The unsolved mystery of the Oklahoma bombing

McVeigh, a 33-year-old Gulf War veteran, was the chief culprit of the big explosion in Russian cities in the United States. He died after being injected with deadly venom. The time of death is 14 at 7: 00 (8: 00 pm Beijing time). Mcveigh didn't make any speech before his death, and he cooperated very much during the execution. The Ohio Big Bang, which caused a sensation in the United States, has come to an end, but the shadow left by this six-year event in the hearts of Americans will probably remain for a long time to come, and many questions left by McVeigh have yet to be uncovered. At 7: 30 am on June 1 1 (8: 30 pm on June1/Beijing time), the local prison official of Treehot prison in the United States said at the press conference that Mike Wei, the principal of the big explosion in Russian cities in the United States, had been injected with deadly venom and had died.

This is the first federal death penalty in 38 years.

A month's delay is worse than death.

In fact, McVeigh should have been executed as early as May of 16. The trial of McVeigh began on 1997 and lasted until June 5438+February last year. McVeigh told Denver federal judge Chad March that he would give up all appeals and claimed that he was prepared to die for his actions. At that time, the judge ruled that 2001May 16 was the time for execution.

At this time, the situation suddenly changed. The FBI found that more than 4,500 pages of case materials were not handed over to the defense. In view of this situation, US Attorney General ashcroft announced that the execution time would be postponed to June 1 1.

McVeigh's lawyers regard this sudden information as a magic weapon to turn the situation around. After being authorized by McVeigh, they submitted an application to Judge March, who tried the bombing, but it was rejected. Mcveigh's lawyer didn't believe it. They think that the horror of the explosion blinded the judge and made him "lose his impartiality". They continued to appeal to the court of appeal, but the result was still failure.

According to Pat Ryan, the prosecutor who prosecuted McVeigh, the decisions of the judge and the Court of Appeal truly represent the seriousness of justice. Ryan said: "At that time, Judge March asked McVeigh's lawyer:' Do you have any questions about McVeigh's conviction? "Would you say that McVeigh is innocent?" They replied,'No.' In Ryan's view, McVeigh is like a' propaganda example' of the death penalty. He said, "If you don't give McVeigh the death penalty, who can you give it to?"

Perhaps it was these two successive blows that made McVeigh realize the reality that he was about to die. He told his lawyer not to appeal any more. Stop it, calm him down and get ready to accept the death penalty. On June 7th, the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in Denver rejected lawyer McVeigh's appeal to postpone the execution date, because "there is no valid reason to explain why the death penalty will not be executed next week". A few minutes after the appeal was rejected, McVeigh said that he would give up the appeal and wait quietly for the death penalty.

Hearing the news that McVeigh gave up the appeal, Attorney General ashcroft breathed a sigh of relief. He couldn't help getting excited and cheering loudly. Ashcroft said: "This case has caused complications in the past month. The victims of the Oklahoma bombing endured a lot of pain for no reason. I am very happy that it is finally over. " The town of Triholt, Indiana, where McVeigh was executed, has become quite lively these days. Thousands of onlookers from other places have made the restaurants and shops here prosperous, and the local bar even launched two special drinks with names related to the death penalty, which made a lot of money. These two special drinks are "Poisonous Needle" and "green mile" (the title of a death row movie).

Many people are very excited and want to have a good drink at the "execution ball night" held in the bar. It is said that a snack bar will be the only way for the police to escort McVeigh to the execution ground, so the owner is busy preparing "McVeigh's meal" all night, hoping to make a lot of money. A T-shirt shop launched a T-shirt printed with the words "Go to hell", which was sold out instantly, but another one printed with the words "Forgive him!" Our styles are unsalable. At 7: 00 pm EST on June 10 (8: 00 am Beijing time on June 1 1 0), McVeigh will no longer be able to talk to anyone. He can only contact his lawyer Nathan Chambers, who will also watch the execution.

On the evening of June 10, at1:00 (noon on June1Sunday, Beijing time, 12:00), the U.S. Bureau of Prison Administration will announce McVeigh's activities that night to the media.

At 0: 00 am on June 1 1 (Beijing time June 1 1/pm), McVeigh will enjoy his last dinner. He can order food at a local restaurant, the meal fee can't exceed $20, and he can't order alcoholic drinks. If he eats early, he can eat some snacks to fill his stomach before dawn. So far, McVeigh has not made a choice.

At 5: 00 am on June 1 1 (6: 00 pm on June 1 1/Beijing time), that is, two hours before the execution, all visitors must leave McVeigh's cell.

At 6: 30 a.m. on June 1 1 (7: 30 p.m. on June 1 1 Beijing time), the prison guards will search McVeigh and change him into a T-shirt, cotton trousers and slippers. When McVeigh is shackled, he will be escorted to the execution room. He will lie flat on the bed with his arms crossed on his chest, and then the prison guard will fix him on the bed from head to toe.

The curtains in the execution room will be pulled back, and those waiting outside the window can see McVeigh. There is still time for McVeigh to say his last words before the prison officials read his sentence. Subsequently, the prison guard inserted the injection needle into the blood vessel of McVeigh's right arm.

