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Timothy Mcveigh Case

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On April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh blew up the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City. Timothy was ex-military and was against the government (history, 2017). He killed 168 innocent people that day (history, 2017), and up until September 11, 2001, it was arguably the biggest act of terrorism in US history. On June 11, 2001, Timothy was killed by lethal injection.
Timothy McVeigh was born on April 23, 1968, in Lockport, NY. McVeigh was raised in Pendleton, NY with two divorced parents. McVeigh chose to live with his father and became extremely close with his grandfather from which he was introduced to firearms. Growing up McVeigh always hated the government because he suspected they would take away the second amendment, which would take …show more content…

It was like a combat area; over 300 buildings nearby were also damaged. McVeigh was arrested 90 minutes after for carrying a firearm and was already in FBI possession. Officials also that the men by the name of Michael Fortier and Terry Nichols were involved, knew about everything McVeigh was going to do, and even helped the plan financially. Fortier and McVeigh had a close relationship that always seemed to be on the edge of the law. Fortier sold many guns and stole materials to help the bomb be made. Nichols was an old anti-government Army buddy of McVeigh who also helped pilfer the ingredients for the bomb to be made. In August of 1995 McVeigh and Nichols were charged with 11 different federal crimes. While at trail McVeigh talked about his crime as if it was a marvelous act that seemed to satisfy him, except when it came to the children. McVeigh stated that the children were not meant to be injured, and that was just extra damage. McVeigh was killed by lethal injection on June 11, 2001, and cremated days after, while Nichols pleaded guilty, was charged with eight counts of manslaughter, and sentenced to life in prison. Fortier on the other hand, pleaded guilty of knowing about the plan and what was going to happen and lying to government officials; Fortier was later sentenced to 12 years in

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