The man accused of ambushing two Pennsylvania state troopers has been charged with two additional counts of terrorism after a letter, addressed to his "Mom and Dad," was discovered on his computer's storage drive, officials said.
In a letter to his parents, Eric Frein spoke of wanting to start a revolution, the Associated Press reported. Similarly in a police interview conducted earlier in the investigation, the accused cop killer had admitted that dissatisfaction with the U.S. government and the want for "people to wake up" had been a possible motive for his six weeks of criminal evasive actions, according to court documents filed Thursday,
"I am sorry," the letter, written in December 2013 and amended in October 2014, read. "You guys are great parents, I am just not a good son. I squandered so much opportunity and support and rarely tried my best at anything."
"Our nation is far from what it was and what it should be," it read. "I have seen so many depressing changes made in my time that I cannot imagine what it must be like for you. There is so much wrong and on so many levels only passing through the crucible of another revolution can get us back the liberties we once had. I do not pretend to know what the revolution will look like or even if it would be successful."
"Tension is high at the moment and the time seems right for a spark to ignite a fire in the hearts of men. What I have done has not been done before and it felt like it was worth a try."
On the night of his capture, Frein waived his right to remain silent and told police in an interview at the barracks that he had shot the troopers "because he wanted to make a change (in government) and that voting was inefficient to do so, because there was no one worth voting for," according to a criminal complaint. "The defendant further acknowledged taking action (shooting the troopers) to wake people up because it was all he could do."
The letter ends, "I love you. Please forgive me of my many faults. And thanks for putting up with me for so long."
After his capture on Oct. 30, the 31-year-old suspect was charged with first-degree murder and other counts, including possession of weapons of mass destruction, in the Sept. 12 ambush, which killed Cpl. Bryon Dickson, wounded Trooper Alex T. Douglass and sparked a 48-day manhunt in the Pocono Mountains, ABC News reported.
Meanwhile, Frein is being held without bail and has not entered a plea although prosecutors are seeking a death penalty. He is due back in court next month.
