Yet Another Dead Microbiologist

[stonefruit]

www.columbiatribune.com/2005/Jan/20050109News003.asp


This makes about 21 in slightly over three years. The people who can explain any future biological attack - and trace the true culprits (ie the military-industrial-intelligence complex) - are all being systematically killed.

Other recent victims include:

July 18, 2003: David Kelly, a British biological weapons expert

June 24, 2003: Dr. Leland Rickman, a UC San Diego expert on infectious
diseases

November 12, 2002: Dr. Benito Que, 52, was "an expert in infectious
diseases and cellular biology at the Miami Medical School

March 25, 2002: Dead microbiologist: Steven Mostow, 63

March 24, 2002: Dead microbiologist: David Wynn-Williams, 55

February 28, 2002: Two dead microbiologists in San Francisco,Tanya Holzmayer, 46, is shot and killed by a colleague, Guyang Huang, 38, who then apparently shot himself.

February 11, 2002: Dead microbiologist: Dr. Ian Langford, 40

February 9, 2002: Dead microbiologist: Victor Korshunov, 56

January 2002: Two dead microbiologists: Ivan Glebov and Alexi Brushlinski

December 14, 2001: Dead microbiologist: Nguyen Van Set, 44

December 10, 2001: Dead microbiologist: "Dr. Robert Schwartz, 57

November 24, 2001: Three more dead microbiologistsr. Yaakov Matzner,
54, dean of the Hebrew University school of medicine; Amiramp Eldor,
59, head of the haematology department at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv
and a world-recognized expert in blood clotting; and Avishai Berkman,
50, director of the Tel Aviv public health department and businessman

November 21, 2001: World-class microbiologist and high-profile Russian defector Dr. Vladimir Pasechnik, 64

November 16, 2001: Dr. Don Wiley, 57

November 6, 2001: Jeffrey Paris

[nana]

Do we have another example of the new high tech 'equal opportunity' version of a

pogrom: "An organized, often officially encouraged massacre or persecution of a minority group."

It used to be done often against the Jewish populations, en masse, but the new millenium's manifestation of this horror, seems to be slightly more selective and less concentrated in small areas so that the
'odd one here and there' maybe escapes notice?

It just keeps getting scarier and scarier.

[Moses]

This was most definitely a hit. the setting and the m.o. It would seem that the crime isn't being investigated very aggressively, unless there is recognition that it is a hit and thus the lack of informtion. If it wasn't a hit, they would be broadcasting the information for leads. Of course, it may be that they are covering up for some entity.

[Moses]

It would be helpful to know his nationality and what he was working on.

Squad seeks tips in death of researcher
By MIKE WELLS of the Tribune’s staff
Published Sunday, January 9, 2005

A retired research assistant professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia died of multiple stab wounds before firefighters found in his body in the trunk of a burning car Friday.


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Boone County Medical Examiner Valerie Rao said after an autopsy that Jeong H. Im, 72, of Columbia was stabbed several times, but she declined to elaborate.

MU police yesterday named Im as the victim. His body was found in the trunk of his burning white, 1995 Honda inside the Maryland Avenue parking garage, MU police Capt. Brian Weimer said.

The case was under investigation by the Mid-Missouri Major Case Squad. No arrests had been made by last night.

Weimer spoke to reporters at a news conference yesterday in Jesse Hall but declined to discuss details such as whether a murder weapon was recovered or the cause of the fire.

Rao also was cautious about discussing the investigation. Regarding questions on the estimated time of death, the number of wounds, the type of weapon or the fire, she said, "We don’t want to release any of that information because it’s so crucial to what the police are doing."

Police yesterday hadn’t ruled out robbery as a motive.

"All possibilities are being looked at right now," Weimer said.

Im was primarily a protein chemist. Mark McIntosh, chairman of the MU department of molecular microbiology and immunology, said he doubted the crime could have been the act of an angry student.

"He’s a 72-year-old and pretty much keeps to himself, and so I can’t imagine that it was anything more than some random act," he said.

Police were trying to find an unknown person who used a campus emergency phone to report the fire, Weimer said. Police want that person to contact them again.

Weimer also asked the public for help in identifying a man - 6 feet to 6 feet, 2 inches tall - who was seen in the garage area wearing some type of mask, possibly a drywall or painter’s mask.

That individual is a "person of interest," Weimer said, and not a suspect.

"There could be a valid reason for someone like this to be in the garage," he said.

At about 6 p.m. Friday, MU Police Chief Jack Watring activated the major case squad. It’s the first homicide investigation on the campus in nearly 16 years. The request drew in 28 squad members from various law enforcement agencies, including the Columbia Police Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Im’s wife, Tesuk Im, declined comment yesterday when contacted at her Columbia home.

The parking garage serves employees of MU and University of Missouri Health Care as well as employees of and visitors to the Mid-Missouri Mental Health Center.

Weimer said investigators were still trying to determine the timeframe for the crime. Anyone who was in or near the garage from early morning to afternoon Friday has been asked to call MU police at 882-7203 or CrimeStoppers at 875-8477.

"By all means, let us sort it out," he said. "Please, give us a call and let us know what you saw."

Tribune reporter Megan Means contributed to this report.

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[Moses]

What is this? (some of the U of Missour research involving killed scientist): A correspondent tells me that many of the sufferers of Gulf War Syndrome test positive for these Mycoplasma bugs in their blood:

Genomic applications for the control of animal disease and biodefense

The Mycoplasma mycoides cluster is a phylogenetic clade within the genus Mycoplasma comprises six closely related subspecies of pathogens causing mild to severe disease in ruminant animals, including bovine or caprine hosts. M. mycoides subsp mycoides (SC biotype) causes contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, a severe global threat to cattle and a restricted foreign animal threat agent in the U.S. Another member of this group, M. capricolum  subsp capricolum  is an infectious agent of goats and serves also as an important laboratory model for organisms in the whole cluster. Comparison of the sequences of these two small genomes, and those of additional species of the cluster, is underway in order to evaluate the role of specific gene sets, lateral gene transfer and chromosomal restructuring in shaping the diverse pathogenic potential and host range of this unique clade. Genome sequencing and comparison of another important bovine respiratory pathogen (the phylogentically more distant species Mycoplasma bovis) is also underway. Because these mycoplasmas pose a major threat to the health of food animals in the US and globally, translation of genomic information to improve diagnostic tools and to identify potential vaccine strategies is being pursued in collaboration with several research groups.

[RPankn]

Didn't one of these cases take place in Texas? I remember reading about van either hitting, or just missing -- I can't remember exactly now -- a microbiologist in Texas and witnesses said it didn't look like an accident, it looked like the van was gunning for the victim.

Makes me really start wondering if CTers like Alex Jones are on to something when they talk about the elites wanting to eliminate up to two-thirds of the world's population.

[Moses]

November 21, 2001: World-class microbiologist and high-profile Russian defector Dr. Vladimir Pasechnik, 64

He died? I heard from scientists that it was thought he was involved in the Anthrax attacks, unless there is another Russian defector.