The three were stationed together for some months at Fort Benning, GA and Fort Riley, KS when they were in the US Army (1988-1991).
Timothy McVeigh had been awarded a Bronze Star for his actions in the Gulf War (1991). He stayed more than once at Fortier's home in Kingman, AZ and was the best man at the wedding of Michael and Lori Fortier in 1994.
Michael Fortier was born in 1968 and was about 27 when the Murrah Building was bombed by Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols on April 19, 1995.
Timothy James McVeigh was convicted of the bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995. Also convicted on co-conspiracy charges were Terry Nichols and Michael Fortier.
Michael M. Fortier (Canadian politician) was born on January 10, 1962. Michael Joseph Fortier, who testified against Timothy McVeigh, was born in 1968.
Michael M. Fortier (Canadian politician) was born on January 10, 1962. Michael Joseph Fortier, who testified against Timothy McVeigh, was born in 1968.
Michael Joseph Fortier and his wife Lori were arrested as accessories in the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing (Murrah Federal Building) by Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols. He pled guilty to failing to warn authorities, but received a reduced sentence in exchange for his testimony.
Michael M. Fortier (former Quebec senator) is from Montreal. Michael Joseph Fortier (testified against Timothy McVeigh, convicted in the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing) was born in 1968 in Maine but lived in Kingman, AZ.
He knew Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols from their time in the US Army (Fort Riley, Kansas), and McVeigh was later the best man at the wedding of Michael and his wife Lori. Perhaps due to his excessive drug use, Fortier did not fully appreciate the intent of the bombers. At their trials, he made a plea agreement for his testimony against them.
The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
Timothy McVeigh's birth name is Timothy James McVeigh.
Timothy McVeigh is 6' 3".
Timothy McVeigh was born on April 23, 1968.
Timothy McVeigh was born on April 23, 1968.