McVeigh and Nichols purchased or stole the materials they needed to manufacture the bomb, which they stored in rented sheds.

On September 22, 1994, Terry Nichols and McVeigh rented a storage shed and began gathering supplies for the truck bomb.

On April 17 – 18, 1995, McVeigh and Nichols removed their supplies from their storage unit in Herington, Kansas, where Nichols lived.

She said her husband had been living a double life prior to the bombing, using aliases, renting storage lockers and lying that he had broken off his relationship with McVeigh.

In addition, McVeigh believed that the open space around the building would provide better photo opportunities for propaganda purposes.

McVeigh did not need to raise money for the bomb, which only cost about $ 5, 000.

McVeigh wrote a letter to Moore in which he claimed that the robbery had been committed by government agents.

McVeigh added more explosives to the driver's side of the cargo bay, which he could ignite ( killing himself in the process ) at close range with his Glock 21 pistol in case the primary fuses failed.

Specifically, McVeigh arranged the barrels in the shape of a backwards J ; he later said that for pure destructive power, he would have put the barrels on the side of the cargo bay closest to the Murrah Building ; however, such an unevenly distributed load might have broken an axle, flipped the truck over, or at least caused it to lean to one side, which could have drawn attention.

McVeigh wore a printed T-shirt with the motto of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Sic semper tyrannis (" Thus always to tyrants ", which was shouted by John Wilkes Booth immediately after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln ) and " The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants " ( from Thomas Jefferson ).

According to law professor Douglas O. Linder, McVeigh wanted Jones to present a " necessity defense "— which would argue that he was in " imminent danger " from the government ( that his bombing was intended to prevent future crimes by the government, such as the Waco and Ruby Ridge incidents ).

Numerous damaging leaks, which appeared to originate from conversations between McVeigh and his defense attorneys, emerged.

They included a confession said to have been inadvertently included on a computer disk that was given to the press, which McVeigh believed seriously compromised his chances of getting a fair trial.

In addition to Michael assisting McVeigh in scouting the federal building, Lori had helped McVeigh laminate a fake driver's license which was later used to rent the Ryder truck.

President George W. Bush made note of the anniversary in a written statement, part of which echoed his remarks on the execution of Timothy McVeigh in 2001: " For the survivors of the crime and for the families of the dead the pain goes on.

McVeigh, a militia movement sympathizer, sought revenge against the federal government for its handling of the Waco Siege, which had ended in the deaths of 76 people exactly two years prior to the bombing, as well as for the Ruby Ridge incident in 1992.

McVeigh had a road atlas with hand-drawn designations of the most likely places for nuclear attacks and considered buying property in Seligman, Arizona, which he determined to be in a " nuclear-free zone.

The essay, which marked the first time that McVeigh publicly discussed the Oklahoma City bombing, continued:

He met his future co-conspirator, Timothy McVeigh, during a brief stint in the U. S. Army, which ended in 1989 when he requested a hardship discharge after less than one year of service.

Stephen Jones, the trial attorney who first represented McVeigh, cited evidence of a meeting in Davao City, Mindanao, in 1992 or 1993, in which 1993 World Trade Center bomber Ramzi Yousef, al-Qaeda members Abdul Hakim Murad and Wali Khan Amin Shah, and a " farmer " fitting Nichols's description met to discuss the Oklahoma bombing.

In the same affidavit, Nichols admitted that he and McVeigh stole eight cases of the gel type explosive Tovex from a Marion, Kansas quarry, some of which was later used in the Oklahoma City truck bomb.

Ogdon and Diana McVeigh developed a performing version of the piece from Elgar's manuscript, which was full of corrections, crossings out and additions.

Among the important events which Schmidt has covered are the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks, the panic caused by the Anthrax threat and the execution of the Oklahoma bomber Timothy McVeigh.

Timothy McVeigh, who carried out the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, was housed at ADX before he was sentenced to death in 1997 and transferred to the United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute, which houses federal death row.

After playing 23 games in his third year of playing including the Grand Final against the Brisbane Lions in which Essendon lost, McVeigh had some promising stats with a consistent 11 – 18 in over half of every game he played.

McVeigh also went on to play the next 3 seasons in stellar form with Essendon who reached 3 consecutive Semi-Finals in which McVeigh played in all.

McVeigh planned to construct a bomb containing more than of ammonium nitrate fertilizer, mixed with about of liquid nitromethane and of Tovex.

McVeigh made a prototype bomb using a plastic Gatorade jug containing ammonium nitrate prills, liquid nitromethane, a piece of Tovex sausage, and a blasting cap.

McVeigh spent more time on the gun show circuit, traveling to 40 of the 50 states and visiting about 80 gun shows in all.

In late September or early October, Nichols and McVeigh stole dynamite and blasting caps from a nearby quarry.

The search turned up blasting caps, detonating cords, ground ammonium nitrate, barrels made of plastic similar to fragments found at the bombing site, 33 firearms, anti-government warfare literature, a receipt for ammonium nitrate fertilizer with McVeigh's fingerprints on it, a telephone credit card that McVeigh had used when he was shopping for bomb making equipment, and a hand-drawn map of downtown Oklahoma City.

Fortier also testified that McVeigh and Nichols stole cord and blasting caps from a rock quarry, and that Nichols robbed a gun collector to obtain money for the plot.

* 1995 – Oklahoma City bombing: Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are indicted for the bombing.

* Capture and conviction of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols for the Oklahoma City bombing.

Forensic evidence quickly linked McVeigh and Terry Nichols to the attack ; Nichols was arrested, and within days both were charged.

McVeigh was executed by lethal injection on June 11, 2001, and Nichols was sentenced to life in prison.

Michael and Lori Fortier testified against McVeigh and Nichols ; Michael was sentenced to 12 years in prison for failing to warn the U. S. government, and Lori received immunity from prosecution in exchange for her testimony.

McVeigh and Nichols cited the federal government's actions against the Branch Davidian compound in the 1993 Waco Siege ( shown above ) as a reason they perpetrated the Oklahoma City bombing.

The chief conspirators, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, met in 1988 at Fort Benning during basic training for the U. S. Army.

In August 1994, McVeigh obtained nine Kinestiks from gun collector Roger E. Moore, and ignited the devices with Nichols outside Nichols ' home in Herington, Kansas.

McVeigh had previously visited Moore's ranch, but doubts have been raised about Nichols and McVeigh's involvement in the robbery for several reasons.

After finishing the truck bomb, the two men separated ; Nichols returned home to Herington and McVeigh with the truck to Junction City.

For his home address, McVeigh falsely claimed he resided at Terry Nichols ' brother James ' house in Michigan.

FBI investigators used the resulting information gained, along with the fake address McVeigh had been using, to begin their search for the Nichols brothers, Terry and James.

As the rescue effort wound down, the media interest shifted to the investigation, arrests, and trials of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, and on the search for an additional suspect named " John Doe Number Two.

" Several witnesses claimed to have seen a second suspect, who did not resemble Nichols, with McVeigh.

The investigation led to the separate trials and convictions of McVeigh, Nichols, and Fortier.

Michael agreed to testify against McVeigh and Nichols in exchange for a reduced sentence and immunity for his wife.

Although the defense teams in both McVeigh's and Nichols trials suggested that others were involved, Judge Steven W. Taylor found no credible, relevant, or legally admissible evidence, of anyone other than McVeigh and Nichols having directly participated in the bombing.

In April 1993, McVeigh headed for a farm where co-conspirator Terry Nichols lived.