Police Find 25-Minute Confession Video on Austin Bomber Mark Anthony Conditt’s Phone

Police said that Mark Anthony Conditt recorded a confession video, which they found on his phone, revealing details on the bombs he allegedly sent throughout Austin, Texas.

Conditt, who committed suicide by blowing himself up in his car on Wednesday, spoke about the seven bombs he built and the differences between them, and he also expressed challenges he had, but he didn’t explain why he disseminated the deadly explosives.

“He doesn’t mention anything about terrorism, nor does he mention anything about hate. It is the outcry of a very challenged young man talking about challenges in his life that led him to this point,” Austin police Chief Brian Manley told reporters. “I know everybody is interested in a motive and understanding why. And we’re never going to be able to put a (rationale) behind these acts.”

Law enforcement swarmed Conditt’s house in Pflugerville, Texas, searching for evidence and clues. Fred Milanowski, the special agent in charge for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ Houston office, told CNN that agents found bomb components, but no finished bombs as of Wednesday.

The bombs were pipe bombs made of materials that could be found in any hardware or sporting goods store, and they had “distinctive shrapnel” inside, CNN reports. The bombs had batteries and smokeless powder and had either “mouse trap” or “clothespin” switches.

Investigators were, in part, able to track down Conditt knowing that the bombs were made of these types of items. They looked at receipts in area stores looking for suspicious purchases. Ultimately, they tracked down Conditt to a hotel in Round Rock, Austin, where he took off on a service road and detonated a bomb in his car as SWAT teams approached.

Read all we know about the suspected Austin bomber here.

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