This alleged person's police composite sketch became known around the world as John Doe No. 2.
Who was John Doe No. 2? And what about the mysterious deaths that happened days after the bombing to the first responders? Did al-Qa'ida have something to do with this tragedy? And did the FBI know about the attack ahead of time? Is a Crime or Conspiracy?
The Crime
Oklahoma City bombing
Location Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Coordinates 35°28′22″N 97°31′01″W
Date April 19, 1995
9:02 a.m. CDT
Target U.S. federal government
Attack type Truck bombing
Right wing domestic terrorism
Mass murder
Weapons ANNM fertilizer truck bomb
Glock 21 (not used)
Deaths 168 confirmed + 1 possible additional fatality
Non-fatal injuries 680+
Perpetrators Timothy McVeigh
Terry Nichols
Motive Anti-government sentiment
Retaliation for the Ruby Ridge and Waco siege
What was the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building?
The building was designed by architect Wendell Locke of Locke, Wright and Associates and constructed by J.W. Bateson using reinforced concrete in 1977 at a cost of $14.5 million. The building, was named after federal judge Alfred P. Murrah, an Oklahoma native. It opened on March 2, 1977.
In October 1983, members of the white supremacist group The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord, including founder James Ellison and Richard Snell plotted to park "a van or trailer in front of the Federal Building and blow it up with rockets detonated by a timer." While the CSA was building a rocket launcher to attack the building, the explosive accidentally detonated in one of the member's hands. The CSA saw this as divine intervention and they called off the planned attack.
Events
Before
In 1988, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols met at Fort Benning during basic training for the U.S. Army. Michael Fortier was his Army roommate.
It ended on Aug 31, 1992, with the shooting deaths of a U.S. marshal, Weaver’s wife Vicki and their teenage son Samuel.
On April 19th 1993, the standoff ended when a fire engulfed the complex. 76 were people inside including David Koresh. Eleven people who left the compound were arrested. Only nine people inside survived. Critics called what happened a Waco a massacre.
In 1994, Beam told career criminal Roy Byrd, who told the FBI that “something big” would happen in Oklahoma City, Denver or Dallas on the second anniversary of the fire that ended the Waco siege, which was April 19th,1995. The government never interviewed Beam to find out more.
In August 1994, McVeigh obtained nine Kinestiks from gun collector Roger E. Moore, and ignited the devices with Nichols outside Nichols's home in Herington, Kansas.
On September 22nd, 1994, Terry Nichols and McVeigh rented a storage shed and began gathering supplies for the truck bomb.
On October 18, 1994, Nichols bought an additional 50-pound bag.
McVeigh approached Fortier and asked him to assist with the bombing project, but he refused.
During the Chief Auto Parts Nationals National Hot Rod Association Drag Racing Championship Series event at the Texas Motorplex, McVeigh posed as a motorcycle racer and initially attempted to purchase 55-U.S.-gallon drums of nitromethane. He was denied by one representative, Steve LeSueur. LeSueur was suspicious of McVeigh and LeSueur reported the incident to the FBI immediately after rejecting McVeigh's request.
Later, McVeigh was permitted to purchase three barrels from another representative, Tim Chambers.
McVeigh rented a storage space in which he stockpiled seven crates of 18-inch-long Tovex sausages, 80 spools of shock tube, and 500 electric blasting caps, which he and Nichols had stolen from a Martin Marietta Aggregates quarry in Marion, Kansas. McVeigh made a prototype bomb which was detonated in the desert to avoid detection.
In December 1994, McVeigh and Fortier visited the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
In 1995, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms were both monitoring the radical far right, but trust between the two was basically non existent due following a disastrous Waco Siege.
On April 15th, 1995, McVeigh rented a 1993 Ford F-700 truck from Ryder under the name Robert D. Kling.
On April 16th, 1995, McVeigh drove to Oklahoma City with Terry Nichols where he parked a getaway car several blocks away from the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
The nearby Regency Towers Apartments' lobby security camera recorded images of Nichols's blue 1984 GMC pickup truck. After removing the license plate from the car, he left a note covering the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) plate that read, "Not abandoned. Please do not tow. Will move by April 23. (Needs battery & cable)." Both men then returned to Kansas.
On April 17–18, 1995, McVeigh and Nichols removed the bomb supplies from their storage unit in Herington, Kansas, where Nichols lived, and loaded them into a Ryder rental truck.
They then drove to Geary Lake State Park, where they nailed boards onto the floor of the truck to hold the 13 barrels in place and mixed the chemicals using plastic buckets and a bathroom scale. McVeigh added more explosives to the driver's side of the cargo bay, which he could ignite (killing himself in the process) at close range with his Glock 21 pistol in case the primary fuses failed.
April 19th, 1995 was the date that white supremacist Richard Snell was executed. He had repeatedly told prison officials that there would be a big bombing and explosion on the day of his execution.
The Tragic Day
⦁ April 19th, 1995
At the same moment, McVeigh lit the five-minute fuse. Three minutes later, still a block away, he lit the two-minute fuse. He parked the Ryder truck in a drop-off zone situated under the building's day-care center, exited and locked the truck, and as he headed to his getaway vehicle, dropped the keys to the truck a few blocks away.
⦁ 9:00 a.m. A Water Resources Board meeting begins in a neighboring building. An audio tape captures the sounds of the blast a couple minutes after the meeting began.
⦁ 9:02 a.m. The rental truck filled with 4,800 pounds of ammonium nitrate fertilizer, nitromethane, and diesel fuel mixture is detonated outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. The blast came through the windows and blew people out of their seats and onto the floor. The blast was so powerful that it damaged over 300 buildings within a 16-block radius.
Almost 100 cars in the immediate vicinity were incinerated beyond recognition.
The effects of the blast were equivalent to over 5,000 pounds of TNT, and could be heard and felt up to 55 miles away. Seismometers at the Omniplex Science Museum in Oklahoma City, 4.3 miles away, and in Norman, Oklahoma, 16.1 miles away, recorded the blast as measuring approximately 3.0 on the Richter magnitude scale.
⦁At 9:03 a.m., the first of over 1,800 9-1-1 calls related to the bombing was received. By that time, ambulances, police, and firefighters had heard the blast and were already headed to the scene. Nearby civilians, who had also witnessed or heard the blast, arrived to assist the victims and emergency workers. Within 23 minutes of the bombing, the State Emergency Operations Center was set up, consisting of representatives from the state departments of public safety, human services, military, health, and education. Assisting the SEOC were agencies including the National Weather Service, the Air Force, the Civil Air Patrol, and the American Red Cross. Immediate assistance also came from 465 members of the Oklahoma National Guard, who arrived within the hour to provide security, and from members of the Department of Civil Emergency Management.
⦁ 9:30 A.M. The EMS command post was set up almost immediately following the attack and oversaw triage, treatment, transportation, and decontamination. The triage center was set up near the Murrah Building and all the wounded were directed there. Two hundred and ten patients were transported from the primary triage center to nearby hospitals within the first couple hours following the bombing.
Within the first hour, 50 people were rescued from the Murrah Federal Building. Victims were sent to every hospital in the area. The day of the bombing, 153 people were treated at St. Anthony Hospital, eight blocks from the blast, over 70 people were treated at Presbyterian Hospital, 41 people were treated at University Hospital, and 18 people were treated at Children's Hospital. Temporary silences were observed at the blast site so that sensitive listening devices capable of detecting human heartbeats could be used to locate survivors. In some cases, limbs had to be amputated without anesthetics in order to free those trapped under rubble.
⦁ At 10:28 am, rescuers believed they had found a second bomb. Some rescue workers refused to leave until police ordered the mandatory evacuation of a four-block area around the site.The device was determined to be a three-foot long TOW missile used in the training of federal agents and bomb-sniffing dogs. It had been marked "live" in order to mislead arms traffickers in a planned law enforcement sting. On examination the missile was determined to be inert.
The Salvation Army served over 100,000 meals and provided over 100,000 ponchos, gloves, hard hats, and knee pads to rescue workers. Local residents and those from further afield responded to the requests for blood donations. Of the over 9,000 units of blood donated 131 units were used; the rest were stored in blood banks.
The VIN from an axle of the truck used in the explosion and the remnants of the license plate, federal agents were able to link the truck to a specific Ryder rental agency in Junction City, Kansas.
⦁April 20th The FBI releases sketches of 2 suspects.
Authorities say the suspects may have rented the bomb truck. The sketches are dubbed "John Doe No. 1" and "John Doe No. 2."
⦁ Around 10:30 a.m., Army veteran Timothy McVeigh was pulled over near the Kansas border and arrested for having a loaded gun and no license plate. He was alone and his car was a yellow, old rust bucket, 1977 Mercury Marquis. He was wearing a t-shirt with the slogan,“to fertilize the tree of liberty with the blood of both patriot and tyrant”. After McVeigh was booked into jail, the arresting officer searched his police car and found a business card McVeigh had hidden while he was handcuffed. Written on the back of the card, which was from a Wisconsin military surplus store, were the words "TNT at $5 a stick. Need more."
⦁ 10:34 A.M. The triage site was moved.
⦁ 10:34 A.M. The triage site was moved.
⦁10:35 A.M. Department of Defense provides bomb-sniffing dogs, surgeons, equipment, medivac aircraft and body bags
⦁ 11:05 a.m., relief efforts resumed.
⦁ 2 P.M. Tinker receives request for all cots, blankets, sleeping bags, tents, and associated materials to support long-term search and rescue.
⦁At 4:00 pm, President Clinton declared a federal emergency in Oklahoma Cityand spoke to the nation:
⦁ 7:00 p.m., The last survivor, a 15-year-old girl found under the base of the collapsed building, was rescued.
In the days following the blast, over 12,000 people participated in relief and rescue operations. FEMA activated 11 of its Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces, bringing in 665 rescue workers. One nurse was killed in the rescue attempt after she was hit on the head by debris, and 26 other rescuers were hospitalized because of various injuries. Twenty-four K-9 units and out-of-state dogs were brought in to search for survivors and bodies in the building debris.
⦁ 11:05 a.m., relief efforts resumed.
⦁ 2 P.M. Tinker receives request for all cots, blankets, sleeping bags, tents, and associated materials to support long-term search and rescue.
⦁At 4:00 pm, President Clinton declared a federal emergency in Oklahoma Cityand spoke to the nation:
"The bombing in Oklahoma City was an attack on innocent children and defenseless citizens. It was an act of cowardice and it was evil. The United States will not tolerate it, and I will not allow the people of this country to be intimidated by evil cowards."
He also ordered flags to be flown at half staff for 30 days.
⦁ 7:00 p.m., The last survivor, a 15-year-old girl found under the base of the collapsed building, was rescued.
In the days following the blast, over 12,000 people participated in relief and rescue operations. FEMA activated 11 of its Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces, bringing in 665 rescue workers. One nurse was killed in the rescue attempt after she was hit on the head by debris, and 26 other rescuers were hospitalized because of various injuries. Twenty-four K-9 units and out-of-state dogs were brought in to search for survivors and bodies in the building debris.
Donations and Aide
Large numbers of items such as wheelbarrows, bottled water, helmet lights, knee pads, rain gear, and even football helmets were donated. At first the quantity of such donations caused logistical and inventory control problems.
The Oklahoma Restaurant Association, which was holding a trade show in the city, assisted rescue workers by providing 15,000 to 20,000 meals over a ten-day period.
The Salvation Army served over 100,000 meals and provided over 100,000 ponchos, gloves, hard hats, and knee pads to rescue workers. Local residents and those from further afield responded to the requests for blood donations. Of the over 9,000 units of blood donated 131 units were used; the rest were stored in blood banks.
What the government thought
The FBI thought that maybe the bombing could be the work of either international terrorists, possibly the same group that had carried out the World Trade Center bombing, a drug cartel, carrying out an act of vengeance against DEA agents in the building's DEA office or anti-government radicals attempting to start a rebellion against the federal government.
Ibrahim Ahmad, a Jordanian-American traveling from his home in Oklahoma City to visit family in Jordan on April 19, 1995, was also arrested, amid concern that Middle Eastern terrorists could have been behind the attack. Further investigation cleared Ahmad of any involvement in the bombing
The Investigation
The FBI led the official investigation, known as OKBOMB. 
Authorities say the suspects may have rented the bomb truck. The sketches are dubbed "John Doe No. 1" and "John Doe No. 2."
Using the John Doe No.1 sketch created with the assistance of Eldon Elliot, owner of the agency, the agents were able to implicate McVeigh in the bombing. McVeigh was also identified by Lea McGown of the Dreamland Motel, who remembered him parking a large yellow Ryder truck in the lot. McVeigh had signed in under his real name at the motel, using an address that matched the one on his forged license and the charge sheet at the Perry Police Station.
⦁ April 21, 1995, Federal agents obtained a warrant to search the house of McVeigh's father, Bill, after which they broke down the door and wired the house and telephone with listening devices. FBI investigators used the resulting information gained, along with the fake address McVeigh had been using, to begin their search for the Nichols brothers, Terry and James.
⦁ Terry Nichols learned he was being hunted and turned himself in. When searching his house, investigators discovered ammonium nitrate and blasting caps, the electric drill used to drill out the locks at the quarry, books on bomb-making, a copy of Hunter (a 1989 novel by William Luther Pierce, the founder and chairman of the National Alliance, a white nationalist group) and a hand-drawn map of downtown Oklahoma City, on which the Murrah Building and the spot where McVeigh's getaway car was hidden were marked. Terry was interrogated for nine hours.
⦁After an April 21st, 1995, court hearing on the gun charges, but before McVeigh's release, he was taken into custody by federal agents as they continued their investigation into the bombing. McVeigh wouldn't talk to investigators and demanded an attorney. A restless crowd began to gather outside the jail. McVeigh's requests for a bulletproof vest were denied, authorities and he was transport via helicopter from Perry to Oklahoma City.
⦁On April 22nd, 1995, Terry Nichols was arrested and formally held in federal custody until his trial.⦁After an April 21st, 1995, court hearing on the gun charges, but before McVeigh's release, he was taken into custody by federal agents as they continued their investigation into the bombing. McVeigh wouldn't talk to investigators and demanded an attorney. A restless crowd began to gather outside the jail. McVeigh's requests for a bulletproof vest were denied, authorities and he was transport via helicopter from Perry to Oklahoma City.
⦁On April 23rd, 1995, Clinton spoke from Oklahoma City.
⦁On April 25, 1995, James Nichols was also arrested. McVeigh's sister Jennifer was accused of illegally mailing bullets to McVeigh, but she was granted immunity in exchange for testifying against him.
⦁12:05 a.m. on May 5th, 1995, Rescue and recovery efforts were concluded, by which time the bodies of all but three of the victims had been recovered.
The remains of the Murrah building were set to be demolished for safety reasons.
⦁ At 7:02 p.m., on May 23rd, 1995, the remaining parts of the Murrah building were imploded. Controlled Demolition, a company that removed the remains of the blast site rather quickly and certainly before extensive investigation of the crime scene could take place. According to some researchers, the remains were taken to an unknown location, buried in the ground, and are still under guard.
The final three bodies to be recovered were those of two credit union employees and a customer. For several days after the building's demolition, trucks hauled away 800 short tons of debris a day from the site. Some of the debris was used as evidence in the conspirators' trials, incorporated into memorials, donated to local schools, or sold to raise funds for relief efforts.
The final three bodies to be recovered were those of two credit union employees and a customer. For several days after the building's demolition, trucks hauled away 800 short tons of debris a day from the site. Some of the debris was used as evidence in the conspirators' trials, incorporated into memorials, donated to local schools, or sold to raise funds for relief efforts.
⦁On May 27th, 1995, James Nichols was released due to lack of evidence.
⦁June 14th, 1995, The Justice Department announces the man depicted in "John Doe No. 2" sketch has been identified and had nothing to do with the bombing. Prosecutors later say he was an army private who helped a friend rent a truck a day after the bomb truck was picked up.
⦁June 14th, 1995, The Justice Department announces the man depicted in "John Doe No. 2" sketch has been identified and had nothing to do with the bombing. Prosecutors later say he was an army private who helped a friend rent a truck a day after the bomb truck was picked up.
⦁ August 10th, 1995, Nichols and McVeigh are indicted on murder and conspiracy charges. McVeigh instructed his lawyers to use a necessity defense, but they ended up not, because they didn't want to have to prove that McVeigh was in "imminent danger" from the government. McVeigh argued that "imminent" did not necessarily mean "immediate." They would have argued that his bombing of the Murrah building was a justifiable response to what McVeigh believed were the crimes of the U.S. government at Waco, Texas.As part of the defense, McVeigh's lawyers showed the jury the controversial video Waco, the Big Lie.
⦁ December 1st, 1995, Oklahoma City federal Judge Wayne E. Alley is taken off the case by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The defense and prosecution both pushed for him to be replaced. They thought that the Judge couldn't be biased after the bombing damaged his courtroom.
⦁ December 1st, 1995, Oklahoma City federal Judge Wayne E. Alley is taken off the case by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The defense and prosecution both pushed for him to be replaced. They thought that the Judge couldn't be biased after the bombing damaged his courtroom.
⦁ December 4th, 1995, U.S. District Judge Richard P. Matsch of Denver is assigned to take over bombing case.
⦁ February 20th, 1996, The new judge moves the case to Denver, ruling the defendants cannot get a fair trial in Oklahoma. They have been demonized, Matsch rules.
⦁February 29th, 1997, the Dallas Morning News reports that McVeigh confessed to the bombing in defense interviews.
⦁ March 17th, 1997, The judge refuses to delay the trial, ruling jurors will be fair-minded even if exposed to news stories reporting McVeigh confessed.
⦁ March 31st, 1997, Jury selection for McVeigh's trial.
⦁ April 24, 1997, McVeigh's trial begins in Denver, Colorado.
In his opening statements, the lead prosecutor, Joseph Hartzler, outlined McVeigh's motivations and the evidence against him.
Hartzler said that McVeigh had developed a hatred of the government during his time in the army, after reading The Turner Diaries. His beliefs were supported by what he saw as the militia's ideological opposition to increases in taxes and the passage of the Brady Bill, and were further reinforced by the Waco and Ruby Ridge incidents. The prosecution called 137 witnesses, including Michael Fortier and his wife Lori, and McVeigh's sister, Jennifer McVeigh, all of whom testified to confirm McVeigh's hatred of the government and his desire to take militant action against it. Both Fortiers testified that McVeigh had told them of his plans to bomb the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. Michael revealed that McVeigh had chosen the date, and Lori testified that she created the false identification card McVeigh used to rent the Ryder truck.
Hartzler said that McVeigh had developed a hatred of the government during his time in the army, after reading The Turner Diaries. His beliefs were supported by what he saw as the militia's ideological opposition to increases in taxes and the passage of the Brady Bill, and were further reinforced by the Waco and Ruby Ridge incidents. The prosecution called 137 witnesses, including Michael Fortier and his wife Lori, and McVeigh's sister, Jennifer McVeigh, all of whom testified to confirm McVeigh's hatred of the government and his desire to take militant action against it. Both Fortiers testified that McVeigh had told them of his plans to bomb the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. Michael revealed that McVeigh had chosen the date, and Lori testified that she created the false identification card McVeigh used to rent the Ryder truck.
⦁ June 2, 1997, The jury deliberated for 23 hours and McVeigh was convicted on 11 counts of murder, conspiracy and using a weapon of mass destruction. The defense argued for a reduced sentence of life imprisonment.
⦁June 13th, 1997, Jurors choose a death sentence as McVeigh's punishment. "We asked ourselves, Why, why would somebody do this?? and we never could come to an answer," juror Vera Chubb said.
⦁August 14th, 1997, McVeigh is formally sentenced, lashing out at the federal government by saying "for good or for ill, it teaches the whole people by its example."
⦁September 29th, 1997, Nichols' jury selection for his trial begins.
Nichols' wife testified as a defense witness in his trial. She said her husband had been living a double life prior to the bombing, using aliases, renting storage lockers and lying that he had broken off his relationship with McVeigh. She also testified that Nichols traveled to Oklahoma City three days before the bombing, supporting the prosecution's theory that Nichols helped McVeigh station a getaway car near the Murrah building. Marife also failed to give Nichols an alibi for the day the prosecution said Nichols helped McVeigh assemble the truck bomb.
Nichols was represented by criminal defense attorney Michael Tigar. The trial lasted nine weeks with the prosecution calling 100 witnesses. The prosecution argued that Nichols helped McVeigh purchase and steal bomb ingredients, park the getaway car near the Murrah building and assemble the bomb. The defense called witnesses who said they saw other men with McVeigh before the bombing and by claiming the government had manipulated the evidence against Nichols.
⦁June 13th, 1997, Jurors choose a death sentence as McVeigh's punishment. "We asked ourselves, Why, why would somebody do this?? and we never could come to an answer," juror Vera Chubb said.
⦁August 14th, 1997, McVeigh is formally sentenced, lashing out at the federal government by saying "for good or for ill, it teaches the whole people by its example."
⦁September 29th, 1997, Nichols' jury selection for his trial begins.
⦁November 2, 1997, Nichols' trial begins in McAlester, Oklahoma.
Nichols' wife testified as a defense witness in his trial. She said her husband had been living a double life prior to the bombing, using aliases, renting storage lockers and lying that he had broken off his relationship with McVeigh. She also testified that Nichols traveled to Oklahoma City three days before the bombing, supporting the prosecution's theory that Nichols helped McVeigh station a getaway car near the Murrah building. Marife also failed to give Nichols an alibi for the day the prosecution said Nichols helped McVeigh assemble the truck bomb.
Nichols was represented by criminal defense attorney Michael Tigar. The trial lasted nine weeks with the prosecution calling 100 witnesses. The prosecution argued that Nichols helped McVeigh purchase and steal bomb ingredients, park the getaway car near the Murrah building and assemble the bomb. The defense called witnesses who said they saw other men with McVeigh before the bombing and by claiming the government had manipulated the evidence against Nichols.
⦁December 23, 1997, Nichols is convicted of the bombing conspiracy but acquitted of any direct blame for the attack. Jurors also finds him guilty of involuntary manslaughter instead of murder for the deaths of eight federal agents.
⦁January 7th, 1998, The federal trial ends. Jurors can't agree on punishment, a deadlock that spares Nichols from execution in his federal case.
After the federal jury deadlocked on the death penalty, citizens of Oklahoma petitioned to empanel a state court grand jury to investigate the bombing. State representative Charles Key led a citizens group that circulated the petitions. It was hoped that evidence implicating other conspirators would be uncovered. A grand jury heard testimony for 18 months about allegations of other accomplices.
⦁March 23rd, 1998, Nichols denies wrongdoing in a letter sent to Matsch. "I would not do a horrible thing such as a terrorist bombing," he wrote.
⦁On May 27, 1998, Michael Fortier was sentenced to twelve years in prison and fined $75,000 for failing to warn authorities about the attack. "I was terribly wrong," he told Kansas federal Judge G. Thomas Van Bebber, who chose the punishment. "I deeply regret not taking the information I had to the police.... I sometimes daydream that I did do this and became a hero, but reality is that I am not."
⦁June 4th, 1998, Matsch sentences Nichols to life in prison without the possibility of release. The judge calls Nichols "an enemy of the Constitution."
⦁January 7th, 1998, The federal trial ends. Jurors can't agree on punishment, a deadlock that spares Nichols from execution in his federal case.
After the federal jury deadlocked on the death penalty, citizens of Oklahoma petitioned to empanel a state court grand jury to investigate the bombing. State representative Charles Key led a citizens group that circulated the petitions. It was hoped that evidence implicating other conspirators would be uncovered. A grand jury heard testimony for 18 months about allegations of other accomplices.
⦁March 23rd, 1998, Nichols denies wrongdoing in a letter sent to Matsch. "I would not do a horrible thing such as a terrorist bombing," he wrote.
⦁On May 27, 1998, Michael Fortier was sentenced to twelve years in prison and fined $75,000 for failing to warn authorities about the attack. "I was terribly wrong," he told Kansas federal Judge G. Thomas Van Bebber, who chose the punishment. "I deeply regret not taking the information I had to the police.... I sometimes daydream that I did do this and became a hero, but reality is that I am not."
⦁June 4th, 1998, Matsch sentences Nichols to life in prison without the possibility of release. The judge calls Nichols "an enemy of the Constitution."
⦁ December 30th, 1998, An Oklahoma County grand jury investigating other theories about the bombing wraps up without naming any new suspects.
⦁In 1999, The BOP transferred McVeigh from ADX Florence to the federal death row at United States Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana.
⦁In 1999, The BOP transferred McVeigh from ADX Florence to the federal death row at United States Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana.
⦁March 8th, 1999, McVeigh loses his appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
⦁March 29th, 1999, Nichols is charged at the state level in Oklahoma. Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty.
Oklahoma County District Attorney Wes Lane denied the state prosecution was conducted solely for the purpose of having Nichols executed, saying it was important Nichols be convicted of killing all the victims.
"This case has always been about 161 men, women and children and an unborn baby having the same rights to their day in court as eight federal law enforcement officers," Lane said.
Oklahoma County District Attorney Wes Lane denied the state prosecution was conducted solely for the purpose of having Nichols executed, saying it was important Nichols be convicted of killing all the victims.
"This case has always been about 161 men, women and children and an unborn baby having the same rights to their day in court as eight federal law enforcement officers," Lane said.
⦁June 11th, 1999, David Hoffman, the only person indicted by the grand jury investigating the Oklahoma City bombing, pleaded guilty and received a suspended sentence and 200 hours of community service. He admitted sending one of the alternate grand jurors a letter copy of book on conspiracy theories about the bombing.
⦁June 30th, 1999, Fortier wins his appeal of his sentence. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules the judge used excessively strict sentencing guidelines.
⦁June 30th, 1999, Fortier wins his appeal of his sentence. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules the judge used excessively strict sentencing guidelines.
⦁October 8th, 1999, Fortier is resentenced to the same time in prison - 12 years. His new fine is $75,000.
⦁October 12th, 1999, The U.S. Supreme Court rejects Nichols first appeal. He eventually loses all his federal appeals.
⦁January 30th- 31st. 2000, Nichols is moved to the Oklahoma County jail from a federal prison in Colorado to face the state trial on 160 capital counts of first-degree murder and one count each of fetal homicide, first-degree arson, and conspiracy.
⦁April 19, 2000, The Oklahoma City National Memorial was dedicated on the site of the Murrah Federal Building, commemorating the victims of the bombing.
⦁October 16th, 2000, Oklahoma County District Attorney Bob Macy is removed from the Nichols case for improper comments to the media.
⦁December 13th, 2000, McVeigh asks to be executed, giving up on his appeals. He states that he doesn't want to spend the rest of his life in prison, he just wants to die.
⦁March 21st, 2001, A judge denies defense motion to dismiss Nichols state charge, ruling it does not violate "double jeopardy" rights against being tried twice for same offense.
⦁April 3rd 2001, McVeigh admits in a new biography that he committed the bombing. He claims Nichols helped him. He calls the dead children "collateral damage." McVeigh stated that his only regret was not completely destroying the federal building.
⦁April 10th, 2001, McVeigh meets with his father for the last time and refuses again to say he is sorry. "Dad, if I did, I wouldn't be telling the truth," he said.
⦁May 11th, 2001, the Justice Department announced that the FBI had mistakenly failed to provide over 3,000 documents to McVeigh's defense counsel. McVeigh's execution was postponed for one month for the defense to review the documents.
⦁On June 6th, 2001, federal judge Richard Paul Matsch ruled the documents would not prove McVeigh innocent and ordered the execution to proceed.
⦁ On June 11, 2001, McVeigh is executed by lethal injection at the Federal Correctional Complex, Terre Haute in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was the first person executed for a federal crime in the United States since 1963. The execution was transmitted on closed-circuit television so that the relatives of the victims could witness his death.
Just before the execution, when he was asked if he had a final statement, McVeigh declined. Jay Sawyer, a relative of one of the victims, wrote, "Without saying a word, he got the final word."
Larry Whicher, whose brother died in the attack, described McVeigh as having "a totally expressionless, blank stare. He had a look of defiance and that if he could, he'd do it all over again."
McVeigh did give a hand written poem as his final statement.
Just before the execution, when he was asked if he had a final statement, McVeigh declined. Jay Sawyer, a relative of one of the victims, wrote, "Without saying a word, he got the final word."
Larry Whicher, whose brother died in the attack, described McVeigh as having "a totally expressionless, blank stare. He had a look of defiance and that if he could, he'd do it all over again."
McVeigh did give a hand written poem as his final statement.
"Invictus" written by William Ernest Henley
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
⦁September 11th, 2001, Twenty minutes after the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, a bomb truck was stationed in downtown Oklahoma City. An Oklahoma County Sheriff's Department command post was activated where Terry Nichols was being held.
⦁October 15, 2001, U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Fortier's complaints about his second sentencing.
⦁October 28th, 2002, The state Supreme Court clears the way for Nichols' state case to resume by resolving a dispute over defense funding.
⦁May 5th-14th 2003, Nichols' long-delayed preliminary hearing is held. Judge Allen McCall concludes the evidence is sufficient for a trial.
⦁September 8th, 2003, Judge Steven Taylor rules the state trial will be held in McAlester.
⦁ February 17th, 2004, Nichols reveals he is willing to plead no contest. Prosecutors respond that is unacceptable.
⦁ March 1st, 2004, The state trial begins with jury selection.
During the two-month trial, the prosecution called 151 witnesses.Their star witness was Fortier, who said Nichols was intimately involved in the conspiracy and had helped obtain bomb ingredients including fertilizer that was mixed with high octane fuel. Fortier also testified that McVeigh and Nichols stole cord and blasting caps from a rock quarry, and that Nichols robbed a gun collector to obtain money for the plot. Nichols's lawyers said he was the "fall guy" and that others had conspired with McVeigh. They wanted to introduce evidence that a group of white supremacists had been McVeigh's accomplices. The judge did not allow them to do so, saying that the defense had not shown that any of these people committed acts in furtherance of the conspiracy. In their concluding argument, the defense said, "People who are still unknown assisted Timothy McVeigh."
⦁September 8th, 2003, Judge Steven Taylor rules the state trial will be held in McAlester.
⦁ February 17th, 2004, Nichols reveals he is willing to plead no contest. Prosecutors respond that is unacceptable.
⦁ March 1st, 2004, The state trial begins with jury selection.
During the two-month trial, the prosecution called 151 witnesses.Their star witness was Fortier, who said Nichols was intimately involved in the conspiracy and had helped obtain bomb ingredients including fertilizer that was mixed with high octane fuel. Fortier also testified that McVeigh and Nichols stole cord and blasting caps from a rock quarry, and that Nichols robbed a gun collector to obtain money for the plot. Nichols's lawyers said he was the "fall guy" and that others had conspired with McVeigh. They wanted to introduce evidence that a group of white supremacists had been McVeigh's accomplices. The judge did not allow them to do so, saying that the defense had not shown that any of these people committed acts in furtherance of the conspiracy. In their concluding argument, the defense said, "People who are still unknown assisted Timothy McVeigh."
⦁ On May 26, 2004, The jury spends five hours deliberating before announcing the verdict. Nichols is found guilty in Oklahoma state court on 161 counts of murder. When the verdict was read, Nichols showed no emotion, staring straight ahead.
⦁ On August 9, 2004, Nichols is sentence to 161 consecutive life terms, without the possibility of parole.
⦁August 19th, 2004, Nichols does not appeal his state conviction, letting deadline to begin pass.
⦁August 24th, 2004, Nichols is returned by plane to federal prison in Colorado to serve his federal sentence.
⦁November 28th, 2004, The Oklahoman reveals that Nichols had confessed during secret plea negotiations in 2003.
⦁In March 2005, FBI investigators acted on a tip from reputed mobster Greg Scarpa, Jr. (son of mobster Greg Scarpa, Sr.), a fellow inmate of Nichols. They searched a buried crawl space in Nichols's former house and found additional explosives missed in the preliminary search after Nichols was arrested.
⦁August 19th, 2004, Nichols does not appeal his state conviction, letting deadline to begin pass.
⦁August 24th, 2004, Nichols is returned by plane to federal prison in Colorado to serve his federal sentence.
⦁November 28th, 2004, The Oklahoman reveals that Nichols had confessed during secret plea negotiations in 2003.
⦁In March 2005, FBI investigators acted on a tip from reputed mobster Greg Scarpa, Jr. (son of mobster Greg Scarpa, Sr.), a fellow inmate of Nichols. They searched a buried crawl space in Nichols's former house and found additional explosives missed in the preliminary search after Nichols was arrested.
The U.S. Congress passed the Anti-terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as a result of the bombing. It tightened the standards for habeas corpus in the United States, as well as legislation designed to increase the protection around federal buildings to deter future terrorist attacks.
In a May 2005 letter that Nichols wrote to a relative of two of the victims, Nichols claimed that an Arkansas gun dealer also conspired in the 1995 bombing plot by donating some of the explosives that were used.
On January 20, 2006, after serving ten and a half years of his sentence, including time already served, Fortier was released for good behavior into the Witness Protection Program.In a May 2005 letter that Nichols wrote to a relative of two of the victims, Nichols claimed that an Arkansas gun dealer also conspired in the 1995 bombing plot by donating some of the explosives that were used.
In a 2006 letter requesting that a judge give his son a light sentence for assault with a deadly weapon, battery of a police officer, and possession of a stolen vehicle, Nichols admitted his participation in the Oklahoma City bombing but said that McVeigh had forced and intimidated him into cooperating.
In a 2007 affidavit, Nichols stated that in 1992 McVeigh claimed to have been recruited for undercover missions while serving in the military. Nichols also said that in 1995 McVeigh told him that FBI official Larry Potts, who had supervised the Ruby Ridge and Waco operations, had directed McVeigh to blow up a government building. Nichols claimed that he and McVeigh had learned how to make the bomb from attending gun shows. Nichols admitted that he and McVeigh stole eight cases of the gel type explosive Tovex from a Marion, Kansas quarry, some of which was later used in the Oklahoma City truck bomb. He admitted that he had helped McVeigh mix the bomb ingredients in the truck the day before the attack, but he denied that he knew the exact target of the bomb. Nichols wanted to testify in more detail in a videotaped deposition, but a federal appeals court ruled against it in 2009.
July of 2014, a trial is held over evidence and conspiracy theories from the Oklahoma City bombing.
July of 2014, a trial is held over evidence and conspiracy theories from the Oklahoma City bombing.
As the trial over documents and videotape the FBI had from the 1995 bombing ended, the man suing the federal government, Jesse Trentadue claimed one of his witnesses had been told not to show up or else.
He said John Matthews, whom he claimed worked as an undercover government operative in the militia movement in the 1990's, had been contacted by an FBI agent and told that he should take a vacation and that if he did testify he should suffer from a case of the "I don't remembers."
Matthews had allegedly known convicted bomber Timothy McVeigh and worked for the government in an operation targeting the patriot militia movement known as "PATCON."
Lawyers for the FBI denied the allegation and said it was Matthews who had contacted them asking how he could get out of testifying. Matthews could not be located to testify, they told the judge.
"This is a serious accusation," Judge Waddoups said.
Federal judge Judge Waddoups admonished the FBI for not properly investigating witness-tampering allegations against the agency, and suggested he will probably appoint a magistrate judge to look into the matter.
Matthews had allegedly known convicted bomber Timothy McVeigh and worked for the government in an operation targeting the patriot militia movement known as "PATCON."
Lawyers for the FBI denied the allegation and said it was Matthews who had contacted them asking how he could get out of testifying. Matthews could not be located to testify, they told the judge.
"This is a serious accusation," Judge Waddoups said.
