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Timothy James McVeigh
Born April 23, 1968 (1968-04-23)
Pendleton, New York, U.S.A.
Died June 11, 2001 (aged 33)
Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.A.
Penalty Death penalty
Status Executed
Occupation Army soldier, security guard
Parents Bill and Mickey McVeigh
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Timothy James McVeigh (April 23, 1968 – June 11, 2001), was a former decorated United States Army soldier and security guard who was convicted of eleven United States federal offenses, and ultimately executed for his role in the April 19th, 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. Daniel Thomas "Tom" McVeigh (born 7 May 1930) is a former Australian politician Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. In Law, a conviction is the Verdict that results when a Court of law finds a Defendant guilty of a Crime. Capital punishment of a Felon in the United States, in modern times is employed and in practice only in cases involving murder Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist attack on April 19 1995 aimed at the U The bombing, which claimed 168 lives, was the deadliest act of terrorism within United States borders until the September 11, 2001 attacks and remains the deadliest incident of domestic terrorism in the United States. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

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Biography

McVeigh was born in Lockport, New York, and raised in nearby Pendleton, New York. Lockport is a City in Niagara County, New York, United States. Pendleton is a Town in Niagara County, New York, United States. He was the middle child of three, and the only male child. He earned his high school diploma from Starpoint Central High School. Starpoint Central School District is a public schooling system consisting of elementary intermediate middle and high school institutions His parents, Mildred Noreen ("Mickey") Hill and William McVeigh,[1] divorced when he was 10. His parents were of Irish and German origin. McVeigh was known throughout his life as a loner; his only known affiliations were voter registration with the Republican Party when he lived in New York, and a membership in the National Rifle Association while in the military. The National Rifle Association, or NRA, is a non-profit ( 501(c(4) group dedicated to the protection of the Second Amendment of the [2]

Religious beliefs

After his parents' divorce, McVeigh lived with his father; his sisters moved to Florida with their mother. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the He and his father were devout Roman Catholics who often attended daily Mass. The Mass is the Eucharistic celebration in the Latin liturgical rites of the Roman Catholic Church. In a recorded interview with Time Magazine[3] he professed his belief in "a God", although he said he had "sort of lost touch with", Catholicism and "never really picked it [back] up". Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and The Guardian reported that McVeigh wrote a letter claiming to be an agnostic,[4] though his execution included a Catholic ceremony. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Agnosticism ( Greek: α- a-, without + γνώσις gnōsis, knowledge after Gnosticism) is the philosophical view that the Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment.

Military career

In May 1988, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. [5] He was a decorated veteran of the United States Army, having served in the Gulf War, where he was awarded a Bronze Star. The Bronze Star Medal is a United States Armed Forces individual military decoration which may be awarded for bravery acts of merit or meritorious service He had been a top scoring gunner with the 25mm cannon of the light-armored Bradley Fighting Vehicles used by the U.S. 1st Infantry Division to which he was assigned. The M2 Bradley IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle and M3 Bradley CFV (Cavalry Fighting Vehicle are American Infantry fighting vehicles manufactured by The 1st Infantry Division of the United States Army &mdashnicknamed “ The Big Red One ” after its Shoulder patch; and also nicknamed " The Fighting He served at Fort Riley, Kansas, before Operation Desert Storm. Fort Riley is a United States Army installation located in Northeast Kansas, on the Kansas River, between Junction City At Fort Riley, McVeigh completed the Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC). Warrior Leader Course (or WLC) formerly Primary Leadership Development Course ( PLDC) is the first course of study in the US Army Non-Commissioned

McVeigh wanted to join the Green Berets, the Army's elite special forces. After returning from the Gulf War, he entered the program for training to become a Green Beret, but dropped out quickly after sustaining blisters from new boots issued for a 5-mile march. Shortly thereafter McVeigh decided to leave the Army and was discharged on December 31, 1991. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. [6]

McVeigh was given an honorable discharge from the Army reserve in May, 1992.

