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| Prison Escapee Suspected In Anthrax Hoaxes |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 12/10/2001 |
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A prison escapee who is one of the FBI's most-wanted fugitives is the primary suspect in a wave of anthrax hoax letters sent to abortion clinics on the East Coast, Attorney General John Ashcroft said recently. Clayton Lee Waagner, who has been on the lam since February, is believed to be behind more than 280 letters delivered to clinics last month, Ashcroft said. Waagner claimed responsibility for the letters when he showed up with a gun at the Georgia home of an anti-abortion activist last week, according to a police report. A Carrollton, Ga., police department report says that on Nov. 23, Waagner visited Neal Horsley, who has published the names, addresses and photos of abortion providers on the Internet. Waagner told Horsley 'that he had been the one that sent the anthrax letters to the abortion clinics'' and threatened to kill 42 abortion providers, the report said. About 200 Planned Parenthood facilities received anthrax hoax letters last month in FedEx packages. The sender had used the organization's FedEx account number for the mailings, said Gloria Feldt, president of Planned Parenthood Federation. The Feminist Majority Foundation said more than 450 clinics and advocacy organizations received letters in envelopes carrying white powder and letters signed by 'the Army of God.'' None of the powder sent to the clinics has tested positive for anthrax. Waagner, 44, an escaped inmate from Illinois, was placed on the FBI's 'Ten Most Wanted Fugitives'' list in September. He escaped in February from a Clinton, Ill., facility where he was awaiting sentencing on federal firearms and auto theft convictions. He also is being sought for a Pennsylvania bank robbery, firearms violations in Tennessee and a carjacking in Mississippi. |
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