At 7: 00 am on June 10 (8: 00 pm Beijing time on June 1 1 0), the venom will be slowly injected into McVeigh's body. Soon, McVeigh will fall into a coma and have difficulty breathing until his heart stops beating.

10 to 15 minutes later, the coroner pronounced mcveigh dead. Before being injected with venom, McVeigh refused to say his last words, but left them by hand. It was a Victorian poem Invictus written by British poet willaim henley in 1875.

The main idea of this poem is: "The night has come and there is darkness everywhere, but no matter what God does to me, I have no resentment or hatred, because my soul is invincible." In the cruel reality, I didn't flinch or cry. My head may bleed everywhere because it hits the wall everywhere, but it will never droop. No matter how difficult the road ahead is, I will not be timid. I will always be the master of my own destiny, and I will always be the supporter of my soul. McVeigh, 33, said before his death that this poem was his "last written statement". Amnesty International issued a statement immediately after the execution of McVeigh, the principal of the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City, USA, expressing regret that the execution was the result of hatred over justice.

The statement pointed out that the execution of McVeigh by the United States will only make the society agree with the practice of "fighting violence with violence" and lose an opportunity to condemn the atrocities of vendetta.

Amnesty International believes that the execution of the death penalty by the US federal government for the first time in nearly 40 years shows that the United States allows hatred to override justice and keeps the United States away from the ideals of the international community.

US President Bush said that the execution of the Oklahoma bomber McVeigh brought justice and fairness to those who were killed in the bombing. Bush said: "The victims of this explosion got justice instead of revenge."

Just after McVeigh was executed, more than 200 people who opposed the death penalty in two blocks of the prison began to sing civil rights songs to express their dissatisfaction with McVeigh's execution. They also posted slogans claiming that the death penalty would disappear completely in the United States. At the same time, people who support the execution of McVeigh are very excited. They shouted along with the countdown until McVeigh was injected with venom. After confirming that McVeigh had died, these people also shouted excitedly: "Let McVeigh die, and the victims in Ohio rest in peace!" McVeigh grew up in a family with divorced parents. When I was a child, I was skinny. I liked reading comics and admired comic writers. McVeigh is the second child in the family, along with an elder sister and a younger sister. He has always longed to live like a hero in an epic and become a member of the special forces. A veteran who once talked to him said that McVeigh was definitely a general.

According to neighbors' memories, McVeigh loves children and animals very much. He has two cats, one of which he named "Shakespeare" to commemorate his birth on the same day as the great dramatist (April 23rd).

In high school, McVeigh was smart and studious and won a scholarship. By the time he graduated, he was fascinated by all kinds of weapons.

Mcveigh's college life didn't last long. 1May, 988, signed up for the army at the age of 20. Since then, McVeigh has found that he has a special liking for ordnance, and at the same time he hates the government's intervention in the army more and more, especially the government's restrictions on individuals carrying weapons.

Shortly after joining the army, McVeigh showed the temperament of an excellent soldier. After the Gulf War, Kielder, then the boss of McVeigh, said with great appreciation, "He is absolutely excellent. I knew at a glance that this person would never be unfaithful to his superiors and would never shirk his responsibility. "

Mcveigh seems to be particularly suitable for military life. His military uniform is always clean and tidy. He is always in the forefront and can bear hardships the most.

But at this time, there have been two mcveigh: one is a good soldier who abides by military discipline and does his duty, and he was promoted to sergeant in just two years; The other kind is "terrorists", who firmly believe that the end of the world is coming and begin to hoard ordnance.

What's more, McVeigh has started to have close contact with anti-government extremists at this time.

In the Gulf War, McVeigh performed very well, but his mind was greatly shocked: Iraqis refused to surrender, children starved, and ruins were everywhere after the American bombing. ...

The lawyer who once defended McVeigh said: "His life is actually fragmented, especially since McVeigh has never had a long-term relationship with any woman ... Before joining the army, he tried to find the meaning of life in the army. He did find it, but later he lost it. It was his loyalty to the country that eventually led to hatred of the country and the federal government. " Unlike most people's excitement and relief, McVeigh's decision to give up the appeal and die made some victims' families very disappointed because they lost a chance to find out the truth. There are still many unsolved mysteries about the departure of their loved ones. McVeigh will die with a secret, and maybe people will never know the truth. For many people, the dust of the Oklahoma City bombing created by McVeigh has not yet settled, and there are still lingering shadows in the hearts of Americans.

The old grandmother of a victim said, "I have an absurd feeling that we will never know what happened because the government is not going to let us know." I'm ready to see McVeigh accept the death penalty, but I still want to know the truth. "(Tian Guo)

Message: Oklahoma bombing

1995 April19, 27-year-old American youth McVeigh parked a truck loaded with 7,000 pounds of explosives under the window of the federal building nursery. More than a minute later, the car automatically detonated and the nine-story government office building in Oklahoma City was bombed. The explosion killed 168 people, including 19 children, and injured more than 500 people. This is considered to be the most serious terrorist act in the United States.

1997, the US federal court sentenced McVeigh to death.