Oklahoma City Bombing Case

It was April 19, 1995 at 9:03 that the lives of thousands were affected by one single

The Oklahoma City Bombing would be considered the worst terrorist attack on America prior to the 9/11 World Trade Center attack. Just outside of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, on April 19th, 1995 a truck exploded, killing 168 people. 19 of those 168 being children. The explosion caused damage to 300 surrounding buildings. Oklahoma City was going through a tragedy and needed guidance from a leader.

Timothy McVeigh (33) sentenced to death on 11 federal offenses because he bombed the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. McVeigh’s execution took place on June 11, 2001 in the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana. The high security federal complex where his execution took place located on Highway 63, which is just two miles south of the city of Terre Haute. McVeigh had two co-conspirators Terry Nichols and Michael Fortier.

When the Oklahoma City bombing happened, it remained the largest terrorist attack to happen on American soil until the attack on 9/11. On April 19, 1995, a rental truck was loaded up with 4,800 pounds of explosives and detonated just after 9:00 am (Krung, Nixon, & Vincent, 1996). The attack was focused on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. This tragic event killed one hundred sixty-eight people and also injured hundreds more (Nacos, 2016). A dare care facility was also located within the building and nineteen children perished in the attack (Nacos, 2016). There were hundreds more victims which were treated by area hospitals and private doctor offices. This explosion was so large, a shockwave was sent across the city which damaged or destroyed an additional 300 buildings in the immediate area (History, 2009). Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nicholas were the two men responsible for this devastating attack.

On April 19,1995, the Alfred P. Murrah building exploded killing 168 people including 19 children that were in the daycare below. A guy named Timothy Mcveigh was the one driving the van filled with explosives. Timothy was a soldier in the military for 2 years, then when he got out of the military, he became a mass murder and killed 3 kids: 2 girls and 1 boy the girls were 5 and the boy was 7 he did 6 years in prison. When Timothy got out of prison he decided that he was going to straighten up

In Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal building was nearly destroyed from a nearby bomb. This bombing was the worst terrorist attack in the United States, before the nine-eleven attack in 2001. The bomb was contained in a rental truck, which was placed there by Timothy McVeigh. McVeigh then parked the truck on the north side of the Alfred P. Murrah building. At 9:02 A.M. the bomb went off, causing massive damage to the north side of the building and three hundred other surrounding buildings in the blast zone. The bombing had took 168 lives, 19 of those lives were children from the daycare inside the building.

D.  How it shook the illusion held by many Americans of a nation safe from

Terry Nichols received life in prison. “Until September 11, 2001, the Oklahoma City bombing was the worst terrorist attack to take place on U.S. soil.”A bomb carried in a Ryder truck exploded in front of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City at 9:02 a.m. on April 19, 1995. “The blast killed 168 people, including 19 children. More than 500 people were injured.Timothy J. McVeigh and Terry L. Nichols was convicted

Case Summary. The Oklahoma City Bomber: Timothy McVeigh. Mass murderer, Timothy McVeigh committed the largest crime involving mass murder in the history of America by the Oklahoma City Bombing that took the lives of a total of 168 people. During the Spring of April in 1995, A rental truck from Ryder drove into a federal building parking lot known as Alfred P. Murrah.

People’s reaction throughout the U.S. is considered as a major effect. The entire nation, including governmental services, people in the rest of the country, fundraisers, and optimistic survivors made contribution as a thriving force to help victims and to keep Boston strong. Representing U.S. government, President Barack Obama gave public speeches after the attack, stating the bombings as a terror. He claimed that the government held the responsibilities of “get[ting] to the bottom of this” and would “find whoever harmed our citizens and bring them to justice” (“President Obama’s”). On April 20, the nation had half-staff flags throughout the nation as a respect for people traumatized in the bombing. In addition business and service including major stock markets spontaneously held moments of silence for victims in the Boston Marathon Bombings (Lane). People in the rest of country participated enthusiastically into the movement of helping Boston. Portland, Oregon had a Boston Remembrance Run on April 17 (Raymond). It is also known as the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon (Raymond). There was one rule applying to all runners, volunteers, as well as spectators. They were all required to wear red socks, which were Boston’s symbols (Raymond). More than 1,000 runners joined the remembrance run to support (Raymond). The Andrea Miles was proudly to state the success of this run, “As Oklahoman and folks participating in the OKC Memorial Marathon, we have such a deep connection to not only the marathon but the events from the Murrah bombing that have led to this memorial, so now we're not just running to remember the 168 people who were lost in 1995 but also to honor Boston and stand in solidarity with them”

At precisely 9:02 AM the bomb detonated ripping through the building’s north wall. Killing 168 people and wounding more than 680 others, it also destroyed nearly 324 nearby buildings. 19 victims were young children that attended the day care on the second story of the building, some of them as young as 6 months old. But incensed McVeigh was already 90 miles north.

On April 21 it was discovered that McVeigh was already in jail. He had been pulled over about 80 miles north of Oklahoma City by a Oklahoma State Trooper who noticed a missing license plate on his car. It was 90 minutes after the bombing. Agents found traces of the chemicals that were used for

After the bombing in Oklahoma City, most of the federal buildings went into some type of lockdown going into the building and around the building which has probably cut down on some loss and injury. Otherwise all we can do is continue studying the problems and improve on our methods. Their is no magic wand to cure these acts of terrorism.

Houston Police Sergeant Steve Perez saw the flooding taking over his city, and so did his wife.

In 1993 there had been a bombing at the world trade center and on November 15 1997, two men were convicted. A jury in Manhattan sentenced Eyad Ismolil and Ramzi Ahmed Yousef. Ismolil was convicted of driving the van that carried the bomb into the trade center through a underground garage. The trial took a total of three months. Ramzi had said that he was disappointed that more weren't killed. Both men fled the country the night of the bombing. The outcome was six deaths, hundreds injured, and millions in property damage. It was the deadliest terrorist act in the United States at the