Federal judge Judge Waddoups admonished the FBI for not properly investigating witness-tampering allegations against the agency, and suggested he will probably appoint a magistrate judge to look into the matter.
Trentadue claims that
"It shows two people at the scene and the government says it only shows one,"
"McVeigh and I suspect that second suspect may be one of their undercover guys."
Trentadue filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for the evidence and when it wasn't produced, he sued. The FBI insists the videotape does not exist. They called three retired FBI agents who worked the Oklahoma City bombing investigation to the witness stand who each insisted that there was no tape.
Trentadue introduced into evidence an FBI lead sheet that had been heavily redacted, which claims that the ATF and FBI had "prior knowledge of the bomb"
It also claims that the agencies had attempted to set up a "sting operation and did not take the bomb threat seriously."
The case reached trial because the judge was not satisfied by the FBI’s previous explanations after the lawsuit was filed in 2008.
The trial stems from Trentadue's overall case against the government over the death of his brother, Kenneth. In 1995, he was picked up in Oklahoma on a parole violation. Jesse Trentadue alleges his brother was mistaken for an Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator and beaten to death during an interrogation.
The trial stems from Trentadue's overall case against the government over the death of his brother, Kenneth. In 1995, he was picked up in Oklahoma on a parole violation. Jesse Trentadue alleges his brother was mistaken for an Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator and beaten to death during an interrogation.
Trentadue had 41 bruises and cuts all over his body.
Then the prison bleached and cleaned out the cell in violation of its own policies.They attempted to cremate the body, only stopping when the same guy suing the FBI basically threatened to sue them if they did not. Then the body was found with all sorts of makeup attempting to cover the bruises and cuts. Then the OKC coroner stated in media interviews that it was not a suicide, but then after having a meeting with some feds, he changed his mind and said it was a suicide. Around the time that Senator Hatch went from calling for hearings on the event to pretending it never happened after also meeting with them.
"The government spent 20 years and who knows how much money to cover up this ugly story," Jesse Trentadue. "And the ugly story is there is no doubt the FBI knew at least four months in advance the Murrah Building was going to be bombed and didn't stop it."
I cannot find the ruling in this case.
Kenneth Michael Trentadue and John Doe #2
He was driving a 1986 Chevy pickup when he was pulled over at the Mexican border on his way home to San Diego on June 10, 1995. He fit the description of John Doe No. 2. Officers ran his license and found that it had been suspended, and that he was wanted for parole violations.
On June 19th, 1995, Kenneth's wife had their first baby, a boy named Vito.
Kenneth was shipped, on August 18, to a prison in Oklahoma City for a hearing on the parole violations. This put him into close proximity to Timothy McVeigh, who, four months earlier, had been stopped by a state trooper, some 80 miles north of Oklahoma City. Timothy was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon and driving without tags, and two days after, was identified as the John Doe No. 1 wanted in the bombing. Terry Nichols turned himself in.
Authorities said that that was it. Case closed. Timothy and Terry were indicted on August 10th, 1995. There were many people that didn't believe Timothy and Terry acted alone. Was it just wack job conspiracy theorists that thought something bigger was afoot? What about John Doe No. 2 and the police's frantic search for him?
On August 19th, 1995, was the last time Kenneth's brother Jesse, heard from Kenneth. Kenneth called at night, sounding chipper, and they talked about the parole hearing. At the end of the call, Kenneth promised to call again the next day.
A check of Kenneth's cell at 2:38 a.m. on August 21st, 1995, all was normal. However, at 3:02 a.m., Kenneth was found in his cell suspended from a noose made out of his bed sheets. The noose was hooked to a light fixture in a special cell that was supposed to be suicide proof. It isn't known why Kenneth was in protective custody away from other inmates.
The prison warden called Kenneth's mom and offered to cremate Kenneth at the expense of the government. Kenneth's mom refused, finding the offer suspicious.
On June 19th, 1995, Kenneth's wife had their first baby, a boy named Vito.
Kenneth was shipped, on August 18, to a prison in Oklahoma City for a hearing on the parole violations. This put him into close proximity to Timothy McVeigh, who, four months earlier, had been stopped by a state trooper, some 80 miles north of Oklahoma City. Timothy was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon and driving without tags, and two days after, was identified as the John Doe No. 1 wanted in the bombing. Terry Nichols turned himself in.
Authorities said that that was it. Case closed. Timothy and Terry were indicted on August 10th, 1995. There were many people that didn't believe Timothy and Terry acted alone. Was it just wack job conspiracy theorists that thought something bigger was afoot? What about John Doe No. 2 and the police's frantic search for him?
On August 19th, 1995, was the last time Kenneth's brother Jesse, heard from Kenneth. Kenneth called at night, sounding chipper, and they talked about the parole hearing. At the end of the call, Kenneth promised to call again the next day.
A check of Kenneth's cell at 2:38 a.m. on August 21st, 1995, all was normal. However, at 3:02 a.m., Kenneth was found in his cell suspended from a noose made out of his bed sheets. The noose was hooked to a light fixture in a special cell that was supposed to be suicide proof. It isn't known why Kenneth was in protective custody away from other inmates.
The prison warden called Kenneth's mom and offered to cremate Kenneth at the expense of the government. Kenneth's mom refused, finding the offer suspicious.
On September 1st, the Bureau of Prisons issued a press release stating that Kenneth’s death had been “ruled a suicide by asphyxiation” and that the injuries on the body “would indicate persistent attempts…to cause himself serious injury or death.” Officials put forth an elaborate scenario in which Kenneth tried to hang himself but fell, bruising his head and body, and then tried to slit his throat with a toothpaste tube before succeeding in his second hanging attempt.
No official ruling in his death had been made yet. In fact, although the exact cause of death could not been determined, the claim that Kenneth had committed suicide was not consistent with medical examiner Fred Jordan's findings, and Kenneth appeared to have been tortured.
The chief investigator of the Oklahoma state medical examiner filed a complaint with the FBI reporting irregularities in the investigation of Kenneth's death. The coroner was at first not permitted into Kenneth's cell. Even though the medical examiner gave instructions on not to touch the cell, it was washed out by the afternoon before the legally-required investigation could be performed. The FBI paperwork from the agent who received the medical examiner's call reads "murder" and "believes that foul play is suspected in this matter."
Evidence in the case disappeared. There was no video of the scene taken or it was lost, depending on who you talk to. There were photos taken of Kenneth's body, but when the family asked for them, they were told that they were lost. The photos did reappear later though, in FBI files years later. His clothes vanished before his body was turned over to the medical examiner. And his bed sheets, boxers, and fingernail clippings, disappeared for several weeks. After the cell was washed, what prison officials called Kenneth’s “suicide note”,a pencil scrawl that read "My Minds No Longer It’s Friend” and “Love Ya Familia!”, was painted over, leaving only photos whose “lack of detail,” according to the FBI crime lab, rendered it “doubtful if this hand printing will ever be identified with hand printing of a known individual." For some reason, the investigator who took the pictures shortly after Kenneth’s death wrote in a caption that the scrawl read, “Love Paul.”
In 1996, Jesse got an anonymous phone call talking about his brother and bank robbers.
“Look, your brother was murdered by the FBI.
There was an interrogation that went wrong….
He fit a profile.”
Later, in a lawsuit brought by Kenneth's family, FBI and state Bureau of Investigations officials testified that a second person’s blood had been found in Kenneth’s cell, and that there were no cut marks on the noose from which he was, according to prison officials, “cut down." Supposedly, an internal FBI memo states that a prison guard told his neighbor that Kenneth had been killed, and then hung in his cell as a cover-up. Another inmate who reported heard similar statements from a second guard said he was warned to keep silent and then sent to isolation. In a deposition in connection with a lawsuit brought by Jesse, another inmate, Alden Gillis Baker, said Kenneth got into an altercation with a guard. He claimed that additional officers entered the cell, there was “a lot of physical violence going on,” he heard “faint moaning,”and later the sound of bed sheets being torn. A judge ruled that Baker, a convicted robber and sex offender, was not a reliable witness. In 2000, Baker was found hanging in his cell in a California federal prison.
In spring of 2003, a small-town newspaper reporter in Oklahoma named J.D. Cash, contacted Jesse and he wanted to talk about Kenneth. He explained that some photos of Kenneth's bore a clear resemblance to the police sketch of the alleged John Doe No.2 And both Kenneth and John Doe No. 2 looked quite a bit like another man, a bank robber named Richard Lee Guthrie. They were the same height, weight, and muscular build, both had dark hair and thick mustaches, and both had dragon tattoos on their left arm.
David Paul Hammer, a convicted murderer, had struck up a friendship with Timothy McVeigh when both were imprisoned at the same Federal Correctional Complex. Hammer made sworn statements alleging that McVeigh told him information about other conspirators in the Oklahoma City Bombing, including Guthrie.
In 1994 and 1995, Guthrie and the Aryan Republican Army carried 22 bank robberies across the Midwest, netting some $250,000 that they used to support the white-supremacist movement. Guthrie would also be found dead in his prison cell, the day before he was scheduled to give a television interview. His death was ruled a suicide by hanging.
After being shown a picture of Kenneth, Timothy McVeigh is reported to have said,
"Now I know why Trentadue was killed, because they thought he was Richard Guthrie."
The federal government did pay a civil settlement, but that still will not help with the obvious injustice that has happened.
The many suicides and plane crashes of the first responders of the Oklahoma City Bombing.
7-year veteran of the Oklahoma City PD, Sgt. Terrance E. Yeakey was 30 years old when he was the first to arrive on the scene of the Oklahoma city bombing. He saved the lives of 8 people from the rubble of the building of the horrific explosion. He had been awarded the Key to the City of El Reno, Oklahoma for his heroism during the aftermath of the bombing.
Terrance was scheduled for a final interview with the FBI in Irving, TX. He was planning on working for the FBI in Dallas and moving there with his sister and brother in law. Terrance had reconciled with his ex-wife. Their plans were set to remarry shortly after his move to Dallas. He was also a Gulf War veteran who had served as an M.P. for two years in Saudi Arabia.
Terrance did not agree with the official version of events touted by the national media and law enforcement at that time and was living under constant scrutiny. He was the target of horrific persecution from his brothers in law enforcement.
He was in the process of collecting evidence, which supported and documented the inconsistencies he witnessed the morning of the bombing at the scene itself, when he was found dead on May 8th, 1996. His body was found in a field in El Reno, Oklahoma, over a mile away from his abandoned vehicle. An extremely large amount of blood was found in his vehicle, he had been bound, had rope burn on his neck, ligature marks on his wrists, numerous deep cuts. The cuts on his wrists were so severe that they had to be sewn up before he was embalmed to prevent leakage. A single bullet had entered his right temple at a 45-degree angle. There was no gun found at the scene right away. An hour later, a FBI agent showed up and found a gun in an already thoroughly searched area within 5 minutes of being there.
His 9 boxes of evidence that he had collected were never found. The safe deposit box that supposedly had evidence about the Oklahoma City Bombing, and that Terrance shared with Dr. Howard Don Chumley, later was found empty.
Terrance's family claim that his death was a brutal murder, and indicate that local law enforcement were complicit in covering up this murder. The official theory given out was that Terrance slit his wrists and neck, causing him to nearly bleed to death in his car, and then climb over a barbed wire fence. He then was supposedly walked over 1-1/4 miles distance, through a nearby field, eventually shooting himself in the side of the head. There was no autopsy preformed.
The family would sometimes be approached by others in the police department, who told them in no uncertain terms, but off the record, that Terrance had been murdered.
Terrance was scheduled for a final interview with the FBI in Irving, TX. He was planning on working for the FBI in Dallas and moving there with his sister and brother in law. Terrance had reconciled with his ex-wife. Their plans were set to remarry shortly after his move to Dallas. He was also a Gulf War veteran who had served as an M.P. for two years in Saudi Arabia.
Terrance did not agree with the official version of events touted by the national media and law enforcement at that time and was living under constant scrutiny. He was the target of horrific persecution from his brothers in law enforcement.
He was in the process of collecting evidence, which supported and documented the inconsistencies he witnessed the morning of the bombing at the scene itself, when he was found dead on May 8th, 1996. His body was found in a field in El Reno, Oklahoma, over a mile away from his abandoned vehicle. An extremely large amount of blood was found in his vehicle, he had been bound, had rope burn on his neck, ligature marks on his wrists, numerous deep cuts. The cuts on his wrists were so severe that they had to be sewn up before he was embalmed to prevent leakage. A single bullet had entered his right temple at a 45-degree angle. There was no gun found at the scene right away. An hour later, a FBI agent showed up and found a gun in an already thoroughly searched area within 5 minutes of being there.
His 9 boxes of evidence that he had collected were never found. The safe deposit box that supposedly had evidence about the Oklahoma City Bombing, and that Terrance shared with Dr. Howard Don Chumley, later was found empty.
Terrance's family claim that his death was a brutal murder, and indicate that local law enforcement were complicit in covering up this murder. The official theory given out was that Terrance slit his wrists and neck, causing him to nearly bleed to death in his car, and then climb over a barbed wire fence. He then was supposedly walked over 1-1/4 miles distance, through a nearby field, eventually shooting himself in the side of the head. There was no autopsy preformed.
The family would sometimes be approached by others in the police department, who told them in no uncertain terms, but off the record, that Terrance had been murdered.
The family was allegedly harassed and followed by Oklahoma City Police and others. Unmarked cars sat in front of their homes for hours. Some of this stalking was caught on video by the family.
Terrance's ex-wife had her home broken into and a balloon was left in her house with the words, “we know where you are”, written in black marker on it.
Terrance's family is still looking for the truth.
Michael L. Loudenslager was born January 1st, 1947 in Twin Falls County, Idaho. He was a graduate of Choctaw High School and received a BS in Agricultural Science from OSU in 1969. He had resided in Harrah since 1978, and was a member of McLoud Masonic Lodge and India Temple. He was married and had two children. His family said horses were his life. He was a reserve sheriff for Oklahoma County, the Mounted Patrol, a member of the US Marshall's Posse, OETRA, NRA, and the Quarter Horse Assn. He worked on the first floor of the Murrah Building as a planner-estimator for the General Services Administration. His wife used to work at the Murrah building, running the daycare.
Michael had given forewarning to parents of kids at the daycare center that resided in the Murrah building. In weeks before the bombing, he had growing concerns about an increased amount of missiles being brought into the building by the B.A.T.F. and D.E.A. He urged parents and the day care operator to pull their children from the building.
Michael was 48 years old and was working in the Murrah building at the time of the explosion. Michael was seen by numerous people actively helping in the rescue and recovery effort. Sometime during the rescue efforts, he was seen and heard in a very "heated" confrontation with someone.
His was found, two days later, inside the Murrah Building, still at his desk. Even though he died after the bombing, he is considered among the 168 that died in the bombing.
Michael had given forewarning to parents of kids at the daycare center that resided in the Murrah building. In weeks before the bombing, he had growing concerns about an increased amount of missiles being brought into the building by the B.A.T.F. and D.E.A. He urged parents and the day care operator to pull their children from the building.
Michael was 48 years old and was working in the Murrah building at the time of the explosion. Michael was seen by numerous people actively helping in the rescue and recovery effort. Sometime during the rescue efforts, he was seen and heard in a very "heated" confrontation with someone.
His was found, two days later, inside the Murrah Building, still at his desk. Even though he died after the bombing, he is considered among the 168 that died in the bombing.
Dr. Howard Don Chumley had a clinic 12 blocks away from the Murrah building and was one of the first doctors on the scene of the Oklahoma City Bombing. He shared a safety deposit box and information with Sgt.Terrance E. Yeakey, who was also a first responder to the Oklahoma City Bombing. He had his step son, Sean Jones, with him. When Sean and Howard first arrived, they were sent to the parking garage. Victims were trapped there. When they got there, they were approached by a man repeatedly yelling about a bomb, so they all ran away.
Sean said that Howard was the only doctor to actually go in the building. Sean and Howard saved nine infants from the day care center.
Howard said that two FBI agents came up to him and asked to be bandaged, even though they had no wounds. Howard told the agents he had real injuries to treat and he didn't want to be a part of whatever they were concocting. His claim was corroborated by another witness. The two agents tried with another doctor, but Howard stepped in and said he would report them if they didn't leave.
Howard, like Terrance, didn't believe the official story of what happened that was being put out about the bombing. Rumor has it that he was about to go public with the evidence he had found inside the Murrah building.
Four months after the Oklahoma City Bombing, Howard was 47 years old when he was killed in a plane crash, in his personal plane, on a routine trip from Texas back to Oklahoma. He was flying his Cessna 210 when the plane went from 7,000 feet to a full nose dive, seemingly out of nowhere. An investigation was conducted and there was nothing wrong found with his body or the plane that could have caused the crash.
The safe deposit box, remember, was found empty. The information that Howard had allegedly compiled was never made public.
Sean said that Howard was the only doctor to actually go in the building. Sean and Howard saved nine infants from the day care center.
Howard said that two FBI agents came up to him and asked to be bandaged, even though they had no wounds. Howard told the agents he had real injuries to treat and he didn't want to be a part of whatever they were concocting. His claim was corroborated by another witness. The two agents tried with another doctor, but Howard stepped in and said he would report them if they didn't leave.
Howard, like Terrance, didn't believe the official story of what happened that was being put out about the bombing. Rumor has it that he was about to go public with the evidence he had found inside the Murrah building.
Four months after the Oklahoma City Bombing, Howard was 47 years old when he was killed in a plane crash, in his personal plane, on a routine trip from Texas back to Oklahoma. He was flying his Cessna 210 when the plane went from 7,000 feet to a full nose dive, seemingly out of nowhere. An investigation was conducted and there was nothing wrong found with his body or the plane that could have caused the crash.
The safe deposit box, remember, was found empty. The information that Howard had allegedly compiled was never made public.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Ted Richardson
He was a sports hunter and was active with his sons and the boys scouts in his church. He was also the chief bombing and arson prosecutor for the Western District of Oklahoma at the time of the Oklahoma City Bombing. He was immediately transferred out of that position after the bombing.
Ted was investigating Samir Khalil and his connection to the 1993 Word Trade Center Bombing and to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks. Khalid also was the employer of the Iraqi suspect Hussain Hashem al-HUSSAINI. The Department of Justice took Richardson off the Khalil investigation days after the Oklahoma City Bombing even though Richardson was preparing to submit evidence to a Grand Jury on Khalils HUD property scams and tax evasion schemes to raise money to finance Hamas.
Ted also helped put the case together against McVeigh and Nichols in the Oklahoma City Bombing.
A month after Melvin Beall, a 26 year veteran of the Oklahoma City PD, who talked to and gave directions along with three other OG&E employees to McVeigh, Fortier, McVeigh’s sister and Fortier's wife, complained to Ted that the FBI and later the County grand jury covered up and ignored his and the employees testimony, Ted was found dead. Ted was 49 years old when he was found dead in 1997, near his church and allegedly Khalil's home. He was wearing a T-shirt honoring the unknown hundreds who came to the aid of victims: "Nameless Saints," it said, "We Give Our Thanks." He had a single shotgun blast that tore a hole through that T-shirt. His death was ruled as a suicide, even though his family claims he wasn't suicidal.
Interesting Facts
Ninety minutes before the explosion that April morning in 1995, many people noticed and later reported the presence of emergency police responders in full combat attire in the vicinity of the Murrah Building.The number of witnesses became so high that the authorities were forced to admit that they did have responders on the ground before the blast occurred. Officials never offered an explanation for the early presence of the responders.
According to intelligence reports and briefings for the media, McVeigh had planned the operation for many months, even engaging in several scouting trips of the building. However, he stopped for directions.
All CCTV footage of the events that morning was confiscated.
It was instantly made the property of the United States government.
How the building crumpled, suggested that at least some of the explosions had occurred inside the building.
Many believe that the real reason for the Oklahoma City Bombing was to take the United States closer to implementing martial law.
After the Oklahoma City bombing, Bill Clinton rushed in measures to allow the US military to become involved in domestic law.
This was normally handled by the police.
After a vast investigation headed by the FBI, three trials mounted against McVeigh and his co-conspirator, Terry Nichols. The federal indictment against McVeigh and Nichols made specific mention of “others unknown”, and when their trials were almost over, the presiding judge publicly urged the FBI and other law enforcement agencies to keep investigating. They never did, so we don't know who the other people involved are.
Front-line investigators and lawyers who prosecuted the case did not speak independently about it for many years. Leads were not pursued with the FBI’s customary fashion. Obvious suspects, like Kevin McCarthy and Lori Fortier,were offered deals by government prosecutors, usually but not always in exchange for their testimony. Others were lost or forgotten. Half a dozen right wing radicals fingered as possible suspects by government informants or by fellow anti-government warriors were not questioned about the bombing, even when it became clear they had lied about their whereabouts on April 19th.
All CCTV footage of the events that morning was confiscated.
It was instantly made the property of the United States government.
How the building crumpled, suggested that at least some of the explosions had occurred inside the building.
Many believe that the real reason for the Oklahoma City Bombing was to take the United States closer to implementing martial law.
After the Oklahoma City bombing, Bill Clinton rushed in measures to allow the US military to become involved in domestic law.
This was normally handled by the police.
After a vast investigation headed by the FBI, three trials mounted against McVeigh and his co-conspirator, Terry Nichols. The federal indictment against McVeigh and Nichols made specific mention of “others unknown”, and when their trials were almost over, the presiding judge publicly urged the FBI and other law enforcement agencies to keep investigating. They never did, so we don't know who the other people involved are.
Front-line investigators and lawyers who prosecuted the case did not speak independently about it for many years. Leads were not pursued with the FBI’s customary fashion. Obvious suspects, like Kevin McCarthy and Lori Fortier,were offered deals by government prosecutors, usually but not always in exchange for their testimony. Others were lost or forgotten. Half a dozen right wing radicals fingered as possible suspects by government informants or by fellow anti-government warriors were not questioned about the bombing, even when it became clear they had lied about their whereabouts on April 19th.
There was a different Ryder truck seen by witnesses at McVeigh’s motel in Kansas and at the state park where the bomb was assembled in the week leading up to the bombing? There was also other people seen inside McVeigh’s motel room during the same period. There were two people seen renting the bomb truck on the 17th of April, neither of them really fit McVeigh’s description.
Neither McVeigh and Nichols received more than rudimentary explosives training when they served together in the Army and their early experiments with smaller devices were terrible.
More than 20 eyewitnesses were unanimous in telling the FBI he was not alone on the morning of the bombing.
Lori and Michael Fortier were considered accomplices for their foreknowledge of the planning of the bombing.
McVeigh and Nichols were associated with extreme right-wing movements, white supremacists and the militant Patriot Movement. The movement rejects the legitimacy of the federal government and law enforcement.
According to several sources, including an FBI informant, the plan had been to blow up the federal courthouse next door no the Murrah building. The two buildings shared an underground garage and McVeigh’s crew was supposed to plant the bomb there.
The Ryder truck was first seen downtown 50 minutes before McVeigh later claimed to have arrived. He could not get into the garage because the truck was too tall. So he was going to park the truck in an alley between the federal courthouse and the Old Post Office building. He couldn't do that either, truck had to back out of the alley because a US Marshals Service truck was already there dropping off a prisoner.
Supposedly, there are similarities between the Oklahoma City bomb and the devices used in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and in the Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia in 1996.
After the judge in the McVeigh trial turned down Jone's request to admit Edwin Angeles' evidence, a Filipino prosecutor told a judge in Manila he had insufficient evidence to keep holding Angeles and he was released.
Angeles was beginning to give plenty of embarrassing information about officials in his own country and challenging the FBI's theory of the Oklahoma City bombing when he disappeared.
When the Jeep and empty trailer were found, Missouri investigators inspected the scene. Police are speculating that Mueller may have been acquainted with a suspect wanted by Missouri authorities, Timothy Coombs. Coombs is accused of shooting a Missouri police officer in the officer's home in 1994.
Both men were both members of an anti-government group. "Nobody took this man from here without a struggle," said David Mason, who was standing outside the house that he rented to his friend, William Mueller. He added that more than one person must have been involved since there was no sign of a struggle.
Mason said he found the lock to the house door forced open shortly after the Mueller family disappeared. Sylvia Mason, David's wife, said she only became worried after not hearing from the Muellers for about two weeks. That was because the family would come and go from the converted schoolhouse, she said.
"I became really worried after discovering the building had been broken into and their animals weren't fed," she said. The Masons said they know of no one who wanted to hurt the Muellers and can think of no other reason than robbery as the motive for the killings. But David Mason said he had no idea why someone who intended to rob and kill the Muellers would abduct them, kill them and dump the bodies miles away, instead of committing the entire crime at the isolated house.
The Muellers house, which David Mason first built as a Christian school and were are no immediate neighbors. The Masons said that the closest houses were unoccupied. Sylvia Mason described the Muellers "as a good Christian family." "We are very saddened," David Mason said. "They were nice people." But he said that he felt the Muellers were the victims of foul play since they first disappeared. "I'm very glad that they have been found." He said that finding the bodies is the second step toward solving the mystery that he wants solved.
He said he had not known the Muellers before they moved into the house and doesn't believe the Muellers were a member of a fringe political group or a cult. Larry Darter, a former Pope County sheriff, said Mueller once was his neighbor. "They were good neighbors," Darter said. "We watched out for each other's place." He said Mueller had been a constable in Pope County. He said also that William Mueller sold some tapes that were anti-government. But that didn't stop them from being friends, he said. "We just didn't believe the same thing," Darter said.
In high school, McVeigh became interested in computers and hacked into government computer systems under the handle The Wanderer, taken from the song by Dion (DiMucci). In his senior year, McVeigh was named Starpoint Central High School's "most promising computer programmer," but he maintained relatively poor grades until his 1986 graduation.
Angeles was beginning to give plenty of embarrassing information about officials in his own country and challenging the FBI's theory of the Oklahoma City bombing when he disappeared.
April 19, 1993 was the date that federal agents raided the compound that ended the Waco Siege.
Patriots Day is the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775 that marked the beginning of the armed uprising by colonialists against British control.
The Murrah Fund was set up in the wake of the bombing attracted over $300,000 in federal grants. Over $40 million was donated to the city to aid disaster relief and to compensate the victims. Funds were initially distributed to families who needed it to get back on their feet, and the rest was held in trust for longer-term medical and psychological needs. By 2005, $18 million of the donations remained, some of which was earmarked to provide a college education for each of the 219 children who lost one or both parents in the bombing. A committee chaired by Daniel Kurtenbach of Goodwill Industries provided financial assistance to the survivors.
the FBI.
The Murrah Fund was set up in the wake of the bombing attracted over $300,000 in federal grants. Over $40 million was donated to the city to aid disaster relief and to compensate the victims. Funds were initially distributed to families who needed it to get back on their feet, and the rest was held in trust for longer-term medical and psychological needs. By 2005, $18 million of the donations remained, some of which was earmarked to provide a college education for each of the 219 children who lost one or both parents in the bombing. A committee chaired by Daniel Kurtenbach of Goodwill Industries provided financial assistance to the survivors.
Other Alleged Events
The FBI Agent Was Run Off The Road By The CIA
A son of a retired FBI agent claims a peculiar incident occurred on the day of the Oklahoma City bombing, on a highway approaching Oklahoma City, to his dad while he was still an active member of the FBI.
The FBI agent was driving toward Oklahoma City on the morning of April 19th, 1995, when, at about 8:00 AM, he found himself following a yellow Mercury Marquis with a missing rear license place, driven by a person who he later recognized as Timothy McVeigh, with no passengers in the car. The car was apparently being accompanied by at least two other cars that the agent
recognized as CIA vehicles. He was then at a time and distance from downtown Oklahoma City, and traveling at a speed, that would not have permitted McVeigh to have done more than arrive just in time for the 9:02 AM bombing and immediately turn around again.
recognized as CIA vehicles. He was then at a time and distance from downtown Oklahoma City, and traveling at a speed, that would not have permitted McVeigh to have done more than arrive just in time for the 9:02 AM bombing and immediately turn around again.
Apparently, the persons in the convoy vehicles recognized the agent, because one of them deliberately swerved to ram his car, causing him to have to discontinue following McVeigh, and await the police and a tow truck. After this incident, the agent retired and refuses to talk about it with
anyone but his son, who passed on the information to some of his friends.
Arkansas State Police spokesman Wayne Jordan said the bound and badly decomposed bodies of Mueller, 53; his wife, Nancy, 28; and her 8-year-old daughter, Sarah, were pulled from a bayou in Pope County.
George Eaton, publisher of the Patriot Report, said Mueller's concerns about his family's safety stemmed from the 1995 burglary of the two-story stone and wood home where he lived with his wife and her daughter until they vanished.. Eaton said Mueller may have known who took $50,000 in gold and silver bullion, coins, guns and gun parts in early 1995. He feared they would return and kill him. That robbery occurred about two months after Royal gun collector Roger Moore was gagged and bound with duct tape in a daylight robbery linked to the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.
Nov. 5, 1994. Both thefts occurred within months of the bombing. Eaton says the timing troubles him and that "it's a big coincidence that there were two big robberies like that in Arkansas." Eaton said Mueller confessed his fears that he might be robbed or murdered when the two last met at a militia-oriented church service in November or December 1995. He said Mueller invited him to a religious meeting at his home in Tilly in January, but Eaton couldn't make it.
anyone but his son, who passed on the information to some of his friends.
William Mueller and His Family Murdered
Two months before he and his family vanished, gun dealer and patriot movement member William Mueller told a key Arkansas militia spokesman that he feared for his life. Mueller family friends in Searcy County believed the Muellers were abducted from their Tilly home and murdered.Arkansas State Police spokesman Wayne Jordan said the bound and badly decomposed bodies of Mueller, 53; his wife, Nancy, 28; and her 8-year-old daughter, Sarah, were pulled from a bayou in Pope County.
George Eaton, publisher of the Patriot Report, said Mueller's concerns about his family's safety stemmed from the 1995 burglary of the two-story stone and wood home where he lived with his wife and her daughter until they vanished.. Eaton said Mueller may have known who took $50,000 in gold and silver bullion, coins, guns and gun parts in early 1995. He feared they would return and kill him. That robbery occurred about two months after Royal gun collector Roger Moore was gagged and bound with duct tape in a daylight robbery linked to the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.
Nov. 5, 1994. Both thefts occurred within months of the bombing. Eaton says the timing troubles him and that "it's a big coincidence that there were two big robberies like that in Arkansas." Eaton said Mueller confessed his fears that he might be robbed or murdered when the two last met at a militia-oriented church service in November or December 1995. He said Mueller invited him to a religious meeting at his home in Tilly in January, but Eaton couldn't make it.
Relatives said the Muellers were last seen in Tilly and were believed en route to a Springdale gun show they never attended. Their white Jeep Cherokee and a trailer in which they carried guns and precious metals was found abandoned on a road 17 miles north of Dover. It was about 27 miles from where their bodies were recovered.
Missing would have been an odd assortment of gold and silver, guns, gun parts and survivalist gear, like what was previously stolen from his home. Mueller, suspicious of banks and fearful of another burglary, converted his cash into precious metals and took his savings on road trips.
Missing would have been an odd assortment of gold and silver, guns, gun parts and survivalist gear, like what was previously stolen from his home. Mueller, suspicious of banks and fearful of another burglary, converted his cash into precious metals and took his savings on road trips.
When the Jeep and empty trailer were found, Missouri investigators inspected the scene. Police are speculating that Mueller may have been acquainted with a suspect wanted by Missouri authorities, Timothy Coombs. Coombs is accused of shooting a Missouri police officer in the officer's home in 1994.
Both men were both members of an anti-government group. "Nobody took this man from here without a struggle," said David Mason, who was standing outside the house that he rented to his friend, William Mueller. He added that more than one person must have been involved since there was no sign of a struggle.
Mason said he found the lock to the house door forced open shortly after the Mueller family disappeared. Sylvia Mason, David's wife, said she only became worried after not hearing from the Muellers for about two weeks. That was because the family would come and go from the converted schoolhouse, she said.
"I became really worried after discovering the building had been broken into and their animals weren't fed," she said. The Masons said they know of no one who wanted to hurt the Muellers and can think of no other reason than robbery as the motive for the killings. But David Mason said he had no idea why someone who intended to rob and kill the Muellers would abduct them, kill them and dump the bodies miles away, instead of committing the entire crime at the isolated house.
The Muellers house, which David Mason first built as a Christian school and were are no immediate neighbors. The Masons said that the closest houses were unoccupied. Sylvia Mason described the Muellers "as a good Christian family." "We are very saddened," David Mason said. "They were nice people." But he said that he felt the Muellers were the victims of foul play since they first disappeared. "I'm very glad that they have been found." He said that finding the bodies is the second step toward solving the mystery that he wants solved.
He said he had not known the Muellers before they moved into the house and doesn't believe the Muellers were a member of a fringe political group or a cult. Larry Darter, a former Pope County sheriff, said Mueller once was his neighbor. "They were good neighbors," Darter said. "We watched out for each other's place." He said Mueller had been a constable in Pope County. He said also that William Mueller sold some tapes that were anti-government. But that didn't stop them from being friends, he said. "We just didn't believe the same thing," Darter said.
Sylvia Mason said she found evidence of a second break-in following their disappearance."The bottom of the front door was kicked in. The door at the top of the stairs was kicked in. They even left their glasses by the bedside," she said. "Everything in the building told us they were taken against their will."
Eaton said Mueller never tied his fears to Oklahoma City and never mentioned knowing McVeigh. "We talked about how sad it was," Eaton said. "It seriously hurt his business, and it hurt my newsletter a lot."
He said Mueller had met an acquaintance of McVeigh's, Andy Strassmeir, during a brief encounter at a gun show in Fort Smith sometime before the bombing. Strassmeir, a former German army lieutenant, worked security at Elohim City, a Christian identity community near Muldrow, Okla. Officials say McVeigh called the community asking for "Andy" a few days before the bombing.
Eaton said he introduced the men, who argued for 10 minutes on whether Strassmeir had given Mueller a $10 or $20 bill to purchase some merchandise. He said they parted on good terms. "He (Mueller) was just a real good American. They were just nice people. I don't think he would ever have had anything to do with anything illegal," Eaton said. If anything, said Eaton, Mueller was naive and so trusting he had no security at his house.
The first burglary, which occurred while they were away at a gun show, drained their savings, Eaton said. Mueller was scheduled to go to New York and pick up a $50,000 inheritance check from his father's death before he disappeared. Eaton said he never got the check.
Eaton published a patriot movement newsletter in northern Idaho and helped negotiate the standoff between federal troops and white separatist Randy Weaver and his family at Ruby Ridge, Idaho, in 1992. Weaver's son and wife were killed during the confrontation.
Eaton met the Muellers at a Fort Smith gun show and became friends. Mueller began peddling Eaton's newsletter and a series of audio and video tapes detailing the Ruby Ridge killings, the federal raid on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, and other extremist clashes.
He said the Muellers avoided the big city gun shows and concentrated on the more frequent, smaller shows in towns.
The shows involved 150 or so dealers, Eaton said. Moore, who also traveled the shows and knew McVeigh, it was not uncommon for the dealers to use fake names. He's not sure whether he or his girlfriend, Karen, ever met the Muellers or whether their robberies were related.
"It wasn't unusual for everyone to have a different name," Moore said. "You'd meet someone later and they'd say, "Oh, by the way, that wasn't my real name.'"
He said Mueller had met an acquaintance of McVeigh's, Andy Strassmeir, during a brief encounter at a gun show in Fort Smith sometime before the bombing. Strassmeir, a former German army lieutenant, worked security at Elohim City, a Christian identity community near Muldrow, Okla. Officials say McVeigh called the community asking for "Andy" a few days before the bombing.
