Letter to Governor contained corn starch
Chemical analysis completed on suspicious letter sent to the Wyoming State Capitol
by Wyoming Highway Patrol
December 12, 2008
(Cheyenne) – Tests on a powdery substance contained inside a suspicious letter sent to the State Capitol yesterday (Thursday, December 11) addressed to Governor Dave Freudenthal have been completed.
Concerns were raised that the letter received could contain some type of biological, chemical or radiological substance that could jeopardize human life.
A chemical analysis by the Wyoming Department of Health has determined that the powder contained in the letter was corn starch.
Troopers who perform security at the State Capitol knew to watch for any suspicious letters, as similar letters had been received by Governor's offices in more than a dozen other states.
Upon discovery of the letter, Troopers turned the letter over to trained personnel from the Wyoming National Guard’s Civil Support Team (CST) for pre-screening. The contents of the letter have been turned over to the Cheyenne office of the FBI.
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