience, because he had tram dale kale committed suicide. and that is by our efforts we took to that point. >> reporter: and thomas morris' widow is satisfied with the investigation. >> i'll be -- besides, he's not coming back. that part will not change no matter who did it. >> this is the government's report on it, the anthrax investigation. and that spells out the means and possible motive behind the attacks. we can link to you an online version if you go to our website, www.myfoxdc.com. >> after more than a month, the police believe that they have solved a fatal hit-and-run. the police arrested mark hicks from oxen hill. he hit and ki

but the federal investigation does focus on a former usamriid scientist named steven hatfield.90s. investigators say eight people flagged hatfield to the fbi. >> i want to look my fellow americans directly in the eye and declare to them, i am not the anthrax killer. >> on his resume, hatfill claims a working knowledge of america's former biological weapons programs. the fbi says a witness reports hatfill claimed to have prepared and used anthrax as a weapon in the late 1970s while studying in southern africa. >> i have never, ever worked with anthrax in my life. >> the suspicion is fueled by hatfill's job at saic, a government contractor. he works on biological weapons defense. one project at hatfill proposed about risk of anthrax sent through the mail is propose add single letter being sent to government agent sis and news agencies. >> that was very interesting to us in that it is what happened. almost pres see yent. >> hatfill says it's all for training first responders, doctors and army medics on how to handle biological threats. >> so it became a challenge for us to sort ou

protect the workers there where and in my mind -- >> they officially -- initially focused on steven hatfield and later named the government anthrax vaccine researcher bruce ivins as the prime suspect. rachel lieber is the federal prosecutor who helped lead the investigation. >> it was multifaceted and compelling. >> reporter: dr. ivins committed suicide in the summer of 2008, before he was to be charged in the case. >> this notion as a matter of convenience, picked him out of the hat because he tragically committed suicide is completely flagged by all efforts that have been taken to that point. >> reporter: and thomas morris, the widow said, she's satisfied with the investigation. >> and besides, he's not coming back and that part will not change no matter who did it. >> the government's report on the anthrax investigation spells out the means and possible motives for the attack we have a link to an online version of the report at www.myfoxdc.com. >>> disturbing evidence in the search for a missing 10-month- old baby in kansas actually kansas city, missouri. police claim a cadaver dog picked

committee to investigate why the fbi pursued the wrong leads for so long including scientist steven hatfieldhed a $6 million settlement because the feds publicly identified him as a person interest of in that case, shep. >> shepard: catherine herridge in washington tonight. thank you. >> you are welcome. >> new claims now of voter fraud going back to the 2008 election. we'll tell what you it could have to do with the u.s. secretary of state and the president. that's next. plus, word today of a setback for a company that bills itself as the future of commercial space flight. and the texas rangers making their second straight trip to the world series. this time against the cards in st. louis and we're live at busch stadium, the tarp is out. rain is coming and it's gonna be cold. [ male announcer ] drinking a smoothie with no vegetable nutrition? ♪ [ gong ] strawberry banana! [ male announcer ] for a smoothie with real fruit plus veggie nutrition new v8 v-fusion smoothie. could've had a v8. i've heard of it, but i haven't seen one up close. what's the word around the sink? that it removes 3 tim