Others Unknown Timothy Mcveigh And The Oklahoma City Bombing Conspiracy

by Israel, Peter; Jones, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9781586480981
• ISBN10: 1586480987
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-18
• Publisher: PublicAffairs

Summary

InOthers Unknown, Stephen Jones, Timothy McVeigh's lawyer in his trial for the 1995 bombing of the Murrah Office Building in Oklahoma City, provides the fullest possible account of the worst act of terrorism in American history. In a complete revision of his 1998 hardcover, Jones tells for the first time the whole story of his investigation of the case, including what he was told by McVeigh and what he learned about others involved in the conspiracy. His account differs significantly from the tale McVeigh is telling as he faces execution for his crimes. In interviews with Buffalo News journalists, reported in their recently released bookAmerican Terrorist(ReganBooks, April 2000), McVeigh claims total responsibility for the bombing, saying "It was my choice and my control to hit that building when it was full." InOthers UnknownJones sets the record straight, saying what he could not say when he first wrote this book, before McVeigh effectively waived attorney-client privilege: that based on what he learned as McVeigh's counsel, Jones knows that the bombing was a conspiracy, and that McVeigh was not its mastermind. "I'm not trying to say he was innocent. He has exaggerated his guilt to protect others. He played a role, but he was a foot soldier, a mule, not the general," says Jones. "I know it did not happen the way he tells it in his book." Jones reports in detail what McVeigh told him as the case progressed; explains why McVeigh did not plead guilty; and shows McVeigh's real role in the conspiracy and how he obstructed his own defense. This is the definitive historical record of a heinous act of murderous rage; an account indispensable to understanding what happened. And, says PublicAffairs CEO and publisher Peter Osnos: "We think it's important that Tim McVeigh not be given the final word."

Author Biography

Stephen Jones, of Enid Oklahoma, was appointed to represent Timothy McVeigh by the Federal Court System. He will donate all of his net proceeds from this paperback edition to a non-profit or charitable organization of his choice with a public accounting.

Table of Contents

Preface to the New Edition	xi
Introduction	xxi
Part I
``Baby Killer! Baby Killer!''	3	(7)
``Mr. Jones, Chief Judge Russell Desires You Call Him''	10	(18)
``Mr. McVeigh, My Name Is Stephen Jones''	28	(20)
The Defense of One Known to be Guilty	48	(17)
Armageddon at Mount Carmel	65	(18)
``Did Knowingly, Intentionally, Willfully, and Maliciously Conspire''	83	(35)
The Polygraph Test	118	(11)
Part II
The Forces Against Us	129	(17)
``The Farmer''	146	(28)
The Good Neighbors from the City of God	174	(22)
``This Leg Doesn't Belong to a Victim''	196	(17)
Part III
Prior Knowledge	213	(15)
Phone Calls	228	(25)
Three Men Who Didn't Want $2 Million	253	(12)
Looking Good	265	(21)
``The Dallas Morning News Has Been the Victim of a Hoax''	286	(29)
Part IV
United States v. Timothy James McVeigh	315	(29)
Going Home	344	(13)
In Conclusion	357	(8)
An Open Letter to My Colleagues at the Bar	365	(6)
Acknowledgments	371