For the sake of this article, I will use the name that those at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) knew him by, John Killman. However, his real name is Fabio Minoggio, from Switzerland, and currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada, or northwestern Arizona.
There is little information in his Fabio Minoggio Facebook page, though it appears that he was born in Pallanza, Italy. He claims to still live in Locarno, Switzerland. He may have been born January 1, 1971, as implied by a date shown on the John Killman Facebook page.
At this point, we only have what he said to the defense attorneys, when asked why he went to the refuge. He told them, "I am in this because of my love of gun safety," according to the lawyers' notes. He also said he didn't want to miss a "moment in history.*" This claim doesn't bear fruit, since, while on the witness stand, in response to a question about expenses, he said "I was going into harm's way, so I had to buy ballistic vests". From whom did he sense a threat?