Tim McVeigh committed the Oklahoma City bombing as a violent protest against what he perceived as government overreach and oppression, particularly in response to events like the Waco siege and the Ruby Ridge standoff. He believed that the bombing would serve as a wake-up call to the American public regarding the dangers of federal power. McVeigh aimed to inspire others to rise against the government, viewing his actions as a form of political activism, albeit through terrorism. His attack resulted in the deaths of 168 people and remains one of the deadliest acts of domestic terrorism in U.S. history.
Don McVeigh has written: 'Don McVeigh'
McVeigh, 33, did not speak before he was executed June 11 in a federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana. But in a handwritten statement, he quoted a section of the poem 'Invictus,' which reads in part 'I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.'
Timothy McVeigh's birth name is Timothy James McVeigh.
Brendan McVeigh was born in 1981.
Charles McVeigh died in 1984.
Charles McVeigh was born in 1898.
Jimmy McVeigh was born in 1949.
Herbert McVeigh died in 1977.
Herbert McVeigh was born in 1908.
Timothy McVeigh is 6' 3".
Contingency plan for terrorist attack