Guy Edward Bartkus: How Palm Springs suspect made car bomb
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Bartkus is believed to be the person who detonated a bomb at the Palm Springs American Reproductive Center, which offers services like IVF, because he was aligned with the pro-mortalist and anti-natalist movements—the idea that humans should not continue to procreate.
Sitting here with my kids, knowing that this guy was 50 feet away — a bomb of that magnitude could have destroyed our house… was pretty insane,” a neighbor said.
The suspected bomber of a California fertility clinic appears to have declared “war against pro-lifers” in a smattering of online
One national security expert told NewsNation that Bartkus’ philosophy is one of the strangest domestic terrorist movements he’s ever seen. The suspect apparently described himself as pro-mortalist, a fringe belief that includes a desire to die as soon as possible in order to prevent further suffering.
Guy Edward Bartkus was identified as the suspect accused in the bombing targeting a Palm Springs, CA, fertility clinic, and authorities are investigating a possible manifesto, according to the FBI. The bombing occurred on May 17,
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The man suspected of bombing outside a California fertility clinic was allegedly “pro-mortalist,” according to reports.
Authorities are investigating what appear to be radical views the Palm Springs bombing suspect expressed online in the months before Saturday's attack. Here is what we know.