FBI Labels Fertility Clinic Bomber a Nihilist, Sparking Debate
Guy Edward Bartkus, a 25-year-old resident of Twentynine Palms, California, is identified as the sole fatality in a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attack targeting an IVF clinic in Palm Springs. The FBI labeled the incident an act of terrorism, stating Bartkus, who held nihilistic beliefs, intentionally detonated explosives and attempted to livestream the event. Investigators are reviewing a potential manifesto and seeking public assistance to reconstruct Bartkus’s actions prior to the explosion.