Conspiracy - Oklahoma City Bombing - Toolbox

Reality vs. Authenticity Others Unknown explores the possibility that Timothy McVeigh was not the only person involved in the Oklahoma City bombing. The public’s reality is that McVeigh committed the attack alone. Israel, the author, questions the authenticity of this reality. He addresses the possibility of other people including a mention of the dismissal of a John Doe #2 as a suspect. Along with two others that are mentioned by name. Israel also states that a phone call about the bombing was made thirty minutes before the bomb went off. Israel believes that Timothy McVeigh manipulated the investigators to protect the others that were a part of this attack. There was a manhunt for John Doe #2 according to Israel. They believed that John Doe #2 was actually Todd Bunting, but he had an alibi for when the witnesses claimed to see him. The dismissal of Todd Bunting as a suspect was used as evidence that there was not a John Doe #2 at all. The phone call that was placed at 8:32 am, Oklahoma time, was made by an unidentified person. This call was thirty minutes before the bomb in Oklahoma went off. The caller said that they were currently witnessing the destruction. Obviously, this could not be the case because the bomb had not yet gone off. McVeigh was very manipulative according to Israel. He admits that an article written by the New York Times was an example of how McVeigh manipulated him. Israel explains that he and a colleague had visited the prison to talk about the case and McVeigh had explicitly said to speak to the reporters. Additionally, one of his things that he wanted was “that after all the evidence is heard, the case remains a mystery.’’ Method Israel uses his experiences and access to evidence as proof that McVeigh may not have been the only person involved in the bombing. Due to Israel being McVeigh’s defense attorney, Israel had access to all the evidence that was collected along with direct conversations with McVeigh.