Eaton said he introduced the men, who argued for 10 minutes on whether Strassmeir had given Mueller a $10 or $20 bill to purchase some merchandise. He said they parted on good terms. "He (Mueller) was just a real good American. They were just nice people. I don't think he would ever have had anything to do with anything illegal," Eaton said. If anything, said Eaton, Mueller was naive and so trusting he had no security at his house.
The first burglary, which occurred while they were away at a gun show, drained their savings, Eaton said. Mueller was scheduled to go to New York and pick up a $50,000 inheritance check from his father's death before he disappeared. Eaton said he never got the check.
Eaton published a patriot movement newsletter in northern Idaho and helped negotiate the standoff between federal troops and white separatist Randy Weaver and his family at Ruby Ridge, Idaho, in 1992. Weaver's son and wife were killed during the confrontation.
Eaton met the Muellers at a Fort Smith gun show and became friends. Mueller began peddling Eaton's newsletter and a series of audio and video tapes detailing the Ruby Ridge killings, the federal raid on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, and other extremist clashes.
He said the Muellers avoided the big city gun shows and concentrated on the more frequent, smaller shows in towns.
The shows involved 150 or so dealers, Eaton said. Moore, who also traveled the shows and knew McVeigh, it was not uncommon for the dealers to use fake names. He's not sure whether he or his girlfriend, Karen, ever met the Muellers or whether their robberies were related.
"It wasn't unusual for everyone to have a different name," Moore said. "You'd meet someone later and they'd say, "Oh, by the way, that wasn't my real name.'"
Bill Bean and His Footage Of McVeigh
On August 3rd 1993, Bill Bean was given a tour of the Camp Grafton military facility in North Dakota as part of a research effort to scout possible shooting locations for a film he was working on. Bean met the Camp Superintendent Col. Dahl and was permitted to film every location he visited.
The video allegedly shows McVeigh at a U.S. military base that specializes in explosives and demolition training over a year after he supposedly left the army.
Bean has suffered intense surveillance and harassment since taking the footage.
Bean has suffered intense surveillance and harassment since taking the footage.
Perpetrators
Timothy James McVeigh
Timothy McVeigh was born on April 23, 1968 in Lockport, New York, the only son and the second of three children. His parents divorced when he was ten years old, and he was raised by his father in Pendleton, New York.
McVeigh claimed to have been a target of bullying at school. At the end of his life, he stated his belief that the United States government is the ultimate bully.
McVeigh was described as very shy and withdrawn. Few described him as an outgoing and playful child who withdrew as an adolescent. McVeigh is said to have had only one girlfriend during his adolescence.
McVeigh told people he wanted to be a gun shop owner and sometimes took firearms to school to impress his classmates. He became intensely interested in gun rights, as well as the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, after he graduated from high school, and read magazines such as Soldier of Fortune. He briefly attended Bryant & Stratton College before dropping out. After dropping out of college, McVeigh worked as armored car guard and was noted by co-workers to be obsessed with guns.
One co-worker recalled an instance where McVeigh came to work "looking like Pancho Villa" wearing bandoleers(ammunition sling)
In May 1988, McVeigh was 20 years old when he enlisted in the U.S. Army Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia. McVeigh used much of his spare time to read about firearms, sniper tactics, and explosives. He was reprimanded by the military for purchasing a "White Power" T-shirt at a Ku Klux Klan protest against black servicemen who wore "Black Power" T-shirts around a military installation.
He was a top-scoring gunner with his 1st Infantry Division and was eventually promoted to sergeant. After being promoted to sergeant, McVeigh earned a reputation of assigning undesirable work to black servicemen and frequently used racial slurs against them. He was stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, before being deployed on Operation Desert Storm.
Speaking of his experience in Kuwait in an interview before his execution, he stated he decapitated an Iraqi soldier with cannon fire on his first day in the war and celebrated. He said he was later shocked to be ordered to execute surrendering prisoners and to see carnage on the road leaving Kuwait City after U.S. troops routed the Iraqi army. McVeigh received several service awards, including the Bronze Star Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and the Kuwaiti Liberation Medal.
McVeigh aspired to join the United States Army Special Forces. After returning from the Gulf War he washed out on the second day of the 21-day assessment and selection course for the Special Forces. McVeigh decided to leave the Army and was honorably discharged in 1991.
Speaking of his experience in Kuwait in an interview before his execution, he stated he decapitated an Iraqi soldier with cannon fire on his first day in the war and celebrated. He said he was later shocked to be ordered to execute surrendering prisoners and to see carnage on the road leaving Kuwait City after U.S. troops routed the Iraqi army. McVeigh received several service awards, including the Bronze Star Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and the Kuwaiti Liberation Medal.
McVeigh aspired to join the United States Army Special Forces. After returning from the Gulf War he washed out on the second day of the 21-day assessment and selection course for the Special Forces. McVeigh decided to leave the Army and was honorably discharged in 1991.
McVeigh wrote letters to local newspapers:
"Taxes are a joke. Regardless of what a political candidate "promises," they will increase. More taxes are always the answer to government mismanagement. They mess up. We suffer. Taxes are reaching cataclysmic levels, with no slowdown in sight. [...] Is a Civil War Imminent? Do we have to shed blood to reform the current system? I hope it doesn't come to that. But it might."
McVeigh also wrote to Representative John J. LaFalce ((D) New York), complaining about the arrest of a woman for carrying mace:
"It is a lie if we tell ourselves that the police can protect us everywhere at all times. Firearms restrictions are bad enough, but now a woman can't even carry Mace in her purse?"
While visiting friends in Decker, Michigan, McVeigh reportedly complained that the Army had implanted a microchip into his buttocks so that the government could keep track of him. He complained that federal agents had left him with an unexplained scar on his butt, implanted him with a microchip. It was painful, he said, to sit on the chip.
"Taxes are a joke. Regardless of what a political candidate "promises," they will increase. More taxes are always the answer to government mismanagement. They mess up. We suffer. Taxes are reaching cataclysmic levels, with no slowdown in sight. [...] Is a Civil War Imminent? Do we have to shed blood to reform the current system? I hope it doesn't come to that. But it might."
McVeigh also wrote to Representative John J. LaFalce ((D) New York), complaining about the arrest of a woman for carrying mace:
"It is a lie if we tell ourselves that the police can protect us everywhere at all times. Firearms restrictions are bad enough, but now a woman can't even carry Mace in her purse?"
While visiting friends in Decker, Michigan, McVeigh reportedly complained that the Army had implanted a microchip into his buttocks so that the government could keep track of him. He complained that federal agents had left him with an unexplained scar on his butt, implanted him with a microchip. It was painful, he said, to sit on the chip.
McVeigh worked long hours in a dead-end job, felt homeless, all his romantic advances were rejected by a co-worker and he felt nervous around women. He believed that he brought too much pain to his loved ones. He grew angry and frustrated and he took up obsessive gambling. He took a cash advance and then defaulted on his repayments. He then began looking for a state without heavy government regulation or high taxes. He became enraged when the government told him that he had been overpaid $1,058 while in the Army and he had to pay back the money. He wrote an angry letter to the government.
"Go ahead, take everything I own; take my dignity. Feel good as you grow fat and rich at my expense; sucking my tax dollars and property."
McVeigh introduced his sister to anti-government literature, but his father had little interest in these views, so he moved into an apartment that had no telephone. He also quit the NRA, viewing its stance on gun rights as too weak.
"Go ahead, take everything I own; take my dignity. Feel good as you grow fat and rich at my expense; sucking my tax dollars and property."
McVeigh introduced his sister to anti-government literature, but his father had little interest in these views, so he moved into an apartment that had no telephone. He also quit the NRA, viewing its stance on gun rights as too weak.
In 1993, he drove to the Waco siege to show his support and distributed pro-gun rights literature and bumper stickers.
He told a student reporter:
"The government is afraid of the guns people have because they have to have control of the people at all times. Once you take away the guns, you can do anything to the people. You give them an inch and they take a mile. I believe we are slowly turning into a socialist government. The government is continually growing bigger and more powerful, and the people need to prepare to defend themselves against government control."
For the five months following the Waco siege, McVeigh worked at gun shows and handed out free cards printed up with Lon Horiuchi's name and address, "in the hope that somebody in the Patriot movement would assassinate the sharpshooter." Horiuchi is an FBI sniper and his shooting and killing of Randy Weaver's wife while she held an infant child in Ruby Ridge was controversial. He wrote hate mail to the sniper, suggesting that "what goes around, comes around". McVeigh later considered targeting Horiuchi or a member of his family instead of the Murrah building.
McVeigh traveled to forty states and visiting about eighty gun shows. McVeigh found that the further west he went, the more anti-government sentiment he encountered, at least until he got to what he called "The People's Socialist Republic of California." McVeigh sold survival items and copies of The Turner Diaries. Timothy McVeigh had became obsessed with The Turner Diaries, which was a 1978 novel by William Luther Pierce, that urged violent action against the United States government.
"The government is afraid of the guns people have because they have to have control of the people at all times. Once you take away the guns, you can do anything to the people. You give them an inch and they take a mile. I believe we are slowly turning into a socialist government. The government is continually growing bigger and more powerful, and the people need to prepare to defend themselves against government control."
For the five months following the Waco siege, McVeigh worked at gun shows and handed out free cards printed up with Lon Horiuchi's name and address, "in the hope that somebody in the Patriot movement would assassinate the sharpshooter." Horiuchi is an FBI sniper and his shooting and killing of Randy Weaver's wife while she held an infant child in Ruby Ridge was controversial. He wrote hate mail to the sniper, suggesting that "what goes around, comes around". McVeigh later considered targeting Horiuchi or a member of his family instead of the Murrah building.
McVeigh traveled to forty states and visiting about eighty gun shows. McVeigh found that the further west he went, the more anti-government sentiment he encountered, at least until he got to what he called "The People's Socialist Republic of California." McVeigh sold survival items and copies of The Turner Diaries. Timothy McVeigh had became obsessed with The Turner Diaries, which was a 1978 novel by William Luther Pierce, that urged violent action against the United States government.
In April 1993, McVeigh headed for a farm in Michigan where Terry Nichols lived. Nichols and his brother began teaching McVeigh how to make explosives out of readily available materials. The government's use of CS gas on women and children angered McVeigh, who had been exposed to the gas as part of his military training. The disappearance of certain evidence, such as the bullet-riddled steel-reinforced front door to the complex, led him to suspect a cover-up.
McVeigh's became more radical. He began to sell ATF hats riddled with bullet holes and a flare gun, which, he said, could shoot down an "ATF helicopter". He produced videos detailing the government's actions at Waco and handed out pamphlets with titles like "U.S. Government Initiates Open Warfare Against American People" and "Waco Shootout Evokes Memory of Warsaw '43." He began experimenting with pipe bombs and other small explosive devices. McVeigh believed the new government imposed firearms restrictions in 1994 threatened his livelihood.
"Those who betray or subvert the Constitution are guilty of sedition and/or treason, are domestic enemies and should and will be punished accordingly.
It also stands to reason that anyone who sympathizes with the enemy or gives aid or comfort to said enemy is likewise guilty. I have sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic and I will. And I will because not only did I swear to, but I believe in what it stands for in every bit of my heart, soul and being. I know in my heart that I am right in my struggle, Steve. I have come to peace with myself, my God and my cause. Blood will flow in the streets, Steve. Good vs. Evil. Free Men vs. Socialist Wannabe Slaves. Pray it is not your blood, my friend."
It also stands to reason that anyone who sympathizes with the enemy or gives aid or comfort to said enemy is likewise guilty. I have sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic and I will. And I will because not only did I swear to, but I believe in what it stands for in every bit of my heart, soul and being. I know in my heart that I am right in my struggle, Steve. I have come to peace with myself, my God and my cause. Blood will flow in the streets, Steve. Good vs. Evil. Free Men vs. Socialist Wannabe Slaves. Pray it is not your blood, my friend."
McVeigh told Fortier of his plans to blow up a federal building, but Fortier declined to participate. Fortier also told his wife about the plans. McVeigh composed two letters to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the first titled "Constitutional Defenders" and the second "ATF Read." He denounced government officials as "fascist tyrants" and "storm troopers" and warned:
"ATF, all you tyrannical people will swing in the wind one day for your treasonous actions against the Constitution of the United States. Remember the Nuremberg War Trials."
McVeigh allegedly studied Ramzi Yousef and the fertilizer bomb he planted beneath the World Trade Center in New York two years earlier.
McVeigh also wrote a letter of recruitment to a customer named Steve Colbern:
"A man with nothing left to lose is a very dangerous man and his energy/anger can be focused toward a common/righteous goal. What I'm asking you to do, then, is sit back and be honest with yourself. Do you have kids/wife? Would you back out at the last minute to care for the family? Are you interested in keeping your firearms for their current/future monetary value, or would you drag that '06 through rock, swamp and cactus... to get off the needed shot? In short, I'm not looking for talkers, I'm looking for fighters... And if you are a fed, think twice. Think twice about the Constitution you are supposedly enforcing (isn't "enforcing freedom" an oxymoron?) and think twice about catching us with our guard down – you will lose just like Degan did – and your family will lose."
McVeigh wrote to his Michigan friend Gwenda Strider, "I have certain other 'militant' talents that are in short supply and greatly demanded."
McVeigh later said he considered "a campaign of individual assassination," with targets including Attorney General Janet Reno, Judge Walter S. Smith Jr. of Federal District Court, who handled the Branch Davidian trial, and Lon Horiuchi. He said he wanted Reno to accept "full responsibility in deed, not just words." It seemed too difficult, and he decided that since federal agents had become soldiers, it was necessary to strike against them at their command centers. According to his biography, McVeigh ultimately decided that he would make the loudest statement by bombing a federal building. After the bombing, he expressed in letters to his hometown newspaper that he sometimes wished he had carried out a series of assassinations against police and government officials instead.
McVeigh said that he had no knowledge that the federal offices ran a daycare center on the second floor of the Murrah building, and that he might have chosen a different target if he had known about it. Nichols said that he and McVeigh knew there was a daycare center in the building, and that they did not care.
Bradley asked McVeigh for his reaction to the deaths of the nineteen children. McVeigh stated:
"I thought it was terrible that there were children in the building."
During his incarceration, McVeigh's request for a nationally televised execution was denied. An Internet company also unsuccessfully sued for the right to broadcast it. At ADX Florence, McVeigh and Nichols were housed in "Bomber's Row", the same cell block as Ted Kaczynski, Luis Felipe and Ramzi Yousef. Yousef made frequent, unsuccessful attempts to convert McVeigh to Islam.
McVeigh said:
"I am sorry these people had to lose their lives, but that's the nature of the beast. It's understood going in what the human toll will be."
"A man with nothing left to lose is a very dangerous man and his energy/anger can be focused toward a common/righteous goal. What I'm asking you to do, then, is sit back and be honest with yourself. Do you have kids/wife? Would you back out at the last minute to care for the family? Are you interested in keeping your firearms for their current/future monetary value, or would you drag that '06 through rock, swamp and cactus... to get off the needed shot? In short, I'm not looking for talkers, I'm looking for fighters... And if you are a fed, think twice. Think twice about the Constitution you are supposedly enforcing (isn't "enforcing freedom" an oxymoron?) and think twice about catching us with our guard down – you will lose just like Degan did – and your family will lose."
McVeigh later said he considered "a campaign of individual assassination," with targets including Attorney General Janet Reno, Judge Walter S. Smith Jr. of Federal District Court, who handled the Branch Davidian trial, and Lon Horiuchi. He said he wanted Reno to accept "full responsibility in deed, not just words." It seemed too difficult, and he decided that since federal agents had become soldiers, it was necessary to strike against them at their command centers. According to his biography, McVeigh ultimately decided that he would make the loudest statement by bombing a federal building. After the bombing, he expressed in letters to his hometown newspaper that he sometimes wished he had carried out a series of assassinations against police and government officials instead.
According to intelligence reports and information taken from the interrogation of McVeigh, the original time of the blast was planned for 11:00 AM. McVeigh thought that the building would be at its busiest then and so the death toll would be particularly high.
He changed his mind on the day of the bombing and opted to attack shortly after 9:00 AM instead.
He changed his mind on the day of the bombing and opted to attack shortly after 9:00 AM instead.
Bradley asked McVeigh for his reaction to the deaths of the nineteen children. McVeigh stated:
"I thought it was terrible that there were children in the building."
"I am sorry these people had to lose their lives, but that's the nature of the beast. It's understood going in what the human toll will be."
He said that if there turned out to be an afterlife, he would "improvise, adapt and overcome", noting:
"If there is a hell, then I'll be in good company with a lot of fighter pilots who also had to bomb innocents to win the war."
"If there is a hell, then I'll be in good company with a lot of fighter pilots who also had to bomb innocents to win the war."
Michael Fortier
At state and federal bombing trials, Fortier testified he received stolen weapons that were sold to finance the bombing, shared money from their sale with McVeigh, handled blasting caps and other explosives and had the same anti-government literature that McVeigh gave Nichols.
Fortier also accompanied McVeigh on a trip where they cased the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building four months before it was bombed on April 19, 1995.
Lori Fortier, who was granted immunity and never served prison time, also testified at McVeigh's trial that she laminated a fake driver's license for McVeigh with the name of one of the many aliases he used, Robert Kling.
He received a plea deal in which he agreed to testify in the trials of bombing co conspirators Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols. He served 10 years of a 12-year sentence, plus time served. He was released on January 20, 2006. Fortier was released for good behavior into the Witness Protection Program and given a new identity.
Terry Lynn Nichols
Nichols attended Lapeer High School where he took classes in crafts and business law. Friends characterized him as shy. He played junior varsity football, wrestled, and was a member of the ski club. His brother James has stated that Terry was good at artwork and book smart. He graduated from high school in 1973 with a 3.6 grade point average, with ambitions of becoming a physician.
He enrolled at Central Michigan University and had difficulty adjusting, so he dropped out after one term. In 1974, after his brother Leslie was badly burned in a fuel tank explosion on the farm, he offered to give him skin for grafts. He tried farming with his brother James, but they did not get along. Later he moved to Colorado and real estate license in 1976. Soon after he closed on his first big sale, his mother told him she needed his help on the farm, so he returned to Michigan.
In 1980, Nichols met real estate agent Lana Walsh, a twice-divorced mother of two who was five years older than him. They married and had a son in 1982. Nichols engaged in carpentry work, managing a grain elevator, and selling life insurance and real estate. However, Nichols was a house husband, who spent most of his time at home with the children cooking and gardening while his wife was the main breadwinner.
In 1988 he tried to escape farm life by enlisting in the U.S. Army. He was sent to Fort Benning for basic training. At age 33, he was the oldest man in his platoon and had difficulty with physical training. Sometimes he was called "grandpa" by the other men. He was soon made the platoon guide because of his age. McVeigh was in his platoon, and they quickly became close friends. Both men grew up in white rural areas and disliked working with black people. Both had tried college for a while and had parents who were divorced. They shared political views and interests in gun collecting and the survivalist movement.The two were later stationed together at Fort Riley in Kansas, where they met and became friends with their future accomplice, Michael Fortier.
Nichols's wife filed for divorce soon after he joined the Army. He requested and was given a hardship discharge in May 1989 to return home to take care of his 7 year old son. As he departed, he told a fellow soldier that he would be starting his own military organization soon, and would have an unlimited supply of weapons.
In 1990, Nichols married 17-year-old Marife Torres from the Philippines whom he met through a mail-order bride agency. When she arrived in Michigan several months later, she was pregnant with another man's child. The child died at age two when he suffocated in a plastic bag while Nichols was babysitting him. Marife suspected foul play, but there were signs of trauma and the death was ruled accidental. Nichols and Marife had two more children. Nichols and Torres frequently visited the Philippines, where she was working on a degree in physical therapy. He sometimes traveled to the Philippines alone which raises the possibility that he received explosives training from Ramzi Yousef.
Yousef and Nichols were in Cebu City, a hotbed of activity by the radical Filipino group Abu Sayyaf.
Is an American criminal defense attorney known for representing controversial clients, such as Terry Nichols.
Tigar has been married four times. He has been married to journalist-turned-attorney Jane Blanksteen Tigar since 1996. He has three children by previous marriages, including United States Federal Judge Jon S. Tigar.
All indications were of a “barometric bomb”. Construction of such a device required advanced bomb-making knowledge and access to specific materials. Traces of PETN were found on McVeigh’s clothing on the day of his arrest. This substance is one of the primary materials for a barometric bomb.
Gunderson warned about the supposed rapid increase of secret occultist groups, and the danger posed by the New World Order, an alleged shadow government that would be controlling the United States government. He also claimed that a "slave auction" in which children were sold by Saudi agents to men had been held in Las Vegas, that four thousand ritual human sacrifices are performed in New York City every year, and that the Oklahoma City Bombing was carried out by the US government. Gunderson believed that in the United States there is a secret widespread network of groups who kidnap children and infants, and subject them to ritual abuse and subsequent human sacrifice.
In 2008, Gunderson stated that he had tested positive for arsenic and cyanide poisoning. Gunderson's associate, Dr. Edward Lucidi, treated Gunderson and stated that his fingers were turning black, a characteristic symptom of arsenic poisoning. On July 31, 2011 Gunderson's son reported that his father had died from cancer of the bladder.
He contacted the FBI in June 1996. McCarthy said that "in April 1995, he was residing in Elohim City, Oklahoma," a white separatist compound that has been linked to McVeigh. According to McCarthy, he was staying at Elohim City with Andreas Strassmeir, a German national and the former head-of-security for the white separatist community, Elohim City. According to McCarthy, McVeigh had apparently telephoned Andy Strassmeir in Elohim City several weeks prior to the bombing.
According to court records, McVeigh attempted to reach Strassmeir by phone two days before the bombing. ATF informant Carol Howe told her handler before the Oklahoma City bombing that Strassmeir was planning to bomb federal buildings.
Allegedly, a federal probation officer in Philadelphia could find no record of McCarthy in the federal probation system. A confidential law enforcement source claimed that McCarthy was in some type of federal witness protection program and even located him living in Newtown, Pennsylvania. A week later, this same source said that he could no longer help with this matter and that it was "above his pay grade."
The FBI interrogated Strassmeir via telephone in Germany. Strassmeir left the country after the Oklahoma City bombing. He told the FBI that he had met McVeigh once at a gun show a few years earlier and had never spoken with him again.
After high-school, he joined the United States Army and served as a helicopter door-gunner in Vietnam. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
In 1994, Beam told career criminal Roy Byrd, who told the FBI that “something big” would happen in Oklahoma City, Denver or Dallas on the second anniversary of the fire that ended the Waco siege, which was April 19th,1995. The government never interviewed Beam to find out more.
Horiuchi was born on June 9, 1954 in Hawaii as the son of a U.S. Army officer. He later attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, and graduated in 1976. He served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army. Afterwards he joined the FBI, and by 1999 had been an FBI agent for at least 15 years
Ramzi Ahmed Yousef is Kuwaiti-born militant and international terrorist who was convicted and incarcerated for being one of the main perpetrators of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the bombing of Philippine Airlines Flight 434, and was a co-conspirator in the Bojinka plot.
On 1 September 1992, Yousef entered the United States with a fake Iraqi. His companion, Ahmed Ajaj, carried a crudely falsified Swedish passport, providing a smokescreen to facilitate Yousef's entry. Ajaj was arrested on the spot when immigration officials found bomb manuals, videotapes of suicide car bombers, and a cheat sheet on how to lie to U.S. immigration inspectors in his luggage. Directors of the American Counter-Terrorism program later tied the travel arrangements to a phone call from Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, an Egyptian militant Muslim preacher, to the Pakistani telephone number 810604.
Yousef was held for 72 hours and repeatedly interrogated. INS holding cells were overcrowded and Yousef, requesting political asylum. He was given a hearing date of 9 November 1992 and told Jersey City Police that he was Abdul Basit Mahmud Abdul Karim, a Pakistani national born and brought up in Kuwait, and that he had lost his passport. On December 31, 1992, the Pakistani Consulate in New York issued him a temporary passport.
Yousef travelled around New York and New Jersey, making calls to Abdel-Rahman via cell phone. Between 3 December and 27 December 1992, he made conference calls to key numbers in Balochistan, Pakistan.
Ajaj never reclaimed the manuals and tapes, which remained at the New York office of the FBI after Judge Reena Raggi had ordered the materials released in December 1992.
On December 11th, 1994, Yousef conducted a trial run of the plan by boarding Philippine Airlines Flight 434 from Manila to Tokyo, Japan, with a stopover in the Philippine city of Cebu. He used the alias Armaldo Forlani. The cabin crew for this leg of the flight later told investigators that Yousef changed seats several times during the relatively short flight, with his last seat change coming after a return from the bathroom.
It was founded by Abdurajak Abubakar Janjalani in 1991.
Their allies include Al-Qaeda (formerly), 14K Triad, and Maute group.
It is one of the smallest and most violent jihadist groups in the southern Philippines, notorious for kidnapping for ransom.
The Turner Diaries is a 1978 novel by William Luther Pierce, published under the pseudonym "Andrew Macdonald". In the book a white supremacist guerrilla army, the "Organization," seeks to overthrow American government and social institutions.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is a federal law enforcement organization within the United States Department of Justice.
The uprising started when the ghetto refused to surrender to the police commander SS-Brigadeführer Jürgen Stroop, who then ordered the burning of the ghetto, block by block. A total of 13,000 Jews died, about half of them burnt alive or suffocated. German casualties were less than 150. It was the largest single revolt by Jews during World War II. Marek Edelman, the only surviving ŻOB commander, said that the motivation for fighting was "to pick the time and place of our deaths". The uprising was one of the most significant occurrences in the history of the Jewish people.
Calspan Corporation is a science and technology company founded in 1943 as part of the Research Laboratory of the Curtiss-Wright Airplane Division at Buffalo, New York. The technology is well within Calspan's sphere of its pursuits. The company is instrumental in REDCAP, an Air Force electronic warfare system that winds through every Department of Defense facility in the country.
Being Micro chipped was possible.. even back then.
McVeigh’s “handler”, the person who gives the would-be assassin his “trigger”words to carry out a predetermined plan. The assassin is not aware of the plan until such a command is given.This is supposed to explain why McVeigh stopped for directions to his well-researched target that morning. He had not yet received the trigger commands.
Tiffany Bible was a paramedic called to the Murrah Building following the bombing. In the Affidavit she stated that ATF were not in the building. And the ATF was already putting out a story that the Murrah Building was bombed "because of Waco" only a few hours after the actual blast and before Tim McVeigh was even arrested.
This memo was issued 36 hours after the bombing and reports at least two additional bombs were found in the Murrah Building.
This FEMA memo also reports at least two additional bombs were found in the Murrah Building.
Confirmation of at least two additional bombs which were found in the Murrah Building.
Joe Harp, based on his military explosives experience, identifies the additional bombs he sees removed from the building as being military in nature. He also said that he didn't smell like a homemade bomb and he took residue bomb site samples from the building across the street and had them analyzed. The results came back as being from a military grade bomb.
Jane Graham is a ninth floor survivor of the Murrah federal bombing. In this statement she said she had information of events a week before the bombing and that no one wanted to listen to her information. She wanted to know why they were only interested in information about McVeigh.
Timothy McVeigh was honorably discharged from the Army years before the bombing, so why does it say on the death certificate he was still a soldier?
Sollog Immanuel Adonai-adoni is the one that filed the case in Philadelphia in early 1996. In that case Sollog explains he sent the Waring Fax to many in the media about the Oklahoma City bombing the day before the explosion occurred. In the lawsuit Sollog claims the US government tried to kill him after
Nine hours before a truck bomb nearly leveled the Alfred P. Murah building, he FBI's top counter-terrorism agent said he was in Texas, but really he had checked into an Oklahoma City hotel.
She was a 33 year-old mother of three. At the time of the bombing, she had gone alone to the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building to get a Social Security card for her 8-month-old son Sean.
Teresa was never heard to complain. She was quiet, very humble, never said a bad word about anybody. Her workday usually began at 7 am at the Marriott; where she was pool supervisor, she left at 5 pm to tend to her family. After a few hours of sleep, she arrived at 11 pm at Baptist Medical Center for a shift that lasted until early the next morning.
He was 46 years-old and worked as a claims representative for the Social Security Administration.
She loved life, fun-loving and befriended everyone. She loved black clothes, bright red lipstick, hats, and big jewelry. Some of her friends said she had big-city appeal, but small-town charm. Yet she never forgot what mattered most: Pamela delivered meals to the home bound, assisted the AIDS Foundation, and helped Feed the Children.
She graduated from USO (then CSU) with an accounting degree, but she continued to sing in the choir, play flute in the church orchestra, and direct the hand bell choir at OKC's Life Christian Church.
Besides her music (she was a gifted site reader), Sandy took sign language classes 3 nights a week. She enjoyed cross-stitching, puzzles, sewing, and Agatha Christie mysteries. She collected miniature pianos and for several summers had been a counselor at the Church's children's camp.
He was 62 years old and was in the Murrah building that fateful morning to apply for disability assistance after a recent stroke. Calvin and his wife, Peola, died side by side.
She was 56 years old and Calvin's wife. She had given him a ride to apply for disability assistance. Peola and Calvin died side by side.
She was born on Sepember 13th, 1938 to Laura & Cable Alexander. She and Calvin were married in 1956, and they reared their daughters under the Christian guidance of their profound faith. Peola was a member of Greater Mt. Carmel Baptist Church.
Peola realized her ever enduring dream of earning a graduate equivalency degree in 1972. She continued on to an associate degree in computer science from Oklahoma State University. Peola & Calvin believed that good citizenship demanded the exercise of civic responsibility after growing up under "Jim Crow" laws.
She belonged to Leader Chapter No. 41 of the Order of the Eastern Star, the Federated Women's Association where she was recording secretary. Peola held several positions with Seagate Technology, Inc, beginning as an inspector in 1972, and most recently, as a process operator.
She was a service repesentative for with the Social Administration.
She was born February 20th, 1941 in Mount Vernon, Faulkner County, Arkansas to W.A. and Grace Walters. Oleta graduated in 1959 from Southeast High School in Wichita, Ks. On April 8, 1961, in Wichita, Kansas, she married Henry Wayne Biddy. She previously was employed with Bank IV in Wichita, Ks, Oklahoma National Bank. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Tuttle.
People loved being around her.
Though she liked to water ski and read Reader's Digest cover to cover, nothing mattered more to Oleta than nurturing her husband, kids, and grandchildren.
In 20 years on the job, Oleta rarely missed a day. She never called in sick. If it was so bad that she had to stay home, she used her vacation time. Of Oleta, who also helped in the nursery at First Baptist Church of Tuttle.
She attended business school at Platt College and spent her leisure time playing with her children, shopping at thrift stores and garage sales, and fixing hair. She'd studied cosmetology for a while and was good at it.
Cheryl married Ben Hammons in 1987, he preceded her in death.
Katherine was born on November 15th, 1934 in West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas. She was a graduate of Classen High School and she was a member of the Catholic Church.
Luther was born May 11th, 1933 in Lincoln County, Oklahoma. He had a habit of tapping on pastor Rex Haymaker's office window each Sunday on his way from the parking lot to the church. Luther Treanor married LaRue on June 28, 1959. They had four children, Mike, Mark and Brad Treanor, and Debbie Price.
She was 55 years old when she accompanied her husband, Luther and their granddaughter Ashley Eckles, to the federal building for Luther’s appointment to check on his Social Security retirement.
Donald was 64 when he and his wife, Mary Anne celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary the day before the federal building explosion. The couple where at the Social Security office to check on retirement benefits for Donald when the explosion happened.
Just weeks before the bombing, the couple learned they were expecting their first grandchild.
Mary Anne was 57 when she and her husband Donald celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary the day before the federal building explosion. The couple where at the Social Security office to check on retirement benefits for Donald when the explosion happened.
Mary was born on December 14th, 1937 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma .
She was 61 years old when preparing retirement papers at the Social Security office brought her to the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. She had helped lay to rest one sister a month earlier. She had a special bond with one of her brothers, William, who suffered a neck injury as a young man during a football game. “Laura would come down to the hospital at least three days a week to take care of him,” said Samuel L. Washington, another brother. “She was a quiet sister, devoted to her job and her family.” Garrison was a Luther High School graduate. She lived in California for a while, but did not want to raise her three children on the coast and returned to Oklahoma. An admissions clerk at Oklahoma Memorial Hospital, Garrison planned to retire in July. She and her husband, Fred, had two daughters, Tracy Rushing and Kerry Hatcher well as one son, Harold Taylor.
She was 54 years old and was a claims representative with the Social Security Administration, working with the disabled because she wanted to help people.
She also enjoyed playing the piano Irish Jigs to classical tunes. She also sang while riding her Kawasaki. "I'd look back," said Ron, "and she'd be singing away."
Ethel often took pictures, particularly of her grandchildren.
She also spent many hours at home reading for pleasure while simultaneously watching television.
She was very outgoing, and she had the tenacity of a bulldog. She knew right from wrong, and she was raised in an era where people knew the difference between right and wrong. An Edmond resident since 1976, Ethel Griffin and her husband, Bruce, a design engineer in Guthrie, were married 26 years.
He was 55 years old and was a claims representative for the Social Security Administration.
Charles and Jean met at Wheaton College in Illinois. Later they spent 5 years as medical missionaries in Africa, then lived in Illinois and Alabama before settling down in OKC with their 4 daughters.
When Charles retired a while back, jean got him interested in cake decorating. Together, the two made countless cakes for friends, co-workers, and grandchildren. Besides reading and studying, Charles had few hobbies. Charles and his wife were people who looked for the fun.
The sisters remember family camping trips as children. With their daughters grown, the couple had taken bus tours to Canada and the East Coast, as well as a trip to Israel. Charles was appointed an OU professor emeritus in 1991.
She was born on December 21st, 1927 in Decatur, Wise County, Texas. She had worked as a licensed practical nurse at Deaconess Hospital for 22 years. She had recently been named Deaconess Hospital's Nurse of the Year. The couple met and married as they were attending Wheaton College in Illinois. The Hurlburts went to Africa as medical missionaries for five years before settling in Oklahoma. They were longtime members of the Metropolitan Baptist Church. Some of the things they had going for them was a zest for their relationship with the Lord, music, and they laughed a lot. Together they had four daughters.
She was 21 years old and had gone to the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building to obtain a Social Security card.
Robert was 45 years old when he and his wife were applying for Social Security disability funding.
He was 50 years when he went to the the Social Security Administration office to untangle a problem with his benefits.
Emilio was a landscaper and attended the Tabernacle of Faith Church at SW 29 and Pennsylvania. A friend said Tapia’s son, Manuel, had come to Oklahoma City from Mexico for his funeral service and to take his body home for burial. A funeral home spokeswoman said Tapia was buried in San Felipe Cemetery in San Felipe, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Cartney McRaven was born Cartney Jean Koch on August 31, 1975, in Sturgis, South Dakota. She enlisted in the U.S. Air Force on September 14, 1993, and completed basic training at Lackland AFB, Texas, in November 1993. After completing communications training she was assigned to the 32nd Combat Communications Squadron of the 3rd Combat Communications Group at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma. During her time with the 32nd Combat Communications Squadron, A1C McRaven deployed to Haiti in support of Operation Uphold Democracy from November 1994 to April 7, 1995, and she was the 32nd Communications Squadron's airman of the Year for 1994.
She and her husband spent much of their spare time helping in a local Salvation Army soup kitchen.
He was 27 years old and was a claims examiner in the Social Security Administration.
