Coming late to this discussion, so apologies if this has already been discussed. I'm still catching up on 900+ posts.
March 5th there was an explosion in Beaver Dam, WI, that is eerily similar to the situation of the Austin bomber. (March 2 was the first package bomb in Austin.)
I have family in Beaver Dam, so have been following very closely the Beaver Dam explosion, controlled blasts of the bomb materials, controlled burn of the apartment building, and subsequent identification of the bomb assembler.
The BD explosion has been kept very, very quiet outside of the local area. Many articles on the displaced residents, almost nothing on the bomber. It hasn't made the national news at all. Residents clearly coached not to give away anything about the apartment dweller neighbor except that he was male.
However, as the identity and back story of the Austin bomber has been revealed today, it's impossible not to wonder if the Austin bomber and the Beaver Dam would-be bomber, are connected in some way. Perhaps radicalized online in some manner?
Both white males, Christian Evangelical, homeschooled, connections to midwest, early 20s, etc.
I'm not the only one wondering this-- small bits of articles are beginning to show up online.
http://www.wisn.com/article/five-similarities-between-the-austin-beaver-dam-bombers/19514834
http://www.cbs58.com/news/authoriti...link-between-austin-and-beaver-dam-explosions
**Anyone wanting to read more about the Beaver Dam explosions and bomber can easily search. I don't want to link dozens of articles here. (Is there a thread for the Beaver Dam explosion?)