ipl-logo

Timothy Mcveigh Case Study

1193 Words5 Pages

When Timothy McVeigh made the decision to blow up the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, he knew how he would design the explosives so unique that the investigators knew they were designed by someone with military experience. McVeigh did not work alone on this project as Terry Nichols spent time in prison for aiding in the destruction. It is sad to note that an innocent mother was standing close to McVeigh when the bomb went off; thereby, killing her mother and children. There was nothing she could do as McVeigh had already lit the detonator.
As all of you know, I am the lead investigator in the case of Timothy McVeigh. If you have any reservations about McVeigh, please inform me as all of you know the devastation and how many people died as a result of his plot. …show more content…

McVeigh had help in monetary means by Terry Nichols and designing the bomb. McVeigh was seen with someone at the governmental building prior to the explosion (Bumbel, 2017). As stated by Bumbel (2017), “In early 1995, the ATF didn’t tell the FBI it had an informant inside a remote community in eastern Oklahoma, that the informant had reported talk of bombings, and that the ATF-afraid of triggers another Waco (para. 11). A decision was made to get the individual out who was supplying information and not to rely on the knowledge that was given. McVeigh even tried to get individuals involved in the bombing in the area of Elohim City. If someone spoke up, there is a possibility that the bombing would have never taken place (Bumbel, 2017). It was determined that ammonium nitrate was the primary ingredient in the making of the bomb. One would think better monitoring for this constituent would be enforced since the demolition of the Federal Building (Kilman, 2001). As stated by Shiner (2011), “Mixtures of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil (ANFO) are used in about 80 percent

Open Document