She was born on 20 Oct 1930 in Gotebo, Kiowa County, Oklahoma. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to many, many people. Eula was 64 and an employee of Manhattan Cleaners and a Sunday school teacher in her church, loved animals and especially the birds around her home. Her family described her as a friend to many, particularly the elderly friends that she loved to take care of and shop for. Her husband of 26 years was injured in the blast.
She 43 years old and was an appointment clerk for the social security administration.
Her survivors are her husband John; mother Bettie Lewis; father, Cornelius and wife Naomi; two sons, John and Adrion; a daughter, Dion Rochelle; two brothers, Cornelius and Guy; and mother-in-law, Mertle Thomas.
He was 52 years old and was a claims representative with the Social Security Administration.
He was 42 years old and an operations supervisor for the Social Security Administration.
She was 47 years old and worked in the Social Security office.
She had a daughter, Nikki Chesnut, and two stepchildren, Lonny Chesnut of Lafayette, La., and Laurie O'Field of Houston, Texas
She was in the Day Care Center on the second floor of the Alfred P. Murrah building at the time of the bombing. Baylee Almon celebrated her first birthday the day before the terrorist bomb took her life. An amateur photographer snapped her photo as a firefighter carried her away from the destroyed building. The photo appeared on the front pages of newspapers and magazines worldwide. Of all the thousands of photos taken at the site, the photo of Baylee captured the horror of the bombing and took it straight to the heart of a sorrowful nation.
He was 3 years old and had attended America's Kids day-care center since infancy.
She was studying to become a kindergarten or first grade teacher in addition to her day care tasks, yet Dana and AC set aside one Saturday a month as a family day to visit the park or play in Christopher’s inflatable pool. Christopher liked “Sesame Street’s” Ernie and Elmo, chatting on the telephone with his grandma, playing in his cardboard house, and eating cheese. He could
eat an orange in one sitting, and his favorite song was “Jesus Loves the Little Children.” Mother and son belonged to First Baptist Church of Nicoma Park, where Dana served on the nursery committee.
His mom, Dana, was the new director of the America's Kids day-care center in the federal building. Christopher was 2 years old when he attended America’s Kids and was killed with his mom.
He was 6 months old and had attended America's Kids day-care center since December of 1994.
This sweet, 5 year old boy was in the America's Children Day-Care Center. He and his younger brother, Elijah, were two of the 19 children killed that day.
This sweet, 2 year old boy was in the America's Children Day-Care Center. He and his older brother, Aaron, were two of the 19 children killed that day.
She was 42 years old and was a teacher at America's Kids child-care center on the second floor of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
The day of the bombing, the other woman called in sick, but Brenda was there taking care of her toddlers. She was like a big grandma. "She just loved to be around kids," said Deadra Marsh-Buntrock, whose father was planning to marry Brenda.
Brenda hoped to have her own day care and was working on her certification. Friends, family, and co-workers agree given a choice of leaving her charges to die alone or being by their side, Brenda would have picked the latter.
The mother of three collected
His mother, Helena, worked across from the Murrah building in the Journal Record building. She could see into 16 month old Tevin’s room at the day care from her office’s break room. If she didn’t see little heads bobbing up and down, she knew it was nap time. “He loved day care,” said Helena wistfully, and looked forward each day to seeing his best friend Blake Kennedy (who also died in the bombing.
He was 41 years old and was a customer at the Federal Employees Credit Union on the third floor of the building when the blast occurred.
She was 29 years old and was the administrative assistant to the chief executive officer of the Federal Employees Credit Union.
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Christi was born on March 24th, 1963. For the last five years, she was a devoted member of the New Life Tabernacle church, where she rarely missed a service. "She was one of the most dedicated mothers and church members," the pastor said. "Her life was her children and her church." Her husband, Aldo Jenkins, is a deacon in the church. She taught Sunday school, was a greeter at the church and was active in the ladies' ministry to sick people, Baldridge said. The couple had four children. "Christi was hardworking, diligent and always smiling. That describes her best," Baldridge said. "She was just a caring person."
Alvin was born March 8th, 1951 in Kentucky. Harvey Justes, living on the family farm in East Bernstadt, Ky., immediately thought of his brother, Alvin, when he heard about the April 19 bombing in Oklahoma City. But it wasn't until a month later that he learned that his brother probably was dead. "It was really a blessing that whole time, not knowing" that his brother probably had been in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, Harvey Justes said. Their sister, Violet, had tried unsuccessfully to contact Alvin since the day of the federal building bombing. After a month, she figured it was time to tell the police. Authorities suspected Alvin was victim No. 168. "That's been a big worry, just the wondering," Harvey Justes said. An employee who survived said she saw Alvin moments before the explosion. It was easy to understand why it took so long for him to show up on the "missing" list. He had no family in Oklahoma City and there were few people who noticed him missing. He lived nearby, traveled by bus and owned no vehicle to be recovered after the blast. Alvin left home for Oklahoma at age 19 and served time in the military during the Vietnam War, then returned to Oklahoma. He had been disabled for several years, the result of breathing in toxic fumes at some point in his work career. He was described as a loner. He hadn't returned to Kentucky since his father's funeral in 1982. "I'm sure I'll miss him," Harvey Justes said. "I hadn't seen him in a long time, but I always knew he was there. "
Kathy was born June 3, 1947 in Chicago, Il. to Al and Kathleen Cagle. Kathy loved going camping and was looking forward to the day she could retire and be able to travel and work on the many crafts she enjoyed doing with her husband. Her children said she was the light of their lives as they were hers. Kathy, you will be greatly missed by all of us.
Claudette was born Sept. 12, 1951, in Jasper, Alabama, to Ralph W. and Claudell (Luallen) Duke. She was married November 13th, 1969, in Security to Mike Meek, who lives in Oklahoma City. They had two children together. She graduated from Widefield High School in 1969. Claudette was a member of Southgate Baptist Church, Moore Service League, Women's Missionary Auxiliary and the International Order of Foresters.
If any of her friends or their families needed help, Merrell was there. "She would go out of her way to help them," a friend said. She was described as of the most caring individuals a person would ever meet.
She was 48 years old and had been a collection officer for the Federal Employees Credit Union since February 1987.
Claudine was born to Clyde J. Ritter and Lorene Stokes Ritter on January 6th, 1947 in Holdenville, Oklahoma. She was reared in Atwood, Oklahoma where she attended school and graduated in 1965. She then joined the U.S. Army and served in both active and reserve status all of her life. She was called to active duty at the Pentagon for ten months for Operation Desert Storm. Claudine was very proud of her military service and so deserving of the recognition and honors she received. Claudine attended college at Rose State and Central State University, obtaining a Bachelors degree in accounting in 1982. She later obtained her teaching certificate. She was a source of great strength for all her family and friends.
He was 46 years old and was a special agent with the Department of Defense Investigative Service.
His other love, besides his family, was Hockey. Raised in Wisconsin, Peter was an avid hockey fan. "He always wanted to be a hockey referee," said fellow hockey enthusiast Cheryl Thiessen. A loyal fan, he never missed a home game of the OKC Blazers, and when he could, he traveled to see the team play. He never missed a game and some of his family's fondest memories are of them and Pete and hockey.
She was 62 years old and was an executive secretary for the Defense Investigative Service for almost 6 years.
Norma was born on July 20th, 1932 in Bartlesville, Washington County, Oklahoma. At quarter-horse shows she
Born Aug. 18, 1937, in Miami, Fla., Westberry was a highway patrolman in Florida before going into the Naval Investigative Service. Robert and Tillie Westberry had lived in Oklahoma City for about two years. Robert loved to work on his computer and was dedicated to his family. "He was an unconditional father. His love was unconditional. His giving was unconditional. His time was unconditional," said his daughter, Sue Riley of Columbia, S.C.
He was 44 years old and worked for e Federal Highway Administration.
He was 45 years old and a civil engineer with the Federal Highway Administration.
She was 33 and an administrative assistant with the Federal Highway Administration. Michelle died in the explosion with her mother, Carolyn A. Kreymborg, who also worked in the building.
He was 46 years old and worked for the U.S. Department of Transportation motor vehicle safety officer, was talking on the telephone with his wife the morning of April 19 when the line went dead.
He was an engineer for the Federal Highway Administration.
She was 31 years old and was a pavement materials engineer with the Federal Highway Administration.
He was 52 years old and was employed with the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Office of Motor Carriers as a Special Agent dealing with hazardous materials and safety regulations. He was also serving as Programs Manager for the Transportation Safety Institute and was an Advisor for The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. He had served 1 year with the Department of Transportation Aviation Administration as a Sky Marshall.
John was born February 17th, 1943 in Altus, Oklahoma to William Etheridge "Epp" and Lucille McLoud Youngblood and graduated from Warren High School in 1961. He had attended New Mexico State, The University of Albuquerque and the University of Oklahoma. While attending college he worked for the Valencia County Sheriff Department. He spent 10 years with the New Mexico State Police. On January 11th, 1974 he and Katherine Jenkerson were married in Belen, New Mexico. He had resided in Yukon for 51/2 years coming from Austin, Texas. John was currently serving as a reservist for the Yukon and El Reno Police Departments and was a member of the FOP.
Sergent 1st Class Bolden was 40 years old and an Army Recruiter and a 15 year army veteran, working on the fourth floor of the Murrah Building.
Karen was born on June 23rd,1962 in Midwest City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to JL and Jeannine Gist. She was a "people" person who embraced life. "She just made living a 24-hour vocation," said the Rev. Leslie Brown, pastor of First Christian Church in Midwest City, where Carr attended. In addition to her full-time job, Karen was an aerobics instructor at the Downtown YMCA and at Rose State College. She also was a member of the Mid-Del Toastmasters Club. Carr and her husband, Gregory Carr, had just celebrated their eighth anniversary eight days before she was killed in the explosion.
She was 37 years old and Peggy was employed with the Dept of Defense as an Army Recruiting Computer Specialist.
Peggy was born July 23rd, 1957, in Louisville, Kentucky, to Arthur and Margaret Lucille (Dudgeon) Jenkins. A Kentucky native Peggy became a welcome addition to the Oklahoma City area in 1987, when she assumed responsibilities in public information and command information programs for the Army. She gave much of her time to children at Knob Hill Baptist Church as a Sunday school teacher, children's choir teacher and vacation Bible school teacher. She was also secretary of the Coolidge Eyes and Ears Neighborhood Watch Association. She and her husband Richard have two children, Erica and Kylie.
He was 50 years old and was a civilian employee in the Army recruiting office for 16 years, where he served as chief of public affairs.
She was 36 years old and had given 16 years to the service of her country when she was killed April 19, 1995 in the Murrah Federal Building Bomb Explosion.
She was 51 years old and was a military personnel clerk for the Army recruiting office.
She was 3 years old and was at the Murrah Building with her family in the Army's Recruiting office when the bomb exploded. Her father was at the U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion to report for his new assignment in Oklahoma City after transferring from Fort Riley, Kansas. Kayla's mother and Kayla were in the office's processing unit, probably filling out paperwork, at the time of the bombing. William and Gloria Titsworth survived the blast.
After serving as a U.S. Customs agent along the Mexican border between Eagle Pass and Del Rio, Texas, Senior Special Agent Claude Medearis moved to the Oklahoma City office in 1992. Medearis, of Norman, was promoted to senior special agent in charge of the Oklahoma City office.
Olen was born Nov. 16, 1933 in Elk City, Ok. to Marcus and Esther Viola Bloomer. He married Norma Jean Sims, and served with the US Air Force, retiring after 20 years service. Ten years before the bombing, they moved from Salt Lake City, Utah to Oklahoma City. He attended the First Christian Church Disciples of Christ.
He was 51 years old and had been with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board as a financial analyst six months before the bombing.
Robert was born on April 10th, 1944 in Edmond, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. "A "prince of a guy," is how Edmond Memorial High School Principal Larry Maxwell describes Robert N. Chipman. "He was a great guy to be around and work with," Maxwell said. "It's a shame that has to happen to someone like that, (someone who) has such a positive outlook on life." He was married to Gloria J. Chipman, and they have two daughters and one son.
She was 31 years old and was serving an internship as an assistant with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board when the blast hit.
Trudy was born on August 26th,1963 in Oklahoma. She was a senior studying geography at the University of Oklahoma. Trudy had worked her way through personal obstacles and health problems to get where she was, her faculty adviser said. She is survived by an 11-year-old son.
Nichols left a cryptic note and a package of documents with his ex-wife, Lana, prior to one of his many visits to the Philippines. Returning from the visit he learn that she had prematurely opened a letter instructing her what to do in the event of his death, he made a series of telephone calls to a Cebu City boarding house.
Nichols and Torres divorced after his arrest. Marife returned to the Philippines with the children.
Nichols spent most of his adult life in the Lapeer and Sanilac County areas of Michigan where mistrust and resentment of the federal government was common, especially after bank repossessions of many farms in the 1980's. He attended meetings of anti-government groups, experimented with explosives and got more radical as time went on. In February 1992, he attempted to renounce his US citizenship by writing to the local county clerk stating that the political system was corrupt, and declaring himself a "non resident alien". Several months later, he appeared in court and tried to avoid responsibility for some of his $40,000 credit card bills , refusing to come before the bench, and shouting at the judge that the government had no jurisdiction over him. He also renounced his driver's license.
In December 1991, Nichols invited McVeigh to join him in Michigan and help him out selling military surplus at gun shows. On April 19, 1993, Nichols was watching TV with McVeigh at the Nichols' farmhouse in Michigan when the Seige happened in Waco, Texas. When the compound went up in flames, McVeigh and Nichols were enraged and began to plot revenge on the federal government. In the fall of 1993, Nichols and McVeigh, were living at the farm, became business partners, selling weapons and military surplus at gun shows. They followed the gun shows from town to town.
Nichols then went to Las Vegas to try working in construction but failed. He was hired in March 1994 as a ranch hand in Marion, Kansas. In March 1994, he sent a letter to the county clerk, saying he was not subject to the laws of the U.S. government and asked his employer not to withhold any federal taxes from his check. His employer said Nichols was hard-working but had unusual political views. In the fall of 1994, Nichols quit his job, telling his employer he was going into business with McVeigh.
In February 1995 Nichols bought a small house in Herington, Kansas, with a cash down payment. In March 1995, he bought diesel fuel. On April 14, Nichols gave McVeigh some cash. On April 16, Nichols and McVeigh drove to Oklahoma City to drop off the getaway car. The day before the bombing, Nichols helped McVeigh prepare the truck bomb at a lake near Herington. McVeigh remarked about Nichols's and Fortier's partial withdrawal from the plot, saying they "were men who liked to talk tough, but in the end their bitches and kids ruled." Nichols was at home in Kansas with his family when the bomb went off.
Founding member of Abu Sayyaf, Edwin Angeles, turned informer in February 1995 after being arrested in the Philippines. He told a local investigator that he had met an American nicknamed "The Farmer", who strong physical resemblance to Nichols. Yousef was also at the meeting.
Nichols's family said the federal government was framing him and said this was proved by other explosives found inside the building. Nichols denied his involvement in the plot until 2004. Nichols's mother claimed that her son had Asperger syndrome, was manipulated by McVeigh and didn't know what the bomb was for.
Founding member of Abu Sayyaf, Edwin Angeles, turned informer in February 1995 after being arrested in the Philippines. He told a local investigator that he had met an American nicknamed "The Farmer", who strong physical resemblance to Nichols. Yousef was also at the meeting.
Nichols's family said the federal government was framing him and said this was proved by other explosives found inside the building. Nichols denied his involvement in the plot until 2004. Nichols's mother claimed that her son had Asperger syndrome, was manipulated by McVeigh and didn't know what the bomb was for.
Other Key Players
Larry A. Mackey
He was the No 2 prosecutor against McVeigh and the lead prosecutor against Nichols. He says that he and his team never believed 100% that McVeigh was alone.
Michael Edward Tigar
Tigar earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley in 1962 and his J.D. from the Berkeley Law in 1966.
In 1966, he was hired as a law clerk by Justice William J. Brennan of the United States Supreme Court and was fired the first week following complaints made by conservative columnists and FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, because of Tigar's activist background. Tigar taught at the UCLA School of Law and became the first editor of the Selective Service Law Reporter. He then formed his own firm with partner Samuel J. Buffone. Tigar was a professor of law at the University of Texas School of Law. He helped found the UNROW Human Rights Impact Litigation Clinic, where he served as the Clinic's first Executive Director and Supervising Attorney. He was then a professor at American University's Washington College of Law and later also at Duke Law School.
Tigar has worked with law students in clinical programs where students are counsel or law clerks in significant human rights litigation. He has made several trips to South Africa, working with organizations of African lawyers engaged in the struggle to end apartheid, and after the release of Nelson Mandela from prison, to lecture on human rights issues and to advise the African National Congress on issues in drafting a new constitution. He has been actively involved in efforts to bring to justice members of the Chilean junta, including former President Pinochet. Of Tigar's career, Justice William J. Brennan has written that his "tireless striving for justice stretches his arms towards perfection."
In 1999, the California Attorneys for Criminal Justice held a ballot for "Lawyer of the Century." Tigar was third. In 2003, the Texas Civil Rights Project named its new building in Austin, Texas, the "Michael Tigar Human Rights Center." Tigar's return to the courtroom for a last full-blown trial, in 2004-05.
In 2016, Tigar donated his papers to the University of Texas Law School Library, which held a symposium to launch the collection in 2018.
Tigar has worked with law students in clinical programs where students are counsel or law clerks in significant human rights litigation. He has made several trips to South Africa, working with organizations of African lawyers engaged in the struggle to end apartheid, and after the release of Nelson Mandela from prison, to lecture on human rights issues and to advise the African National Congress on issues in drafting a new constitution. He has been actively involved in efforts to bring to justice members of the Chilean junta, including former President Pinochet. Of Tigar's career, Justice William J. Brennan has written that his "tireless striving for justice stretches his arms towards perfection."
In 1999, the California Attorneys for Criminal Justice held a ballot for "Lawyer of the Century." Tigar was third. In 2003, the Texas Civil Rights Project named its new building in Austin, Texas, the "Michael Tigar Human Rights Center." Tigar's return to the courtroom for a last full-blown trial, in 2004-05.
In 2016, Tigar donated his papers to the University of Texas Law School Library, which held a symposium to launch the collection in 2018.
Notible Clients
Lynne Stewart- was charged with conspiracy and providing material support to terrorists.
Terry Nichols
Angela Davis- activist charged with murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy for her alleged involvement in the death of Judge Harold Haley-was a Superior Court judge in Marin County, California. He was taken hostage in his courtroom, along with several others, during the course of a trial, and was killed during the attempted escape of his captors with their hostages.
Kiko Martinez, Chicano activist
John Demjanjuk- Ukrainian-born immigrant accused of having been "Ivan the Terrible," a notorious Nazi concentration camp guard, whose conviction by courts in Israel was overturned but was stripped of U.S. citizenship on other grounds.
Scott McClellan- former press secretary to President George W. Bush, who testified before Congress regarding the role of the Bush Administration in the leak regarding the identity of former CIA agent Valerie Plame.
Tigar has argued seven cases before the United States Supreme Court, and over 100 federal appellate cases. He has tried cases in all parts of the United States. In addition to activist clients, he has represented Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Rep. Ronald Dellums, Rep. John M. Murphy, former Gov. John Connally, Fantasy Films and Mobil Oil.
Terry Nichols
Angela Davis- activist charged with murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy for her alleged involvement in the death of Judge Harold Haley-was a Superior Court judge in Marin County, California. He was taken hostage in his courtroom, along with several others, during the course of a trial, and was killed during the attempted escape of his captors with their hostages.
Kiko Martinez, Chicano activist
John Demjanjuk- Ukrainian-born immigrant accused of having been "Ivan the Terrible," a notorious Nazi concentration camp guard, whose conviction by courts in Israel was overturned but was stripped of U.S. citizenship on other grounds.
Scott McClellan- former press secretary to President George W. Bush, who testified before Congress regarding the role of the Bush Administration in the leak regarding the identity of former CIA agent Valerie Plame.
Tigar has argued seven cases before the United States Supreme Court, and over 100 federal appellate cases. He has tried cases in all parts of the United States. In addition to activist clients, he has represented Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Rep. Ronald Dellums, Rep. John M. Murphy, former Gov. John Connally, Fantasy Films and Mobil Oil.
Ted Gunderson
Theodore L. Gunderson he was born on November 7th, 1928. He was an American Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent In Charge and head of the Los Angeles FBI. According to his son, he worked the case of Marilyn Monroe and the John F. Kennedy cases. Gunderson was one of a handful interviewed for the job of FBI director in the late 1970's.
Gunderson, already suspected that a high-level military bomb had been used rather than a crude homemade contraption.The official story was that McVeigh had constructed a bomb from fertilizer and standard fuel. Ted Gunderson conducted an independent investigation. He believed and publicly stated that there was ample evidence of “advanced bomb-making skills” in the Oklahoma City tragedy.
All indications were of a “barometric bomb”. Construction of such a device required advanced bomb-making knowledge and access to specific materials. Traces of PETN were found on McVeigh’s clothing on the day of his arrest. This substance is one of the primary materials for a barometric bomb.
Kevin McCarthy
A member of a bank robbery gang known as the Aryan Republican Army. McCarthy, who subsequently joined the witness protection program.He contacted the FBI in June 1996. McCarthy said that "in April 1995, he was residing in Elohim City, Oklahoma," a white separatist compound that has been linked to McVeigh. According to McCarthy, he was staying at Elohim City with Andreas Strassmeir, a German national and the former head-of-security for the white separatist community, Elohim City. According to McCarthy, McVeigh had apparently telephoned Andy Strassmeir in Elohim City several weeks prior to the bombing.
According to court records, McVeigh attempted to reach Strassmeir by phone two days before the bombing. ATF informant Carol Howe told her handler before the Oklahoma City bombing that Strassmeir was planning to bomb federal buildings.
Allegedly, a federal probation officer in Philadelphia could find no record of McCarthy in the federal probation system. A confidential law enforcement source claimed that McCarthy was in some type of federal witness protection program and even located him living in Newtown, Pennsylvania. A week later, this same source said that he could no longer help with this matter and that it was "above his pay grade."
Andreas Strassmeir
A German national and the former head-of-security for the white separatist community, Elohim City. Prior to arriving at Elohim City, Strassmeir was a member of a racist militia group in Texas. His Grandfather was also a co-founder of the Nazi Party. Andreas' father allegedly had connections to the CIA.
McVeigh admitted to being in contact with Andreas two weeks before the bombing but he was never questioned.
Andreas fled the United States and hasn't been seen since.
Is Andreas John Doe #2?
Louis Beam
Louis Ray Beam, Jr. is a propagandist and an American white nationalist who was described by a senior ATF investigator as “the most dangerous man in America”.
In 1992 he gave a speech to fellow radicals calling for “a thousand points of resistance” and that it was time “to fertilize the tree of liberty with the blood of both patriot and tyrant” This is the slogan McVeigh had on his t-shirt when he was arrested. Beam advocated the formation of small, secretive cells that would carry out attacks at the direction.
In 1994, Beam told career criminal Roy Byrd, who told the FBI that “something big” would happen in Oklahoma City, Denver or Dallas on the second anniversary of the fire that ended the Waco siege, which was April 19th,1995. The government never interviewed Beam to find out more.
Lon Tomohisa Horiuchi
He is an American FBI agent who killed Vicki Weaver at Ruby Ridge in 1992. An FBI HRT sniper and former United States Army officer, he was involved in controversial deployments during the 1992 Ruby Ridge standoff and 1993 Waco siege. In 1997, Horiuchi was charged with manslaughter for the death of Vicki Weaver at Ruby Ridge, but the charges were later dropped.
Aug. 22 1992, Horiuchi fired a shot at a man ducking into the cabin. The shot killed Vicki Weaver as she stood inside the cabin behind the door, holding her infant daughter, Elisheba. The killing occurred on the second day of an 11 day standoff that began with a shoot out that killed the Weavers son Samuel, 14 and U.S. Deputy Marshal Willam Degan. He was obeying an order. but the Nuremberg and My Lai prosecutions have established that following orders is no excuse for killing innocent people. The license-to-kill orders were so outrageous that other FBI snipers at the scene, for example, the SWAT team from Denver, agreed among themselves that the license-to-kill order should not be obeyed. The Denver agents chose to disobey the unconstitutional order, and instead to stick with the traditional rules of engagement. Horiuchi also lied under oath at Randy Weaver’s trial. Horiuchi claimed that he opened fire on Randy Weaver and Kevin Harris because the two men were threatening to shoot an FBI helicopter. But the trial judge found this testimony so blatantly false that he ordered the charges related to the testimony to be dismissed. In fact, the helicopter was nowhere near where Weaver or Harris could have shot at it.
Ramzi Yousef
The 9/11 Commission claimed that Yousef's real name is Abdul Basit Mahmoud Abdul Karim. His parents were from Pakistan and Palestine. His father is Mohammed Abdul Karim and his mother is believed to be the sister of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
When his family returned to Pakistan in the mid-1980s, Yousef was sent to the United Kingdom for education. In 1986, he enrolled at Swansea Institute in Wales, where he studied electrical engineering, graduating four years later. He also studied at the Oxford College of Further Education to improve his English.
Yousef left the United Kingdom after completing his studies and returned to Pakistan. He began to learn bomb making in a terrorist training camp in Peshawar, before traveling to the United States in 1992.
When his family returned to Pakistan in the mid-1980s, Yousef was sent to the United Kingdom for education. In 1986, he enrolled at Swansea Institute in Wales, where he studied electrical engineering, graduating four years later. He also studied at the Oxford College of Further Education to improve his English.
Yousef left the United Kingdom after completing his studies and returned to Pakistan. He began to learn bomb making in a terrorist training camp in Peshawar, before traveling to the United States in 1992.
The 1993 World Trade Center bombing was a terrorist attack that occurred when a car bomb was detonated below Tower One of the World Trade Center in New York City, New York. The 1,500 lb urea nitrate-hydrogen gas enhanced device was intended to knock the North Tower into the South Tower, to bring both towers down and kill thousands of people. It failed, but killed six civilians and injured 1,042 others.
Ramzi Yousef sent a letter to The New York Times after the bombing.
We are, the fifth battalion in the Liberation Army, declare our responsibility for the explosion on the mentioned building. This action was done in response for the American political, economical, and military support to Israel, the state of terrorism, and to the rest of the dictator countries in the region.Our Demands Are:1 – Stop all military, economical, and political aid to Israel.2 – All diplomatic relations with Israel must stop.3 – Not to interfere with any of the Middle East countries interior affairs.
If our demands are not met, all of our functional groups in the army will continue to execute our missions against the military and civilian targets in and out the United States. For your own information, our army has more than hundred and fifty suicidal soldiers ready to go ahead. The terrorism that Israel practices (which is supported by America) must be faced with a similar one. The dictatorship and terrorism (also supported by America) that some countries are practicing against their own people must also be faced with terrorism.
The American people must know, that their civilians who got killed are not better than those who are getting killed by the American weapons and support.
The American people are responsible for the actions of their government and they must question all of the crimes that their government is committing against other people. Or they — Americans — will be the targets of our operations that could diminish them.
Ramzi Yousef sent a letter to The New York Times after the bombing.
We are, the fifth battalion in the Liberation Army, declare our responsibility for the explosion on the mentioned building. This action was done in response for the American political, economical, and military support to Israel, the state of terrorism, and to the rest of the dictator countries in the region.Our Demands Are:1 – Stop all military, economical, and political aid to Israel.2 – All diplomatic relations with Israel must stop.3 – Not to interfere with any of the Middle East countries interior affairs.
If our demands are not met, all of our functional groups in the army will continue to execute our missions against the military and civilian targets in and out the United States. For your own information, our army has more than hundred and fifty suicidal soldiers ready to go ahead. The terrorism that Israel practices (which is supported by America) must be faced with a similar one. The dictatorship and terrorism (also supported by America) that some countries are practicing against their own people must also be faced with terrorism.
The American people must know, that their civilians who got killed are not better than those who are getting killed by the American weapons and support.
The American people are responsible for the actions of their government and they must question all of the crimes that their government is committing against other people. Or they — Americans — will be the targets of our operations that could diminish them.
On 1 September 1992, Yousef entered the United States with a fake Iraqi. His companion, Ahmed Ajaj, carried a crudely falsified Swedish passport, providing a smokescreen to facilitate Yousef's entry. Ajaj was arrested on the spot when immigration officials found bomb manuals, videotapes of suicide car bombers, and a cheat sheet on how to lie to U.S. immigration inspectors in his luggage. Directors of the American Counter-Terrorism program later tied the travel arrangements to a phone call from Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, an Egyptian militant Muslim preacher, to the Pakistani telephone number 810604.
Yousef was held for 72 hours and repeatedly interrogated. INS holding cells were overcrowded and Yousef, requesting political asylum. He was given a hearing date of 9 November 1992 and told Jersey City Police that he was Abdul Basit Mahmud Abdul Karim, a Pakistani national born and brought up in Kuwait, and that he had lost his passport. On December 31, 1992, the Pakistani Consulate in New York issued him a temporary passport.
Yousef travelled around New York and New Jersey, making calls to Abdel-Rahman via cell phone. Between 3 December and 27 December 1992, he made conference calls to key numbers in Balochistan, Pakistan.
Ajaj never reclaimed the manuals and tapes, which remained at the New York office of the FBI after Judge Reena Raggi had ordered the materials released in December 1992.
Yousef, aided by Mohammed A. Salameh and Mahmud Abouhalima, began assembling the 1,500 lb device in his Pamrapo Avenue home in Jersey City. He ordered chemicals from his hospital room when he had been injured in a car crash, one of three accidents caused by Salameh in late 1992 and early in 1993.
Speaking in code by phone on December 29th, 1992, Ajaj told Yousef that he had won release of the bomb manuals but warned Yousef that picking them up might jeopardize his "business". On one book carried by Ajaj in 1992 was a word translated by the FBI later found to be al Qaeda – meaning "the base."
During a interview in 2002, co-conspirator Abdul Rahman Yasin said that Yousef originally wanted to bomb Jewish neighborhoods in New York City, but after touring Crown Heights and Williamsburg, Yousef had changed his mind. Yasin alleged that Yousef was educated in bomb-making at a training camp in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Speaking in code by phone on December 29th, 1992, Ajaj told Yousef that he had won release of the bomb manuals but warned Yousef that picking them up might jeopardize his "business". On one book carried by Ajaj in 1992 was a word translated by the FBI later found to be al Qaeda – meaning "the base."
During a interview in 2002, co-conspirator Abdul Rahman Yasin said that Yousef originally wanted to bomb Jewish neighborhoods in New York City, but after touring Crown Heights and Williamsburg, Yousef had changed his mind. Yasin alleged that Yousef was educated in bomb-making at a training camp in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Yousef rented a Ryder van and on February 26th, 1993, loaded it with powerful explosives.
The van was driven into the garage of the World Trade Center, where it exploded. Using his Pakistani passport, Yousef escaped from the United States hours later. It is believed that he fled to Iraq and then Pakistan. The FBI then added Yousef to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on April 21st, 1993.
The van was driven into the garage of the World Trade Center, where it exploded. Using his Pakistani passport, Yousef escaped from the United States hours later. It is believed that he fled to Iraq and then Pakistan. The FBI then added Yousef to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on April 21st, 1993.
After returning to Pakistan, Yousef went into hiding. He then allegedly took up a contract to assassinate the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, which was initiated by members of Sipah-e-Sahaba. The plot failed when Yousef and Abdul Hakim Murad were interrupted by police. Yousef decided to abort the bombing. He escaped and went into hiding during the investigation.
Yousef soon began planning the Bojinka plot. It included plans to assassinate Pope John Paul II while he visited the Philippines, and to plant bombs inside several United and Delta Air Lines flights out of Bangkok. He allegedly worked with his maternal uncle, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
Yousef assembled a bomb in the bathroom, set the timer to detonate four hours later, and put it in the life jacket pocket under seat on the right-hand side of the fuselage. Yousef and 25 other passengers left the plane at Cebu, where 256 passengers and a new cabin crew boarded for the trip to Tokyo. Many passengers were Japanese coworkers traveling as part of a tour group. The flight was delayed for 38 minutes. It was cleared for takeoff at 8:38 a.m.
At 11:43 am, about an hour and a half from Tokyo, the bomb exploded while Flight 434 cruised on autopilot 33,000 feet above the Japanese island of Minami Daitō. The explosion ripped the body of 24-year-old Haruki Ikegami, a Japanese businessman occupying the seat where the bomb was placed, in half. Ten passengers sitting in the seats in front of and behind Ikegami were also injured while one needed urgent medical care. The explosion tore out a two square-foot portion of the cabin floor into the cargo hold but leaving the fuselage of the plane intact. The plane expanded vertically slightly, damaging cables to the steering and aileron controls.
The cockpit crew improvised to manipulate the plane's speed and direction. Captain Eduardo Reyes made an emergency landing at Okinawa's Naha Airport, saving 272 passengers and 20 crew. Bomb fragments found in and around the blast zone, as well as the lower half of Ikegami's body, provided clues pointing investigators back to Manila.
Yousef then returned to Manila, where he began preparing at least a dozen bombs. Weeks before his planned attacks, a fire started in his Manila flat, forcing him to flee the room, leaving everything behind. The fire made the apartment staff suspicious, and soon police, led by Aida Fariscal, raided the flat and uncovered the plot. A Philippine National Police raid in another Manila apartment revealed related evidence that Abdul Murad, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and Yousef had drawn up plans for flying an airplane into CIA headquarters. The information was passed on to the Federal Aviation Administration, who warned individual airlines.
Yousef escaped from Manila to Pakistan. On 31 January 31st, 1995, he flew from Pakistan to Thailand and met with an associate Istaique Parker. Yousef told Parker to check two suitcases filled with bombs, one on a Delta Air Lines flight and another on a United Airlines flight. Both bombs were timed to blow up over populated areas of the U.S. Parker was reportedly too scared to approach the airlines with the suitcases. Parker returned to Yousef's hotel and lied that employees at the airline cargo sections were asking for passports and fingerprints, making it too risky to go ahead with the plan.
Yousef, called a friend with diplomatic immunity in Qatar who was willing to take the suitcases to London and check them on a flight to the U.S. The plan was that they would explode mid-flight and destroy the plane. Yousef planned to use the friend's diplomatic immunity to ensure the suitcases would be loaded on the plane. There was a problem and the suitcases were not checked in. Yousef and Parker returned to Pakistan on February 2nd, 1995.
Yousef, called a friend with diplomatic immunity in Qatar who was willing to take the suitcases to London and check them on a flight to the U.S. The plan was that they would explode mid-flight and destroy the plane. Yousef planned to use the friend's diplomatic immunity to ensure the suitcases would be loaded on the plane. There was a problem and the suitcases were not checked in. Yousef and Parker returned to Pakistan on February 2nd, 1995.
On February 7th, 1995, Agents of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence and Special Agents of the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service, raided room number 16 in the Su-Casa Guest House in Islamabad, Pakistan, and captured Yousef before he could move to Peshawar. Parker was paid $2 million for the information leading to Yousef's capture. During the raid, agents found Delta and United Airlines flight schedules and bomb components in children's toys. Yousef had chemical burns on his fingers. Yousef was sent to a federal prison in New York City and held there until his trial.
On September 5th, 1996, Yousef and two co-conspirators were convicted for their role in the Bojinka plot and were sentenced to life in prison without parole.
On November 12th, 1997, Yousef was found guilty of masterminding the 1993 bombing, and on January 8th, 1998, Yousef was found guilty of plotting a "seditious conspiracy" to bomb the World Trade Center Yousef was sentenced to life plus 240 years in prison for both bombings. It was recommended that Yousef's entire sentence be served in solitary confinement.
