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Co-Conspirator in Palm Springs Clinic Bombing Dies in Federal Custody

Park’s death at a Los Angeles detention center intensifies the FBI’s investigation into anti-natalist extremism.

Daniel Park Found Dead In LA Jail
FBI investigate the scene at The American Reproductive fertility clinic the day after a car bomb exploded in the parking lot in Palm Springs, Calif., in May.
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Overview

  • Daniel Park, 32, was found unresponsive on June 24 at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles and later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
  • Federal prosecutors allege Park supplied 180 pounds of ammonium nitrate to Guy Edward Bartkus, who carried out the May 17 bombing that destroyed the American Reproductive Centers clinic.
  • Guy Edward Bartkus, driven by anti-natalist beliefs, died in the explosion he attempted to livestream, which shattered windows and left a body near a charred vehicle.
  • Authorities recovered an explosive recipe similar to that used in the Oklahoma City bombing from Park’s Seattle residence and found evidence of bomb-making tests conducted with Bartkus.
  • The FBI continues to sift evidence for potential ties to a wider extremist network and to determine if additional co-conspirators were involved.