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Robert K. "Bob" Stevens (June 20, 1938 – October 5, 2001) was a British-born American photojournalist for the Sun, a subsidiary of American Media, located in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. He was the first journalist killed in the 2001 anthrax attacks when letters containing anthrax were mailed to multiple media outlets in the United States.
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- June 20, 1938, United Kingdom
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- Pulmonary anthrax
Ten years ago this week, Florida photo editor Bob Stevens died shortly after being diagnosed as having inhaled anthrax. Hours earlier, a scientist analyzing a sample of the bacteria that...
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Oct 4, 2018 · Bob Stevens was a photojournalist who died of inhalation anthrax in October 2001, after receiving a letter containing the deadly spores. The letter was one of several mailed to various locations in the U.S. in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, sparking a nationwide investigation and panic.
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Nov 30, 2011 · Robert Stevens, shown in a December 2000 photo, died Oct. 5, 2001, days after inhaling anthrax powder at work. Tom Wilbur. “What we found was a horror show, basically,” Mr. Schuler said. “There...
Oct 5, 2021 · That's where photo editor Bob Stevens opened the letter. He inhaled anthrax and later died on Oct. 5, 2001. This year is the 20 th anniversary of the tragedy, and next month a new cable television movie will explore the anthrax attacks.
Nov 29, 2011 · CNN — The family of the first victim to die in the 2001 anthrax attacks will get $2.5 million from the U.S. government under a settlement reached last week, according to court documents. Bob...
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Nov 5, 2005 · Robert Stevens, also known as Bob, was a photo editor at the Sun, a tabloid owned by American Media Inc. of Boca Raton, when he opened an anthrax-tainted letter on Sept. 19, 2001. The suburban Lantana resident died Oct. 5 of anthrax inhalation. He was 63.
