(NewsNation) — Investigators have deemed an explosion at a Southern California fertility clinic an act of terrorism and say the suspect left behind “anti-life” writings.
The suspect has been recognized as 25-year-old Man Bartkus, and he was the lone fatality within the Saturday assault.
His alleged motive is linked to an obscure motion that’s anti-life and in opposition to procreation.
Quickly after the bombing on the fertility clinic in Palm Springs, Calif., investigators discovered an internet manifesto believed to be linked to Bartkus.
The clinic within the Palm Springs assault was closed and sustained vital harm, however operators say all embryos and reproductive materials stay absolutely secured and undamaged.
The submit revealed extremist views in opposition to in vitro fertilization (IVF), and says, “I’m angry that I exist,” and “nobody got my consent to bring me here.”
The writer additionally said an finish purpose to “sterilize this planet of the disease of life.”
A physique believed to be Bartkus was discovered subsequent to the automobile used within the Saturday blast.
In an unique interview with NewsNation affiliate KTLA, the suspect’s estranged father described a sensible however troubled child who preferred to play with matches.
His mother and father ultimately divorced after Bartkus burned down the household residence on the age of 9.
“He started a fire by the shed. I came home from work, he was trying to shove it underneath the shed and set the shed on fire, the shed caught the house on fire and burned it down,” stated Richard Bartkus. “I know we hadn’t talked in over ten years.”
One nationwide safety skilled advised NewsNation that Bartkus’ philosophy is likely one of the strangest home terrorist actions he is ever seen. The suspect apparently described himself as pro-mortalist, a fringe perception that features a want to die as quickly as doable so as to stop additional struggling.
People who find themselves nihilist or anti-natalist imagine procreation is unethical, unjustifiable and that life is meaningless, although the bulk don’t encourage or condone violence.
Man Bartkus lived in 29 Palms, about an hour away from that fertility clinic. Investigators are nonetheless looking his residence and digital footprint for any further proof.
