NCJ Number
179437
Date Published
1996
Length
336 pages
Annotation
This is a biography of Timothy McVeigh, who was convicted of blowing up a Federal building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in April 1995.
Abstract
This unauthorized biography of Timothy McVeigh is presented in 10 chapters: (1) the bombing of the Federal building in Oklahoma; (2) Tim McVeigh’s childhood as a con artist, attention seeker and odd young man; (3) Pendleton, New York, a sleepy town of religion, prejudice, politics, and hidden problems near Niagara Falls; (4) the divorce of McVeigh’s parents, and the early weapon interest and disintegration of Tim McVeigh; (5) Tim McVeigh’s military life, the Nichols and Fortier families, and the Special Forces washout; (6) militia flirtations, lost days, and obsession with the Waco and Weaver disasters; the Oklahoma bombing and other acts of revenge against the government are planned; (7) the arrest of McVeigh, the bombing probe, and the most hated man in America; (8) the famous letters of the McVeighs, and the stories surrounding the letters; (9) before the trial; and (10) an exclusive interview with Jennifer McVeigh, sister of Timothy McVeigh. Figures, appendix, bibliography, notes, index