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Plague of Mystery

Jeff Taylor | 1.16.2003 7:04 AM

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Details remain sketchy but those amazing disappearing bubonic plague vials at Texas Tech University remain an issue for the law. A university professor is being held without bond in the case.

Dr. Thomas C. Butler has been accused of giving false information to the FBI about the plague vials.

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Jeff Taylor is a contributing editor at Reason.

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