Post-military activities and lifestyle

After leaving the Army in 1992, McVeigh's lifestyle grew increasingly transient. At first he worked briefly near his hometown Pendleton, as a security guard. Then in 1993, he drove to Waco, Texas during the Waco Siege to sell bumper stickers. Waco (ˈweɪkoʊ is a city in and the County seat of McLennan County, Texas. The Waco Siege (also known as the Waco Massacre) took place on February 28 McVeigh spent time on the gun show circuit, moving from show to show. He sold copies of The Turner Diaries, and a flare gun that he said could shoot down an "ATF helicopter". The Turner Diaries is a 1978 Novel written by the late William Luther Pierce (leader of the white supremacist organization National Alliance The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (abbreviated ATF) is a specialized federal law enforcement and regulatory organization within the United [7][8] One author said, "In the gun show culture, McVeigh found a home. Though he remained skeptical of some of the most extreme ideas being bandied around, he liked talking to people there about the United Nations, the federal government, and possible threats to American liberty. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security "[9]

McVeigh also used methamphetamines. [10]

Bombing

Main article: Oklahoma City bombing

Working at a lakeside campground near his old Army post, McVeigh constructed an ANNM explosive device mounted in the back of a rented Ford F-250. The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist attack on April 19 1995 aimed at the U ANFO (or AN/FO, for ammonium nitrate / fuel oil) is a widely used Explosive mixture A bomb is any of a range of devices that typically rely on the Exothermic Chemical reaction of an Explosive material to produce an extremely For the 1999-present F-250 and higher models see Ford Super Duty. The bomb consisted of about 5,000 pounds (2,300 kg) of ammonium nitrate (an agricultural fertilizer) and nitromethane, an explosive motor-racing fuel. The Chemical compound ammonium nitrate, the Nitrate of Ammonia with the chemical formula N[[Hydrogen H]]4 N[[Oxygen O]]3 Nitromethane is an Organic compound with the chemical formula CH3NO2

On April 19, 1995 McVeigh drove the truck to the front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building just as its offices and day care center opened for the day. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Alfred P Murrah Federal Building was a United States Federal Government complex located at 200 N Prosecutors said McVeigh ran away from the truck after he ignited a timed fuse in the front of the truck. At 9:02 a. m. , a massive explosion destroyed the north half of the building. The explosion killed 165 people, and 450 were injured. [11] Nineteen of the victims were small children in the day care center that was on the ground floor of the building. (Later, McVeigh did not express remorse for what he referred to as "collateral damage" deaths, but said he might have chosen a different target if he had known the day care center was open. Collateral damage is damage that is unintended or incidental to the intended outcome [12])

According to the Oklahoma City Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT), more than 300 buildings were damaged, and more than 12,000 volunteers and rescue workers were involved in the subsequent rescue, recovery, and support operations.

Arrest, trial, conviction, and sentencing

By tracing its Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), the FBI identified the rear axle found in the wreckage as coming from a Ryder Rental Junction City agency truck. Ryder System Inc ( or Ryder, is an American -based provider of Transportation, and Supply chain management solutions with global operations Workers at the agency assisted an FBI artist in creating a sketch of the renter, who had used the alias "Robert Kling". The sketch was shown in the area, and on the same day, was identified by manager Lea McGown of the Dreamland Hotel as Timothy McVeigh.

Shortly after the bombing, while driving on I-35 in Noble County, near Perry, Oklahoma, McVeigh was stopped by Charles J. Interstate 35 (I-35 is a north–south Interstate highway in the central United States. Noble County is a County located in the US state of Oklahoma. Perry is a city in Noble County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 5230 at the 2000 census. Hanger, an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper from Pawnee, Oklahoma. Pawnee is a city in Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2230 at the 2000 census. [13] Hanger had passed McVeigh's yellow 1977 Mercury Marquis and noticed that it had no license plate. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The Mercury Marquis was a vehicle produced by the Ford Motor Company under its Mercury brand from 1967 to 1986 He arrested McVeigh for carrying a loaded firearm. He was wearing a T-shirt at that time with the motto: sic semper tyrannis, the state motto of Virginia, and also the words shouted by John Wilkes Booth after he shot Abraham Lincoln. A T-shirt (or tee shirt) is a Shirt which is pulled on over the head to cover most of a person's Torso. Sic semper tyrannis is a Latin phrase meaning "thus ever (or always to tyrants Abraham Lincoln assassination John Wilkes Booth (May 10 1838 – April 26 1865 was an American stage actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal The translation: Thus always to tyrants. [14] Three days later, while still in jail, McVeigh was identified as the subject of the nationwide manhunt.

