Timothy McVeigh
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FBI mugshot of McVeigh
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| Born |
Timothy James McVeigh April 23, 1968 Lockport, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 11, 2001 (aged 33) USP Terre Haute in Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Tim Tuttle Darel Bridges Robert Kling |
| Occupation | U.S. Army veteran, security guard |
| Criminal penalty | Death by lethal injection |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Motive | Retaliation for the Waco Siege, Ruby Ridge, other government raids and general U.S. foreign policy |
| Conviction(s) | Use of a weapon of mass destruction Conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction Destruction with the use of explosives 8 counts of first-degree murder |
| Partner(s) |
Terry Nichols Michael Fortier |
| Killings | |
| Date | April 19, 1995 9:02 a.m. (CDT) |
| Location(s) | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Target(s) | Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, housing Federal government |
| Killed | 168 |
| Injured | 680+ |
| Weapons | Fertilizer car bomb |
Timothy James McVeigh (April 23, 1968 – June 11, 2001) was an American domestic terrorist convicted and executed for the detonation of a truck bomb in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. Commonly referred to as the Oklahoma City bombing, the attack killed 168 people and injured over 600. According to the United States Government, it was the deadliest act of terrorism within the United States prior to the September 11 attacks, and remains the most significant act of domestic terrorism in United States history.
McVeigh, a Gulf War veteran, sought revenge against the federal government for its handling of the 1993 Waco siege, which ended in the deaths of 76 people exactly two years before the bombing, as well as for the 1992 Ruby Ridge incident. McVeigh hoped to inspire a revolt against the federal government. He was convicted of eleven federal offences and sentenced to death. His execution was carried out in a considerably shorter amount of time than average after his trial, as most convicts on death row in the United States spend an average of fifteen years awaiting execution. Four years after his conviction, McVeigh was executed by lethal injection on June 11, 2001, at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, exactly three months before the September 11 attacks. Terry Nichols and Michael Fortier were also convicted as conspirators in the plot. Terry Nichols was sentenced to 161 life terms without parole. Fortier was sentenced to 12 years and has since been released.
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