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DEADLY SECRETS: TIMOTHY MCVEIGH AND THE OKLAHOMA CiTY BOMBING
Death row author David Hammer had exclusive access to Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh in the months leading up to his execution. Based on what McVeigh revealed, this book unlocks secrets of the Oklahoma City Bombing, and punctures the lone-wolf mastermind myth.
260 pages, Paperback
First published April 7, 2010
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November 20, 2018
I consider this a must-read for anyone wanting to find the real story beyond the media narrative. The author is a criminal serving life on Death Row and a self-admitted conman (which got him to this point in his life), but he includes independently verifiable points and facts to craft his story. I believe this author had communication Jesse Trentadue and it seems that Trentadue has some faith in Hammer.
This was one of those books I simply could not put down. It reads much like a novel, fast and holds your attention.
Having dug into the Kennedy Assassination pretty deeply, I think a case could be made that McVeigh and Oswald are similar figures. It seems they were assigned to do one thing, like infiltrate and spy, and were totally unsuspecting that they'd be framed and hung out to dry.
McVeigh and Oswald were American patriots, not terrorist scum as they've been portrayed. Tim was a perfect soldier and served his country honorably. I believe both men were used for the sinister purpose of rogue elements in the Deep State/Intelligence World to sway the public (McVeigh killed the Militia/Patriot Movement) and defeat enemies of the regime in control (in the case of JFK).
Interestingly, Oswald's forensics/paraffin tests came back negative. The prosecution couldn't produce ANY forensic evidence on Tim's person or clothes tying him to the explosion. Stephen Jones said they had nothing but a parade of victim's relatives taking the stand and emotionally-swaying the jury, which Judge Matsch allowed despite heavy precedent otherwise.
The Kenneth Trentadue murder in federal custody and the refusal to release surveillance footage of the bombing to the public are the "Smoking Gun" to McVeigh's innocence.
This was one of those books I simply could not put down. It reads much like a novel, fast and holds your attention.
Having dug into the Kennedy Assassination pretty deeply, I think a case could be made that McVeigh and Oswald are similar figures. It seems they were assigned to do one thing, like infiltrate and spy, and were totally unsuspecting that they'd be framed and hung out to dry.
McVeigh and Oswald were American patriots, not terrorist scum as they've been portrayed. Tim was a perfect soldier and served his country honorably. I believe both men were used for the sinister purpose of rogue elements in the Deep State/Intelligence World to sway the public (McVeigh killed the Militia/Patriot Movement) and defeat enemies of the regime in control (in the case of JFK).
Interestingly, Oswald's forensics/paraffin tests came back negative. The prosecution couldn't produce ANY forensic evidence on Tim's person or clothes tying him to the explosion. Stephen Jones said they had nothing but a parade of victim's relatives taking the stand and emotionally-swaying the jury, which Judge Matsch allowed despite heavy precedent otherwise.
The Kenneth Trentadue murder in federal custody and the refusal to release surveillance footage of the bombing to the public are the "Smoking Gun" to McVeigh's innocence.
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September 6, 2025
Well I heard about this in the new book Blowback and had to find it on archive.org to read it but wow am I glad I did. I have never come across anything quite like this before. Feels like a viral true crime podcast in book form. The prose reads like a thriller and had me hooked from the beginning. I couldn't shake the sense that this might be disinformation at first but by the time he finishes telling McVeigh's version of the story and starts digging into the investigation, all of my concerns were put to rest. I won't go into details but this book is worth finding and reading if you want to have your mind blown, the parallels into the 9/11 event and the Epstein thing are palpable and shocking. 5/5, will read again!
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