Timothy Mcveeigh Bombing Case Study

On April 19, 1995, at 0902 hours, Oklahoma City was rocked to the core when a bomb was set off outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (History.com Staff, 2009). A total of 168 people were killed, another 850 were injured as the result of the bombing. At the time of the bombing, there were no indications of who was responsible for the disaster. While searching the debris investigators discovered a twisted axle from the vehicle where the bomb had been located. The hidden vehicle identification code led investigators to a rental facility in Junction City, Kansas (Goodman, 2017). The owner gave a description of the individual who had rented the truck providing the name of Robert “Bob” Kling. The investigators interviewed the clerk of a local motel, the clerk stated an individual in the sketch had stayed at the motel on the night of April 18, 1995, consequently, he had signed the room registry as Timothy McVeigh rather than Robert Kling.

The evidence found on Timothy McVeigh person were ear plugs and clothing (Goodman, 2017). The forensic investigators located trace evidence of nitroglycerine (NG) and pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) on the clothing as well as the ear plugs (Serrano, 1997). The address given while renting the truck was investigated leading investigators to the home of James Nichols, the brother of Terry Nichols a friend of Timothy McVeigh. James Nichols revealed the address of Terry Nichols where investigators located more evidence linking Timothy McVeigh to the bombing. A receipt for a large amount of ammonium nitrate bearing a fingerprint belonging to Timothy McVeigh was among the evidence. Terry Nichols gave testimony that he had assisted Timothy McVeigh with obtaining the items needed to construct the bomb in connection with Michael