Talk:Timothy McVeigh

Semi-protected edit request on 19 April 2025

There is a typo in the penultimate sentence of the introductory section. The sentence in question begins: "McVeigh never shown any remorse for his crimes...." 2600:1700:2EC2:981F:892D:C7ED:FD87:A94E (talk) 10:10, 19 April 2025 (UTC)

McVeigh's possible targeting of children

Can we add information about McVeigh's likely targeting of children in this bombing?

From an April 19, 2025 article in The Guardian:

Despite his later protestations to the contrary, compelling evidence suggests that McVeigh targeted the daycare centre as revenge for the children who died at Waco. The centre’s operator, Danielle Hunt, told the FBI she remembered McVeigh visiting four months before the bombing, pretending to be an active member of the military with his own young children. He asked a lot of strange questions about security, she recalled, looked at the windows and said, over and over, “There’s so much glass”.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/19/timothy-mcveigh-oklahoma-bombing-far-right-1995 98.123.38.212 (talk) 17:32, 19 April 2025 (UTC)

Does Andrew Gumbel make the same claim in his book? If so, that's a better as a cited source. ButlerBlog (talk) 20:12, 19 April 2025 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 30 May 2026

Change incorrect stats on deaths at Waco. Number of Davidians killed at Waco is listed as 78 in this article. Alt sources confirm 82, including 28 children. Plus 4 deaths of armed response. Total deaths 86. Suspect someone has subtracted the 4 from 82 to incorrectly present 78 as total. ~2026-32117-86 (talk) 20:19, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want made. Day Creature (talk) 22:02, 30 May 2026 (UTC)