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That this was very much a domestic event. >> i think that the first reaction was total shock that it was a kid from the american countryside who had done the work of international terrorists. >> i think people were intrigued by mcveigh. he was a decorated veteran. he came back from desert storm. so it made it doubly tough for people to figure out. >> back in mcveigh's birthplace in buffalo, new york, lou michel was looking for a way to work the hometown angle to get to the heart of who this guy really was. >> the fact that timothy mcveigh lived in niagara county, 15 minutes from my home, i wan...

Fortunate to catch a solid lead early on day one. >> within three hours of the bombing itself the rear axle to the bomb-laden truck was found. and the rear-axle had a confidential number. we were able to identify an individual by the name of timothy mcveigh was probably one of the main primary subjects. and the investigation started from there. >> back in mcveigh's birthplace outside buffalo, new york lou michelle was looking for a way to work the hometown angle of who this guy really was. >> i made it by business to become an expert on this guy. because it isn't every day that one of the wors...

>> back inside the birthplace of timothy mcvai, new york, he was already looking to work a hometown angle to get to the heart of who this guy rlg was. >> i made it my job to find out who he was. it's not every day that an american terrorist comes from your backyard. >> by the wonder of 1999, four years after the bombing, timothy mcvai had been tried, convict and sentenced to death. the looming execution sparked a mad sprint from media agencies around the world to try to get an exclusive interview. >> in 1999 he sent me a letter saying, lou, i've considered a lot of print journalists wanting to...

That it was a kid from the american countryside who had done the work of international terrorists. >> i think people were intrigued by mcveigh. he was a decorated veteran. he came back from desert storm, so it made it doubly tough for people to figure out. >> in buffalo new york, lou michel was looking for a way to work the hometown angle to get to the heart of who this guy really was. >> the fact that timothy mcveigh lived in niagara county, 15 minutes from my home. i wanted to know how niagara county could spawn such an evil act. i made it my business to become an expert on timothy mcveigh. ...

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