TN - RV Explosion, Nashville, 25 Dec 2020

[Lusitana]

I sure hope this person did not have any kids. I can't imagine the pain and the confusion his family must be feeling. I'm curious about who he actually was... if he had a family, friends, a job, etc.

 

[CocoChanel]

Bringing this forward again:

As <initials retracted> name has not been attributed to a named LE source, it seems LE has chosen NOT to officially release a name for whatever reason. Websleuths will abide by that "whatever reason". It could be they don't want to show their hand in the event others are involved.

Douglas Korneski, the special agent in charge of the FBI's Memphis field office, said 250 agents, analysts and FBI staff working the case are making progress in the search for the person or people responsible for planting a bomb in a recreational vehicle that exploded along a mostly deserted street. Three people were injured.

The RV could have been visiting, could have been borrowed, etc. Thinking back to the Boston Marathon bombing where a person's image was picked out of a crowd and next thing that person's name, image and all related info was being broadcast throughout the land. Wrong person !!

Please discuss this responsibly and wait until information is officially released by a named, official LE spokesperson.

Thanks.

Thread is open again.

 

[Ray_of_hope]

I also think suicide is a viable theory. Maybe the perpetrator had a dream to be somebody, even if it was posthumously and through infamy.

Yes, I agree. Holidays can be horrible for the lonely and/or depressed. Maybe a loved one had recently been lost? (All speculation). I suppose, perhaps the person wanted the world to be aware of the pain they were experiencing. IDK.

 

[Lusitana]

Yes, I agree. Holidays can be horrible for the lonely and/or depressed. Maybe a loved one had recently been lost? (All speculation). I suppose, perhaps the person wanted the world to be aware of the pain they were experiencing. IDK.

It's really sad. It had to be something that has been building up for a long time, I'm assuming doing something like this requires some time and preparation. I'm so, so, so glad that nobody else was seriously hurt or worse.

 

[coffeeandacig]

That wheelchair access ramp up to the duplex and down to the yard is very interesting...

 

[Ray_of_hope]

It's really sad. It had to be something that has been building up for a long time, I'm assuming doing something like this requires some time and preparation. I'm so, so, so glad that nobody else was seriously hurt or worse.

Yes, the unusual part is that it was not placed in an area greatly populated and the warnings which gave people time to leave. But why not in an open field, if that's the case, unless they wanted to send some sort of a message.

 

[SharonNeedles]

NBC affiliate WSMV is reporting four bags of evidence have been brought out of a duplex.

wsmv.com

 

[coffeeandacig]

This guy had it very well planned. Was he sending a message to AT&T by parking it there?

 

[Lusitana]

Yes, the unusual part is that it was not placed in an area greatly populated and the warnings which gave people time to leave. But why not in an open field, if that's the case, unless they wanted to send some sort of a message.

No idea. It appears that he wanted it to be very public. Maybe he felt ignored and wanted to be seen? He for sure went out on his own terms...

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[indicolite22]

Some of the evidence from the house:

https://twitter.com/JoshuaColeLive/status/1342956414441029632

 

[Dawookie]

Some of the evidence from the house:

https://twitter.com/JoshuaColeLive/status/1342956414441029632

Looks like a bunch of power tools and a few hydraulic bottle jacks.

 

[indicolite22]

He signed a quit claim on his house a month ago.

Nashville bombing 'person of interest', 63, mysteriously gave his house away before blast | Daily Mail Online

Also in that article: "According to CBS, 'at least two tips were called in to the FBI about (last name redacted) prior to the explosion.' "

I wonder who called in the tips and how long before the explosion.

 

[Alethea]

This is getting weird

 

[whitelilac]

Could this person be terminally ill, and is lashing out at an organization (AT&T) for failing him in some way, with a dramatic suicide in the process? Don't ask me how.....just throwing that out there. Person did not want to harm others.

 

[indicolite22]

Could this person be terminally ill, and is lashing out at an organization (AT&T) for failing him in some way, with a dramatic suicide in the process? Don't ask me how.....just throwing that out there. Person did not want to harm others.

But he had no problem damaging/destroying private property? He probably figured the owners were all insured.

 

[Dawookie]

Also in that article: "According to CBS, 'at least two tips were called in to the FBI about (last name redacted) prior to the explosion.' "

I wonder who called in the tips and how long before the explosion.

Why does this not surprise me that the FBI received tips about him? Obviously someone was worried about what he might do and reached out.

 

[Colorado303]

These Nashville officers ran into danger, saved lives before explosion

Officers responded to a shots fired call just a block away from Broadway at 5:30 a.m. when they spotted a suspicious RV parked outside 166 2nd Ave. North.

Officers immediately began going door to door, evacuating apartments. Police also diverted one man who was walking his dog on 2nd Ave. just before the explosion occurred.These officers didn’t care about themselves," Chief Drake said. "They didn’t think about that. They cared about the citizens of Nashville. They went in and we’d be talking not about the debris that we have here but potential people.”

The officers who evacuated residents are:

• Officer Brenna Hosey, who has been with the department for 4 years;
• Officer James Luellen, who has been with the department for 3 years;
• Officer Michael Sipos, who has been with the department for 16-months;
• Officer Amanda Topping, who has been with the department for 21 months;
• Officer James Wells, who has been with the department for 21-months; and
• Sergeant Timothy Miller, who has been with the department for 11 years.

Bless all their hearts! These officers were already sacrificing being home for Christmas to serve their community. And on Christmas morning they rush towards surreal danger and undoubtedly saved lives. I’m grateful none were seriously injured (and with luck won’t have long term but they certainly might have been. With luck, they’ll also escape long-term internal scarring.

These Nashville officers are no doubt heroes. And throughout the country there were tens of thousand other LE officers just like them working the wee small hours of Christmas. Almost all would have also rushed in if similar danger were facing their town. Isn’t that remarkable?

No doubt there are bad cops out there who need to be stopped and punished. But these Nashville officers represent the vast majority of LE who deserve respect and gratitude from the communities they serve. In 2021 I hope the tide shifts back and the masses again view them to be the heroes they are.

 

[Dallas Volunteer]

Also in that article: "According to CBS, 'at least two tips were called in to the FBI about (last name redacted) prior to the explosion.' "

Shades of Nikolas Cruz who was reported at least twice to the FBI before he shot up Stoneman Douglas High School

 

[Dawookie]

Shades of Nikolas Cruz who was reported at least twice to the FBI before he shot up Stoneman Douglas High School

Exactly. They also investigated Omar Mateen a few years before he shot up Pulse night club.

 

[shotgun09]

I am getting the itchy scratchy s from this whole story now. It's not making too much sense, although someone extremely distraught doesn't either. What also bothers me is multiple witnesses heard an exchange of gunfire prior to the explosion. What was that all about?
Did this mysterious person in the RV have a shoot out with LE before taking his own life...15 minutes before the bomb went off? I thought I heard that no LE exchanged gunfire though....So how many times does a suicidal person shoot themselves? Just confusing and mysterious and crazy!