in front of the murrah building. at some point, fortier decides to not take part in the bombing. in fact, in a later plea bargain, he will agree to testify against his co-conspirators. in march 1995, mcveigh creates a fake driver s license with the name robert d. kling and a birth date of april 19th, 1972. on april 14th, mcveigh buys the yellow 1977 mercury marquis from a used car dealer in junction city, kansas. the next day, mcveigh reserves the ryder truck from elliotts body shop using the robert d. kling alias. on april 16th, mcveigh and nichols drive the mercury to oklahoma city. mcveigh parks it several blocks away from the murrah building. he removes the license plates from the car and leaves a note. not abandoned.
bargain, he will agree to testify against his co-conspirators. in march 1995, mcveigh creates a fake driver s license with the name robert d. kling and a birth date of april 19th, 1972. on april 14th, mcveigh buys the yellow 1977 mercury marquis from a used car dealer in junction city, kansas. the next day, mcveigh reserves the ryder truck from elliotts body shop using the robert d. kling alias. on april 16th, mcveigh and nichols drive the mercury to oklahoma city. mcveigh parks it several blocks away from the murrah building. he removes the license plates from the car and leaves a note. not abandoned. please do not tow. will move by april 23rd. needs battery and cable. two days later, mcveigh and nichols rendezvous at geary lake state park near junction city
mcveigh blows up his truck bomb in front of the murrah building. at some point, fortier decides to not take part in the bombing. in fact, in a later plea bargain, he will agree to testify against co-conspirators. in march 1995 mcveigh creates a fake driver s license with the name robert d. kling and birth date of april 19th, 1972. on april 14th, mcveigh buys the yellow 1977 mercury marquis from a used car dealer in junction city, kansas. the next day, mcveigh reserves the ryder truck from elliots body shop using the robert d. kling alias. on april 16th, mcveigh and nichols drive the mercury to oklahoma city. mcveigh parks several blocks away from the murrah building. he removes the license plates from the car and leaves a note.
mcveigh is arrested and charged with the bombing of the alfred p. murrah federal building in oklahoma city. oklahoma attorney stephen jones is appointed as mcveigh s public defender. jones immediately rejects the possibility of an insanity defense. timothy mcveigh was not insane. he was rational. he was interviewed by several psychologists and psychiatrists and didn t have any obvious mental disorder or emotional disorder. the question comes up, why is a non mentally ill individual going to conduct a bombing which kills hundreds of people? i don t want people to misread what i m about to say, but i was surprised at how affable and likable he appeared to be for a man who had killed 168 people in cold blood. reporters dan herbeck and lu michelle spent more than 7 0 hours interviewing mcveigh trying to gain some insight into what led him to become a domestic terrorist. by all accounts, an early turning point for mcveigh comes in 1988 when he joins the army. while stationed at ft.
survive, he would more than likely never walk or talk again. but we have a young man who is now 21 years old and he s a walking and talking example of what miracles are all about. the oklahoma city bombing remains the worst domestic terrorist act in american history. it changed the country in ways that are still being felt. people forget how different the world was when the bombing happened. and i think it shattered across the world people s feelings of safety and security because if it can happen in oklahoma city, it can happen anywhere. if it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone. we became a more cautious society, barriers went up around federal buildings. you have more security. the seeds of homeland security were actually planted by timothy mcveigh. there were other changes, as