NBC sources? Who are they and why no official word from law enforcement? Grain of salt. Dear lived without electricity, was avoided by neighbors, and is obviously severely mentally ill and disorganized. He was said to be ranting after he surrendered. What was he asked? Were those words put in his mouth?
The fact Dear had God-given XY-chromosomes when he was created in his mother’s womb but believed he was a female with XX-chromosomes is a classic definition of a severe mental disorder.
It seems only leftwing kooks have this mental disorder so don’t expect the Marxist Propaganda Media to mention this factoid.