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Alleged co-conspirator in Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing dies in federal custody
[NY Post] An accused co-conspirator in last month’s terror attack at a Palm Springs, California, fertility clinic has died in federal custody, authorities confirmed.

Daniel Park, 32, had been facing conspiracy charges for allegedly shipping explosive materials to Guy Edward Bartkus,
…age 25 when he blew himself up, the member of a anti-natalist cult had driven from his home in Twentynine Palm for the occasion in his 2010 Ford Fusion sedan to kill people who wanted to have a baby because he resented having been forced to be born.. He failed to livestream his explosion on social media, but there was a manifesto…
who detonated a car bomb at the American Reproductive Centers clinic in the SoCal desert oasis.

"Daniel Park was found unresponsive at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Los Angeles, California. Responding employees initiated life-saving measures. ... Mr. Park was transported by EMS to a local hospital and subsequently pronounced deceased," the Federal Bureau of Prisons said in a statement.

The Bureau did not share further details about the nature of Park’s death.

Park had been arrested in Poland, where he had traveled shortly after the attack, and was swiftly turned over to U.S. authorities.

Authorities accused Park of supplying Bartkus with 180 pounds of ammonium nitrate, which Bartkus apparently used to fashion an explosive device in his home bomb lab in the town of Twentynine Palms, less than an hour’s drive from Palm Springs.
Courtesy of Skidmark, the Daily Mail has photos and video, adding:
Earlier this month, FBI director Akil Davis said the agency discovered that Park shipped six packages of ammonium nitrate - a chemical compound found in bombs - from Washington State to Bartkus in California.

Park was also 'in possession of a similar recipe' that was used in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, Davis said.

The suspect was nabbed by the FBI and Port Authority Police at New York's airport after he was deported back to the US from Warsaw, Poland.

He was a US citizen, though it is unclear if he has any connections to Poland, US District Attorney Bilal A Essayli said.

Davis described both Park and Bartkus as members of the anti-natalist movement, a group that 'don't believe people should exist' and people should not continue to procreate.

The FBI believes the two were conducting experiments in a garage in Twentynine Palms - a large US Marine Corps base that Bartkus lived in.

At least five others were injured in the incident, which authorities called an 'intentional act of terrorism.'

The bomb recipe that Park was in possession of was similar to that of the Oklahoma City bombing - where Timothy McVeigh, a former Army soldier and security guard, set off a powerful bomb inside a rented truck in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. A total of 168 people were killed, including 19 children. Several hundred more injured.

In his writings, IVF clinic bomber Bartkus allegedly said he was 'pro-mortalist', something he described as someone who intends to bring on their own death as soon as possible 'to prevent your future suffering, and, more importantly, the suffering your existence will cause to all the other sentient beings.'

He also recorded a 30-minute-long audio clip explaining why he 'decided to bomb an IVF building, or clinic.'

'I figured I would just make a recording explaining why I’ve decided to bomb an IVF building, or clinic. Basically, it just comes down to I’m angry that I exist and that, you know, nobody got my consent to bring me here,' he said.

Bartkus also said he was 'angry' that IVF clinics exist, adding: 'These are people who are having kids after they’ve sat there and thought about it. How much more stupid can it get?'

'These are people who are having kids after they’ve sat there and thought about it. How much more stupid can it get?'

He is suspected of setting off a large vehicle-borne improvised explosive device outside of the clinic, which performs IVF treatments, egg collections and other procedures, according to his website.

Authorities found an AK-47 and an AR-Style rifle, as well as ammunition next to the burnt vehicle, the LA Times reported.

He allegedly tried to film the terror attack by setting up a tripod with a camera beforehand, but the file failed to upload to his website, according to BNO News.


Posted by: Frank G 2025-06-25
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