On August 10, 1995, McVeigh was indicted on 11 federal counts, including conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, use of a weapon of mass destruction, destruction by explosives, and eight counts of first-degree murder. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries [15] On October 20, 1995, the government filed notice that it would seek the death penalty.

On February 20, 1996, the Court granted a change of venue and ordered that the case be transferred from Oklahoma City to the US District Court in Denver, Colorado, to be presided over by U. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) A change of venue is the Legal term for moving a trial to a new location Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the US state of Oklahoma. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. S. District Judge Richard Matsch.

McVeigh instructed his lawyers to use a necessity defense. In Criminal law, necessity may be either a possible justification or an exculpation for breaking the Law. They argued that his bombing of the Murrah building was a justifiable response to what McVeigh believed were the crimes of the U. S. government at Waco, Texas, during the 51-day siege of the Branch Davidian complex that resulted in the death of 76 Branch Davidian members. The Waco Siege (also known as the Waco Massacre) took place on February 28 The Branch Davidians are a Sect that originated from a schism in 1955 from the Davidian Seventh Day Adventists, themselves former members of the [16] As part of his defense, McVeigh's lawyers showed the controversial video Waco: The Big Lie to the jury. [17]

On June 2, 1997, McVeigh was found guilty on all 11 counts of the federal indictment. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar [18]

On June 13, 1997, the jury recommended that McVeigh receive the death penalty. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar [19] The U. S. Department of Justice brought federal charges against McVeigh for causing the deaths of the eight federal officers leading to a possible death penalty for McVeigh; it could not bring charges against McVeigh for the remaining 160 murders in federal court because those deaths fell under the jurisdiction of the state of Oklahoma. After McVeigh's conviction and sentencing (and after the Terry Nichols trial), The State of Oklahoma did not file murder charges against McVeigh for the other 160 deaths, as he had already been sentenced to death in the federal trial. Terry Lynn Nichols (born April 1, 1955) is a US Army veteran who was convicted of being an accomplice of Timothy McVeigh, the man convicted [20]

Execution

McVeigh's death sentence was delayed pending an appeal. One of his appeals for certiorari, taken to the Supreme Court of the United States, was denied on March 8, 1999. Certiorari (ˌsɚʃioʊ('rɛri 'rɑri is a legal term in Roman, English, Philippine and American law referring to a type of Writ The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) He was executed by lethal injection at 7:14 a. m. on June 11, 2001, at the U.S. Federal Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Federal Correctional Complex Terre Haute, is a federal Prison for adult males located at the intersection of State Road 63 and Springhill Drive two miles (3 km southwest Terre Haute ( is a city in Vigo County, Indiana near the state's western border with Illinois. He had dropped all of his existing appeals, giving no reason for doing so. He was 33 years old.

McVeigh invited California conductor/composer David Woodard to perform a pre-requiem (a Mass for those who are about to die), on the eve of his execution. He had also requested a Catholic chaplain. Ave Atque Vale was performed under Woodard's baton by a local brass choir at St. A B Margaret Mary Church, located near the Terre Haute penitentiary, at 7:00 p. m. on June 10, to an audience that included the entirety of the next morning's witnesses. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem McVeigh chose William Ernest Henley's poem "Invictus" as his final statement. William Ernest Henley ( August 23, 1849 &ndash July 11, 1903) was an English Poet, Critic and editor Invictus is a short Poem by the British poet William Ernest Henley. His final meal consisted of two pints of mint chocolate chip ice cream. The last meal is a customary part of a condemned prisoner's last day [21][22] McVeigh was the first convicted criminal to be executed by the United States federal government since Victor Feguer in Iowa on March 15, 1963. Victor Harry Feguer (1935 &ndash March 15, 1963) was the last Federal inmate executed in the United States before the moratorium Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

His body was cremated in the retort at Mattox Ryan Funeral home, in Terre Haute. Cremation is the act of reducing a Corpse by burning, generally in a crematorium furnace or crematory fire Terre Haute ( is a city in Vigo County, Indiana near the state's western border with Illinois. The cremated remains were then given to his lawyer for disposition. McVeigh's remains were scattered at an undisclosed location.