On November 12th, 1997, Yousef was found guilty of masterminding the 1993 bombing, and on January 8th, 1998, Yousef was found guilty of plotting a "seditious conspiracy" to bomb the World Trade Center Yousef was sentenced to life plus 240 years in prison for both bombings. It was recommended that Yousef's entire sentence be served in solitary confinement.
During his trial Yousef said claimed that the United States invented terrorism.
"You were the first one who killed innocent people, and you are the first one who introduced this type of terrorism to the history of mankind when you dropped an atomic bomb which killed tens of thousands of women and children in Japan and when you killed over a hundred thousand people, most of them civilians, in Tokyo with fire bombings. You killed them by burning them to death. And you killed civilians in Vietnam with chemicals as with the so-called Orange agent. You killed civilians and innocent people, not soldiers, innocent people every single war you went. You went to wars more than any other country in this century, and then you have the nerve to talk about killing innocent people."
"And now you have invented new ways to kill innocent people. You have so-called economic embargo which kills nobody other than children and elderly people, and which other than Iraq you have been placing the economic embargo on Cuba and other countries for over 35 years."
"And now you have invented new ways to kill innocent people. You have so-called economic embargo which kills nobody other than children and elderly people, and which other than Iraq you have been placing the economic embargo on Cuba and other countries for over 35 years."
Yousef also states that he says that he is proud that he is a terrorist. He said that the United States and Israel invented terrorism and are more than terrorists. They are liars, butches and hypocrites.
Yousef is held at the high-security Supermax prison ADX Florence in Florence, Colorado. The handcuffs Ramzi Yousef wore when he was captured in Pakistan are displayed at the FBI Museum in Washington, D.C..
In 1997, Osama bin Laden said during an interview that he did not know Yousef, but claimed to know Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is the mastermind behind the September 11, 2001 attacks and Yousef's uncle. According to the 9/11 Commission, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed said under interrogation that "Yousef was not a member of al-Qaeda and that Yousef never met Bin Laden."
Things to know
Kinesticks
Are Binary explosives- A binary explosive or two-component explosive is an explosive consisting of two components, neither of which is explosive by itself, which have to be mixed in ..
Abu Sayyaf
Unofficially known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Philippines Province, is a Jihadist militant and pirate group that follows the Wahhabi doctrine of Sunni Islam. It was founded by Abdurajak Abubakar Janjalani in 1991.
Their allies include Al-Qaeda (formerly), 14K Triad, and Maute group.
It is one of the smallest and most violent jihadist groups in the southern Philippines, notorious for kidnapping for ransom.
Patcon
It is an acronym for "Patriot Conspiracy", a Clinton-Reno-Holder, FBI and ATF undercover operation. PATCON was designed to infiltrate and incite the milita and evangelical Christians to violence so that the Department of Justice could crush them.
Empanel
To empanel is to select a group of people for a jury. If you're empaneled, you're part of a jury. Congratulations. Jury duty is one of those things all adults have to do as members of a democracy — show up in court to possibly be a member of a jury in a trial. When you're added to a jury, you're empaneled.
The Turner Diaries
The ATF
McVeigh stated publicly that his reason for the Oklahoma City attack was retribution against the ATF for their handling of the Waco siege two years earlier. The truck was parked about as far away from the ATF officers as you could get. The offices of the ATF suffered only minor damage by comparison.We have been told that this “lone wolf” had spent two years meticulously planning the event with the sole purpose of targeting the ATF.
The majority of ATF staff were not in the building at the time of the explosion.
The majority of ATF staff were not in the building at the time of the explosion.
In 1995, the FBI and the ATF were both monitoring the radical far right, but trust between the two was basically non existent due following a disastrous Waco Siege where more than 80 people died including 20 children.
The ATF didn’t tell the FBI it had an informant inside the remote community of Elohim City in Oklahoma. The informant had reported talk of bombings to the ATF, but they were afraid of triggering another catastrophe like Waco, so they decided to pull the informant out rather than act on the information. McVeigh telephoned the community, two weeks after the informant left, and there are multiple indications he came visiting days later in search of recruits.
The ATF didn’t tell the FBI it had an informant inside the remote community of Elohim City in Oklahoma. The informant had reported talk of bombings to the ATF, but they were afraid of triggering another catastrophe like Waco, so they decided to pull the informant out rather than act on the information. McVeigh telephoned the community, two weeks after the informant left, and there are multiple indications he came visiting days later in search of recruits.
And so, a month into the investigation, even as the government struggled to find conclusive evidence to the fact, McVeigh's role was expanded in the official narrative from leading suspect to solo mastermind.
Necessity Defense
It requires lack of criminal intent, good faith (due care and attention), and the goal of preventing harm. The harm must be sufficiently serious and imminent to justify or excuse the act.
The Nuremberg trials
The Nuremberg trials were a series of military tribunals held by the Allied forces under international law and the laws of war after World War II in the city of Nuremberg, Germany. Held for the purpose of bringing Nazi war criminals to justice, the Nuremberg trials were a series of 13 trials between 1945 and 1949.
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
It was the 1943 act of Jewish resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto in German-occupied Poland during World War II to oppose Nazi Germany's final effort to deport its surviving inhabitants to to Nazi-run extermination camps.
Miniature implantable monitor was declassified long ago. Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for instance, markets a sensor implant sealed inside a "hermetic biocompatible package" that runs on a tiny power coil, complete with a programmable sensor and telemetry circuits. Sandia's sales literature notes that the implant's design "is founded on technology originally developed for weapons."
There was a strange hum across the country the week before the bombing in Oklahoma City.
A rash of newspaper stories reported that a disembodied, rumbling, low-frequency hum had been heard across the country. Defense News for March 20, 1995: "Naval Research Lab Attempts to Meld Neurons and Chips: Studies May Produce Army of 'Zombies.' Future battles, the newspaper reported, "could be waged with genetically engineered organisms, such as rodents, whose minds are controlled by computer chips engineered with living brain cells.... The research, called Hippocampal Neuron Patterning, grows live neurons on computer chips. 'This technology that alters neurons could potentially be used on people to create zombie armies,' Lawrence Korb, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, said."
Pancho Villia-Francisco "Pancho" Villa was a Mexican revolutionary general and one of the most prominent figures of the Mexican Revolution. As commander of the División del Norte, in the Constitutionalist Army, he was a military-landowner of the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua.
bandoleers-is a pocketed belt for holding ammunition. It is usually slung sash-style over the shoulder, with the ammunition pockets across the midriff and chest.
Theories
There is a theory that McVeigh was not alone that morning and instead had a second person with him in the truck-turned-bomb.McVeigh’s “handler”, the person who gives the would-be assassin his “trigger”words to carry out a predetermined plan. The assassin is not aware of the plan until such a command is given.This is supposed to explain why McVeigh stopped for directions to his well-researched target that morning. He had not yet received the trigger commands.
Affidavits and Other Documents
Tiffany Bible's Affidavit
Tiffany Bible's Affidavit
Arlene Blanchard Press Release
Arlene Blanchard, a survivor of the Oklahoma City Bombing and was gagged by the US Army what she knew of the bombing under threat of court martial.
DoD Atlantic Command Memo
FEMA Situation Report
U.S. Forces Command Daily Log
Joe Harp affidavit
Jane Graham Statement
She recognized seeing two men who were caught on camera walking hurriedly away from the building after the bombing holding walkie-talkies. She says that she had noticed these men in the building prior to the bombing wearing General Services Administration (GSA) maintenance uniforms that she did not recognize as GSA employees.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol Radio Logs
Virgil Steele Affidavit
Virgil Steele is the elevator inspector who discovered that the story told by a senior BATF agent about being trapped in a plummeting elevator was a lie. The elevators were in working order except for being without power, and nobody had been trapped in them. Virgil also sees two additional bombs being removed from the building.
Timonthy McVeigh's Death Certificate
A warning fax that was sent by someone the government called "The Master Mind" the day before the bombing. The warning fax is on file as part of a sealed US Federal court case.
the bombing, so he is now living underground.
A Federal Judge ordered the execution video taped, only to
have other judges overrule the video taping in the US Supreme court. So there is no video of McVeigh's execution.
McVeigh was never autopsied as ordered by the judge in the case. McVeigh was immediately cremated, so no later autopsy could ever be done.
have other judges overrule the video taping in the US Supreme court. So there is no video of McVeigh's execution.
FBI Motel Recipt
What do you think really happened?
I think that there was more people involved than official stated and that if warnings were taken seriously, that there might have been a chance to stop it.
Whatever happened, it is a shame innocent children lost their lives.
I agree that the United States Government has killed innocent people, kids included, but that is no reason for someone or group to be just as evil.
If there is anything i missed or you want me to include or anything that is largely inaccurate please let me know.
Victims
Most of the deaths resulted from the collapse of the building, rather than the bomb blast itself. Those killed included 163 who were in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, one person in the Athenian Building, one woman in a parking lot across the street, a man and woman in the Oklahoma Water Resources building, and a rescue worker struck on the head by debris.
1st Floor
Social Security Administration
42 Victims
39 Adults and 3 Children
1.Teresa Antionette Alexander
Teresa was born on December 29th, 1961, to Erma Lean and Louis Roy Page. She was always on the go. She worked two full-time jobs, lead her daughter LaTress's Girl Scout Troop, cared for a family of five, and worked Sunday mornings in the nursery at st. Eugene Catholic Church in NW OKC, where she was a member.
As a nurse assistant in the intensive care ward unit 901 at Baptist, she spent breaks praying in the hospital's chapel and doing the little extras for intensive care patients.
Teresa worked two jobs so her children could attend catholic school, but she was also involved in their lives. If she could not attend a child's sporting event, she made sure they had a ride. And she called to check on them, making sure homework was done, or that they didn't chat too long on the phone.
2. Richard Arthur Allen
He was born January 9th, 1949 in Baileys Crossroads, Fairfax County, Virginia. In college, Richard Allen played center and served as co-captain for the Panhandle State University football team. He attended school on a full athletic scholarship. Before going to work for Social Security in 1973, Allen was stationed with the 65th Military Police Platoon at Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah.
She was 36 years-old and had a 9 a.m. appointment at the Social Security Administration in the Murrah Building. She was killed by the bomb while she was completing paperwork at the Social Security office concerning the death of her husband just weeks earlier.
3. Pamela Cleveland Argo
Pamela was born on November 22nd, 1958 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma. Her parents were Joyce and Kenneth Cleveland and Tomme Oscar Argo.
Pamela had trekked across Europe, sunned in the Bahamas, and swum in the azure waters of St. Thomas. With family and friends, she had already seen much of the world.
She was a data entry specialist at Presbyterian Hospital and moonlighted for a catering service.
4. Saundra Gail Avery
She was 34 years old and a development clerk at the Social Security Administration.
Sandy was born on December 20th, 1960. She wasn't even a grade schooler before she began asking for piano lessons. At the age of 6, she got lessons. She eventually mastered the piano and 10 other instruments as well, including mandolin and cello.
Besides her music (she was a gifted site reader), Sandy took sign language classes 3 nights a week. She enjoyed cross-stitching, puzzles, sewing, and Agatha Christie mysteries. She collected miniature pianos and for several summers had been a counselor at the Church's children's camp.
5. Calvin Battle
He was born on June 6th, 1932 in Luther, Oklahoma county, Oklahoma. Calvin had worked as a machinist for Corken International. He was a quiet man, except for when it came to sports. He did not judge people and was very accepting of everyone he met. He loved the Lord. Calvin attended the Church of the Living God Temple 234. He and his wife had been married 39 years. He had four daughters and a son.
6. Peola Battle
She was born on Sepember 13th, 1938 to Laura & Cable Alexander. She and Calvin were married in 1956, and they reared their daughters under the Christian guidance of their profound faith. Peola was a member of Greater Mt. Carmel Baptist Church.
Peola realized her ever enduring dream of earning a graduate equivalency degree in 1972. She continued on to an associate degree in computer science from Oklahoma State University. Peola & Calvin believed that good citizenship demanded the exercise of civic responsibility after growing up under "Jim Crow" laws.
She belonged to Leader Chapter No. 41 of the Order of the Eastern Star, the Federated Women's Association where she was recording secretary. Peola held several positions with Seagate Technology, Inc, beginning as an inspector in 1972, and most recently, as a process operator.
7. Oleta Christine Walters Biddy
She was born February 20th, 1941 in Mount Vernon, Faulkner County, Arkansas to W.A. and Grace Walters. Oleta graduated in 1959 from Southeast High School in Wichita, Ks. On April 8, 1961, in Wichita, Kansas, she married Henry Wayne Biddy. She previously was employed with Bank IV in Wichita, Ks, Oklahoma National Bank. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Tuttle.
People loved being around her.
Though she liked to water ski and read Reader's Digest cover to cover, nothing mattered more to Oleta than nurturing her husband, kids, and grandchildren.
Oleta and Henry were married 34 years, and their children remember them as being as affectionate and silly as newlyweds. Once when Henry blocked traffic in three lanes trying to pull out of a bank, Oleta was mortified. Her husband responded with a present two pairs of Groucho Marx glasses. When she opened it, I told her she could wear that next time she went to the bank with me, said Henry, recalling how hard they laughed as they tried the glasses on.
She was the glue that held the family together and Henry's own guardian angel.
8. Cassandra Kay Booker
She was 25 years old mother of four and applying for Social Security cards for twins at the time of the bombing.
Cassandra was born August 12th, 1969 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to Gloria Graves. She was a sweet, caring person. She would reach out to everybody and always be there for you when you needed her. She was outgoing and generous. She'd take her shirt and shoes and give them to you. She was an unmarried mother raising four children on her own, intent on her children having strong marriages someday.
After Cassandra died, Platt College established an annual scholarship in her name and many have donated money toward a trust fund for her four children.
She was 53 and an operations supervisor for the Social Security Administration.
When she entered a room, she always announced, "I'm here," followed by, "Where's my kids?"
Gabreon was four months old when his mother had taken him son to the Social Security office to obtain his social security card. Gabreon's grandmother, Cheryl Bradley Hammons, was killed in the blast as well as his sister Peachlyn. Dana and Gabreon's aunt Felicia were injured.
She was 44 years old and was with daughters Falesha and Daina and Daina's two children, Peachlyn Bradley and Gabreon Bruce, at the Social Security office obtaining a social security card for Gabreon.
Casandra remained on good terms with her children's father, Rodney Wilson. She liked people and had many friends.
9. Carol Louise Bowers
Carol was born on October 4th, 1941 in Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma. In September 1963, she married Jerry Bowers, who operates B&B Plumbing in Yukon. Carol Bowers was the kind of person who bubbled and spread joy wherever she went. She was a longtime worker at Social Security who did all she could to help her clients and loved working there. She always answered the phone with a happy voice. She was active in the Corvette Association.
She was 3 years old, accompanied her mother, her aunt Falesha, her grandmother Cheryl Hammons, and brother Gabreon Bruce to get a Social Security card for Gabreon. Her grandmother and her 3-month-old brother, Gabreon Bruce, died as well. Her mother lived, but had to have her leg amputated.
10. Peachlyn Bradley
Peachlyn was born May 6th, 1991 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to Dana Bradley. Even though she was only 3 years old she acted like she was 23. She touched everyone she met. She was such a happy kid. She'd just shine. She brought people together. She was like a bridge between everyone, and she never shut up. Her family called her motor mouth.
She was just a little busybody. She was just a sweet thing. Peachlyn dubbed her great-grandmother "Mick Mama." Her favorite thing was Cheerios.
11. Gabreon DeShawn Lee Bruce
Gabreon was born on January 4th, 1995 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to Dana Bradley and Gabriel Bruce. He was a happy little boy and brought such joy to his family. He was a lovable baby.The family enjoyed holding him.
12. Cheryl E. Bradley Hammon
She was born on February 25th, 1941 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to Mary Hill and Nathaniel Bradley. Since she was a little girl, Cheryl was always the designated mother hen. She liked to take care of people, and she was always trying to be the mother.
As an adult, Cheryl ran a tight ship sometimes working two jobs. Nursing was her chosen profession. But even it was never as important as her children and grandchildren. Her free time was spent visiting, playing cards or dominoes, shooting pool or dancing with friends and family. She attended Cathedral of Praise World Outreach Center in Oklahoma City.
13. Katherine Louise Cregan
She was 60 years old and worked as a claims representative for the Social Security Administration for 13 years.
Before her husband died, Kathy often trekked through malls and bowled alongside her husband. Afterwards, plagued by had health, she settled for working during the week and resting on the weekends.
Her sons remember her as a mother who hustled them from football and baseball practice and made an effort to attend to their needs.
Kathy's father died in a Japanese war camp during World War II, so she grew up in a single-parent home. She never forgot the long hours her own mother had to work and how little time she had for her family. She didn’t want that for her kids. So even though Kathy’s health deteriorated while the boys were still young, she managed to do for them.
She found ways to enjoy life. She read all the time. She loved reading romance or Stephen King novels. And she took great pleasure in her 5 grandchildren and 2 Yorkshire terriers.
She was 4 years old when she had gone with her grandparents, Luther and LaRue Treanor, to the Social Security office on the ground floor of the Murrah building. Her grandfather was to retire in May and he had a 9:15 a.m. appointment at the Social Security office. They arrived a little early and were in the building when the bomb exploded at 9:02 a.m.
14. Ashley Megan Eckles
Ashley was born on July 25th, 1990 in Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida to Kathleen Eckles Treanor and Steve Eckles. She was a happy child who knew no strangers and she had a big heart. Keeping up with her older brothers was the focus of her life followed them everywhere she could. When not playing with the boys, she was usually either showering them with kisses or clobbering them. Not long before Ashley died, however, her focus had shifted from her brothers to keeping up with the family's pregnant cat. "She'd say, 'I want those kittens to come out so I can play with them,'" Kathleen recalled.
Her mother remembers her as a child who made friends with strangers, loved to color, adored her clan of Barbie dolls, and especially liked chocolate.
Her mother remembers her as a child who made friends with strangers, loved to color, adored her clan of Barbie dolls, and especially liked chocolate.
15. Luther Treanor
He was 56 years old when he and his wife and their granddaughter Ashley Eckles, went to the federal building for Luther’s appointment to check on his Social Security retirement.
16. LaRue Ann Bingham Treanor
LaRue was born on May 15th, 1939 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to Clarence & Lena Bingham. She loved to sing in the Seward Road Baptist Church choir. LaRue married Luther on June 28, 1959. They had four children, Mike, Mark and Brad Treanor, and Debbie Price.
17. Donald Lee Fritzler
Donald was born July 13th, 1930 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. The Fritzlers were married April 18, 1959 and had two children together. Donald was an architect who specialized in designing churches. He attended high school in Hooker and graduated from the University of Oklahoma, where he received a bachelor's degree in architecture. He served as a principal in architectural firms, including Fritzler and Associates, which he had headed since 1980.
He was never heard to have uttered against anyone.
Don and Mary Anne Fritzler were people of integrity. They taught Their children to believe in themselves and to always do their best.
Don and Mary Anne Fritzler were people of integrity. They taught Their children to believe in themselves and to always do their best.
18. Mary Anne Fritzler
Mary was born on December 14th, 1937 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma .
Mary Anne had taught high school in the Oklahoma City and Midwest City-Del City school districts for 14 years. She attended Southeast High School in Oklahoma City and OU, where she received a bachelor's degree in business education. In 1982, Mary Anne joined her husband at Fritzler and Associates, where the two worked side by side.
19. Laura Jane Washington Garrison
20. Margaret Betterton Goodson
Margaret was born on March 8th, 1941 in Chadron, Nebraska to William T. Harrison and Eleanor Slater. She was a member of the University Place Christian Church and a loving mother to all. Whether cruising the countryside as a member of the Happy Bottoms Motorcycle Club or planting trees or watching birds, especially blue jays, Margaret thrived outdoors. She had spent nearly 20 years with the federal government. Her passions included her motorcycle club's travels, with her favorite trip a ride to Mena, Ark. "She always talked about how beautiful it was there," said Debbie Gomez, her daughter and one of two children, along with son Keith Betterton. She was married to her second husband, Ron Goodson, in 1992.
21. Ethel L. Pearce Griffin
She was 55 years old and a Social Security Service Representative. She was about 25 feet inside the glassed area where the bomb blast occurred.
Ethel was born on May 20th, 1939 in Carlinville, Illinois to John and Eleanor Pearce. She married Bruce E. Griffin on May 28, 1966 in Illinois. Ethel was an avid crafts person and she loved her hobby. Ethel and husband Bruce were weekend regulars at Jimmy’s Egg in Edmond. They also collaborated on craft projects. Ethel began it by first painting sweatshirts, then involved her husband making ornaments. “We did almost everything together,” said Bruce.
What the couple made they sold at three or four shows a years, including OKC’s Affair of the Heart. Ethel named their home business Griffin’s Gallery, of which she was both president and CEO.
Ethel often took pictures, particularly of her grandchildren.
She also spent many hours at home reading for pleasure while simultaneously watching television.
22. Ronald Vernon Harding Sr.
He also was an accomplished musician who played the clarinet, saxophone, flute, violin, and cello. He had been a member of the Earl Pittman All-Stars jazz band for more than 10 years. He also was active in his church, Greater Cleaves Memorial Church in Oklahoma City, where he had been recently selected as a steward. Ronald Harding, the oldest of Clarice Harding’s children, had two brothers and a sister. Harding is survived by his wife and four children.
23. Thomas Lynn Hawthorne Sr.
He was 52 years old when he died as he lived, helping others. He was at the Social Security office in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building when the bomb exploded. Thomas was trying to help a retired United Rubber Workers union member who had moved to Oklahoma clear up a problem with the retiree's federal benefits.
24. Dr. Charles Erwin Hurlbur
Charles was 73 years old when he and his wife apparently had gone to the Social Security Administration office to check on retirement benefits.
He was born on July 9th, 1921 in New York and raised in Africa by his parents who were American missionaries. He was a retired professor and director of dental radiology at OU Health Sciences Center in OKC. He and his wife, Anna Jean, were active in their Baptist church. They both sang in the choir, Charles taught Sunday school, Jean played the band bells, and both were on the missions board. Their lives centered around their faith. Together they had four daughters.
When Charles retired a while back, jean got him interested in cake decorating. Together, the two made countless cakes for friends, co-workers, and grandchildren. Besides reading and studying, Charles had few hobbies. Charles and his wife were people who looked for the fun.
The sisters remember family camping trips as children. With their daughters grown, the couple had taken bus tours to Canada and the East Coast, as well as a trip to Israel. Charles was appointed an OU professor emeritus in 1991.
25. Anna Jean Nutting Hurburt
Anna was 67 years old when she and her husband apparently had gone to the Social Security Administration office to check on retirement benefits.
26. Raymond Lee Johnson
He was 59 years old and working as a volunteer in the Social Security office with the Older Native American Program.
Raymond was born on December 31st, 1935 in Lawton and raised in Wewoka. He was a member of the Seminole Nation and was active in several American Indian organizations. He was a former council member and a past member of the Oklahoma Indian Education Association and held memberships in the National Indian Education Association and the National Congress of American Indians. He graduated from Seminole Junior College and East Central University in Ada. His children live in Shawnee, New Lima, Yukon, Durant, Wewoka, Oklahoma City and Choctaw. He served in both the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army and was a member of the 45th Infantry Division of the National Guard.
27. Lakesha Richardson Levy
Lakesha was born in 1974 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. She was intelligent and a budding comedian. Lakesha was focusing on her medical-related job aspirations, but she had a wonderful sense of humor and could easily have excelled as a comic. She dreamed she was a stand-up comedian. Lakesha always kept her family laughing. She always had a joke to tell and brought smiles to everyone’s faces, Shewas an Airman 1st Class training to be a lab technician at Tinker Air Force Base. Lakesha was buried with full honors.
28. Aurelia Donna Luster
Aurelia was 43 years old when she and her husband were applying for Social Security disability funding.
She was born on May 15th, 1951 in Nebraska. Their love was just unbelievable. Donna, as known by her friends, and Robert were financially troubled and were trying desperately to provide for six children. The children, ranging in age from 7 to 22, were initially left homeless, victims of a landlord's eviction order which spurred Robert and Donna Luster to make a trip downtown. Now the children are left without parents. Since the tragedy, intense community support has provided the surviving family members with a new home in which to carry out the teachings of their parents. "They were a real loving family," Epperson said. "I don't think you'd find a more loving couple toward each other and their family. It was truly special. From the smallest children on up, it was just incredible love. "
29. Robert Lee Luster Jr.
He was born on June 18th, 1949. He served in the United States Army. Their love was just unbelievable. Donna, as known by her friends, and Robert were financially troubled and were trying desperately to provide for six children. The children, ranging in age from 7 to 22, were initially left homeless, victims of a landlord's eviction order which spurred Robert and Donna Luster to make a trip downtown. Now the children are left without parents. Since the tragedy, intense community support has provided the surviving family members with a new home in which to carry out the teachings of their parents. "They were a real loving family," Epperson said. "I don't think you'd find a more loving couple toward each other and their family. It was truly special. From the smallest children on up, it was just incredible love. "
30. The Rev. Gilberto X. Martinez
He died doing what was the main passion in his life, helping others in need. Gilberto was a 35-year-old pastor at El Tabernacle De Fe Church and had accompanied Emilio Tapia, a landscaper and Mexican immigrant, to the Social Security Administration office to help him untangle a problem with his benefits.
When the poorest and most-troubled members of this city's Spanish-speaking population needed help and comfort, they came to the Rev. Gilberto Martinez. And if they couldn't come to him, he came to them, whether it was in the jails or streets.
He was onetime a drug user and nonbeliever and had left a secure teaching job to open his own evangelical church to tend to the needs,both spiritual and material, of a population that can feel lost in this sprawling city in the heartland of an adopted country.
He had a kindness and gentleness that made you happy. He was known for his boundless enthusiasm, quick smile and restless energy. In his sermons, he often mentioned his days in the Army in Germany, when he used drugs and found himself wandering along unknown streets.
Gilberto left behind a wife and five kids, the youngest born after his death.
31. Emilio Rangel Tapia
Emilio was a landscaper and attended the Tabernacle of Faith Church at SW 29 and Pennsylvania. A friend said Tapia’s son, Manuel, had come to Oklahoma City from Mexico for his funeral service and to take his body home for burial. A funeral home spokeswoman said Tapia was buried in San Felipe Cemetery in San Felipe, Guanajuato, Mexico.
32. Airman 1st Class Cartney Jean McRaven
She was 19 years old when she had returned from a four-month deployment in Haiti two weeks before the Bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. Four days before the bombing she married Senior Airman Anthony Shane McRaven. The couple were planning a large formal wedding in December. On the morning of April 19, Cartney was in the Social Security reporting her name change.
33. Derwin Wade Miller
Derwin was born on May 4th, 1967. He moved to Oklahoma City soon after graduating cum laude in 1980 from the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff with a psychology degree. He was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity in college. Miller was a claims examiner in the Social Security Administration. Miller and his family are well-known and respected members of the small community. Miller is survived by a daughter, his parents, two brothers and a sister.
34. Eula Leigh Howe Mitchell
Joe Mitchell had just a few incidental questions for his wife, Eula, to complete his application for Social Security retirement benefits. But he never made it to the reception area of the Social Security offices to ask her. The explosion separated them.
She was born on 20 Oct 1930 in Gotebo, Kiowa County, Oklahoma. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to many, many people. Eula was 64 and an employee of Manhattan Cleaners and a Sunday school teacher in her church, loved animals and especially the birds around her home. Her family described her as a friend to many, particularly the elderly friends that she loved to take care of and shop for. Her husband of 26 years was injured in the blast.
35. Charlotte Andrea Lewis Thomas
Charlotte graduated from Douglass High School and Oklahoma state University with a bachelor of arts degree on December 28, 1973. She had worked for the federal government for 17 years. For the past three years, Thomas produced the Black Awareness program for the Social Security office. Thomas graduated from Douglass High School and received her bachelor of arts degree from Oklahoma State University.
36. Michael George Thompson
He was 47 years old and was an employee of the Social Security Administration.
Michael was born on October 7th, 1947. He was a quiet man deeply devoted to his family. He was an accomplished painter and musician who loved animals and enjoyed building things, such as a storage barn in the back yard of his Yukon home. He also liked to tinker with the Volkswagen he rebuilt by hand. Thompson, a Vietnam veteran, He had been honored by the Social Security Administration headquarters in Baltimore for his help in improving the agency's service delivery to clients in need.
37. Robert Nolan Walker Jr.
Robert was born on June 26th, 1942 in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida. He had graduated from Gainesville High School and attended the University of Florida. He served his country as a U.S. Army soldier in Korea. Clients remember him as a person who cared for people and their welfare. Bob had an avid interest in computers which helped him in his quest for service to his work, clubs, organizations, friends and family. He was an active member of India Shrine Temple, Amity Masonic Lodge 473, Guthrie Scottish Rite, Order of the Eastern Star Fidelis-Oklah oma Chapter 426, and Order of the Amaranth Christina Court. He was a member of the Boy Scouts for 46 years and most recently served as the Assistant District Commissioner and the Unit Commissioner for Troop 84 of the Will Rogers District. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout and had served Boy Scouts in almost every volunteer position. Bob is survived by his wife, Judith O. Walker, also with the Social Security Administration, son, Robert N. Walker III and daughter, Sandra Rosenblum. His caring nature made a lasting impression on those he served.
38. Julie Marie Welch
She was 23 years old and had been working as a Spanish interpreter for the Social Security Administration.
Julie was born on September 12th, 1971 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. After high school, Julie went to Wisconsin and attended college at Marquette University in Milwaukee, earning a B.A. in Spanish. Although her parents were divorced, she kept in close touch with both of them while attending college. After graduating, she traveled overseas to sharpen her Spanish communication skills, then returned to Oklahoma City where she was hired as an interpreter for the Social Security Administration. During her travels, she developed a strong compassion for those less fortunate than herself. She frequently visited Little Flowers Church, in a poor Hispanic region of Oklahoma City, where she could speak with the Hispanic children and give them a ray of hope for their future. Julie's own hope was to marry an air force lieutenant.
39. William Stephen Williams
William was born on November 26th, 1952. His best friend, Warren Vieth, a news editor for the Los Angeles Times' Washington Bureau, wrote that he remembered the two forming a garage band during their teen-age years. The two became friends in second grade while growing up in Kingfisher. Vieth said he last heard from Williams on April 7 through an E-mail computer message asking for help with a song he was writing. Williams was struggling with the verses but he liked a chorus he had written: "Grab the world and shake it now, or maybe you never will. " Vieth said, "Looks like the world reached up and grabbed Steve before he could finish his song. "
William left behind his wife and three daughters.
40. Sharon Louise Wood-Chesnut
Sharon was born on July 7, 1947 to J.B. and Lucille Wood in Oklahoma City. She grew up in the Del City area, obtained a business degree, moved to Louisiana for a time. She brightened the lives of her many relatives and friends around the Oklahoma City area with her wit and humor. Always known as a happy and cheerful person, Sharon was sought out by friends and relatives when a need arose in their lives. As a Social Security employee, she excelled in her job and provided the special knowledge and attention to her clients that created and maintained a trust in our system. As a member of the Christ Lutheran Church, her talents and dedication were displayed in the kitchen as well as any other place where there was a need for a good worker, planner, or director.
She had a daughter, Nikki Chesnut, and two stepchildren, Lonny Chesnut of Lafayette, La., and Laurie O'Field of Houston, Texas
41. Steven Douglas Curry
He was on the job as a building mechanical inspector for the General Services Administration when the blast hit.
Steven was born on December 1st, 1950 in Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma to Jack Dempsey Curry and Clara Frances Brown Curry. The youngest of 7 children, Steven Curry graduated from Choctaw High School in 1969. He served in the US Navy from 1970-74 and married his wife Kathleen on March 8, 1974. The couple spent their 21 year marriage in Norman, OK, living on 5 acres near Kathleen’s family. “He was a fisherman and a hunter,” she said. “He hunted on our land, and he liked to go to Lake Eufaula.”
Steven served as a board member on the Robin Hill School board. He was a deacon for the Calvary Free Will Baptist Church in Norman, where he also coached the church basketball team. “He always wanted to be a coach,” said Kathleen. “He loved sports.” A licensed electrician, Steven often helped out his friends and family; he had recently moved his parents to the Shawnee area. “He always helped his parents,” said Kathleen. “He was a real happy person who enjoyed life. He never met a stranger.”
Steven served as a board member on the Robin Hill School board. He was a deacon for the Calvary Free Will Baptist Church in Norman, where he also coached the church basketball team. “He always wanted to be a coach,” said Kathleen. “He loved sports.” A licensed electrician, Steven often helped out his friends and family; he had recently moved his parents to the Shawnee area. “He always helped his parents,” said Kathleen. “He was a real happy person who enjoyed life. He never met a stranger.”
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43. Baylee Almon
Baylee was born on April 18th, 1994 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to Aren Almon. She was described by family members as having a loving, heart-filled smile, which is quite evident from her beautiful photograph. Her mother Aren Almon helped to support the organization Cote & D'Ambrosio which tries to improve structural safety for building such as the Alfred P. Murrah building and the World Trade Center.
44. Danielle Nicole Bell
She was 14 months old and was on the second floor in the day care center of the Alfred P. Murrah building at the time of the bombing.
Danielle was born on December 27th, 1993 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to Deniece Bell. She liked the outdoors and birds. She liked to smile. "She was just like an angel from God," said her mother. "She always had a smile on her face, and she would do whatever she could to bring one to yours."She was loved by many people, especially her mom and her grandparents and her uncle," her mother said. "Anyone who knew her will always remember that precious smile, and we'll all miss her and never forget the love and the smile." She is buried at Arlington Memory Gardens.
| 45. Zackary Chavez |
Zackary was born on March 23rd, 1992 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to Alisha Chavez. Zackary came from a third generation Mexican-American clan that doted on him. He lived with the love of his single mother and many great aunts and uncles. And he returned that love.
In weeks before the bombing he had often told his mother, “Mommy, I love you. You are beautiful.” Zackary like to play with his race cars and Legos. He enjoyed chicken McNuggets and corn. “He’d eat corn up like there was no tomorrow,” his mother said. He counted “Jingle Bells” and “Happy Birthday” among his favorite songs. He like collecting quarters. "He was a cute little guy," said Zackery's grandfather. "You would try to give him a dollar, and he would say 'No, no - give me a quarter.' "
In weeks before the bombing he had often told his mother, “Mommy, I love you. You are beautiful.” Zackary like to play with his race cars and Legos. He enjoyed chicken McNuggets and corn. “He’d eat corn up like there was no tomorrow,” his mother said. He counted “Jingle Bells” and “Happy Birthday” among his favorite songs. He like collecting quarters. "He was a cute little guy," said Zackery's grandfather. "You would try to give him a dollar, and he would say 'No, no - give me a quarter.' "
46. Dana Leanne Brown Cooper
She was 24 years old and the new director of the America's Kids day-care center in the federal building. Her son, Christopher, attended America’s Kids and was killed as well.
Dana was born on November 17th, 1970 in MWC to Carl Larue and Linda Diane (Lowe) Brown. She grew up in the Spencer and Nicoma Park area and moved to Moore in 1990. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Nicoma Park and was very involved in numerous children's organizations with child welfare, safety and education concerns. Dana's life was dedicated to the well-being of children. Dana Cooper was an early childhood education major at USO, a mother, and a day care director, yet many an evening she worked on extras for her charges. “Children were her life,” said Linda Brown, Dana’s mother. “She just loved the little ones.” Dana treated all the children at the day care center as her own, bringing home kids stranded because of family emergencies
and once babysitting an older child when the mother went into labor. She was blessed with patience.
and once babysitting an older child when the mother went into labor. She was blessed with patience.
