RMNews-- The following are the highlights from an AP story about the doctor (Ford) whose backyard contained buried weapons of biological warfare.

Please see the link on the RMNews Forum that is to the original story from the LA Times.

http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/config.pl?read=2045

It is our belief that the LA Times story is probably closer to the truth... Please also notice the deceptive headline that the AP runs with this story.

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"Ford's attorney said the doctor worked for the CIA for 20 years, and the Los Angeles Times reported that he had expertise in chemical and biological weapons.

Lawyer Bryan Card said Friday night that police told him the doctor may have had enough bacteria at his disposal ''to wipe out a country.'' He declined to elaborate. A police spokesman could not be reached for comment Friday night.

Forty-nine homes and a school near Ford's home were evacuated before digging started Thursday.

Investigators believe Ford held answers to the attack on his partner at Biofem Pharmaceutical Inc., James Patrick Riley. A masked gunman shot and wounded Riley two weeks ago.

Almost immediately, police focused on Ford. But before police could question Ford, he committed suicide.

Police have arrested a friend of Ford's and accused him of being the getaway driver in the botched hit. They were searching for the shooter."

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(Pay attention to the headline)

Hidden Ammo Probed in Murder Case

By CHELSEA J. CARTER, Associated Press Writer

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) -- Investigators said Friday they found thousands of rounds of ammunition hidden under a false floor in the home of a doctor who committed suicide before police could question him about a failed plot to kill his partner.

On Thursday, police and FBI agents found 21 canisters filled with bullets, including machine gun rounds, hidden in the home of Dr. Larry C. Ford, police Lt. Sam Allevato said. Investigators also found six drums planted 7 feet deep in Ford's yard that contained ''military-grade'' plastic explosives, Allevato said.

Ford's attorney said the doctor worked for the CIA for 20 years, and the Los Angeles Times reported that he had expertise in chemical and biological weapons.

Lawyer Bryan Card said Friday night that police told him the doctor may have had enough bacteria at his disposal ''to wipe out a country.'' He declined to elaborate. A police spokesman could not be reached for comment Friday night.

Forty-nine homes and a school near Ford's home were evacuated before digging started Thursday.

Investigators believe Ford held answers to the attack on his partner at Biofem Pharmaceutical Inc., James Patrick Riley. A masked gunman shot and wounded Riley two weeks ago.

Almost immediately, police focused on Ford. The two men were trying to market a vaginal suppository to combat AIDS transmission and believed the product would make millions of dollars.

But before police could question Ford, he committed suicide.

Police have arrested a friend of Ford's and accused him of being the getaway driver in the botched hit. They were searching for the shooter.

Ford once worked for the federal government on chemical weapons and advised the South African Defense Force on how to protect military personnel against biological attacks, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday.

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http://www.newsday.com/ap/national/ap67.htm