Motivations for the bombing

McVeigh claimed that the bombing was revenge for "what the U. S. government did at Waco and Ruby Ridge. The Waco Siege (also known as the Waco Massacre) took place on February 28 Ruby Ridge was the site in Idaho of a violent confrontation and Siege in 1992, involving Randy Weaver, his family Weaver's friend Kevin Harris federal "[23] He visited Waco during the standoff, where he spoke to a news reporter about his anger over what was happening there. [24]

McVeigh frequently quoted and alluded to the white supremacist novel The Turner Diaries, which describes acts of terrorism similar to the crimes that he was convicted of perpetrating. White supremacy is a racist ideology based on the assertion that White people are superior to other racial groups. The Turner Diaries is a 1978 Novel written by the late William Luther Pierce (leader of the white supremacist organization National Alliance Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion It must be noted, however, that McVeigh openly rejected the book's racism and homophobia; he merely appreciated the book's fascination with guns and firearms. Photocopies of pages sixty-one and sixty-two of The Turner Diaries were found in an envelope inside McVeigh's car. These pages depicted a fictitious mortar attack upon the U. S. Capitol in Washington. [25]

In a book based on interviews before his execution, American Terrorist, McVeigh stated he decapitated an Iraqi soldier with cannon fire on his first day in the war, and celebrated. American Terrorist Timothy McVeigh & The Oklahoma City Bombing (2001 is a book by Lou Michel and Dan Herbeck that chronicles the life of American But he said he later was shocked to be ordered to execute surrendering prisoners, and to see carnage on the road leaving Kuwait City after U. The Highway of Death refers to a road between Kuwait and Basra on which retreating units of the Iraqi army and Palestinian militiamen were Kuwait City ( Arabic: مدينة الكويت Transliteration: Madīnat al-Kūwait) is the Capital and largest S. troops routed the Iraqi army. In interviews following the Oklahoma City bombing, McVeigh said he began harboring anti-government feelings during the Gulf War. [26]

Accomplices

In addition to McVeigh, Terry Nichols was also convicted and sentenced in federal court to life in prison for his role in the crime. Terry Lynn Nichols (born April 1, 1955) is a US Army veteran who was convicted of being an accomplice of Timothy McVeigh, the man convicted At Nichols' trial, evidence was presented indicating that others may have been involved. Several residents of central Kansas, including real estate agent Georgia Rucker and a retired Army NCO testified at the Terry Nichols federal trial that they had seen 2 trucks at Geary State Lake where prosecutors alleged the bomb was assembled. The retired NCO said he visited the lake on April 18, 1995, but left after a group of surly men looked at him aggressively. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The operator of Dreamland Motel testified that two Ryder trucks had been parked outside her Grandview Plaza motel where McVeigh stayed in Room 26 the weekend before the bombing. Testimony suggested that McVeigh may have had several other accomplices, but no other individuals have been indicted for the bombing.

An ATF informant, Carolyn Howe, told reporters that shortly before the bombing she had warned her handlers that guests of Elohim City, Oklahoma were planning a major bombing attack. Elohim City is a private community in Adair County Oklahoma founded by Robert G McVeigh was issued a speeding ticket there at the same time. However, other than this speeding ticket, there is no evidence of a connection between McVeigh and members of the MidWest Bank Robbers at Elohim City. The Midwest Bank Robbers is the name given to a criminal group active in the United States in the early 1990s Elohim City is a private community in Adair County Oklahoma founded by Robert G

In February 2004, the FBI announced it would review its investigation after learning that agents in the investigation of the Midwest Bank Robbers (an alleged Aryan-oriented gang) had turned up explosive caps of the same type that were used to trigger the bomb. The Midwest Bank Robbers is the name given to a criminal group active in the United States in the early 1990s Aryan is an English word derived from the Sanskrit " Ārya " meaning "noble" or "honorable" Agents expressed surprise that bombing investigators had not been provided information from the MidWest Bank Robbers investigation. McVeigh was given a one week delay prior to his execution while evidence relating to the Bank Robbers gang was presented to a court.

McVeigh eventually declined any further delays and maintained until his death that he had acted alone in the bombing.

