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Federal, state and local law enforcement officers have been
trying to figure out why the 63-year-old suspect, Anthony Q.
Warner, who died by suicide in the explosion, detonated the bomb
while inside his motor home on Dec. 25 in downtown Nashville,
Tennessee's largest city.
News Channel 5 Nashville reported on Saturday that a man who
knew Warner received a package on New Year's Day, postmarked two
days before the blast, containing at least nine typed pages and
two thumb drives. The man turned it over to the Federal Bureau
of Investigation.
While the package did not have a return address, the contents of
the letter referenced various conspiracy theories, including
that aliens have launched attacks on earth, which indicated it
was likely from Warner, News Channel 5 said.
Warner's writings also indicate he believed reptilians and
lizard people controlled the earth and had altered human DNA.
"We're aware the suspect sent materials which espoused his
viewpoints to several acquaintances throughout the country," FBI
Special Agent Jason Pack said in a statement, calling on anyone
who had received such packages to contact the FBI.
The bombing took place in the early morning when there was
little activity in the city, and an automated message emanating
from the vehicle warning of a bomb allowed the police to
evacuate people. More than 40 businesses were damaged in the
explosion. Warner is the only known death.
In addition to the warning, the audio on Warner's recreational
vehicle played a recording of Petula Clark's 1964 hit "Downtown"
before the blast.
(Reporting by Mark Hosenball in Washington and Nathan Layne in
Cuthbert, Georgia; Editing by Aurora Ellis)
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