Timothy McVeigh
Timothy McVeigh
Background
Born April 23, 1968 in Lockport NYC, U.S.A
Died June 11, 2001 at USP Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.A
Middle name is James
Parents were William McVeigh and Mildred Noreen Hill (divorced)
Nationality: American
Occupation: U.S Army soldier and security guard
Prison Registration # 12076-064
Cause of death: execution by lethal injection
Childhood
Timothy was the only son out of 3 siblings (middle child). His parents divorced when Timothy was 10 years old. Raised by his father in Pendleton, NY; Timothy was bullied as a child throughout his elementary school days. He believed that the U.S government was the ultimate bully. Some saw Timothy as very shy and withdrawn, whereas others saw him as outgoing and playful. Throughout his childhood he only managed to have one girlfriend; he stated, “I don’t know how to impress girls.”
High school & Facts
Hacked into the government computer system with the handle ‘The Wanderer”
Named ‘Star points Central High School’s most promising computer programmer.
His ultimate dream was to own a gun shop, due to his fetish for gun and explosives.
After graduating High school, he briefly attended Bryant & Stratton College before dropping out.
Military life
McVeigh graduated from the US Army Infantry School at Fort Benning in Georgia at the age of 20. While in service, he achieved a bronze star for his service in the first Gulf War. He was the top scoring gunner with the 25mm cannon. In an interview, McVeigh stated that he decapitated an Iraq soldier with cannon fire on his first day of the war and celebrated it. McVeigh won numerous rewards and stars for his service in the military. He was discharged from the army on December 31, 1991, after which, he became interested in taxes, which he hated, and wrote hate mail to the U.S government. One line quoted, “Go ahead take everything I own; take my dignity. Feel good as you grow rich at my expense; sucking my tax dollars and property.”
Later on he moved out of his father’s
Background
Born April 23, 1968 in Lockport NYC, U.S.A
Died June 11, 2001 at USP Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.A
Middle name is James
Parents were William McVeigh and Mildred Noreen Hill (divorced)
Nationality: American
Occupation: U.S Army soldier and security guard
Prison Registration # 12076-064
Cause of death: execution by lethal injection
Childhood
Timothy was the only son out of 3 siblings (middle child). His parents divorced when Timothy was 10 years old. Raised by his father in Pendleton, NY; Timothy was bullied as a child throughout his elementary school days. He believed that the U.S government was the ultimate bully. Some saw Timothy as very shy and withdrawn, whereas others saw him as outgoing and playful. Throughout his childhood he only managed to have one girlfriend; he stated, “I don’t know how to impress girls.”
High school & Facts
Hacked into the government computer system with the handle ‘The Wanderer”
Named ‘Star points Central High School’s most promising computer programmer.
His ultimate dream was to own a gun shop, due to his fetish for gun and explosives.
After graduating High school, he briefly attended Bryant & Stratton College before dropping out.
Military life
McVeigh graduated from the US Army Infantry School at Fort Benning in Georgia at the age of 20. While in service, he achieved a bronze star for his service in the first Gulf War. He was the top scoring gunner with the 25mm cannon. In an interview, McVeigh stated that he decapitated an Iraq soldier with cannon fire on his first day of the war and celebrated it. McVeigh won numerous rewards and stars for his service in the military. He was discharged from the army on December 31, 1991, after which, he became interested in taxes, which he hated, and wrote hate mail to the U.S government. One line quoted, “Go ahead take everything I own; take my dignity. Feel good as you grow rich at my expense; sucking my tax dollars and property.”
Later on he moved out of his father’s
References: US dept. of Justice. Famous Cases and Criminals: Terror Hits Home: The Oklahoma City Bombing [webpage] Retrieved from website: www.fbi.gov/about-us/history/famous-cases/oklahoma-city-bombing history.com staff, (2009). Oklahoma City Bombing. Retrieved from website: www.history.com/topics/oklahoma-city-bombing#section_1 Jennifer Rosemberg, (2014). Oklahoma City Bombing [webpage] Retrieved from website: www.history1900s.about.com/cs/crimedisaster/p/okcitybombing.htm