Islamist and Neo-Nazi conspiracy theories

In Others Unknown: Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing Conspiracy, Stephen Jones, McVeigh's first, court-appointed lead defense counsel (prior to the death-penalty phase of the case), and Jones's co-author Peter Israel discuss several other possible suspects and continued to implicate Terry Nichols' brother, James. Stephen Jones, ( July 1, 1940 - is an Attorney and Republican Activist from Enid Oklahoma. [27]

Jones and Israel suggest in Others Unknown that Terry Nichols had crossed paths with suspected Islamic terrorists during his frequent visits to the Philippines before the attacks. Terry Lynn Nichols (born April 1, 1955) is a US Army veteran who was convicted of being an accomplice of Timothy McVeigh, the man convicted Nichols' father-in-law at the time was a Philippine police officer who owned an apartment building often rented to Arabic-speaking students with alleged terrorist connections. Former counter-terrorism adviser on the U. Counter-terrorism or counterterrorism refers to the practices tactics, techniques and strategies that Governments militaries, Police departments S. National Security Council Richard A. Clarke suggests that the improvement in Nichols's bomb-making techniques, along with telephone calls to the region upon return to the U. S, points to a possible link to Philippines-based Islamist terrorists in Cebú and the southern islands. Cebu is one of the Provinces of the Philippines. It lies to the east of Negros Island; to the west of Leyte and to the southeast is Bohol These accounts are detailed in Richard A. Clarke's 2004 work Against All Enemies, an accounting of his public service which spanned across several administrations. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Against All Enemies Inside America's War on Terror (ISBN 0-743-26823-7 is a 2004 book by former U

McVeigh's defense attorneys also submitted a theory to the court that Islamist terrorists and American Neo-Nazis conspired in the bombing. They pointed out that location and day of the attack indicated the possibility that those seeking revenge for the execution of Richard Snell may have been involved. Richard Wayne Snell (1931 &ndash April 19, 1995) was a convicted Murderer Executed in Arkansas for killing two individuals [28]

In presiding over the trial, Judge Matsch rejected these arguments and did not allow them to be presented as a defense.

Government persecution conspiracy

Various other analysts have suggested that the government was involved in a conspiracy behind the bombing, or that the government even planned the attack as a false flag operation in order to justify persecuting right-wing organizations, in a manner similar to Nazi prosecution of legislators after the Reichstag fire. On 27 February 1933, the Reichstag building was subject to an arson attack and as a result seen as the pivotal event in the establishment of Nazi Germany In 1995, Brigadier General Benton K. Partin (Ret. ) issued an analysis of the destruction to the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.

From General Partin's analysis[29]:

“It is impossible that the destruction to the building could have resulted from such a bomb [as McVeigh's] alone.
To cause the damage pattern that occurred to the Murrah building, there would have to have been demolition charges at several supporting column bases, at locations not accessible from the street, to supplement the truck bomb damage. Indeed, a careful examination of photographs showing the collapsed column bases reveals a failure mode produced by demolition charges and not by a blast from the truck bomb. ”

Later he writes:

“Although the truck bomb had insufficient power to destroy columns, the bomb was clearly responsible for ripping out some floors at the second and third floor levels. ”

Jose Padilla

There are speculations that José Padilla was an accomplice with McVeigh. José Padilla (born October 18, 1970) also known as Abdullah al-Muhajir or Muhajir Abdullah, is a United States citizen convicted Both of them at one time lived in the greater Fort Lauderdale area (Plantation, Florida. Fort Lauderdale, known as the "Venice of America" due to its expansive and intricate Canal system is a city in Broward County, Florida, Plantation is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. )[30] Following Jose Padilla's arrest, several media outlets pointed to a resemblance between Padilla and police sketches of an Oklahoma City bombing suspect known as "John Doe No. The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist attack on April 19 1995 aimed at the U 2". [31]

Inside job

Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols claims that a high-ranking FBI official was directing Timothy McVeigh in the plot to blow up a government building and that the original target of the attack might have been changed, according to a new affidavit filed in US District Court. Terry Lynn Nichols (born April 1, 1955) is a US Army veteran who was convicted of being an accomplice of Timothy McVeigh, the man convicted The United States district courts are the general Trial courts of the United States federal court system. Nichols also claims that the government is protecting the official and other conspirators "in a cover-up to escape its responsibility" for the attacks. [32]

