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Why? what was his motive? how did he choose his targets? the letters were mailed to democratic senator patrick leahy, then-majority leader tom dasch daschle, nbc news, the "new york post" and publisher of the "national enquirer." >> nobody can -- without him telling us exactly what his motive was, you can speculate until the day we die what his actual motive was. >> reporter: what about the persistent theory that he didnt do it at all? that the anthrax attacks may have been the work of some fore...

Childhood. she says ivans had the bondage fixation. >> the bondage and blindfolding. if you look at that on top of everything else as well, you know, he started that behavior when he was 5 years old. a 5-year-old doesnt come up with that on their own. thats either something that was shown to them, taught them, something he had seen done to someone else. a 5-year-old just doesnt start blindfolding their teddy bears and acting out toward their stuffed animals like he did. >> reporter: he was also ...

For dogs to go throwing themselves into rivers. >> i hope his owner was found. all right. brian brianna, thank you very much. join the live chat at ac360.com. let us know what you think on tonights stories. a fascinating look into the warped mind of the man accused of being the anthrax killer. 360 exclusive interview. you wont see it anywhere else. an addiction counselor revealing the bizarre thoughts of the chief suspect in the 2001 anthrax attacks. a deeply troubled scientist who she says wa...

Chief suspect in the 2001 anthrax attacks. a deeply troubled scientist who she says was filled with rage. he took his life before being arrested. also, cruise ship trip ending in tragedy. when massive deadly waves hit the ship. the videocameras were rolling as the water poured in. we have new video of the incident. two people died. others were injured. a lot of people terrified. well talk to author sebastian junger who wrote the bestselling book "the perfect storm." if youre taking 8 extra-str...

Something he had seen done to someone else. a 5-year-old just doesnt start blindfolding their teddy bears and acting out toward their stuffed animals like he did. >> reporter: he was also fascinated with codes and puzzles. >> just secrets, period. anything to do with codes and, you know, tricking people and figuring it out and trying to baffle people. >> reporter: and the greatest secret of all, if ivans committed the anthrax attacks, why? what was his motive? how did he choose his targets? the ...

Telling us exactly what his motive was, you can speculate until the day we die what his actual motive was. >> reporter: what about the persistent theory that he didnt do it at all? that the anthrax attacks may have been the work of some foreign terror group? >> the way that it was done was about control. it was about fear, intimidation, and control. because, you know, it was done to very select people, you know? if it was some foreign terrorist, why pick the "national enquirer?" you know? it was...

If you look at that on top of everything else as well, you know, he started that behavior when he was 5 years old. a 5-year-old doesnt come up with that on their own. thats either something that was shown to them, taught them, something he had seen done to someone else. a 5-year-old just doesnt start blindfolding their teddy bears and acting out toward their stuffed animals like he did. >> reporter: he was also fascinated with codes and puzzles. >> just secrets, period. anything to do with codes...

Right now. power is not become on in most of these communities. telecommunications are still spotty as well. those are the needs and, of course, peoples patience is running thin, as we have seen with the looting. now the governments response to the looting, for example, has been simply to extend the curfew. so right now, another night of a curfew that runs from 6 p.m. to midday the following day. citizens can only be out and about for about six hours a day to try and stop that looting, anderson....

Example, when they were interrupted by that tsunami warning, that was only the second aid drop theyd had from government agencies. higher on the hill, they say that they had no aid at all and desperate for aid. they dont have drinking water right now. power is not back on in most of these communities. telecommunications are still spotty as well. those are the needs and, of course, peoples patience is running thin, as we have seen with the looting. now the governments response to the looting, for...

No-bid contract with firms to ties to democrat. tonight in fox include exclusive, correspondent james rosen has a similar account on what could be life and death in post-9/11 era. >> from the terror of the anthrax attacks born an initiative president bush called project bioshield. >> the budget will have $6 million to make available effective vaccine and treatment. >> since then, handful of biodefense firms using lobbyists and the competitive bidding conferentract had huge awards. the department...