Timothy McVeigh Background Born April 23‚ 1968 in Lockport NYC‚ U.S.A Died June 11‚ 2001 at USP Terre Haute‚ Indiana‚ U.S.A Middle name is James Parents were William McVeigh and Mildred Noreen Hill (divorced) Nationality: American Occupation: U.S Army soldier and security guard Prison Registration # 12076-064 Cause of death: execution by lethal injection Childhood Timothy was the only son out of 3 siblings (middle child). His parents divorced when Timothy was 10 years old. Raised by his father in
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history‚ it was the biggest act of domestic terrorism until 9/11. The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building‚ which was an office complex in Oklahoma City‚ was bombed and 168 people were killed. Timothy McVeigh‚ the subject of my paper‚ was behind the bombings‚ and later executed. On April 15‚ 1995 Timothy McVeigh rented a Ryder truck in Herington‚ Kansas under the alias Robert D. Kling. On April 16‚ he drove to Oklahoma City with fellow conspirator Terry Nichols where he parked a getaway vehicle several
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Timothy McVeigh was the bomber behind the Oklahoma City Bombing on April 19‚ 1995. The state of Oklahoma raised money to build a memorial‚ which holds many artifacts. McVeigh impacted many lives -- the lives of the victims‚ injured‚ and survivors. “Timothy McVeigh was a dead man smiling” (Riley). McVeigh was a mass murder with a decent childhood. He took the lives of 168 people. If he felt bad for the bombing‚ his body language did not show it (Riley). McVeigh lived in New York with his family
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Timothy James McVeigh is the American citizen that is responsible for the Oklahoma City Bombing. The Oklahoma City Bombing is labeled as the deadliest act of terrorism in the United States prior to the September 11th attacks‚ and to this day remains the most serious act of domestic terrorism in the United States. Prior to becoming one of the most wanted terrorists in history‚ McVeigh was a seemingly disturbed person. People that knew McVeigh say that he was always withdrawn and shy. McVeigh claimed
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McVeigh dropped out of college and joined the army when he was 18 years old. He felt that the government had no reason to kill several people at Waco or Ruby Ridge. This is when he decided to take care of the situation himself‚ and decided to blow up a building and murder countless people. He believed that people learn traits from the government and he felt that the government were not higher up that the people of the United States. It’s an "equal" country‚ so shouldn’t everyone be "equal?" I
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Tragedies seem unreal for people who are directly affected by them. There something that can either unite or destroy people. Just like making life decisions can take away a life or give life. A similar decision was made to take away Timothy McVeigh’s life as a sentence due to his action to bomb 168 individuals in the Murrah Building on April 19‚ 1995. This horrific circumstance is remembered as the Oklahoma City Bombing. One man’s decision to inflict pain‚ due to his strong faith‚ caused another
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again. The death penalty is a very good way to end many troubles within the U.S. Timothy McVeigh was a gun enthusiast who believed in the government backing off the people. He frequently read a book called the Turner Diaries‚ and this boosted his hate for the government. There was an event which led McVeigh to bomb a federal location. He wanted a location with many departments in one building. He then picked the
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operations. Within ninety minutes of the bombing‚ the perpetrators Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols ‚ was stopped by an Oklahoma State Trooper Charlie Hanger. The pair were driving without a license plate‚ and then were arrested for illegal weapons possession. They were almost immediately
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The Incident One of the worst domestic terrorist attacks in United States history was the Oklahoma City bombing. The attack occurred on April 19‚ 1995 and the two assailants were Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols. The bombing killed 168 people and wounded 680 others‚ the blast from the bomb destroyed 324 buildings‚ causing an estimated $652 million dollars’ worth of damage‚ but the main building of the attack was the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. The two attackers were captured within an
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Bibliography: 1. Why Has Defining Terrorism Proved So Difficult? Laura Clarke on May 14‚ 2009 http://www.e-ir.info/2009/05/14/why-has-defining-terrorism-proved-so-difficult/ 4. An Accurate Look at Timothy McVeigh ’s Beliefs. Bruce Prescott on Tuesday‚ January 26‚ 2010 http://www.ethicsdaily.com/news.php?viewStory=15532 5
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