The person responsible for the strange and assumedly random act of destruction has still not been identified or captured by police.
Early on the morning of July 6, 2022, security footage captured an individual quickly approaching the controversial landmark with an object and sprinting away to a silver sedan. A few moments later, additional cameras picked up the explosion, which confirmed that the object placed by the individual was indeed a bomb. Later that day, the remaining pieces were demolished and hauled away due to safety concerns.
The pen name of the man credited with creating the Georgia Guidestones is Robert C. Christian. He paid the Elberton Granite Finishing Company to build the stones for some “loyal Americans,” but he insisted on remaining anonymous.
All these years later and journalists have yet to uncover Christian’s true identity, the group of Americans he was referring to, or what his purpose was behind the stones.
The one man with any known ties to Christian was Wyatt Martin, an Elberton Banker who died in 2021.