She was studying to become a kindergarten or first grade teacher in addition to her day care tasks, yet Dana and AC set aside one Saturday a month as a family day to visit the park or play in Christopher’s inflatable pool. Christopher liked “Sesame Street’s” Ernie and Elmo, chatting on the telephone with his grandma, playing in his cardboard house, and eating cheese. He could
eat an orange in one sitting, and his favorite song was “Jesus Loves the Little Children.” Mother and son belonged to First Baptist Church of Nicoma Park, where Dana served on the nursery committee.
47. Anthony Christopher Cooper, II
Anthony was born on September 7th, 1992 in Midwest City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to Dana and Anthony Cooper. Christopher brought light and happiness to everyone's life whom he touched. "He was a very happy child, very vibrant , Mr. Personality," Said his father.
48. Antonio Ansara Cooper Jr
He was 6 months old and had attended America's Kids day-care center since December of 1994.
Antonio was born October 11th, 1994, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to Renee Cooper and Antonio Cooper. He was just learning to crawl and say "Da-Da." He was a happy baby who never cried and loved to laugh, said his father, Antonio Cooper Sr. "He'd make himself laugh by playing with his toys," the father said. Young Cooper also liked to be thrown up in the air and watch his mother, Renee Cooper, dance
49. Aaron M. Coverdale
Aaron was born on September 22nd, 1989 in Frankfurt am Main, Stadtkreis Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany to Keith and Pamela Coverdale. Aaron favored the Power Rangers. Both him and his brother loved to swim. Aaron was a typical big brother, picking up Elijah's toys and setting out his grandmother's glasses and keys each day, so she wouldn't forget them. "What I failed to see at those times were wings," said Jannie M. Coverdale, the boys' grandmother and guardian (their father worked as a truck driver.) "I just saw little boys." "They were very unique, special little people," said godfather John Cole, who along with his wife helped Jannie care for the boys. The two brothers reminded Cole of the stars the Rev. Jesse Jackson talked about when he visited Oklahoma City after the bombing. "Some stars shine and shine," said Cole, paraphrasing Jackson's speech, "and then there are others that shine so brightly and are gone so quickly."
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Elijah was born September 6th, 1992 in Fort Carson, El Paso County, Colorado to Keith and Pamela Coverdale. Elijah was a big Barney fan. Both him and his brother loved to swim. Aaron was a typical big brother, picking up Elijah's toys and setting out his grandmother's glasses and keys each day, so she wouldn't forget them. Before dropping off to sleep each night, Elijah always reminded his granny to say her prayers. "What I failed to see at those times were wings," said Jannie M. Coverdale, the boys' grandmother and guardian (their father worked as a truck driver.) "I just saw little boys."
"They were very unique, special little people," said godfather John Cole, who along with his wife helped Jannie care for the boys. The two brothers reminded Cole of the stars the Rev. Jesse Jackson talked about when he visited Oklahoma City after the bombing. "Some stars shine and shine," said Cole, paraphrasing Jackson's speech, "and then there are others that shine so brightly and are gone so quickly."
51. Jaci Rae Coyne
She was 14 months old and attended America's Kids about 5 weeks.
Jaci was born on February 9th, 1994 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to Scott and Sharon Coyne. Since she was 2 days old, Jaci Rae had heard her mother sing "Itsy Bitsy Spider," which may explain why it was the child's favorite song.
"A big ham," said her father Scott Coyne. "If you had her in a crowd of people, she was perfectly happy and content. She had no qualms about giving anybody a hug. She'd hug everybody."
Jaci Rae slipped into every family photograph she could and always carried her bottle on family car trips. "Every time I opened that (car) door to get her out, she threw her bottle down," said mother Sharon. "I don't know how many times I've been in a dress, up underneath my car trying to get her bottle because she threw it out. And every time she just laughed and giggled."
Jaci Rae preferred gadgets that were off-limits (like lights and table tops) to toys and given a newspaper or magazine was in her element ("she'd just shred them into the tiniest pieces," said Scott). Inquisitive, she liked to touch tings and enjoyed items of different colors. She ate green beans straight from the can, made grand messes with macaroni and cheese, and, said her family, "really never had a bad day."
"A big ham," said her father Scott Coyne. "If you had her in a crowd of people, she was perfectly happy and content. She had no qualms about giving anybody a hug. She'd hug everybody."
Jaci Rae slipped into every family photograph she could and always carried her bottle on family car trips. "Every time I opened that (car) door to get her out, she threw her bottle down," said mother Sharon. "I don't know how many times I've been in a dress, up underneath my car trying to get her bottle because she threw it out. And every time she just laughed and giggled."
Jaci Rae preferred gadgets that were off-limits (like lights and table tops) to toys and given a newspaper or magazine was in her element ("she'd just shred them into the tiniest pieces," said Scott). Inquisitive, she liked to touch tings and enjoyed items of different colors. She ate green beans straight from the can, made grand messes with macaroni and cheese, and, said her family, "really never had a bad day."
She was an extremely happy baby, full of laughter.
52. Brenda Daniels
Brenda was born on February 10th, 1953 in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas. She spent most of her life working at child-care centers. However, she had worked at America's Kids less than a year. "... The focus of her life was kids. My mother loved kids," said her daughter, Chastity Pope of Dallas. Brenda lived in Oklahoma City for 13 years.
Brenda hoped to have her own day care and was working on her certification. Friends, family, and co-workers agree given a choice of leaving her charges to die alone or being by their side, Brenda would have picked the latter.
The mother of three collected
stuffed animals and Cabbage Patch Kids. She loved indoor plants, and her house was full of ivies. She was also a blues fan and had recently visited Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. She was buried with her beloved cassettes of BB King and Bobby "Blue" Bland.
53. Tylor Santoi Eaves
Tylor's mother. Miya Eaves worked at Standard Life, just a few blocks from America's Kids day-care center in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. 8 month old Tylor was just settling into the routine in the center, where he had started a week before the April 19 blast that took his life.
He was born August 13th, 1994 to Miya Y. Eaves and Michael D. Heard in Oklahoma City. He was a healthy, happy baby that loved unlimited attention. was just beginning to pull up on things. His grandmother, Gloria Eaves Hardin, thought he'd probably be walking by nine months, just like her daughter Miya, Tylor's mother. "He was a happy baby," Gloria Eaves recalled. "He was bossy and spoiled because he liked attention. He wanted to be able to see you all the time." Tylor was a big, healthy baby, looking older than his 8 months. "He was just getting into his personality, and he could get anything he wanted from us," Gloria Eaves said, adding that like his mother's side of the family, he had beautiful grayish-green eyes.
54. Tevin D'Aundrae Garrett
He was born November 25th, 1993 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to Helena Garrett Scott. He was a very happy baby who loved to dance. He was partial to his yellow Lion King bike, his sister’s hat, and his Snoop Doggy Dogg CD. Always on the “go-go”, said his mother Helena Garrett, he was never in such a hurry that he left without his hat. “He always had his hat,” said Helena. “It didn’t match anything. It’s his sister’s hat, and it has big flowers on it.”
His activities of choice were zooming headfirst down his plastic slide, eating chicken, and babbling to his sister Sharonda (whom Tevin called “Wanna”). Mischievous, Tevin once upended a display of plastic bowls by pulling one out from the bottom; all passersby heard after the fall was a hearty “Hah, hah, hah, hah, hah” coming from beneath the pile. At home, his favorite prank was the time he stepped into his mother’s bath water fully clothed.
Before the bombing, Tevin had been learning how to get his own watermelon Gatorade from the refrigerator. “I would pour him a cup and leave it at the bottom of the refrigerator,” said Helena. “I always knew he was in there because I could hear the refrigerator door open, and then I would hear this, ‘Ahhhh.’”
He was a 24 year old salesman for William E. Davis and Sons Food Inc., was making a delivery to the child-care center at the federal building.
His activities of choice were zooming headfirst down his plastic slide, eating chicken, and babbling to his sister Sharonda (whom Tevin called “Wanna”). Mischievous, Tevin once upended a display of plastic bowls by pulling one out from the bottom; all passersby heard after the fall was a hearty “Hah, hah, hah, hah, hah” coming from beneath the pile. At home, his favorite prank was the time he stepped into his mother’s bath water fully clothed.
Before the bombing, Tevin had been learning how to get his own watermelon Gatorade from the refrigerator. “I would pour him a cup and leave it at the bottom of the refrigerator,” said Helena. “I always knew he was in there because I could hear the refrigerator door open, and then I would hear this, ‘Ahhhh.’”
55. Kevin "Lee" Gottshall II
| He was only 6 1/2 months when his life ended on April 19 in the America's Kids day-care center. Kevin was born on September 29th, 1994 in Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma to Kevin and Sheryl Gottshall. Whether he was pulling down his curtains, running over his puppy with his walker or spitting green beans at his mother, all he had to do was smile and his parents' hearts would melt. At six and a half months, Lee Gottshall had 6 teeth and a smile that could knock a person out. He zoomed around in his walker or rolled to and fro ("he wasn't interested in crawling," said his mother, Sheryl Gottshall, "that didn't get him anywhere fast enough"). Capable of rolling across the living room in a matter of seconds, Lee could quickly respond to images of Bugs Bunny or Winnie the Pooh when they appeared on the family's big screen television: "He'd roll over to the TV and get up on his elbows and watch," said Sheryl. On occasion so intent would her son be on reaching his destination that he was known to roll, or run, right over his dog, a good-natured, 10 year old Shih Tzu named Baron that he adored. "He knew what he wanted," laughed Sheryl, "and he'd go after it." Intrigued by water, Lee would "watch the water go down the drain and try to catch it," said Sheryl. "We'd tell it, "Bye, bye and see it tomorrow.'" Lee, who looked just like his father, could hand his own Tommy Tippy Cup. Among his favorite things were sweet potatoes, chicken and rice, and Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham. "Lee knew nothing but love, a full belly, a dry bottom, and lots of good times," said Sheryl.
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He was born on June 3rd, 1991, Oklahoma to Edye and Tony Smith. Brothers Colton Wade Smith and Chase Dalton Smith wanted to be together all the time, said their mother. "They loved each other. They didn't want to go anywhere without the other," she said. The Oklahoma City boys died together in the bombing, shortly after Edye Smith dropped them off at the America's Kids day-care center at the federal building. Edye Smith said the boys would be walking down the street and pass someone and Chase would quickly say, "Hi, mister. How're you doing?" Also, Barney was their favorite television show. "They were happy. They were real free-spirited," she said. "They were sweet." Chase and Colton were the only children of Edye Smith. "You can never hug and kiss your child too many times," she said.
Colton was one of 19 children killed in the Murrah Building's day-care center. He died along side his brother, Chase. Described as a "free spirit," this sweet child was two years old.
He was born February 20th, 1993 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to to Edye and Tony Smith. Brothers Colton Wade Smith and Chase Dalton Smith wanted to be together all the time, said their mother. "They loved each other. They didn't want to go anywhere without the other," she said. The Oklahoma City boys died together in the bombing, shortly after Edye Smith dropped them off at the America's Kids day-care center at the federal building. Barney was their favorite television show. "They were happy. They were real free-spirited," she said. "They were sweet." Chase and Colton were the only children of Edye Smith. "You can never hug and kiss your child too many times," she said.
60. Colton Wade Smith
He was born February 20th, 1993 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to to Edye and Tony Smith. Brothers Colton Wade Smith and Chase Dalton Smith wanted to be together all the time, said their mother. "They loved each other. They didn't want to go anywhere without the other," she said. The Oklahoma City boys died together in the bombing, shortly after Edye Smith dropped them off at the America's Kids day-care center at the federal building. Barney was their favorite television show. "They were happy. They were real free-spirited," she said. "They were sweet." Chase and Colton were the only children of Edye Smith. "You can never hug and kiss your child too many times," she said.
61. Scott Dwain Williams
Scott was born on June 3rd, 1970 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to Bob & Connie Williams. Scott had lived in the Tuttle area since 1978. He graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma in 1994 with a degree in business education. He was also a member of the Beverly Hills Baptist church in Oklahoma City. Scott was a sales representative for the William E. Davis Company of Oklahoma City. He & Nicole Templin were married 11/12/1993 in Oklahoma City.
He would have been a new father in about two months after the bombing. His wife, Nikki Williams, was expecting their first child, a girl they already had decided to name Kylie. "He was a wonderful person," said his aunt, Linda Lekawski
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62. Woodrow "Woody" Clifford Brady
Woody was born on February 9th, 1954 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to Jeanne Redd. He was a publisher of children's books. He made his living tailor-making biographies of other people's children. Parents would bring a story about their child, and from it Woody Brady would make a personal volume. "He loved it," said his mother of her son's work.
Graduated at the top of his class from Meeker High School in 1972, he was one of three students to receive Meeker's highest student honor (he also won FFA honors). He attended Seminole Junior College, where he earned an associate's degree in biology with an art minor and played varsity basketball. He later attended Oklahoma Christian College.
Golf was his favorite pastime (he also played chess, tennis, basketball, and baseball), and he hit the greens often enough to win several trophies over the years. "He would play golf in the snow," his mother says, laughing. "It didn't get too cold, it didn't get too hot." Her son was always exhorting her to "Learn how to play, Jeanne." And yes, he called his mother by her first name. In many ways, Jeanne says, they were more friends than anything else.
May 16, 1995, the Meeker Student Council, FFA, and Class of '72 planed a tree in Woody's memory in front of Meeker High School. Says Jeanne of her son's last moments, "I bet you two to one he was in that building talking to somebody."
Golf was his favorite pastime (he also played chess, tennis, basketball, and baseball), and he hit the greens often enough to win several trophies over the years. "He would play golf in the snow," his mother says, laughing. "It didn't get too cold, it didn't get too hot." Her son was always exhorting her to "Learn how to play, Jeanne." And yes, he called his mother by her first name. In many ways, Jeanne says, they were more friends than anything else.
May 16, 1995, the Meeker Student Council, FFA, and Class of '72 planed a tree in Woody's memory in front of Meeker High School. Says Jeanne of her son's last moments, "I bet you two to one he was in that building talking to somebody."
63. Kimberly Ruth Klaus Burgess
Kimberly was born July 16th, 1965 in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to David W. and Ramona R. Klaus. She was described as a loving and caring wife. Kimberly married her longtime love, Damon W. Burgess, in November 1993. The couple moved to Oklahoma City, where they resided at Tinker Air Force Base.
She was a 1983 graduate of Evergreen High School in Colorado.
After attending the University of Northern Colorado, she moved to Denver in 1985 and managed a Red Cross Shoe Store. She moved to Columbia, South Carolina, in 1988 and worked for the Charleston Naval Shipyard Federal Credit Union. In 1992, she returned to Denver where she worked for the Public Service Employees Credit Union.
She was a 1983 graduate of Evergreen High School in Colorado.
After attending the University of Northern Colorado, she moved to Denver in 1985 and managed a Red Cross Shoe Store. She moved to Columbia, South Carolina, in 1988 and worked for the Charleston Naval Shipyard Federal Credit Union. In 1992, she returned to Denver where she worked for the Public Service Employees Credit Union.
64. Katherine Ann Finley
She had worked at the Federal Employees Credit Union for 21 years, starting as a teller and serving as Vice President for the past 10 years.
Katherine was born May 30, 1950, in OKC, the daughter of James and Della (Reese) Depue. She was raised in OKC, graduating from Southeast High School in 1968. She was married to Wesley Allen in 1968, and their daughter, Melissa, was born in 1971. She then married Riley Finley on October 8th, 1988.
She was a member of the Wilmont Place Baptist Church.
“She taught me, and untold number of other people, that laughter and smiles cure more problems than anyone can imagine,” said Riley Finley of his wife. And he admired her for raising her daughter (now grown) for many years all alone. “She had an unending love for her only child,” said Riley.
Kathy worked 21 years at the credit union, starting as a teller and rising through the ranks to become vice president. She never quit pitching in when things got busy or assisting long-time customers who felt better dealing with her.
Kathy enjoyed books, Elvis movies and Thai food. She frequented the Philharmonic and sang with her sister at Wilmont Place Baptist Church and for weddings. She and Riley boated, fished for striper at Lake Texoma, and crisscrossed the country from San Diego to Key West, Alaska to Washington, DC.
65. Jamie Lee Fialkowski Genzer 
Jamie was born on September 12th, 1962 in Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahomamto Jerome E. & Nancy A. (Hammons) Fialkowski. She was a graduate of Mount St. Mary's High School and a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church of Chandler, Ok. She moved from Midwest City to Wellston in 1994 where she was a member of Band Parents and PTA. She was also a member of the Sweet Adelines where she sang bass. She was a member of the Cameo's Quartet. She also was on the board of directors of the America's Kids Day Care in the Murrah Building.
Jamie was a single mother and life revolved around her two children, Kyle and Krista.
Kordic-Brinkley remembers Jamie as genuine one of the most real people you'd ever know. When she walked in the room, her presence made it better. Observed her mother, Nancy Fialkowski: Jamie's most outstanding attribute was her love for people. She had a knack for making people feel welcome and wanted.
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Sheila was born on March 31st, 1967 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to Sharon Williams and Curtis Henderson. She was an honor student and deeply religious. She was a virtuous in every sense of the word. Sheila and her husband met at church in NE OKC 3 years before the bombing. They married May 14, 1994. Both Sheila and her husband were homeroom parents at Eisenhower Elementary, where Sheila’s daughter Shequandala went to school. According to Sheila’s childhood friend Mary
Williams, Sheila always stressed the importance of her African-American heritage to her daughter, telling Shequandala, “You’re mahogany brown. You’re beautiful. Don’t ever be ashamed of your color.” Sheila had endured her own difficult times, but it had begun to look like good times were ahead.
A graduate of Capitol Hill High School, Sheila was a full-time student in the physical therapy program at Langston University, where she participated in the College Work Study Program. Her classmate Andrea Clayton descried Sheila as every teacher’s dream student In the 3 years she knew Sheila, said Andrea, her friend’s quiet example led Andrea to the Lord. Upon Sheila finishing at Langston, the family’s plan was for Greg to attend Cameron University and pursue an engineering degree. Greg says the two
were “holding onto a vision of our life together,” a vision of “being prosperous physically, spiritually, and financially.” If his wife taught him any one thing, says Driver, it was if one ventures out of faith, he’ll reach victory.
Williams, Sheila always stressed the importance of her African-American heritage to her daughter, telling Shequandala, “You’re mahogany brown. You’re beautiful. Don’t ever be ashamed of your color.” Sheila had endured her own difficult times, but it had begun to look like good times were ahead.
A graduate of Capitol Hill High School, Sheila was a full-time student in the physical therapy program at Langston University, where she participated in the College Work Study Program. Her classmate Andrea Clayton descried Sheila as every teacher’s dream student In the 3 years she knew Sheila, said Andrea, her friend’s quiet example led Andrea to the Lord. Upon Sheila finishing at Langston, the family’s plan was for Greg to attend Cameron University and pursue an engineering degree. Greg says the two
were “holding onto a vision of our life together,” a vision of “being prosperous physically, spiritually, and financially.” If his wife taught him any one thing, says Driver, it was if one ventures out of faith, he’ll reach victory.
68. Linda Coleen Housley
She was 53 years old and worked as a loan officer in the Federal Employees Credit Union.
Linda was born January 17th, 1942 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. First married at age 16, a mother of three by 19, Coleen Housley all but grew up with her children. Along the way, she made sacrifices to see they did not do without.
She worked until August of 1993 with Gary at the Woods Credit Union; with their marriage on the horizon, she approached the idea of a job change at her age with a simple faith. “Coleen’s belief,” said Gary, “was that God does not close one door on our life until he has opened another door for our life to continue through.”
On Labor Day weekend, 1993, Coleen married for a second time, gaining both a husband and two more children. In front of 60 relatives and friends, the couple exchanged vows as the Cherokee Queen backed out into Grand Lake.
Coleen believed in angels and positive thoughts (her refrigerator bore the sign: “Live well, Laugh Often, and Love Much.”). And Gary said he couldn’t help but think of his wife as first an angel on earth, and now, of heaven. “Anyone who knew Coleen,” said Gary, “knew her love for people. It seemed her purpose in life was to love and help others… I have been left with an image of her trying to master than new set of wings, and it still makes my heart smile, because coordination was not one of her better attributes.”
Observed Gary, “She was my life, my wife, my friend, my companion, and my lover.”
69. & 70. Robbin A. Butchholtz Huff & Baby Amber Denise
She was 37 years old, 7 months pregnant with her first child and was a loan officer at the Federal Employees Credit Union.
Robbin was born February 14th, 1958 in Fort Campbell, Christian County, Kentucky to Richard and Barbara Buchholtz. She married Ronald Huff on March 23, 1991. She was a step-mother to Corey and Matthew Huff. "She was ready to start her family,” said husband Ronald Huff. Robbin Huff and Ronald were expecting their first child, a girl to be named Amber Denise, in June of 1995. “She always wanted kids,” said Robbin’s sister, Richeal Thatcher.
Robbin and her husband bowled in a league with Richeal and her spouse, boated at Lake Thunderbird (“she was my driver while I skied,” said Ronald), and country and western danced (they met at a country dance). They were married in March of 1991.
Robbin spent her time at home in her flower beds tending to her morning-glories and mums; she cross-stitched, decorated cakes, and liked to do crafts. A people person, she never met a stranger. “She would talk to people at the check-out stand,” said Ronald. “She had a big heart, and she lived to be happy,” said Richeal.
71. Christi Yolanda Jenkins
She was 32 years old and was a teller at the Federal Employees Credit Union.
72. Alvin Junior Justes
He was 54 years old and a regular customer at the Federal Employees Credit Union.
Alvin was born March 8th, 1951 in Kentucky. Harvey Justes, living on the family farm in East Bernstadt, Ky., immediately thought of his brother, Alvin, when he heard about the April 19 bombing in Oklahoma City. But it wasn't until a month later that he learned that his brother probably was dead. "It was really a blessing that whole time, not knowing" that his brother probably had been in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, Harvey Justes said. Their sister, Violet, had tried unsuccessfully to contact Alvin since the day of the federal building bombing. After a month, she figured it was time to tell the police. Authorities suspected Alvin was victim No. 168. "That's been a big worry, just the wondering," Harvey Justes said. An employee who survived said she saw Alvin moments before the explosion. It was easy to understand why it took so long for him to show up on the "missing" list. He had no family in Oklahoma City and there were few people who noticed him missing. He lived nearby, traveled by bus and owned no vehicle to be recovered after the blast. Alvin left home for Oklahoma at age 19 and served time in the military during the Vietnam War, then returned to Oklahoma. He had been disabled for several years, the result of breathing in toxic fumes at some point in his work career. He was described as a loner. He hadn't returned to Kentucky since his father's funeral in 1982. "I'm sure I'll miss him," Harvey Justes said. "I hadn't seen him in a long time, but I always knew he was there. "
73. Valerie Jo Koelsch
She was 33 yeas old and was the credit union's marketing director for 11 years.
Valerie was born on March 5th, 1962 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to Harry Joe and Rosemary Koelsch. She attended St. Patrick's Elementary, Putnam City Schools, St. Gregory's College and Oklahoma Sate University. At OSU, she majored in marketing and was selected as one of the Outstanding Marketing Major Seniors by the OSU Marketing Faculty. While employed at FECU, she twice won CUNA's Bridge Award for Excellence in Newsletter Communication and the Dora Maxwell Award for Social Responsibility. She often said she had three families: her God given family, her church family and her credit union family. She attended St. Patrick's Catholic Church and was very involved in the Young Adults, Parish Council and various other ministries. One highlight of her life was seeing the Pope at the World Youth Day Conference. Being a member of the OSU Alumni, she loved OSU sports and was a faithful fan. She loved her family, especially her nieces and nephew. She spent countless hours on the softball field and made many lasting friendships. Her smile and laughter were contagious and living to serve others is what brought her joy. Valerie lived more in her short life than most live in two lifetimes.
74. Catherine Mary "Kathy" Cagel Leinen
She was 47 years old and had worked as a collection officer with the Federal Employees Credit Union for 13 years.
75. Claudette Duke Meek
She was 43 years old and vice president of financial services at the Federal Employees Credit Union. She often helped credit union members secure loans and assisted with forms. A Federal Employee Credit Union employee for more than 13 years, Meek also had worked as a loan officer and a head teller.
She had an infectious laugh, was loved by her employees and conducted pep rallies instead of meetings.
76. Frankie Ann Merrell
She was 23 years old and had been a teller at the Federal Employees Credit Union for three years.
Frankie was born on October 25th, 1971 in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas. She was just pulling her life together after the death of her father the year before. She was a devoted wife and mother to her only child. She was a perfect example of what a mother should be, a person who lived life and always gave of herself. She was a graduate of Putnam City West High School.
If any of her friends or their families needed help, Merrell was there. "She would go out of her way to help them," a friend said. She was described as of the most caring individuals a person would ever meet.
77. Jill Diane Randolph
She was 27 years old and had worked as an accountant in the Federal Employees Credit Union since December 1993.
Jill was born February 26, 1968 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to William Dale & Eva Ann (McBride) Randolph. She had lived in Oklahoma City since 1984, coming from Tulsa, where she attended Memorial High School and was active in the East Tulsa Church of God. She graduated from Moore High School in 1986 and went to Anderson University, Anderson, In. She returned home and, for a short time, attended Central State University. In 1991, she graduated cum laude from Southern Nazarene University with a degree in accounting. Jill began her career in accounting with the Will White CPA firm. Following, she went to work at the F.A.A. Employees Credit Union and later worked with the League Services Mortgage Corporation. She had been employed with Federal Employees Credit Union since Dec. 1993. Her church affiliation included Shartel Church of God, Belle Isle Community Church, and currently Northwest Baptist Church where she was active in the Singles Twenties Group. She was also a member of the Oklahoma Certified Public Accountants & Bible Study Fellowship. Jill's sensitivity, sense of humor, caring and love for her family, friends, and especially her special cat, Rascal, could be out shined only by her love for her closest Friend and Savior, Jesus Christ. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
78. Claudine Ritter
Claudine had friends around the United States and was always helping others. She was constantly taking trips just to visit her elderly aunts and uncles hundreds of miles away. "She'd go just to be with them, then take them places," her cousin said. "She was the kindest person, and she loved her three grandchildren dearly. "
Karan was born July 28, 1967 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Paul & Shirley Howell. Karan attended Moore High School and Draughon School of Business. She began her career in banking with Friendly National Bank and had been employed for the past 7 years with the Federal Employees Credit Union as a loan officer, the youngest ever appointed to the position. Karan excelled in her duties. Survivors include her husband, Jay & 2 daughters, Gabrielle & Brittany. The thing Karan enjoyed more than her work was her family. A loving and devoted mother not only to Brittany and Gabby, but to Eric as well. Karan loved and cared deeply. She was and needed to be the caretaker of those she loved. She is greatly missed. We love you Karan and you will always be in our hearts.
She was 58 years old and employed by the Federal Employees Credit Union since January of 1995.
79. Christine Nicole Rosas
She was 22 years old and had only worked five full days as a receptionist at the Federal Employees Credit Union before the explosion.
Christine was born on July 19th, 1972 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. She was kind of person who always wanted to give to others before getting anything for herself. Before she worked at the credit union she worked for five years at Southwestern Bank. A 1990 graduate of Moore High School, Christy "always made people happy," said her husband. Christy loved taking care of her family, which included son Shane Michael Rosas, 5, and adored her friends.
She was 27 years old and loved her job at the Federal Employees Credit Union, where she worked for six years and had recently received a promotion.
80. Sonja Lynn Sanders
She was 27 years old and loved her job at the Federal Employees Credit Union, where she worked for six years and had recently received a promotion.
Sonja was born on August 7th, 1967 in Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma to Sheila Stroud. She had an outgoing personality, said her mother. She and her husband, Mike, lived in Moore with their daughters, Brooklynn Nicole, 3, and Savanna Marie, 22 months. Sanders was a 1985 graduate of Moore High. She was an active member of Southgate Baptist Church in Moore. She was attending college and working toward a degree in banking and business.
81. Karan Denise Howell Shepherd
She was 27 years old and was one of the favorite loan officers in the Federal Employees Credit Union and joined the credit union in October 1988.
Karan was born July 28, 1967 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Paul & Shirley Howell. Karan attended Moore High School and Draughon School of Business. She began her career in banking with Friendly National Bank and had been employed for the past 7 years with the Federal Employees Credit Union as a loan officer, the youngest ever appointed to the position. Karan excelled in her duties. Survivors include her husband, Jay & 2 daughters, Gabrielle & Brittany. The thing Karan enjoyed more than her work was her family. A loving and devoted mother not only to Brittany and Gabby, but to Eric as well. Karan loved and cared deeply. She was and needed to be the caretaker of those she loved. She is greatly missed. We love you Karan and you will always be in our hearts.
82.Victoria Jeanette Texter
She was 37 years old and was the VISA coordinator and a backup computer operator at the Federal Employees Credit Union, where she had worked for 14 years.
Victoria was born on October 8th, 1957. A native of Chicago, She had lived in Oklahoma City since 1981. Her husband, Jim, said she had been attending Rose State College, taking a variety of physical education courses. She was a member of Sunnylane United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women and American Business Women's Association. Victoria enjoyed making porcelain dolls and growing perennial flowers in her garden.
83.Virginia M. Thompson
She was 58 years old and employed by the Federal Employees Credit Union since January of 1995.
Virginia was born January 5th, 1939. Her children say their mother raised them alone and taught them discipline, independence and self-sufficiency, instilling a work ethic in them early. Before working at the Federal Employees Credit Union, she had worked 25 years at the Rock Island Credit Union in El Reno. She was the mother of two sons and a daughter. She always got to work at 8 a.m. each day and as receptionist took incoming calls for the credit union. "Logic would tell you she would be answering the phone at her desk at 9:02," Phil said. Ken recalled his mother as "the most giving person I've ever met in my life," and Phil said his mother was a "phenomenal woman, one who could literally almost do anything." During the past year, Ken said he saw in his mother "a kind of peace," that she had done her best with her children and they were doing OK.
84. Tresia Jo. Mathes Worton
She was 28 years old and a teller at the Federal Employees Credit Union at the time of the bombing.
Tresia was born on February 24th, 1967 in Midland, Midland County, Texas. "She was a real fun girl. She had a wonderful personality. She just bubbled," said Florence Rogers, chief executive officer of the Federal Employees Credit Union. Rogers, a survivor of the blast, remembers that peppy personality being primary in Worton's hiring the October before the bombing. "She was so persistent. She kept calling and calling us for a job, and finally we took a chance on her. "And she was perfect. She was very proud of her job. Tresia was single and lived in Oklahoma City with her adopted Lhasa apso.
85. Harley Richard Cottingham II
Harley was born on October 16th, 1948 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska to Harley and Fern Cottingham. Each year, he planted 500 evergreens on his farm. And each fall, the Nebraska native opened a choose-and-cut Christmas tree lot. “He had goals for the future,” said sister Sandy Battreall. “He wanted to move back to Nebraska and build a house on his tree farm.”
Harley graduated with a degree in criminal justice from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, spent 4 years in the US Navy, and served in Vietnam. In 1980 he joined the Veterans Administration as a veterans outreach counselor, and in 1985 he signed on with the Defense Investigative Service, which took him first to Omaha, then Colorado Springs, Colorado, and finally 3 years ago to OKC.
He remained, however, a loyal Cornhusker football fan. An avid golfer, he had played at St. Andrews in Scotland while in Great Britain to visit his ancestral town of Cottingham. Well-rounded, he belonged to a ballroom dance club and did the 2-step. “They all wanted to dance with him,” said his father, Harley Cottingham, Sr. “He got along well with people. That was part of his job… he liked to talk to people and made a lot of friends.”
Harley graduated with a degree in criminal justice from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, spent 4 years in the US Navy, and served in Vietnam. In 1980 he joined the Veterans Administration as a veterans outreach counselor, and in 1985 he signed on with the Defense Investigative Service, which took him first to Omaha, then Colorado Springs, Colorado, and finally 3 years ago to OKC.
He remained, however, a loyal Cornhusker football fan. An avid golfer, he had played at St. Andrews in Scotland while in Great Britain to visit his ancestral town of Cottingham. Well-rounded, he belonged to a ballroom dance club and did the 2-step. “They all wanted to dance with him,” said his father, Harley Cottingham, Sr. “He got along well with people. That was part of his job… he liked to talk to people and made a lot of friends.”
Harley recently had completed a trip to Scotland, where he played the historic links at St. Andrews. He also visited England and his ancestral home towns while on the trip.
To friends and co-workers, he was a "positive person ... who was always happy and who was able to raise the spirits of co-workers when they were down. "
86. Peter L. DeMaster
He was 44 years old and was a special agent in the Oklahoma City Investigative Field Office of the Department of Defense Investigative Service.
Peter was born on November 23rd, 1950, in Minneapolis, Mn, to Joseph & Mary DeMaster. In his youth, Pete was very active in Boy Scouts and rose to the rank of Eagle Scout, a love Pete never forgot. He continued to support scouting and was an Eagle Scout volunteer.
He was an area resident since 1978 and was a member of St. Christopher's Episcopal Church.
A job as an AWACS instructor at Tinker Air Force base brought Peter to Oklahoma originally, though he spent the last 11 years of his life at the Dept of Defense. He had been working closely with the Navy detachment.
He met his wife, Kay, also divorced at the time, at a mutual neighbor's swimming party, and within a year, the two (with his daughter Kristin and her son Brian) joined families. They married April 24, 1982. "He was a Christian, and he was a nice man," said his wife, Kay. "He was a real good father, husband, and family man," said mother-in-law Melba Massey.
To his OKC neighbors, he was the man in headphones who paraded his large Dalmatian and tiny schnauzer through the neighborhood every evening. "Every day that was his job," said Kay, "rain sleet, or snow."
87. Norma Jean Young Johnson
Norma was born on July 20th, 1932 in Bartlesville, Washington County, Oklahoma. At quarter-horse shows she
| was known for the smile on her face and her willingness to help all exhibitors. Fellow Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association member Mary Camfield said Johnson and her husband, Carlos Johnson, began their involvement with horse shows when their daughter and grandson began showing. "She learned to be quite a help with the grooming," Camfield said. She has four children, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
88. Larry L. Turner
Larry was born on August 14th, 1952 in Port Hueneme, Ventura County, California. He played clarinet in the St. John Baptist Church orchestra. Music was his "first love," according to those who knew him best. He also was devoted to his church, where he served as a deacon, Sunday school teacher and in the transportation ministry. Larry and his wife, Dianne, had been married for 22 years. A former Oklahoma state trooper, he had two sons and a grandchild that friends called "the apple of his eye." Larry was a 1981 graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma and joined the Defense Investigative Services as Special Agent in 1986. He belonged to the King David Lodge, and also had been a member of the Black Troopers Association and the Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Remembered for his outgoing personality, Larry also was active in sports, playing tennis, racquetball and golf.
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89. Robert Westberry
| He was 57 and was only two years away from retiring as the special agent in charge at the Department of Defense and Investigative Services. |
Born Aug. 18, 1937, in Miami, Fla., Westberry was a highway patrolman in Florida before going into the Naval Investigative Service. Robert and Tillie Westberry had lived in Oklahoma City for about two years. Robert loved to work on his computer and was dedicated to his family. "He was an unconditional father. His love was unconditional. His giving was unconditional. His time was unconditional," said his daughter, Sue Riley of Columbia, S.C.
