As with most persons who commit these types of heinous crimes, before they are brought to justice they kill themselves. Mark Anthony Conditt, who police say was behind a wave of bombings in Austin and south-central Texas, killed himself early Wednesday in what investigators described as an explosion inside his car. Police had come to believe Conditt was responsible for five explosions that killed two people and injured five others in Austin and the San Antonio area beginning March 2, and an arrest warrant was issued for him Tuesday night. Authorities tracked Conditt to a hotel in Round Rock after reportedly identifying him using receipts, internet searches, witness sketches and, ultimately, surveillance video that revealed he’d delivered packages days earlier to an area FedEx store, officials said. The family of Austin serial bomber Mark Anthony Conditt said Wednesday they were unaware about the “darkness” that might have consumed him. That Conditt could be a skilled bomb maker responsible for at least six explosive devices, five of which detonated, over almost three weeks in Austin and outside San Antonio seemed unthinkable to his grandmother, Mary Conditt. Conditt’s family members are “devastated and broken at the news that our family could be involved in such an awful way.” “We love, we pray, and we try to inspire and serve others. Right now our prayers are for those families that have lost loved ones, for those impacted in any way, and for the soul of our Mark. We are grieving and we are in shock.” Officials said that although Conditt is believed to have acted alone, they urged residents to be careful. “This is the culmination of three very long weeks for our community. We don’t know where the suspect has spent his last 24 hours, and therefore we still need to remain vigilant to ensure no other packages or devices have been left in the community.”
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