Thomas Matthew Crooks used the alias "Bob Dole" to order suspicious packages before the Butler, Pennsylvania, assassination attempt on Trump.
Thomas Matthew Crooks, the Pennsylvania man who killed a bystander and seriously wounded two others in a failed assassination attempt on President Donald Trump, had no friends as a teenager and used the alias "Bob Dole" while ordering suspicious packages before an anonymous donor paid for his body to be cremated, according to federal documents viewed by Fox News Digital.
The records turned over to the Senate show Thomas’ actions were a surprise to his family, and his motive is still a mystery.
Crooks, 20, typically collected packages addressed to the Dole alias before his father, who worked late, came home.
He was shot and killed after opening fire at a Trump rally in July 2024. A family attorney told investigators that he had been cremated shortly thereafter — paid for by an anonymous donor, according to the documents.
LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST
SECRET SERVICE MISSED 'MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES' TO PREVENT TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT: WATCHDOG
The documents, compiled as part of the investigation into the 2024 shooting at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, also include interviews with his father, who told FBI agents the gunman "never identified anyone as a friend throughout middle school and high school."
When agents interviewed Crooks' parents the day after the shooting, his father told investigators that although his son socialized with classmates, the gunman told him they were not his friends.
This is a breaking news story. Stick with Fox News Digital for updates.
This story was first published by Fox News - Latest. Read the original report
We use cookies to run this site and, with your consent, to measure traffic and improve our content. Necessary cookies are always on. You can accept all cookies or choose which ones to allow. Privacy policy.