Source of suspect package

remains a mystery
The FBI is still investigating the origin of a suspicious package sent to Bernd Crasemann, professor emeritus of physics, in November, but according to FBI spokesperson Beth Anne Steele, there have been no new developments in the case since the letter tested negative for anthrax and other toxic agents.
Crasemann and his assistant opened the package, which he said was postmarked from Malaysia, in his Willamette Hall office at about 9 a.m. Nov. 15. The package contained a powdery substance and a letter with writing in both English and a language Crasemann didn’t recognize.
Crasemann reported the letter to the Department of Public Safety, who called in the Eugene Police Department. EPD closed the building’s ventilation system and called the FBI and a hazardous materials response team to decontaminate the office.
The Oregon State Public Health Laboratory in Portland conducted tests on the substance and within a few days announced that it was free of anthrax.

_{— Leon Tovey}