Nashville-based RV bomber Anthony Quinn Warner was “heavy on conspiracy theories” about 5G networks – thinking he would be hailed “a hero” for targeting a massive AT&T network, a report said.
The 63-year-old loner – who died in his mass Christmas Day suicide attack – may have turned against the telecommunications industry following the death of his father in 2011, who worked for a company that later merged with AT&T, a source close to the investigation stood. told the Daily Mail.
He was believed to be “heavy on conspiracy theories,” mainly over fears that 5G networks would kill people, the source said.
“The unofficial motive so far is that the suspect believed that 5G was the cause of all deaths in the region and that he would be called a hero,” the source told the outlet.
“We are waiting for the digital footprint that should finally give us some answers,” explained the source after a raid on Warner’s home in Antioch, a suburb of Nashville.
His father, Charles B. Warner, worked his career at BellSouth, which was acquired by AT&T in 2006, the report said. The father – nicknamed Popeye – died of dementia in July 2011, aged 78, the outlet said.
The bomber may also have been dying for the attack after telling an ex-girlfriend he had cancer, according to the New York Times.
He gave the ex a car and also signed the deeds of at least two houses – one just before Thanksgiving – for his devastating attack.
In addition to devastating businesses in the historic center, the 6:30 am blast caused a massive disruption to communication systems that obscured even 911 centers in several surrounding counties.
Nashville Mayor John Cooper said on Sunday that the bombing appeared to be an “infrastructure attack” targeting the AT&T building.
“To all of us on site, it feels like there must be a connection to the AT&T facility and the location of the bombing,” Cooper told CBS News’ “Face the Nation.”
“It must have something to do with the infrastructure,” he said.
Experts also warn that the attack showed obvious vulnerabilities in America’s telecommunications industry.
“I think this is a wake-up call and a warning to all of us about how fragile our infrastructure is, how relatively easy it is for a single person to do this,” Frank Figliuzzi, former assistant director of counterintelligence at the FBI. , “Face told The Nation.”