FBI says primary suspect in Calif. fertility clinic bombing likely died in the blast
npr.orgPublished: 5/18/2025
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FBI says primary suspect in Calif. fertility clinic bombing likely died in the blasttoggle caption Eric Thayer/APGuy Edward Bartkus, 25, has been identified as the primary suspect in the fatal explosion outside a California fertility clinic Saturday morning. Investigators also said that they suspect Bartkus was the sole fatality in the Palm Springs blast, which injured four others. Davis added that investigators believe Bartkus was attempting to live stream the bombing. Law enforcement officials also executed a search warrant in Bartkus's hometown of Twentynine Palms, nearly 60 miles northeast of Palm Springs. "Violence against a fertility clinic is unforgivable."