I posted my comments to another thread.
But, let me repeat this here: Anyone who claims that what happened to Dr. Hatfill is all the fault of the FBI just doesn't know what he's talking about.
This was the work of a bunch of idiot conspiracy theorists led by Barbara Hatch Rosenberg who led the media (particularly The New York Times) around by the nose.
While I surely do NOT want to adopt Barbara Hatch Rosenberg's own irrational, vicious, and possibly actionable MO, I DO think it's reasonable to question if the results she got were the results she sought to get. IOW the results you list above.
Her efforts were certainly NOT casual, they were intense and the intensity lasted over a very long period and with NOTHING reasonable to back them up. Yet she persevered. She wanted something. It may have been to distract from and/or protect the actual perp(s). LOL, how do you like it when it's turned on you, Babsie?
BS. The FBI is employed with the expectation of professionalism and good judgment. Looney-Tune Conspiracy Theorists are not in charge of the FBI.
Get off your high-horse. I need to shoot it.