Case Study: The Evidence Against Timothy Mcveigh

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The evidence against Timothy McVeigh, according to Serrano was the earplugs he wore in order to drown out the blast, his the left pocket of his blue jeans tested positive for NG, two of his t-shirts test positive for PETN, his knife tested positive for PETN and the knife sheath test positive for NG, there were also pieces of the rental truck located that had been wrapped with detonator cord from barrels located. Also, there was a receipt discovered for the purchase of ammonium nitrate with Timothy McVeigh’s fingerprint located on it. Ammonium Nitrate is the basic explosive ingredient. Timothy McVeigh used the alias Robert King to rent the ryder truck and used Terry Nichols address for the agreement. The driver’s license used as well also

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