The suspected Austin bomber said he had no remorse and referred to himself as a “psychopath” in a recorded confession he left on his cell phone just before taking his own life, according to a U.S. congressman.
“He did refer to himself as a psychopath. He did not show any remorse, in fact questioning himself for why he didn’t feel any remorse for what he did,” Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said at a news conference according to the Associated Press.
McCaul said the confessional, which has not been released to the public yet, proves 23-year-old Mark Anthony Conditt was a “sick individual.” The suspect’s motive still remains unclear and investigators are looking into whether there was a racial motivation since his first three victims were minorities.
The congressman thanked law enforcement for bringing the three-week spree of terror to an end and called it a textbook example of how local, state, and federal agencies can work together.
Police say Conditt committed suicide, as law enforcement closed in, shortly after recording a 25-minute confessing to planting the series of package bombs around Austin that killed two people and injured several others.
