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Why Did Brian Manley Commit The Horrid Crimes?
As it turns out, Austin bomber Mark Anthony Conditt left a 25-minute recorded confession for Austin Police on his cell phone after he blew himself up with the seventh device earlier this week in Texas.

In the video, the serial bomber describes the all the explosives he used throughout his bombing spree. In total, Conditt used seven bombs, including the one he used to blow himself up as police surrounded him.

Strangely enough, the recorded message from Conditt did not include any hate-filled statements about terrorism. Therefore, many are wondering: why did he commit these horrid crimes? Police are arguing that the confession suggests this was an "outcry of a challenged man."

Brian Manley, the Austin Interim Police Chief, issued a statement
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It is about a 25-minute recording where he talks about what he has done. I would classify this as a confession,” Manley explained.

Manley went on to tell reporters that they found the cell phone in the car where Conditt killed himself as the SWAT team approached.

The chief explained that video consists of the Conditt describing the bombs “with a level of specificity” and in with some detail. In the video confession, Conditt also compared and contrasted the six bombs he used and “he identified what those differences were.”

But investigators are still stumped as to why Conditt committed these heinous crimes. After all, during the almost 30-minute video, he left no clue as to why he decided to attack innocent people with the six other bombs he made.

Chief Manley was stumped as he told reporters, “What I can tell you, having listened to that recording — he does not at all mention anything about terrorism. Nor does he mention anything about hate.”

Manley went on to assert that these events were the “the outcry of a very challenged young man talking about challenges in his personal life that led him to this
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Abbot continued to argue that these Austin officers are “demonstrative of why people say that.”

“We saw this situation where Austin’s finest, Austin’s police officers galvanized and worked tirelessly together over the past few weeks to solve one of the most heinous crimes that ever existed in Austin, Texas, and in the process [they were] literally saving lives,” Abbott insisted.

The Texas governor also acknowledged the “overwhelming support” provided by the U.S. government.

Gov. Abbott also gave respect to the victims and reminded the community that without the work of the Austin Police, more people would have likely suffered because of Conditt’s explosives.

The governor also thanked Chief Manley for a job well-done and said, “Today, we proudly back the blue in Austin, Texas.”

Abbott is correct. If Chief Manley and the rest of the team were not so skilled in their detective work, there is no telling how many more lives would have been lost.

What’s more, serial bombers like Conditt are also demonstrative of why the democrats' idea of passing gun safety laws will ultimately be ineffective when trying to prevent future mass

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