References and notes

  1. ^ Ancestry of Tim McVeigh
  2. ^ Profile of Timothy McVeigh, CNN, March 29, 2001, accessed August 8, 2006. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  3. ^ Patrick Cole, "A Look Back in TIME: Interview with Timothy McVeigh," March 30, 1996, accessed August 8, 2006,
  4. ^ Julian Borger, "McVeigh faces day of reckoning: Special report: Timothy McVeigh," The Guardian Online, June 11, 2001, accessed August 8, 2006
  5. ^ Douglas O. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Linder, "The Oklahoma City Bombing & The Trial of Timothy McVeigh,", online posting, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Law School faculty projects, 2006, accessed August 7, 2006; cf. The University of Missouri–Kansas City (often referred to as UMKC) is an institution of higher learning located in Kansas City, Missouri, USA Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. People in the News: Timothy McVeigh: The Path to Death Row, transcript of program broadcast on CNN, June 9, 2001, 11:30 p. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. m. ET]. [Specific citations to both of these sources and other unidentified sources are still needed throughout the above article. ]
  6. ^ See Hoffman, "'The Face of Terror'"; Hoffman finds many speculations published in the media about this episode in McVeigh's life as a soldier inaccurate and based on false information.
  7. ^ Editor (March 29, 2001) "Timothy McVeigh: Convicted Oklahoma City Bomber." CNN. com.
  8. ^ Editors (2000) "Gun Shows in America." Violence Policy Center.
  9. ^ Handlin, Sam (2001) "Profile of a Mass Murderer: Who Is Timothy McVeigh? Court TV Online.
  10. ^ Summary of McVeigh trial.
  11. ^ Global Terrorism Database
  12. ^ See Michel and Herbeck; cf. Walsh:
    According to Michel and Herbeck, McVeigh claimed not to have known there was a day care center in the Murrah Building, and that if he had known it, in his own words, "it might have given me pause to switch targets. That's a large amount of collateral damage. "
    Michel and Herbeck quote McVeigh, with whom they spoke for some 75 hours, on his attitude to the victims: "To these people in Oklahoma who have lost a loved one, I'm sorry but it happens every day. You're not the first mother to lose a kid, or the first grandparent to lose a grandson or a granddaughter. It happens every day, somewhere in the world. I'm not going to go into that courtroom, curl into a fetal ball, and cry just because the victims want me to do that. "
  13. ^ See "Officer of the Month - October 2001: Second Lieutenant Charles J. Hanger, Oklahoma Highway Patrol," National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, copyright 2004-2006, accessed August 8, 2006. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  14. ^ The Timothy McVeigh Story: The Oklahoma Bomber (English). Crime Library. Retrieved on 2007-07-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre.
  15. ^
    • Count 1 was "conspiracy to detonate a weapon of mass destruction" in violation of 18 USC § 2332a, culminating in the deaths of 168 people and destruction of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  ??
    • Count 2 was "use of a weapon of mass destruction" in violation of 18 USC § 2332a (2)(a) & (b).
    • Count 3 was "destruction by explosives resulting in death", in violation of 18 USC § 844(f)(2)(a) & (b).
    • Counts 4 through 11 were first-degree murder in violation of 18 USC § 1111, 1114, & 2 and 28 CFR § 64. 2(h), each count in connection to one of the 8 law enforcement officers who were killed during the attack.
  16. ^ Douglas O. Linder, "The Oklahoma City Bombing & The Trial of Timothy McVeigh,", online posting, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Law School faculty projects, 2006, accessed August 7, 2006. The University of Missouri–Kansas City (often referred to as UMKC) is an institution of higher learning located in Kansas City, Missouri, USA Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [Specific citations to this source are still needed throughout the above article. ]
  17. ^ People in the News: Timothy McVeigh: The Path to Death Row, transcript of program broadcast on CNN, June 9, 2001, 11:30 p. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. m. ET. [Specific citations to this source are still needed throughout the above article. ]. For a description of the video by its director, Linda Thompson, see Waco: The Big Lie, hosted by wfmu. org, a New Jersey FM radio station via serendipity. li, accessed August 8, 2006. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  18. ^ Mark Eddy, George Lane, Howard Pankratz, and Steven Wilmsen, "Guilty on Every Count," Denver Post Online June 3, 1997, accessed August 7, 2006:
    Although 168 people, including 19 children, were killed in the April 19, 1995, bombing, but murder charges were only brought against McVeigh for the eight federal agents who were on duty when the 5,000-pound fuel oil and fertilizer bomb ripped away the face of the Alfred P. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Murrah Federal Building.
    Along with the eight counts of murder, McVeigh was charged with conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, using a weapon of mass destruction and destruction of a federal building.
    Oklahoma City District Attorney Bob Macy said he would file state charges in the other 160 murders after McVeigh's co-defendant, Terry Nichols, is tried later this year.
  19. ^ See "Sentenced to Die," The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Online NewsHour, PBS, June 13, 1997, accessed August 8, 2006. For other uses see News Hour. The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer is an evening Television News program broadcast The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  20. ^ People in the News: Timothy McVeigh: The Path to Death Row, transcript of program broadcast on CNN, June 9, 2001, 11:30 p. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. m. ET].
  21. ^ Catherine Quayle (2001-06-11). Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Execution of an American Terrorist. Court TV. Retrieved on 2008-04-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English
  22. ^ Rita Cosby (2001-06-12). Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Timothy McVeigh Put to Death for Oklahoma City Bombings. FOX News. Retrieved on 2008-04-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English
  23. ^ See "McVeigh Remorseless About Bombing," newswire release, Associated Press, March 29, 2001, reposted on rickross. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. com, accessed August 8, 2006. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  24. ^ Profile of Timothy McVeigh, CNN, March 29, 2001, accessed August 8, 2006. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  25. ^ See Michel and Herbeck; cf. Walsh.
  26. ^ In 1998, an imprisoned McVeigh penned an essay that criticized US foreign policy towards Iraq as being hypocritical. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.
    The administration has said that Iraq has no right to stockpile chemical or biological weapons (“weapons of mass destruction”) — mainly because they have used them in the past.
    Well, if that’s the standard by which these matters are decided, then the U. S. is the nation that set the precedent. The U. S. has stockpiled these same weapons (and more) for over 40 years. The U. S. claims that this was done for deterrent purposes during the “Cold War” with the Soviet Union. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Why, then is it invalid for Iraq to claim the same reason (deterrence) — with respect to Iraq’s (real) war with, and the continued threat of, its neighbor Iran?
    …
    If Saddam is such a demon, and people are calling for war crimes charges and trials against him and his nation, why do we not hear the same cry for blood directed at those responsible for even greater amounts of “mass destruction” — like those responsible and involved in dropping bombs on the cities mentioned above?
    The truth is, the U. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 S. has set the standard when it comes to the stockpiling and use of weapons of mass destruction. See [1] by Timothy McVeigh, March 1998
  27. ^ Jones's professional website, Stephen Jones summarizes his role in the case as follows:

