On October 12 , 2001 , Miller opened an anthrax hoax letter mailed to her '' New York Times '' office . The 2001 anthrax attacks had begun occurring in the wake of the September 11 attacks in 2001 , with anthrax-laced letters sent to ABC News , CBS News , NBC News , and the '' New York Post '' , all in New York City , as well as the '' National Enquirer '' in Boca Raton , Florida . Two additional letters ( with a higher grade of anthrax ) were sent on October 9 , 2001 , to Senators Tom Daschle and Patrick Leahy in Washington . Twenty-two people were infected ; five died . In 2008 , the government 's investigation of these mailings focused on Bruce Ivins , who later committed suicide , with the investigation determining that Ivins acted alone
2001 anthrax attacks
2001 anthrax attacks
Judith Miller