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90. Lucio Aleman Jr.
He was a 33 year-old safety engineer with the Federal Highway Administration. He was working on the fourth floor of the Alfred P. Murrah building at the time of the bombing.
He was born on January 3rd, 1962. He enjoyed creating art in his free time but devoted most of his time to his two children. Aleman began his career with the agency in 1989 as a highway engineer trainee in the Highway Engineer Training Program. Upon Aleman’s successful completion of the program, he moved to Oklahoma City where he has served as the safety program engineer since February 1994. Aleman graduated from Texas A&I University in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. He and his wife, Gabriella, lived in north Oklahoma City with their children, Alynna and Lucio.
He was 28 years old and an environmental specialist with the Federal Highway Commission.
Mark was born on October 21st, 1966 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas to Don and Joyce Bolte. When Mark Bolte was headed from Austin to OKC, his Texas Co-workers had this to say to his future boss: "You're getting a great big teddy bear." Strawberry blonde, 250 pounds, and 6 feet 4 inches, Mark was always willing to help someone with a problem, "He had a knack for telling if something was wrong (with a person)," said his mother, Joyce Bolte. "We all know he's watching over somebody."
A former altar boy at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Rogers, Arkansas, Mark graduated from high school with honors and 4 years of perfect attendance. An alum of the University of Arkansas, where he was a member of Lambda Chi, he graduated in 1990 with a degree in civil engineering. His hobby was model airplanes, which he hung everywhere in his apartment. Mark played basketball and golf, watched hockey, the Atlanta Braces, and Joe Montana, and remained a loyal Arkansas Razorback. An Eagle Scout, he worked with a troop in the city.
91. Mark Allen Bolte
Mark was born on October 21st, 1966 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas to Don and Joyce Bolte. When Mark Bolte was headed from Austin to OKC, his Texas Co-workers had this to say to his future boss: "You're getting a great big teddy bear." Strawberry blonde, 250 pounds, and 6 feet 4 inches, Mark was always willing to help someone with a problem, "He had a knack for telling if something was wrong (with a person)," said his mother, Joyce Bolte. "We all know he's watching over somebody."
A former altar boy at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Rogers, Arkansas, Mark graduated from high school with honors and 4 years of perfect attendance. An alum of the University of Arkansas, where he was a member of Lambda Chi, he graduated in 1990 with a degree in civil engineering. His hobby was model airplanes, which he hung everywhere in his apartment. Mark played basketball and golf, watched hockey, the Atlanta Braces, and Joe Montana, and remained a loyal Arkansas Razorback. An Eagle Scout, he worked with a troop in the city.
92. Michael Joe Carrillo
Michael was born on November 1st, 1950 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. He was a happy man, always wearing a smile. He grew up in Kansas City, Mo., but had lived in many places since, serving in both the military and the federal government. He was devoted to his work, his family and his country. After spending four years in the Navy, Michael enlisted and served four more years in the Army. That was before settling into a career he enjoyed with the Federal Highway Administration. Carrillo and his three teen-age children had lived in Oklahoma City two years before the bombing, building a life together after losing a loving wife and mother two years ago after an unsuccessful kidney transplant. His family always teased him about being the "Fifth Beatle" because of his love for the British rock group.
He was 46 years old and was a computer program specialist for the Federal Highway Administration and was a part-time professor at the University of Central Oklahoma.
He was born September 1st. For the past several years before the bombing, Larry J. Jones of Yukon spent some of his spare time coaching and managing several youth football and soccer teams. He entered the Air Force at age 18 and served in Vietnam and served 20 years in the military.
He was 34 years old and a civil engineer for the Federal Highway Administration.
93. Larry J. Jones
He was born September 1st. For the past several years before the bombing, Larry J. Jones of Yukon spent some of his spare time coaching and managing several youth football and soccer teams. He entered the Air Force at age 18 and served in Vietnam and served 20 years in the military.
94. James K. Martin
James had just moved to Oklahoma City in February of 1995, bought his first home and planned to settle into the career he had chosen and loved. He spent the first four years out of high school in the Marines. Quiet, introverted, Martin found friendship in the people he worked with. He also was kind, considerate, warm-hearted. And while devoted and loyal to his whole family, he was always especially close to his twin sister. Both had grown up in Walnut, Calif., about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. He graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, in 1990.
95. Jerry Lee Parker
Jerry was born on June 14th, 1949 in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. He loved woodworking, collecting antiques, camping, and fishing. He especially loved to spend time outdoors with his family. Parker was a Sunday school teacher and trustee board member at Pleasant Hill free Will Baptist Church.
Him and his wife Sharon. had one son and two daughters.
Him and his wife Sharon. had one son and two daughters.
96. Michelle A. Reeder
Michelle loved gardening and adored cats. Like her mother, Michelle had a special fondness for azaleas. An administrative assistant with the Federal Highway Administration, she was married to a Marine, Patrick Reeder, and was working to put him through college as he studied to be a history teacher.
97. Rick L. Tomlin
Rick was born on February 13th, 1949. He was remembered by family as a good father and a man who hated violence. He was a staunch Republican who loved the music of Beatles' John Lennon. He was a car collector and shade-tree mechanic who labored over a 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner. He frequently visited with schoolchildren to warn them of the precautions and pitfalls of driving on America’s highways. He and his wife, Tina, have two sons, Richard, 24, and Jeremy, 21.
98. Johnny Allen Wade
Johnny was a very optimistic person, one of those people who believed that whatever the problem, there was a solution. So he would say there’s no point spending time feeling sorry, said his wife, Joannie. Johnny Allen Wade was the happiest when he was spending time with his family, especially his two children. His second favorite pastime was fishing. He had gone to work for the government after getting a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas, in 1975. He and his family moved here from Little Rock, Ark., in December 1991.
99. Ronota Ann Newberry Woodbridge
Ronota was born on December 24th,1963 in West Plains, Howell County, Missouri. A “wonderful Christian wife, daughter and sister” is how her family described her. She and her husband, Gary, had been married eight years and were members of Edmond Church of Christ. Ronota was a graduate of Abilene Christian University.
100. John Albert Buddy Youngblood
101. Sgt Lola Renee Bolden
She was born on April 1st, 1955 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama to Mary Bolden. She was a single mother of 3 and had transferred from Colorado to Oklahoma in January before the bombing.. Her son Ricky described his mother as kind and funny, and said she would have pillow fights and "stuff" with her kids. Her mother described her daughter as a quiet but outgoing person who loved sports. A high school track enthusiast and frequent cyclist, Lola's idea of going to the mall was not to shop, but to walk. She emphasized homework and togetherness to her two sons, Rickey and Jonathan, and the threesome were close. "Where ever she went, they went with her," said Mrs. Bolden. Lola's favorite flower was the yellow rose.
102. Karen Gist Carr
She was 32 years old and was an advertising assistant for the Army recruiting office.
103. Peggy Louise Holland
Peggy was born July 23rd, 1957, in Louisville, Kentucky, to Arthur and Margaret Lucille (Dudgeon) Jenkins. A Kentucky native Peggy became a welcome addition to the Oklahoma City area in 1987, when she assumed responsibilities in public information and command information programs for the Army. She gave much of her time to children at Knob Hill Baptist Church as a Sunday school teacher, children's choir teacher and vacation Bible school teacher. She was also secretary of the Coolidge Eyes and Ears Neighborhood Watch Association. She and her husband Richard have two children, Erica and Kylie.
104. John C. Moss III
"He was very good at his job; he had found his niche. And he was very happy in Oklahoma City," the sister of John C. Moss III said. Moss, "He was a funny, witty, popular man who had a lot of friends," his sister, Marjorie Moss Hendrix, said. Moss played football at Warren High School, where he graduated in 1961. While serving in Vietnam as a Marine, he was burned when a fuel tank exploded. "He survived that and a lot of other close calls," Hendrix said. Before working at the recruiting office he did a brief stint as a high school English teacher.
105. Master Sgt. Victoria Lee Nappe Sohn
Vickey was born on May 30th, 1958 in Bay Shore, Suffolk County, New York to June H. Werner and Anthony Nappe, Jr. She was assigned to the United States Army Recruiting Battalion, Headquarters Operations. She was one of the most admired and respected soldiers assigned to the Army Recruiting Command in OKC. She was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, 2 Army Commendation Medals, 3 Army Achievement Medals, the Overseas Ribbon, the National Defense Service Ribbon, the Good Conduct Medal, the Basic Army Service Ribbon, the Professional Development Ribbon 3. SFC Sohn is also being awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, posthumously. "Vickey", as she was known to her family and friends was a kind, loving and persistent person. She had her beliefs, and stood behind them unselfishly. Vickey, above all else was a beloved wife, and a devoted mother of 5 children. She was actively involved in the P.T.A. and was a Girl Scout Brownie Asst. Leader of Troop 90. Vickey and her family are members of the Suburban Baptist Church of Moore. Placing all others needs above her own, she unselfishly gave her care and concern to all who's lives she touched. Vickey was a perfectionist, striving for and achieving a level of accomplishment, surpassed by none. Vickie was greatly loved and cherished by many. She will be sorely missed and words cannot say the feelings she inspired in all.
106. Dolores Dee Stratton
Dolores was born on July 16th, 1943. She was a good friend, mother and grandmother. Her husband is retired Air Force Master Sgt. Charles "Chuck" H. Stratton. They have a daughter, Michelle Sawyer; a son, Jay Sawyer; and two stepdaughters, Kim Fairclough and Kelly Stratton.
107. Kayla Marie Haddock Titsworth
Kayla was a beautiful little angel whom was very set in her own way's. She was a very playful, mischievous and enthusiastic child who would share anything she had with anyone. She lived in Leavenworth, Kansas until July of 1993 and then moved to Junction City, Kansas with her mom and sister to start a new beginning.
108.Wanda Watkins
She was 49 years old and was a civilian who worked for the Army as a clerk in the recruiting office.
Wanda was born on May 19th, 1945 in Multnoma Co., Oregon to James L. & Mildred Watkins. Her hobbies were crocheting, square dancing, videos, flowers & gardening. She could crochet circles around most people. She was an Elvis fan and collected records and liquor bottles, although she didn't drink. She also will be remembered for her good sense of humor and the colorful flowers in her garden. She was a Civil Service employee of the US Dept. of Army at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas in the Finance Division from 1972 to 1991. She transferred to Fort Chaffee, Arkansas until 1993.
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109. Paul Douglas Ice
He 42 years old and was a senior special agent in the U.S. Customs Service office.
Paul was born on July 5th, 1952 in Midwest City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to Jack Don and Neva Jo Barton Ice. He was one of the first special agents assigned to the U.S. Customs Service Oklahoma City office seven years before the bombing. "The death of a member of the Customs family is always a sad occasion," said John Hensley, special agent in charge. "The death of Senior Special Agent Ice is especially tragic under the circumstances." Ice was a native Oklahoman who performed investigative duties for the Oklahoma City office. Ice had two daughters, Sarah and Nicole of the Oklahoma City area.
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111. Olen Burl Bloomer
He was 51 years old and was a budget assistant for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Family remember Olen as a happy-go-lucky man whose joyful outlook on life was contagious. He collected really bad jokes, said daughter Maureen, and he liked to tell them with this little gleam in his eye and a boyish grin. He spent his free time on his home computer, reading spy novels, working crossword puzzles, and fishing at Lake Eufaula. An avid reader, he loved spy novels, and liked to work difficult crossword puzzles. Olen was interested in and relished tinkering with computers. He was preceded in death by his wife Norma "Tincy" Bloomer in June 1990. His survivors include three children. Olen was the epitomy of the word "Daddy". He loved his family with all his heart and always did his best for them..."A Gentle Giant".
A retired Air Force man on his second career, Olen was admired by his staff for his ability to stay cool under pressure, cut through bureaucratic red tape, and willingness to help his fellow employees. His children remember his devotion to his late wife and all his children both natural and not. We miss you, his family said. Our tower has fallen, but your light will shine on us, your beacon will shine through all of us, we will carry your spirit forward with us, forevermore.
Richard was born January 3, 1940, in Douglas, Arizona, to Frank and Christine Sedler Cummins. He grew up in the Douglas area and was a graduate of Douglas High School. He attended Arizona State University before entering the U.S. Air Force. He was a resident of Mustang and was a Catholic. He is survived by his wife and a son Kraig Cummins and two daughters.
Richard had a well-known soft spot for children and animals. "He let the kids bring animals home," said his wife. "We still have some pets from when they were in the 4th grade." And his concern for animals spilled over into his award-winning work on behalf of the Midwest Stolen Dog Task Force (established to eradicate the theft of animals for resale to research laboratories).
Yet, said Frances, "The main thing about Dick is that he was a loving, caring husband and father. We were what mattered to him."
Though his work required him to travel frequently, Richard tried to visit his children if he was within an hour's drive of their homes. "We saw our kids at least two times a month, and we really supported AT&T," Frances joked.
Fellow investigator and friend Mike Ray remembers Richard as a quiet, fun, easygoing man. The latter was especially true at home, said Frances, where Richard happily took responsibility for many household duties, including grocery shopping and cooking. "He spoiled us all," said Frances.
Carole was born September 1st, 1944 in Shattuck, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Vincent A. and Thelma P. O'Hern. Carole attended school in Laverne, Oklahoma, graduating from Laverne High School in 1962. She attended and graduated from Draughns Business School in Oklahoma City. She had a daughter, Heather Khalil.
He was 42 years old and Employed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Paul Broxterman was working as a criminal investigator through the inspector general's office
Paul was born on May 1st, 1952 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to David and Peggy Boxterman. April 19, 1995, was Paul Broxterman's third day on the job at the OKC office (his family had been in Edmond just a week), yet Paul, a graduate of the FBI academy, was already enjoying his new post, said his mother.
A former undercover agent and special investigator with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the IRS and a one-time private investigator, Paul transferred to HUD shortly after he and his son were approached by a drug dealer in a Phoenix store (Paul's undercover disguises were so authentic, he often had to apologize for his appearance at church, said his mother).
A devout Mormon, Paul was a genealogist who had traced his maternal and paternal roots back to the Deliverance (a ship that pre-dates the Mayflower) on one side and to an Indian princess and a French fur trapper on the other. His Potawatomi and Scottish heritage shaped his life. (He had been active in Potawatomi tribal activities in California, Arizona, and Oklahoma; bagpipes played "Amazing Grace" at his funeral.)
The family-oriented outdoorsman hiked, picnicked, and toured the country with family. Two years ago, he took them on a 7-state trip identical to one of his grandfather had taken him on as a boy. When the family reached Topeka, Kansas, (Paul considered it home, having spent a few childhood years there), he took everyone to visit his grandmother's grave; the experience moved Paul to buy his own plot there shortly thereafter.
Before Paul left Phoenix, said his mother, her son told a Native American friend he was "coming home" to Oklahoma, though he had never lived there in his life.
He was 29 years old when passed away on April 19, 1995 during the bombing in Oklahoma City, OK. Sgt Benjamin Davis was awaiting official word of an eagerly
anticipated promotion to second lieutenant. Just before 9am, his captain tried to put a call through to confirm the news but got a busy line. “He was so excited,” said wife Glory Davis. “He just knew he was going to get this promotion. That’s all he talked about the last days before this happened.”
Marines have a reputation of sticking to the job, no matter how difficult. And that's exactly where rescue workers digging through the ruins of the bombed-out federal building found 28 year old Marine Capt. Randy Guzman. He was encased in rubble but still seated behind his desk at the Marine Corps recruiting station.
Randy Guzman was a die-hard UCLA fan. Avid about sports and his career, Randy was a regular at Blazer hockey games, in the stands at Remington Park, on the fairways (despite a handicap of about 100), and at the gym, where he played many a morning pickup game of basketball with his fellow Marines.
He was not one easily ruffled. If someone chucked his golf ball in the creek of glued his telephone down at work, randy just laughed. "He was the type of guy who if the bottom of a Coke fell out and went all over his uniform, instead of screaming at the restaurant, he would be like, 'Gee, I should have gotten a plastic cup'".
At work, Randy led by example. Observed Waters, "If the situation got tough and you needed someone to roll his sleeves up and give you a hand, he'd do it. He'd stay the extra hour and help you out." "He's the most caring marine I've ever been associated with," said Gunnery Sgt. Walter Atwood. A soft touch, his friends said, Randy gave to everything, from Navy Relief to Red Cross blood drives.
He was set to officially marry Felicia Sims in March of 1996 (he had asked her mother for her hand in marriage the Christmas of 1994). His time with Felicia was often spent with her son Jordan; Randy liked to ride the Looney Train with him at Six Flags, play at Discovery Zone, and make snow angels with Jordan.
Randy had a degree in history from Cal State Hayward in California; he was a Gulf War veteran and a recipient of the Navy Marine Corps Achievement medal, Kuwait Liberation medal, Southwest Asia Service medal, National Defense medal, Combat Action ribbon, and a Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.
She was 45 and an employee of the HUD Administration.
was four days away from vowing her devotion as an associate of a Catholic abbey, the Rev. Charles Buckley said. Buckley, director of oblates at St. Gregory's Abbey in Shawnee said Althouse's oblation was scheduled April 23, a ceremony of devotion as a Benedictine Oblate Novice. "She was very much given to her religion," Buckley said. Althouse, a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church of Edmond, worked at the Housing and Urban Development Department in downtown Oklahoma City.
She was 33 years old and was a clerk in the HUD Office of Housing.
She was 33 years old and was the program support assistant, Office of Housing, HUD.
Kim was a proud mother. "She loved (Corey) immensely. I believe God put Kim and I together so Corey would have a dad." Now, said Lyle, "With God's grace and the help of family and friends, I'm going to raise Corey as my own son."Affectionate at home, a little shy elsewhere, Kim graduated from high school. Although her parents eventually relocated to The Colony, Texas, Kim considered herself an Oklahoman.
The youngest in an Arkansas family of 8 children, she was close to her sister Minnie. Friends and co-workers recall Deveroux as a "lovely person" with expressive eyes and a fondness for "All My Children" (which Castine always taped).
A longtime member of St. John Missionary Baptist Church, Castine also belonged to a prayer group with friend Louise Peters. Said Peters, the prayer group will never be the same. "When we get in our circle," said Peters, to join hands to pray, "we miss her so much. Our circle has been broken for the first time"
She was born June 7, 1949 in Ft. Dodge, Iowa to Lyle & Helen Froh. She came to OKC in 1974. She was united in marriage to Marlon Fisher in 1982. Judy was a member of the Community Bible Church of OKC, where she was a Sunday School teacher, helped with child care, hospitality committee and the prayer chain. Judy was a loving and patient mother who was very proud of her children. She is survived by her husband, Marlon, 2 sons, Kyle
She was 43 years old and was a secretary with the Housing and Urban Development.
Although she had many special interests, most of Linda's free time was spent reading and teaching her son. With a love of traveling, she especially enjoyed going to the lake. She also had an interest in photography.
She was 59 years old and was an underwriter for the Housing and Urban Development Department for 8 years.
Carolyn was born on June 12, 1937 to Clarence Forest & Mary Carolyn Himes. She was pursuing a bachelors degree in Computer Science at the University of Central Oklahoma. She also graduated from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater in 1959 with a B.S. degree in Interior Design. She is an alumni member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority & a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church for over 20 years. She married James K. Kreymborg August 22, 1959 in Oklahoma City. Together they had two children. Her daughter Michelle Ann was also an innocent victim of this bombing where they died together in the comfort of their Lord God.
Mary was the type of person who put others before herself. Her only brother, Greg Leasure, said Rentie was one year and two days older than him. "When she started walking, she took care of me," he said. Rentie had a good sense of humor, enjoyed quilting and was a wardrobe seamstress for some theater productions . "She got real involved in quilting in the last few years and just loved it," Greg said.
He was 53 years old and was Director of the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.
Betsy was born in Okla. City, November 29th, 1947, to Clyde W. and Mary Woll Beebe. Betsy attended Eliot Elementary in Tulsa, Taft Jr. H.S., Okla. City and graduated from N.W. Classen H.S., Okla. City and the University of Okla. During H.S., she was a member of the elite Cry-Slurs Chorus, French and German clubs. She was an active member of St. Michaels Episcopal Church, Norman, Ok, had served on the vestry, and was a loyal member of the choir. Betsy was described as a precious daughter, devoted mother, a loyal true friend. The memory of her sparkling eyes, ready laughter and her love will be cherished.
She was 47 years old and was a financial adviser for HUD and had been employed by the U.S. Government for the past 25 years.
Trisha was born September 13, 1947 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Olen and Ellen Kiker. Pat married Steve Nix on August 7, 1967 in Washington. They had two children together. She was a member of Metro Church in Edmond and her favorite hobby was her antiques. She will be missed by all who knew her.
Her family never lost hope that she would be found. Trish's family saw a television news camera videotape shot shortly after the explosion of a woman resembling Nix sitting on a curb. A photo taken from the video was shown by family members to Housing and Urban Development workers and hospitals in an effort to find their loved one.
Terry was born October 29, 1953, in Memphis, TN, to Leo and Doris Smith. Teddy bears were collectibles for Terry. She loved to travel to teddy bear and crafts shows, friends and family members said. She was married to Bob Chumard.
He was 51 years old and was employed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He worked 27 years for the government.
John was born October 23rd, 1927 in Muskogee, Ok. to John Karl VanEss, Jr. & Kate Marie (Tirey) VanEss. He grew up in Wewoka, Ok., where he excelled in football, basketball and baseball, and graduated from Wewoka High in 1945. He accepted a basketball scholarship at Oklahoma A&M and played for Henry Iba on the National Championship team in 1945. John was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1946, achieved the rank of Sergeant, and was stationed in Japan during WWII. He was awarded the WWII Victory Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal. He returned to Oklahoma A&M after the war. He was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity and graduated in 1949 with a bachelor's degree in business administration. John married Dixie Arnold in 1950 and relocated to Chickasha, Ok., where he was employed as a purchasing agent for Stephenson Brown Lumber Co. for 20 years. John was a loving husband and father and good friend to many. His absence will leave a void in many lives. John and his wife, Dixie, had 2 daughters and 2 sons and his precious little dog, Otto.
Jo was born on February 6th, 1960 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to Lee Ann Wittenberg. She was known for the Italian cream and 7-Up pound cakes that she took to work and bake sales. "She was just a genuinely sweet person who was concerned about everyone," said her mother. Jo also has a twin sister. Jo was was never late.
He was 56 years old and worked for the Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (HUD).
He was so thoughtful of everyone. He went nowhere without bringing everybody gifts, said David's mother. He was a wonderful, wonderful person. Devoted to his mother and unusually close to his sister Debi, David helped put his niece Angela Brooks through junior college (and hoped to do the same for her brother Adam Johnson). Every Mother's Day, he took the family to Krebs for a big Italian meal, and every summer he appeared at the home place in Horntown to pick possum grapes (tiny, tiny grapes you can eat right off the vine or make jelly from, according to Debi).
He was passionate about photography (he used a 35-millimeter Pentax), and his photographs hung in his niece's office and his mother's home. He was to become president of the OKC Camera Club on July 1st, 1995.
He was 62 years old and worked as a construction analyst for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
At HUD, Burns worked on Indian housing projects and extensively with the Sac and Fox tribe. (On July 7, 1995, the Sac and Fox dedicated their newest HUD facility in Stroud to the memory of Burns and six other HUD employees who died in the bombing.) He was a lifelong member of Fairview Baptist Church, which he designed and on which he served as building manager.
A 6-handicap golfer, burns regularly shot in the 70s and, off the course, cooked a mean barbecue. In a lifetime dedicated to young people, his own children and grandchildren were special favorites. "He adored his grandkids," said Barbara Burns. "They could do no wrong in his eyes" Barbara and Donald were married 32 years. "We had a wonderful life together," Barbara said.
She was 37 years old and was an attorney for U.S. Housing and Urban Development.
He worked at the Dept of Housing & Urban Development. He was a n Equal Opportunity Specialist in the Fair Housing Div, at the time of his death.
He was 46 years old and was working at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
She was 57 years old and a legal secretary for the HUD division for the Federal Gov't.
Jules was born on December 27, 1943 in San Antonio, Texas the son of Santos and Juanita Valdez. He was always willing to work, always willing to put forth an extra effort. A 1991 Edmond City Council candidate, he was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, the Edmond Central Rotary Club, Leadership Edmond, the Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce and the Oklahoma Bar Association. He served in the US Army during the Viet Nam War. He was a loving Husband, Father and Family Man. He and his wife, Virginia, have a daughter, Marisa.
He was 54 years old and worked for the environmental specialist with Housing and Urban Development.
David was born on July 26th, 1940 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to Robert Lafayette Walker Okla Vivian Bolling Walker. "He was a wonderful father," Janet Walker said of her husband, David Jack Walker of Edmond. "He loved his three girls more than any father could. He never hung up the phone without saying, 'I love you.' " He was "a funny man with a big heart," his wife said. "He laughed all the time." David was a lifetime member of the First Baptist Church of Nicoma Park and was actively serving on the building committee. In addition to his three daughters, he had a stepson and two grandsons.
For the last five years he had served as general counsel for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He was 45 years old and in his office when the bomb destroyed the building.
Michael was born on January 6th, 1950 in Blackwell, Ok to Don Max and Peggy Weaver. He was a man who touched so many lives in such an unassuming way. Donna Williams Weaver, wife of 21 years, met Mike at the University of Oklahoma, where he was a member of Beta Theta Phi and graduated in 1972 with a B.B.A. in Finance. In 1974 he received his Juris Doctorate from Oklahoma City University. Donna's friend and partner on the ski slopes, dance floor and the field, Mike brought the fun to everything they did. He coached his two sons, Don Jeffrey Weaver and Timothy Williams Weaver in baseball, basketball and soccer, loving not only his sons but each team member in a special way.
Losing his father at a young age, Mike was devoted to his mother and occasional golf partner. As the older brother to Greg and Julie, the three had a "not of this world" nurturing relationship. While Mike thought he could sing because Greg and his wife Vicki have beautiful voices, Mike really couldn't unless it was an old song. Little sister Julie and "Buzz" Jones had the proverbial big brother with Mike. Some say he lived to "wear that green tuxedo" when he and Greg performed annually at the "Clique Awards. " They were the favorite emcees as "Heckle and Jeckle" and "Daryl and his other brother Daryl". These performances usually took place at one of his favorite fishing spots, Hills Resort, home of his Aunt Patsy and Uncle Doyle Seawright.
When he wasn't coaching or spending time with his family, Mike loved to play golf. He played with his golfing buddies: because of a special bond, not limited by skill.
She was 26 years old and was working on the ninth floor of the Alfred P. Murrah building for the U.S. Secret Service at the time of the bombing. This was her first assignment as an agent and had worked in Oklahoma City for about 14 months before the bombing.
After graduated from Harding High School in Oklahoma City he enlisted into the US Army in 1963. He served as a Military Policeman at Los Alamos, New Mexico. After his discharge he attended Central State College while working as a police officer in Oklahoma City. Upon graduation from college, he was employed by the US Secret Service. He worked as an agent in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Washington DC, and Saint Louis. He spent two years on protection assignment in Washington, DC with Vice Presidents Rockerfellow and Mondale. He returned to the Oklahoma City office to complete his career and retirement.
He 50 years old and was a special agent of the US Secret Service and had been employed by the Gov't for 24 years.
She was 47 years old and was employed as office manager for the Secret Service on the ninth floor of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. She also had previously worked for the FAA and the ATF.
He was born July 12, 1954 in Illinois to Elizabeth Bonnivier Whicher. Alan had been employed by the Secret Service for 19 years. His career included assignments to the vice presidential protective division, New York field office, liaison division and the presidential protective division. He oversaw Clinton's security detail as assistant to the special agent in charge.
The 30-year federal government employee was someone people could count on, her co-workers said. She was honored with the DEA Administrator's Award for Distinguished Service in 1994. Fields was a 1965 graduate of Shawnee High School. She and her husband, Ronald L., have a 21-year-old son, Ronald W.
She was working on the ninth floor of the Alfred Murrah buildign for the Drug Enforcment Administration.
She was just as fun-loving as a mother, said her mother-in-law Becky Chafey, rollerblading with her 15 year old daughter Misty, while her 4 year old peddled his 3-wheeler nearby. Rona sewed Raggedy Anna and Andy dolls, choir cresses, and Halloween costumes for her family. One Sunday nights, the Chafey clan liked to watch "America's Funniest Home Videos."
Ray and Rona were high school sweethearts who married 6 months after graduating from Bethany High School. Rona later attended OKC Community College and Rose State College. She always loved long hair (for special occasions her mother would French braid it) and macaroni with tomatoes (her name actually came from her mother, who also loved macaroni, jokingly saying, "Let's name her 'Roni' after 'macaroni'" ,mom and dad compromised on 'Rona').
She was a contract employee of Dyncorp, and was assigned with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in Oklahoma City. Her unborn son died along with her.
He 36 years old and was a D.E.A. Agent for the last 5 years of his life, previously working with the Defense Department and also serving his country in the U.S. Army from 1980-86.
Kenneth was born January 29th, 1959 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia to Ward Glendon McCullough and Ernestine Kesler McCullough. A life of service to his country that began with his tenure as a member of the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. He served in the Army from 1980-86, then worked for the Department of Defense from 1986 until he went to work for the Drug Enforcement Administration.
A retired Air Force man on his second career, Olen was admired by his staff for his ability to stay cool under pressure, cut through bureaucratic red tape, and willingness to help his fellow employees. His children remember his devotion to his late wife and all his children both natural and not. We miss you, his family said. Our tower has fallen, but your light will shine on us, your beacon will shine through all of us, we will carry your spirit forward with us, forevermore.
112. James E. Boles
He was 51 years old and had worked in four states for the U.S. Department of Agriculture before taking over the reins of the Oklahoma City office in 1991.
James was born on August 23rd, 1944 in Utica, Hinds County, Mississippi. "He had some progressive ideas that let us share some information among sister agencies that saved some money. He made the operation more efficient," USDA spokeswoman Janna Evans said. James and his wife, Jennifer, married 13 years before the bombing. Together they had two sons. A family friend said James had a small farm where he raised chickens and rabbits. James previously worked for the USDA in Mississippi, Florida and Maryland before becoming the local administrative officer. "Everybody knows him. They're really torn up about it," Evans said. JAmes served in the Army from 1964-68 as a non commissioned officer in charge of the 793rd military police battalion in Bayreuth, Germany.
113. Richard Leroy "Dick" Cummins
He was 55 years old and was a thirty-three year employee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture where he was a Criminal Investigator.
Yet, said Frances, "The main thing about Dick is that he was a loving, caring husband and father. We were what mattered to him."
Though his work required him to travel frequently, Richard tried to visit his children if he was within an hour's drive of their homes. "We saw our kids at least two times a month, and we really supported AT&T," Frances joked.
Fellow investigator and friend Mike Ray remembers Richard as a quiet, fun, easygoing man. The latter was especially true at home, said Frances, where Richard happily took responsibility for many household duties, including grocery shopping and cooking. "He spoiled us all," said Frances.
114. Doris Adele Higginbottom
She was 44 years old and joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a typist in 1978 and earned a bachelor's degree in English four years later. After brief periods at the Federal Aviation Administration and the San Antionio Express News, Higginbottom rejoined the USDA in 1980. She most recently was a Department of Agriculture purchasing agent.
Doris was born on December 15th, 1950 in Pecos, Reeves County, Texas. Higginbottom was active in women's issues and was manager of the Oklahoma City USDA's Federal Women's Program. Her husband's name is David and she had two stepchildren, Kelly and Van.
115. Carole Sue O'Hern Khalil
She was an export document examiner for the U.S. Department of Agriculture where she worked for nearly 30 years.
| 116. Rheta Ione (Bender) Long |
She began her career in federal government in 1974 as a military personnel clerk for the U.S. Army. In 1978, she transferred to the Fish and Wildlife Service as a clerk. She joined the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in 1982 as a program clerk. Because she had a vision disability, Rheta was assigned to educate workers about the disabled.
Rheta was born on May 10th, 1934 in Guymon, Texas County, Oklahoma to Andrew Bender and Florence V Lathrop Bender. She graduated Guymon High School i n 1952. Attended Panhandle State College and Phillips University, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Education in 1955. She was an active volunteer with the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. She began teaching math in Guymon in 1968 and found the experienc e rewarding, saying it was a pleasure to show children that school and learning could be fun. Rheta began her 20-year Federal career in 1974 as a Military Personnel Clerk with the US Army; transferred in '78 to US Fish & Wildlife Service, Guymon, Ok.; ca me to USDA's Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, OKC in 1982 as a Program Clerk. She was very active in the Fed. Employees Women's Group & Equal Emp. Opportunities Committees. Active with the Christian Women's Foundation. A devoted grandmother, Rheta was very proud of her grandchildren. Her dedication, cheerful attitude, and many contributions to the effectiveness of her office helped many of her co-workers in their time of need.
117. Paul Broxterman
Paul was born on May 1st, 1952 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to David and Peggy Boxterman. April 19, 1995, was Paul Broxterman's third day on the job at the OKC office (his family had been in Edmond just a week), yet Paul, a graduate of the FBI academy, was already enjoying his new post, said his mother.
A former undercover agent and special investigator with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the IRS and a one-time private investigator, Paul transferred to HUD shortly after he and his son were approached by a drug dealer in a Phoenix store (Paul's undercover disguises were so authentic, he often had to apologize for his appearance at church, said his mother).
A devout Mormon, Paul was a genealogist who had traced his maternal and paternal roots back to the Deliverance (a ship that pre-dates the Mayflower) on one side and to an Indian princess and a French fur trapper on the other. His Potawatomi and Scottish heritage shaped his life. (He had been active in Potawatomi tribal activities in California, Arizona, and Oklahoma; bagpipes played "Amazing Grace" at his funeral.)
The family-oriented outdoorsman hiked, picnicked, and toured the country with family. Two years ago, he took them on a 7-state trip identical to one of his grandfather had taken him on as a boy. When the family reached Topeka, Kansas, (Paul considered it home, having spent a few childhood years there), he took everyone to visit his grandmother's grave; the experience moved Paul to buy his own plot there shortly thereafter.
Before Paul left Phoenix, said his mother, her son told a Native American friend he was "coming home" to Oklahoma, though he had never lived there in his life.
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118. Sgt. Benjamin Laranzo Davis
anticipated promotion to second lieutenant. Just before 9am, his captain tried to put a call through to confirm the news but got a busy line. “He was so excited,” said wife Glory Davis. “He just knew he was going to get this promotion. That’s all he talked about the last days before this happened.”
Benjamin was born on October 5th, 1965 in Columbus, Georgia. He was the seventh child of nine born to Susie Davis. He graduated from Classen High School, OKC, OK in 1984. He joined the Marine Corp in July of 1985. Benjamin married Glory Herring and to this union was born one child. A Marine since 1986, Ben served in North Carolina, Japan, and Hawaii, receiving two good conduct medals, a Sea Service Deployment ribbon, a National Defense
Service Medal, and a Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon. A picture-perfect Marine, he never raised his voice nor showed that he was upset. Underneath, he was a sweetheart. While stationed in North Carolina, Ben once gave his own clarinet to a boy he met at church who wanted to play but didn’t have one. “If he could do something for you, he would do it,” Glory said.
