Thomas Matthew Crooks used the VPN Mullvad to conceal his online activities while preparing for college and exhibiting signs of declining mental health, including erratic behavior observed by his father and friends. In July 2024, just before an assassination attempt during a Trump rally, he researched the event and gathered weapons, causing police to take notice of his suspicious behavior.
Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: A young man named Thomas Crooks used a special tool called a VPN to hide his online actions while he was planning something dangerous, and despite signs of his troubled mind, he went to a big event where a famous person was speaking, bringing dangerous things with him.
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