timothy mcveigh was the first son in that family. he'd had an older sister and then later, a younger sister came along. >> growing up, to me, i was taught with my family that even getting a speeding ticket was like a sin-type thing. it wasn't this religious thing. i don't want to say sin in a religious tone. i mean like any breaking of the law is bad, tim. you should never break the law. >> an energetic, generally happy kid, mcveigh did not see too much of that joy inside his own home. his parents, bill and mickey, were constantly at odds with one another. >> his parents didn't mesh together very well. >> mickey, i think she wanted something bigger, something better, and just wanted to be free. >> the sisters and tim were put in a very difficult situation when the family broke up. the sisters decided to go with the mom, and she moved down to florida. and tim said, no, i'm staying with dad.