Timothy McVeigh

Timothy McVeigh
Mugshot of McVeigh taken after his arrest
Born	Timothy James McVeigh (1968-04-23)April 23, 1968 Lockport, New York, U.S.
Died	June 11, 2001(2001-06-11) (aged 33) USP Terre Haute, Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Cause of death	Execution by lethal injection
Other names	Tim Tuttle[3] Daryl Bridges[4] Robert Kling
Occupation(s)	Soldier, security guard
Motive	Anti-government sentiment Retaliation for the Ruby Ridge, Waco siege, other government raids, U.S. foreign policy and civilian casualties from U.S. military attacks in foreign countries[1]
Conviction(s)	First degree murder of a federal employee (18 U.S.C. §§ 1111 and 1114) (8 counts) Use of a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death (18 U.S.C. § 2332a) Conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death (18 U.S.C. § 2332a) Destruction by explosives resulting in death (18 U.S.C. § 844)
Criminal penalty	Death (August 1997)
Partner(s)	Terry Nichols Michael Fortier
Details
Date	April 19, 1995 9:02 a.m. (CDT)
Location(s)	Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Target(s)	U.S. federal government
Killed	168[2]
Injured	680+
Weapon	Ammonium nitrate and nitromethane truck bomb
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1988–1991
Battles/wars	Gulf War

Timothy James McVeigh (April 23, 1968 – June 11, 2001) was an American domestic terrorist who perpetrated the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995. The bombing killed 168 people (19 of whom were children), injured 680, and destroyed one-third of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.^[5][6] It remains the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history.^[7]

A Gulf War veteran, McVeigh became radicalized by anti-government beliefs. He sought revenge against the United States federal government for the 1993 Waco siege, as well as the 1992 Ruby Ridge incident. McVeigh expressed particular disapproval of federal agencies such as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for their handling of issues regarding private citizens. He hoped to inspire a revolution against the federal government, and he defended the bombing as a legitimate tactic against what he saw as a tyrannical government.^[8] He was arrested shortly after the bombing and indicted on 160 state offenses and 11 federal offenses, including the use of a weapon of mass destruction. He was found guilty on all counts in 1997 and sentenced to death.^[9]

McVeigh was executed by lethal injection on June 11, 2001, at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana. His execution, which took place just over six years after the offense, was carried out in a considerably shorter time than for most inmates awaiting execution.^[10]