Married 7 years, Ben gave a steady stream of poems and notes to his wife. He read to his daughter Vandrea and cycled with his wife. He stayed in shape by running and lifting weights. He attended Wildewood Christian Church in Oklahoma City. Ben, who had an associate’s degree in computer accounting, was attending USO
three nights a week to earn his bachelor’s. He had plans to become a certified CPA to further his career in the Marines. He and Glory bought their first home just 2 years before the bombing. With his schooling almost complete and his promotion imminent, said Glory, “Things were just starting to come together.” His gentle smile and words warmed the hearts of many.
Married 7 years, Ben gave a steady stream of poems and notes to his wife. He read to his daughter Vandrea and cycled with his wife. He stayed in shape by running and lifting weights. He attended Wildewood Christian Church in Oklahoma City. Ben, who had an associate’s degree in computer accounting, was attending USO
three nights a week to earn his bachelor’s. He had plans to become a certified CPA to further his career in the Marines. He and Glory bought their first home just 2 years before the bombing. With his schooling almost complete and his promotion imminent, said Glory, “Things were just starting to come together.” His gentle smile and words warmed the hearts of many.
119. Marine Capt. Randolph A. Guzman
Randy was born on May 5th, 1966. He didn't fit the gruff demeanor sometimes attributed to Marines. "He was real nice, personable and got along with everyone," said a friend and fellow recruiter. Randy grew up in Castro Valley, California and moved to Oklahoma City in July 1993 to oversee the recruiting station. Guzman and his friend had played basketball at the Tinker Air Force Base gym just an hour before the bombing. "He said, 'OK, you guys, I gotta go to work.' And that was it," his friend said. "It makes me sick that he's gone."
Randy Guzman was a die-hard UCLA fan. Avid about sports and his career, Randy was a regular at Blazer hockey games, in the stands at Remington Park, on the fairways (despite a handicap of about 100), and at the gym, where he played many a morning pickup game of basketball with his fellow Marines.
He was not one easily ruffled. If someone chucked his golf ball in the creek of glued his telephone down at work, randy just laughed. "He was the type of guy who if the bottom of a Coke fell out and went all over his uniform, instead of screaming at the restaurant, he would be like, 'Gee, I should have gotten a plastic cup'".
At work, Randy led by example. Observed Waters, "If the situation got tough and you needed someone to roll his sleeves up and give you a hand, he'd do it. He'd stay the extra hour and help you out." "He's the most caring marine I've ever been associated with," said Gunnery Sgt. Walter Atwood. A soft touch, his friends said, Randy gave to everything, from Navy Relief to Red Cross blood drives.
He was set to officially marry Felicia Sims in March of 1996 (he had asked her mother for her hand in marriage the Christmas of 1994). His time with Felicia was often spent with her son Jordan; Randy liked to ride the Looney Train with him at Six Flags, play at Discovery Zone, and make snow angels with Jordan.
Randy had a degree in history from Cal State Hayward in California; he was a Gulf War veteran and a recipient of the Navy Marine Corps Achievement medal, Kuwait Liberation medal, Southwest Asia Service medal, National Defense medal, Combat Action ribbon, and a Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.
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120. Diane Elaine Hollingsworth Althouse
Diane was born on July 9th, 1949 in Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
was four days away from vowing her devotion as an associate of a Catholic abbey, the Rev. Charles Buckley said. Buckley, director of oblates at St. Gregory's Abbey in Shawnee said Althouse's oblation was scheduled April 23, a ceremony of devotion as a Benedictine Oblate Novice. "She was very much given to her religion," Buckley said. Althouse, a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church of Edmond, worked at the Housing and Urban Development Department in downtown Oklahoma City.
121. Andrea Y. Blanton
Andrea was born on August 24, 1961 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Friends and HUD co-workers remember Andrea Blanton as a very private woman who nonetheless was fun-loving and wonderful to work with. “She was a very, very sweet person,” according to co-worker Mary Barnett, who said Andrea was like a sister to her.
Andrea took college courses in addition to her full-time job, as well as classes in areas like outdoor year decorating. Even those who just passed her in the hallway at work remember a woman who always seemed self-possessed and nice.
Andrea took college courses in addition to her full-time job, as well as classes in areas like outdoor year decorating. Even those who just passed her in the hallway at work remember a woman who always seemed self-possessed and nice.
122. Kim R. Cousins
Kim was born on February 11th,1962 in Deming, Luna County, New Mexico to Larry and Janie Dillow. Children, especially her 9-year-old son Corey, were a big part of Kim's life. Kim was raised in Deming and lived in East Texas before moving to the Oklahoma City metro area in 1985. She was an active member of South Lindsay Baptist Church, where she was a second-grade Sunday school teacher. She was also was active in the Parent/Teachers Association and was a homeroom mother at Steed Elementary. She had been married to husband Lyle M. Cousins for less than a year before the explosion.
Kim met her husband Lyle at church.
Kim met her husband Lyle at church.
Kim was a proud mother. "She loved (Corey) immensely. I believe God put Kim and I together so Corey would have a dad." Now, said Lyle, "With God's grace and the help of family and friends, I'm going to raise Corey as my own son."Affectionate at home, a little shy elsewhere, Kim graduated from high school. Although her parents eventually relocated to The Colony, Texas, Kim considered herself an Oklahoman.
123. Diana Lynn Day
She was 38 years old and was Revitalization Specialist for the Office of Public Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Diana was born on January 3, 1957 in Oklahoma City, Ok to William and Frankie Day. She was a long-time metro-area resident who graduated from Grant High School in 1975. Northwest Church of Christ minister Bill Day remembers his sister as a woman with frequent smiles and bubbling laughter who was also a devoted member of his congregation.
Diana and her son, Justin, lived with her parents, William and Frankie Day. "She was always so concerned about (Justin's) education and that all his needs be met," said Mrs. Day.
She loved interior decorating, and Diana and Mrs. Day spent many hours working together on their favorite pastime, arts and crafts. The mother-daughter team was a regular on the craft show circuit selling their dolls and baskets. Indeed, Diana's death has been particularly difficult for her mother because they were so close. "We did everything together," said Mrs. Day. "She often said, 'You're more than my mom; you're my best friend.'"
Diana and her son, Justin, lived with her parents, William and Frankie Day. "She was always so concerned about (Justin's) education and that all his needs be met," said Mrs. Day.
She loved interior decorating, and Diana and Mrs. Day spent many hours working together on their favorite pastime, arts and crafts. The mother-daughter team was a regular on the craft show circuit selling their dolls and baskets. Indeed, Diana's death has been particularly difficult for her mother because they were so close. "We did everything together," said Mrs. Day. "She often said, 'You're more than my mom; you're my best friend.'"
124. Castine Brooks Hearn Deveroux
She worked for the US government for 23 years and in Oklahoma City for the last seven years of her life.
Castine was born on January 15th, 1946 in Pine Bluff, Arkansasto Ivory and Viola Brooks. She had 6 children (ages 13 - 28) who she chauffeured to judo lessons, basketball games, shopping, and school events.
The youngest in an Arkansas family of 8 children, she was close to her sister Minnie. Friends and co-workers recall Deveroux as a "lovely person" with expressive eyes and a fondness for "All My Children" (which Castine always taped).
A longtime member of St. John Missionary Baptist Church, Castine also belonged to a prayer group with friend Louise Peters. Said Peters, the prayer group will never be the same. "When we get in our circle," said Peters, to join hands to pray, "we miss her so much. Our circle has been broken for the first time"
Castine's comments were always touching and encouraging.
125. Judy Joann Froh Fisher
She was 45 years old and a clerk for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The most important part of Judy's life was her family.
126. Linda Louise McKaskle Florence
Linda was born August 23, 1951 in Ada, OK to Charley E. and Lennie Groves McKaskle. She had been a resident of Oklahoma City since 1960, moving from Ada. Linda was a beloved wife, mother and daughter, who will be missed by all who knew her. She graduated from Putnam City High School in 1969 and had attended OSU of OKC and OCCC. On May 20, 1978, she and David Florence were married at the Putnam City Baptist Church. She was the Historian officer of the Federal Women's Program Officers. She enjoyed traveling, going to the lake, and photography, but most of all she always took time out to read and to teach her son.
Although she had many special interests, most of Linda's free time was spent reading and teaching her son. With a love of traveling, she especially enjoyed going to the lake. She also had an interest in photography.
127. Juretta Colleen “Colleen” ChandlerGuiles
Colleen was born on December 24th, 1935 in Ava, Missouri to Lon and Olive Chandler. A resident of Oklahoma City most of her life, she was a 1954 graduate of Capitol Hill High School. Colleen was a prominent Real Estate Broker in South Oklahoma City. She was Vice President with Liberty Mortgage 1979-1984.
Colleen was a member of the Oklahoma City Women's Council, Professional Women's Mortgage Bankers Association, Oklahoma City Board of Realtors, and the Oklahoma Mortgage Bankers Association.
She married Gene Guiles on August 30, 1979 in Oklahoma City. Together they had five children.
Gene was born on September 17th 1940. His interest in sports and young people led Gene to coach boys soccer for 5-year-olds. He also coached Little League baseball in Norman where he had lived since 1973. He was married to Deb Hodges and had four children.
Colleen was a member of the Oklahoma City Women's Council, Professional Women's Mortgage Bankers Association, Oklahoma City Board of Realtors, and the Oklahoma Mortgage Bankers Association.
She married Gene Guiles on August 30, 1979 in Oklahoma City. Together they had five children.
128. Thompson Eugene “Gene” Hodges, Jr
He was 54 years old and his government career extended more than 30 years. He was a supervisor for the Housing and Urban Development Department.
Gene was born on September 17th 1940. His interest in sports and young people led Gene to coach boys soccer for 5-year-olds. He also coached Little League baseball in Norman where he had lived since 1973. He was married to Deb Hodges and had four children.
129. Carolyn Ann Himes Kreymborg
She was 57 years old and was employed as an office automation clerk for the Department of Housing & Urban Development.
Carolyn was born on June 12, 1937 to Clarence Forest & Mary Carolyn Himes. She was pursuing a bachelors degree in Computer Science at the University of Central Oklahoma. She also graduated from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater in 1959 with a B.S. degree in Interior Design. She is an alumni member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority & a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church for over 20 years. She married James K. Kreymborg August 22, 1959 in Oklahoma City. Together they had two children. Her daughter Michelle Ann was also an innocent victim of this bombing where they died together in the comfort of their Lord God.
She loved gardening and was especially fond of azaleas. She was interested in art and enjoyed going to art museums.
Teresa was born on December 7th, 1953 in Louisiana. She loved people and people loved her, her family said. She had a selfless habit of placing the needs of others above her own and diligently worked to raise funds for worthy causes sponsored by the Federal Women's Program. Described as a dedicated mother and taught her two sons compassion, trust, thoughtfulness, integrity and, most of all, love.
131. Mary Jane Leasure Rentie
She was born on January 16th,1956 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to Raymond C. Leasure and Peggy Ann Sims Leasure. She graduated from Northeast High School in OKC and attended Oscar Rose College. She was a member of the First Unitarian Church, Red Earth, and The Quilting Club. She is survived by her husband, Ben, 2 daughters.
130.Teresa Lea Taylor Lauderdale
She 41 years old and was a realty specialist with the Department of Housing and Urban Development. She had worked in the Oklahoma City HUD office for 13 years.
Teresa was born on December 7th, 1953 in Louisiana. She loved people and people loved her, her family said. She had a selfless habit of placing the needs of others above her own and diligently worked to raise funds for worthy causes sponsored by the Federal Women's Program. Described as a dedicated mother and taught her two sons compassion, trust, thoughtfulness, integrity and, most of all, love.
131. Mary Jane Leasure Rentie
Mary was 39 years old and worked for the Department of Housing and Urban Development on the seventh floor of the federal building. She had worked for HUD for eight year as an organization management personnel specialist.
She was born on January 16th,1956 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to Raymond C. Leasure and Peggy Ann Sims Leasure. She graduated from Northeast High School in OKC and attended Oscar Rose College. She was a member of the First Unitarian Church, Red Earth, and The Quilting Club. She is survived by her husband, Ben, 2 daughters.
132. James Anthony McCarthy II
James was born on December 16th, 1941 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa to James Anthony and E Lorraine McCarthy. He graduated Dowling High School and the University of Northern Iowa. James came to Edmond in 1994. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Toastmasters Club. James and his wife had two sons together.
133. Betsy Janice McGonnell.
She was 47 years old and worked in Single Family Loan Management for the department of Housing and Urban Development. Previously, McGonnell had been employed in the office of personnel management.
134. Patricia Ann “Trish” Kiker Nix
Her family never lost hope that she would be found. Trish's family saw a television news camera videotape shot shortly after the explosion of a woman resembling Nix sitting on a curb. A photo taken from the video was shown by family members to Housing and Urban Development workers and hospitals in an effort to find their loved one.
135.Terry Smith Rees
She was 41 years old at the time of her death and was a supervisor in the Office of Public Housing. was employed at the Department of Housing and Urban Development for eighteen years.
136. John Thomas Stewart
John enjoyed breeding and racing horses, as well as woodworking. Stewart was in the National Guard. His brother, E.H. Stewart, of Shawnee, described him as, "easygoing." "He minded his own business, looked after his own family," Stewart said. His wife's name is Jean and they had three children.
137. John Karl VanEss III
He was 67 years old and worked for the Federal Dept. of Housing and Urban Development in 1970 until his death. He had planned to retire Dec. 31, 1995.
138. Jo Ann Whittenberg
She was 35 years old and was a program assistant at Housing and Urban Development.
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139.Ted Leon Allen
He was 48 years old and was an urban planner for U.S. Housing and Urban Development. When he died Allen was writing state-by-state regulations for homeless housing programs.
Ted was born on December 14th, 1946 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. At 6 foot 6 inches and 260 pounds, Ted was a big man with a bigger heart. He was father of six, yet reached out to those outside his family. A member of the Governor's Council on the Homeless, "He worked for the homeless," said his wife Caye, "and he was always there for them." When winter winds blew, Ted and co-workers bundled up and made the rounds of downtown businesses, reminding them to refer the homeless to HUD for information on where to find a warm place to stay.
A devoted University of Tennessee football fan ("Johnny Major was his idol," his wife recalled), Ted was equally involved in his kids' sports. Whether coaching Optimist basketball or a soccer team or cheering with his daughters on spirit squads, Ted nurtured a love for all healthy competition. The only rival for that affection was a white ¾ ton Chevy pickup known as "The Shrine". "It's a 1991 pickup, and it has 24,000 miles on it. It is a shrine." Aye said she often joked that Ted loved the pickup more than he loved her (though their friends were never fooled).
After the bombing, Ted's wife and children decided to handle their loss by focusing on what they had (and had had with Ted). If Ted would want anything, said Caye, it would be for "(us) to pick up and go on".
A devoted University of Tennessee football fan ("Johnny Major was his idol," his wife recalled), Ted was equally involved in his kids' sports. Whether coaching Optimist basketball or a soccer team or cheering with his daughters on spirit squads, Ted nurtured a love for all healthy competition. The only rival for that affection was a white ¾ ton Chevy pickup known as "The Shrine". "It's a 1991 pickup, and it has 24,000 miles on it. It is a shrine." Aye said she often joked that Ted loved the pickup more than he loved her (though their friends were never fooled).
After the bombing, Ted's wife and children decided to handle their loss by focusing on what they had (and had had with Ted). If Ted would want anything, said Caye, it would be for "(us) to pick up and go on".
140. Peter Robert Avillanoza
Peter was born on Dec. 18, 1938 in Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii to Pedro Avillanoza & Mary Victorino. Peter and his family were recently relocated from California a month and a half before the bombing. He was a graduate of Kaimuki High School in Hawaii, class of '56, and a veteran of the Korean War, serving with the 101st Airborne. He served as an officer with the Honolulu Police Dept. and as a volunteer fireman with the Honolulu Fire Dept. His family moved to Lompoc, Ca. where he worked for the Federal Prison systems shortly after which he worked for the Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (HUD). Always supporting the local community, Peter was a football and baseball coach and taught judo at the YMCA. He received his BA in Criminal Justice, and an MBA in Public Administration. He worked in the San Francisco, Orange County, & Hawaii HUD offices, and was recently transferred to the OKC office to become the Director - Office of Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity. His work involved assisting people in overseeing the compliance and monitoring af all programs related to HUD. He enjoyed music and loved to compose and sing Hawaiian songs. He played a variety of musical instruments, and was a member of Hawaiian organizations in Calif. Peter had six children.
141. David Neil Burkett
He was 47 years old and worked as a financial analyst for community development in the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
David was born on December 9th, 1947 in Horntown, Hughes County, Oklahoma to Walter Neil and Kathryn Burkett. He was a proud graduate of Moss High School and East Central University in Ada. He supported the Moss School System as an alumni and followed the high school ball teams around the state as a dedicated fan. At his funeral dozens of Moss athletes came to pay their respects.
During his 26 years of service with the Federal Government, David worked as an auditor for the Department of Energy before his current job as Financial Analyst for Community Development with HUD. He was considered a top flight task force leader for the reorganization of the Native American Department, traveling and working with tribes across the United States.
He was passionate about photography (he used a 35-millimeter Pentax), and his photographs hung in his niece's office and his mother's home. He was to become president of the OKC Camera Club on July 1st, 1995.
142. Donald Earl Burns Sr.
Donald was born in 1933 in Douglas, Garfield County, Oklahoma.
He was scholar-athlete while at OKC's Douglass High School and Maryland State University. He later returned to Douglass High to teach woodworking and coach football. Among his players was Dallas Cowboys' receiver Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson, who considered Burns a man of character. As a coach at Douglass, Donald also guided the lives of such future stars as Albert Chandler and Raymond Hamilton, both of whom played for the Oklahoma Sooners and the New England Patriots. "He affected the lives of all his players in a positive way," Chandler said. "Coach Burns was a great character builder for young men. He was very influential in both my academic and athletic careers. He'll surely be missed by all." Chandler said Hamilton is now a defensive line coach with the New York Jets. "Raymond has called to express his sympathy," Chandler said. Donald also taught woodworking for many years. At HUD, Burns worked on Indian housing projects and extensively with the Sac and Fox tribe. (On July 7, 1995, the Sac and Fox dedicated their newest HUD facility in Stroud to the memory of Burns and six other HUD employees who died in the bombing.) He was a lifelong member of Fairview Baptist Church, which he designed and on which he served as building manager.
A 6-handicap golfer, burns regularly shot in the 70s and, off the course, cooked a mean barbecue. In a lifetime dedicated to young people, his own children and grandchildren were special favorites. "He adored his grandkids," said Barbara Burns. "They could do no wrong in his eyes" Barbara and Donald were married 32 years. "We had a wonderful life together," Barbara said.
143. Kimberly Kay Clark
She was 39 years old and was a legal assistant for the Housing and Urban Development Department and a petty officer first class in the U.S. Naval Reserve.
Kim was born in Hong Kong on February 24th, 1956, and was adopted by Tommie and Agatha Lee Clark and became their "China Doll" on Auust. 14th, 1962. She was engaged to marry Namat Moini of Oklahoma City. She thrived on adventure and enjoyed long-distance biking and traveling.
144. Susan Jane Ferrell
Susan was born on August 5th, 1957 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to Sally Ferrell. She loved cats, traveling, people and dancing. She had three cats, put a lot of miles on her feet in Europe, was always there to help a friend and loved to dance. Her mother said, "Susan had an incredible passion for dancing." This included jazz, ballet, and belly dancing, which Susan called "Cultural Heritage Eastern Dancing." She delighted in being a member of the Jewels of the Nile dancing troupe.
145.George Michael Howard
He was 45 years old had transferred to the Department of Housing and Urban Development office in Oklahoma City on April 3 to escape the crime and high prices of San Francisco, and to be closer to his ailing father in Dallas. Howard, who was one-quarter Cherokee, was a community development planning representative for HUD's Office of Native American Programs.
45, had transferred to the Department of Housing and Urban Development office in Oklahoma City on April 3 to escape the crime and high prices of San Francisco, and to be closer to his ailing father in Dallas. Howard, who was one-quarter Cherokee, was a community development planning representative for HUD's Office of Native American Programs.
45, had transferred to the Department of Housing and Urban Development office in Oklahoma City on April 3 to escape the crime and high prices of San Francisco, and to be closer to his ailing father in Dallas. Howard, who was one-quarter Cherokee, was a community development planning representative for HUD's Office of Native American Programs.
George was born on June 30th, 1940 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. His wife, Perla Howard, also works for HUD and has a master's degree from OK State University. They were married in Stillwater.
Perla and George met in the Philippines in 1977; they married in Stillwater in 1987. Perla recalls her husband as a funny, energetic, spontaneous man who co-founded a motorcycle group called the Bureaucratic Bikers and once delivered 26 boxes of chocolate truffles to his wife after she mentioned her fondness for the candy.
Perla Howard said her husband was as generous as he was impulsive. Last Christmas he took two fatherless neighborhood kids to see "The Nutcracker".
"It was something he just decided he was going to do," she said. "He said every child should see that ballet in their youth."
In Vallejo, the city has planted two redwoods in George’s memory in a small park that faces the Howard home. The redwoods acknowledge the contribution George made in both ridding Louisiana Street of drug activity and helping the community regain control of the park.
And though the Howards had no children, George loved them nonetheless. In the Philippines, he worked on a program that provided milk to thousands of children; in Vallejo, he was known for reaching out to fatherless neighborhood kids. “He understood how important childhood was,” said Perla, and he believed, “People should be treated like stained glass windows. We must look at them in the best light.”
Friends remember him as a caring neighbor and a no-nonsense worker who was devoted to his job.
Perla Howard said her husband was as generous as he was impulsive. Last Christmas he took two fatherless neighborhood kids to see "The Nutcracker".
"It was something he just decided he was going to do," she said. "He said every child should see that ballet in their youth."
In Vallejo, the city has planted two redwoods in George’s memory in a small park that faces the Howard home. The redwoods acknowledge the contribution George made in both ridding Louisiana Street of drug activity and helping the community regain control of the park.
And though the Howards had no children, George loved them nonetheless. In the Philippines, he worked on a program that provided milk to thousands of children; in Vallejo, he was known for reaching out to fatherless neighborhood kids. “He understood how important childhood was,” said Perla, and he believed, “People should be treated like stained glass windows. We must look at them in the best light.”
Friends remember him as a caring neighbor and a no-nonsense worker who was devoted to his job.
146. Antonio "Tony" Reyes
Tony was born on February 18th, 1940, at Los Reyes Ranch near San Diego, Tx. to Salomon V & Guadalupe Reyes & brother Arturo Reyes.
Tony retired from the SU Navy in 1983, after more than 20 years dedicated service. He began his second career with the Small Business Admin in 1984, then moved to the Dept of Housing & Urban Development.
Tony was a volunteer for many organizations including AMBUCS, TAFB Hispanic Heritage Group Partners in Education, Oklahoma Hispanic Prof Assn, Latino Community development Agency, board of directors of Fed Emp Credit Union, and Eagle Ridge Institute.
His favorite pastimes were his family and golf.
Tony retired from the SU Navy in 1983, after more than 20 years dedicated service. He began his second career with the Small Business Admin in 1984, then moved to the Dept of Housing & Urban Development.
Tony was a volunteer for many organizations including AMBUCS, TAFB Hispanic Heritage Group Partners in Education, Oklahoma Hispanic Prof Assn, Latino Community development Agency, board of directors of Fed Emp Credit Union, and Eagle Ridge Institute.
His favorite pastimes were his family and golf.
147. Lanny Lee David Scroggins
He was 46 years old and was working at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Lanny was born on February 4th, 1949 in Holdenville, Hughes County, Oklahoma. Coaching and playing ball with his two boys topped his list of favorite activities, followed by fishing. Lanny's wife, Cheryl, described him as a wonderful, multifaceted person who loved music of all kinds and many outdoor activities. He was an avid OU football fan. He loved working on cars, and as a young man he enjoyed drag racing. He also enjoyed all types of water sports. He had been a federal employee for 23 years, serving with several agencies in various accounting and financial management positions. A decorated Vietnam veteran, Lanny served in the First Air Cavalry. Medals he received included the Bronze Star and the Army Commendation Medal for Heroism.
148. Leora Lee Linder Sells
Leora was born on February 14th, 1938 in Garland, Nebraska to Dorothea Lindner. She was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday School, was a member of the Choir, Womens League and a Youth Counselor and a member of the Federal Women's Club. She and her husband, Roy Sells, went to almost every University of Oklahoma home game in almost every sport. They had only missed five football games during their marriage.
| "She was central to the congregation," said the Rev. Peter Tremain, pastor. Sells, a legal secretary for Housing and Urban Development, also was known for her friendliness when answering the telephone. |
149. Jules Alfonso Valdez
He was 51 years old and worked in the Indian Affairs division of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Jules was born on December 27, 1943 in San Antonio, Texas the son of Santos and Juanita Valdez. He was always willing to work, always willing to put forth an extra effort. A 1991 Edmond City Council candidate, he was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, the Edmond Central Rotary Club, Leadership Edmond, the Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce and the Oklahoma Bar Association. He served in the US Army during the Viet Nam War. He was a loving Husband, Father and Family Man. He and his wife, Virginia, have a daughter, Marisa.
150. David Jack Walker
David was born on July 26th, 1940 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to Robert Lafayette Walker Okla Vivian Bolling Walker. "He was a wonderful father," Janet Walker said of her husband, David Jack Walker of Edmond. "He loved his three girls more than any father could. He never hung up the phone without saying, 'I love you.' " He was "a funny man with a big heart," his wife said. "He laughed all the time." David was a lifetime member of the First Baptist Church of Nicoma Park and was actively serving on the building committee. In addition to his three daughters, he had a stepson and two grandsons.
151. Michael Don Weaver
Michael was born on January 6th, 1950 in Blackwell, Ok to Don Max and Peggy Weaver. He was a man who touched so many lives in such an unassuming way. Donna Williams Weaver, wife of 21 years, met Mike at the University of Oklahoma, where he was a member of Beta Theta Phi and graduated in 1972 with a B.B.A. in Finance. In 1974 he received his Juris Doctorate from Oklahoma City University. Donna's friend and partner on the ski slopes, dance floor and the field, Mike brought the fun to everything they did. He coached his two sons, Don Jeffrey Weaver and Timothy Williams Weaver in baseball, basketball and soccer, loving not only his sons but each team member in a special way.
Losing his father at a young age, Mike was devoted to his mother and occasional golf partner. As the older brother to Greg and Julie, the three had a "not of this world" nurturing relationship. While Mike thought he could sing because Greg and his wife Vicki have beautiful voices, Mike really couldn't unless it was an old song. Little sister Julie and "Buzz" Jones had the proverbial big brother with Mike. Some say he lived to "wear that green tuxedo" when he and Greg performed annually at the "Clique Awards. " They were the favorite emcees as "Heckle and Jeckle" and "Daryl and his other brother Daryl". These performances usually took place at one of his favorite fishing spots, Hills Resort, home of his Aunt Patsy and Uncle Doyle Seawright.
When he wasn't coaching or spending time with his family, Mike loved to play golf. He played with his golfing buddies: because of a special bond, not limited by skill.
The Weaver's are a loving, joyous family and Mike's laughter, dry sense of humor and role of the "straight man" will always be remembered. Mike loved many as he sang often and poorly "I've got friends in low places...and I'll be okay."
152. Frances Williams
She was 48 years old and had worked as a secretary with Housing and Urban Development for eight years. "She was an excellent mom and grandmother," said her daughter, Dawn Mahan. She said her mother was an active member at her church, Crossroads Cathedral. Mahan said that her mother's favorite pastimes included playing with her three grandchildren and eating sweets, especially cake. "I love her and will always miss her," Mahan added. "We will reunite one day." Williams is survived by a brother, two children and three grandchildren. Her mother is Mozelle Bibb.
He was 53 years old and was chief legal counsel for Housing and Urban Development. He had also served as a councilman for the city of Forest Park.
153. Clarence Eugene Wilson Sr.
Wilson was born on August 8, 1945 in Lawton, OK. He was the fourth of five children born to James and Estella Wilson. His sister-in-law said he was a caring person who helped everybody. Clarence was the first black to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from the University of Oklahoma before studying law at OU. Wilson has a son, Clarence Wilson Jr..
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154. Cynthia "Cindy" Lynn (Campbell) Brown
Cindy was born on April 15th, 1969 in Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois. Just six weeks ago before the bombing, she married Ron Brown at Grace United Methodist Church in Sherman, Texas. She was a graduate of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and also had attended Grayson County Community College in Sherman.
He was 51 years old and was planning on retiring that year as a Secret Service agent and planned to travel and play more golf with his sons. Donald was in his office on he 9th floor when the bomb exploded.
155. Donald Ray Leonard
Donald was born on June 27thm 1944 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to John Bratch Leonard & Esther Queen Simpson. He married Cherri Gail Brewington on May 26 th, 1967 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and they had three children. After their divorce, Don married to Diane Sonia Bellis on November 22nd, 1973 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and they had no children.
After graduated from Harding High School in Oklahoma City he enlisted into the US Army in 1963. He served as a Military Policeman at Los Alamos, New Mexico. After his discharge he attended Central State College while working as a police officer in Oklahoma City. Upon graduation from college, he was employed by the US Secret Service. He worked as an agent in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Washington DC, and Saint Louis. He spent two years on protection assignment in Washington, DC with Vice Presidents Rockerfellow and Mondale. He returned to the Oklahoma City office to complete his career and retirement.
156. Mickey Bryant Maroney
Micky was born on October 29th, 1944 inWichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas. He graduated from Wichita Falls High School and the University of Ark, where he was in the Letterman's Club. He played defensive end for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks during the football team's 1964 national championship season and during 1965 and 1966. He had spent nearly half his life, 24 years, working for the government.
He was a member of the Council Rd Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Robbie, a daughter and her husband; a step-son; 4 brothers and sisters-in-law; 5 sisters; brother-in-laws. He is preceded in death by sister Mary Blodgett.
He was a member of the Council Rd Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Robbie, a daughter and her husband; a step-son; 4 brothers and sisters-in-law; 5 sisters; brother-in-laws. He is preceded in death by sister Mary Blodgett.
157. Linda Gail McKinney
Linda was born August 10, 1947 in Ada, Oklahoma, the daughter of O. Burl and Minnie June (Brady) Griffin. She was a 1965 graduate of McLish High School. She attended the Draughns School of Business. She was a recipient of many awards for her professional work while employed with the Secret Service. She was a beauty consultant for Mary Kay Cosmetics. She married Danny Lee McKinney December 21st, 1991. She was preceded in death by her father, Burl Griffin. Linda leaves behind many close friends coast to coast.
She was "one of those very special people that God puts on Earth," said her husband, Dan. "She was outgoing and friendly and never met anyone she didn't like. " She loved arts and crafts and was especially fond of quilting. She also enjoyed fishing, her husband said, "if I baited the hook for her. "
158. Kathy Lynn Davis Seidl
| She was 49 years old and worked as an investigative assistant for the Secret Service. Kathy was born on November 13th, 1955 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to Dallas Blaine and Sharon Louise Jones Davis. Relatives described Kathy as a gracious and caring wife, a beautiful mother, a precious and loyal daughter, a dear sister and a special aunt. She lived in Midwest City, where she graduated from high school. She and her husband, Glenn, have a son, Clinton Glenn. |
159. Alan Gerald Whicher
Seven months before the bombing Alan left the White House for the supposedly quieter confines of Oklahoma, where he was assistant special agent in charge of the Secret Service's field office.
Minutes before the explosion, the 40-year-old Edmond resident had called his wife of 20 years. He was born July 12, 1954 in Illinois to Elizabeth Bonnivier Whicher. Alan had been employed by the Secret Service for 19 years. His career included assignments to the vice presidential protective division, New York field office, liaison division and the presidential protective division. He oversaw Clinton's security detail as assistant to the special agent in charge.
Survivors include his wife Pamela Sue Whicher, daughters, Meredith Whicher and Melinda Whicher, and a son, Ryan Whicher.
Shelly was born December 19, 1969 in Oklahoma City to Peggy and Mike Tuner. She graduated from the Tuttle High School in 1988. She worked for ITT from 1988-1993. She had worked for Dynacorp for one year at the time of the bombing. She worked as an Asset Forfeiture Specialist in the D.E.A. office. She was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Tuttle. She married Gary Patrick Bland June 3, 1994 . Together they had one daughter. . Her family will remember her as a beautiful, wonderful, and caring wife, mother, daughter, granddaughter and sister.
160. Shelly Dean Turner Bland
She was 25 years old and an asset forfeiture specialist for the Drug Enforcement Agency.
161. Carroll "Chip" June Fields
She was 48 years old and was the lead support person in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency's Oklahoma City office.
The 30-year federal government employee was someone people could count on, her co-workers said. She was honored with the DEA Administrator's Award for Distinguished Service in 1994. Fields was a 1965 graduate of Shawnee High School. She and her husband, Ronald L., have a 21-year-old son, Ronald W.
162. Rona Linn Kuehner Chafey
Rona was born on December 10th, 1959 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma to Fred and Retta Kuehner. Before she was assigned to the DEA, she was a dispatcher and 911 operator for the Cleveland County Sheriff's Dept; before that, she worked in the emergency room at Southwest Medical Center. At home, she monitored her own police scanner. "She was always kind of an excitement junkie," said husband Ray Chafey.When Sheriff DeWayne Beggs needed someone for the DEA post, he immediately thought of Rona, telling her, "This job calls for confidentiality, someone who is very trustworthy, a self-motivated person, and someone who gets along well with other people." The description fit Rona. "She was the one you went to when you needed a little bit of a pickup," said Beggs. "You never caught her in a bad mood," agreed her husband.
She was just as fun-loving as a mother, said her mother-in-law Becky Chafey, rollerblading with her 15 year old daughter Misty, while her 4 year old peddled his 3-wheeler nearby. Rona sewed Raggedy Anna and Andy dolls, choir cresses, and Halloween costumes for her family. One Sunday nights, the Chafey clan liked to watch "America's Funniest Home Videos."
Ray and Rona were high school sweethearts who married 6 months after graduating from Bethany High School. Rona later attended OKC Community College and Rose State College. She always loved long hair (for special occasions her mother would French braid it) and macaroni with tomatoes (her name actually came from her mother, who also loved macaroni, jokingly saying, "Let's name her 'Roni' after 'macaroni'" ,mom and dad compromised on 'Rona').
163. and 164. Carrie Ann Adams Lenz, and unborn son Michael James Lenz III
Carrie was born on August 4th, 1968 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. A member of the Draper Park Christian Church, she was a 1986 graduate of Moore High School and received a bachelor's degree in advertising from Central State University in Edmond in 1990. She was an honor student every year. She was married to Michael J. Lenz Jr.
165. Kenneth Glenn McCullough
Job Corps in the Athenian Building across the street from the Murrah Building.
166. Anita Hightower
She was 27 years old and worked as a secretary for the Job Corps in the Athenian Building across the street from the Murrah Building. She was one of four people who were killed in buildings across the street during the bombing.
167. Kathryn Elizabeth Ridley
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Oklahoma City Water Resources Board, was at a meeting in a building across the street from the Alfred P. Murrah federal building.
169. Robert Neal Chipman
Robert was born on April 10th, 1944 in Edmond, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. "A "prince of a guy," is how Edmond Memorial High School Principal Larry Maxwell describes Robert N. Chipman. "He was a great guy to be around and work with," Maxwell said. "It's a shame that has to happen to someone like that, (someone who) has such a positive outlook on life." He was married to Gloria J. Chipman, and they have two daughters and one son.
170. Trudy Jean Rigney
Trudy was born on August 26th,1963 in Oklahoma. She was a senior studying geography at the University of Oklahoma. Trudy had worked her way through personal obstacles and health problems to get where she was, her faculty adviser said. She is survived by an 11-year-old son.
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