Who Is Mark Conditt, the Suspected Austin Bomber?
Who Is Mark Conditt, the Suspected Austin Bomber?
By MICHAEL GOLDMARCH 21, 2018
The man suspected in a series of bombings in Austin, Tex., died Wednesday morning when he blew himself up in his vehicle as officers approached, the authorities said.
A law enforcement official identified the suspect as Mark Conditt, a 23-year-old white man.
Mr. Conditt created a blog about his political views as a requirement for a political-science class he took at Austin Community College, according to McKenna McIntosh, a classmate of Mr. Conditt’s. In an author description, he described himself as a conservative. His posts include arguments against same-sex marriage and sex offender registries and a defense of the death penalty.
Mr. Conditt, the oldest of four children, was home-schooled by his mother. He also attended Austin Community College from 2010 to 2012, but did not graduate.
The suspect was described as a quiet man from a “tight-knit, godly family” by Donna Sebastian Harp, who had known the family for nearly 18 years. “He was a nerd, always reading, devouring books and computers and things like that,” Ms. Harp said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/21/us/mark-anthony-conditt-austin-bomber.html
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