Federal agents were warned months in advance about a plot to bomb the Oklahoma City federal building, but failed to act on the credible tip, according to a new book that challenges the government’s account of one of the deadliest domestic terrorist attacks in U.S. history.
Jim Norman, the FBI case agent who led the investigation of the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, died from a heart attack last week.
The family of a man accused of trying to detonate what he believed was a bomb outside of a bank in downtown Oklahoma City said the suspect is a paranoid schizophrenic and was manipulated by the FBI.
The FBI arrested a 23-year-old Oklahoma man after the FBI said he tried to detonate what he thought was a vehicle bomb targeting a bank in Oklahoma City.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Terry Wade, a special agent in charge of the Criminal Division of the Los Angeles FBI, has been named the top FBI agent in the Albuquerque Division. Wade joined the FBI in 1996 and was first assigned to Helena, Mont. He transferred to the Oklahoma City division, where he worked violent…
Terry Nichols, who helped in the Timothy McVeigh bombing in Oklahoma City, wants his seized guns turned over to his family.
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A federal judge has postponed a civil case involving the Oklahoma City bombing following claims that the FBI had threatened a witness in an attempt to keep him from testifying, Fox 13 Salt Lake City reports. U.S. District Judge Clark Waddoups appointed a “special master” to monitor the investigation, which is…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A retired FBI agent who played a key role in the investigation of the Oklahoma City bombing credits more than talent or good training on capturing Timothy McVeigh. In an interview with the Oklahoman, Special Agent R. Scott Crabtree said divine intervention played a role in McVeigh’s capture. “At the risk…
