Overview
- The Justice Department says Claudio Valente admitted the attacks and said he planned them for at least three years but offered no reason for the targets, and investigators note the footage does not mention Harvard professor Nuno Loureiro.
- Investigators recovered four short clips totaling 11 minutes from a USB drive found in the Salem facility where Valente died by suicide.
- In the recordings he expresses no remorse, denies having mental-health problems, and says his aim was to end events on his own terms rather than seek notoriety.
- He disputes claims he shouted a religious phrase during the shooting, saying he exclaimed “Oh no” on entering a room he initially thought was empty.
- The FBI is probing his claim of substantial funds and has not publicly established his profession, residence, or contacts after weeks of investigation.