Georgia Guidestones: Authorities Release Surveillance Video From Incident
Videos shows the explosion and a car fleeing
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation late Wednesday released surveillance footage they said shows the explosion that destroyed the Georgia Guidestones, which are called the “American Stonehenge.”
The video appears to show a car speeding away from the scene.
The 19-foot-high monument was erected in 1980 and was shrouded in mystery. WSBTV reported that some believed messages written on the stone were meant for future generations. Others pointe to a message calling to keep the world population at 500 million or fewer.
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“That’s given the guidestones a sort of shroud of mystery around them, because the identity and intent of the individuals who commissioned them is unknown,” Katie McCarthy, who researches conspiracy theories for the Anti-Defamation League, told The Guardian. “And so that has helped over the years to fuel a lot of speculation and conspiracy theories about the guidestones’ true intent.”
The GBI did not comment when reached by a reporter from the Trends Journal. Authorities said the monument, which is outside Elberton, Ga., partially collapsed after an explosion at about 4 a.m. A silver car could be seen in video fleeing from the scene.