Nashville RV bomber Anthony Quinn Warner was “heavily involved in conspiracy theories” about 5G networks – and thought he would be “acclaimed a hero” for targeting a huge AT&T network, according to a report.
The 63-year-old loner – who died in his massive suicide explosion on Christmas Day – may have turned against the telecommunications industry after the death of his father in 2011, who worked for a company that later merged with AT&T , a source close to the investigation told the Daily Mail.
He was said to be “heavily on conspiracy theories”, especially with the fear that 5G networks were killing people, the source said.
“The unofficial reason so far is that the suspect believed that 5G was the root of all deaths in the region and he would be considered a hero,” the source told the channel.
“We are waiting for the digital footprint that should finally provide us with some answers,” explained the source after an invasion of Warner’s home in Antioch, a Nashville suburb.
Her father, Charles B. Warner, spent his career working for BellSouth, which was acquired by AT&T in 2006, the report noted. The father – who was nicknamed Popeye – died in July 2011 of dementia at the age of 78, the media said.
The bomber may also have died before his attack, having told an ex-girlfriend that he had cancer, according to the New York Times.
He gave that ex a car and also signed the deed for at least two houses – just before Thanksgiving – before his devastating attack.
In addition to devastating businesses in the historic center, the 6:30 am explosion caused a major disruption to communications systems that even blocked 911 centers in several neighboring counties.
Nashville Mayor John Cooper said on Sunday that the attack appeared to be an “infrastructure attack” targeting the AT&T building.
“For all of us locally, it looks like there must be some connection to the AT&T facility and the bombing location,” Cooper told CBS News’ “Face the Nation”.
“It has to have something to do with the infrastructure,” he said.
Experts also warn that the attack showed clear vulnerabilities in America’s telecommunications sector.
“I think it’s a warning and a warning for all of us about the vulnerability of our infrastructure, how relatively easy it is for a single individual to do that,” Frank Figliuzzi, former assistant director of counterintelligence at the FBI, said “Face The Nation ”.