Crime & Safety
Father Of Palm Springs Fertility Clinic Bombing Suspect Speaks Out: "After Twentynine Palms He Just Changed"
Richard Bartkus says that he hasn't spoken to his 25-year-old son in more than a decade and that he is not the person he remembers.
Updated on: May 19, 2025
The father of Guy Edward Bartkus is speaking out after news that his son is the person investigators believe to be the suspect in the bombing at a Palm Springs fertility clinic on Saturday.
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Richard Bartkus says that he hasn't spoken to his 25-year-old son in more than a decade and that he is not the person he remembers.
"He tried to help people," Bartkus said of his son. "After Twentynine Palms he just changed."
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He was unaware that his son was a suspect in the massive investigation that sprawled across Southern California on Saturday, which is still ongoing at his son's home in Twentynine Palms. He was also unaware that his son is believed to be dead following the incident.
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