    On May 8, 1995, Jones was appointed by the United States District Court as the lead defense counsel for Timothy James McVeigh, charged with the largest mass murder and act of domestic terrorism in the United States, the bombing of the Alfred P. Mur[r]ah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.

    A book synopsis appears in the PublicAffairs online catalogue for Others Unknown.
  28. ^ Richard Snell had planned to bomb the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in 1983 but was arrested, imprisoned, and convicted of unrelated murders before doing so, received the death penalty, and was coincidentally executed on April 19, 1995, the same day of the bombing of the Murrah Building that McVeigh was later convicted of carrying out. The Alfred P Murrah Federal Building was a United States Federal Government complex located at 200 N Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 For a summary of the defense's theory involving foreign conspiracy or conspiracies, see "Petition for Writ of Mandamus of Petitioner-Defendant, Timothy James McVeigh and Brief in Support," dated March 25, 1997. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
  29. ^ Oklahoma City Bomb Report
  30. ^ Domestic Terrorism 101 - The Middle East Connection
  31. ^ [2][3]
  32. ^ Pamela Manson, Affidavit: McVeigh had high-level help, Salt Lake Tribune, February 22, 2007

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Persondata
NAME McVeigh, Timothy James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Army soldier, security guard, terrorist
DATE OF BIRTH 1968-04-23
PLACE OF BIRTH Pendleton, New York, U.S.A.
DATE OF DEATH 2001-6-11
PLACE OF DEATH Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.A.
An army (from Latin Armata "act of arming" via Old French armée) in the broadest sense is the land-based Armed forces A security guard or security officer is usually a privately and formally employed person who is paid to protect Property, assets or people Pendleton is a Town in Niagara County, New York, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Terre Haute ( is a city in Vigo County, Indiana near the state's western border with Illinois. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
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