OKC

I firmly believe that the official narrative, in which Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols acted alone, is complete hogwash. For starters, there was definitely a third person there with them: the John Doe 2 that the FBI later said no longer existed even though they looked for him intensely.

Secondly, of the many theories that exist with regards to the bombing, I very much doubt those that posit a Middle Eastern connection, such as those that connect the bombings to Saddam or to Al-Qaeda operatives.

What I personally believe is that Terry Nichols, Timothy McVeigh, and the third man were members of a right-wing militia movement (probably a white supremacist movement) and that the FBI and the ATF were investigating this movement.

Released documents suggest that the FBI, though they officially stated that the OKC bombing was an "open and shut case", behind the scenes investigated the possibility of a broader conspiracy, and that this conspiracy traces itself back to these militia movements.

Of note is the compound of Elohim City, where white supremacists gathered. It is likely that the FBI/ATF placed undercover agents there, and thus had at least some foreknowledge of the plot. However, something went wrong, and the attack was carried out by the three men, likely in retaliation for the events that occurred in Waco.

When the FBI/ATF found out about this, they knew they would need to investigate, but also knew that if they did a thorough investigation, that information would leak out that wouldn't benefit them, and so, they put the focus on the three men who committed the bombing while disregarding evidence that pointed to the larger conspiracy the men were actually part of.

This part is where Trentadue comes in. In finding the third man (the John Doe 2), Kenneth matched the description of that third man. I suspect that the FBI arrested him and interrogated him, believing him to be John Doe 2. However, something went wrong in the interrogation and he was killed. The FBI, realizing that they got the wrong guy, and having committed a huge blunder, tried to destroy the evidence and even wanted to cremate the body, which only didn't happen because Kenneth's mother had the foresight to demand the body. That body was painted over with makeup, but with the makeup removed, it was evident that a bitter struggle took place, and yet, despite the clear signs of struggle, his cause of death was ruled as a suicide.

When another inmate came forward with his statements that he heard Kenneth being beaten, the court ruled him out because of his molestation charges.

Even though his death was ruled a suicide, the evidence indicates a man was killed wrongfully in a case of mistaken identity, and the FBI, in an effort to avoid drawing attention to the situation, stated that no third man ever existed, contrary to many eyewitness statements and the depictions already made. Essentially, the FBI tried to cover up their botched investigation.

However, I do believe that there was a John Doe 2 and that he was Richard Lee Guthrie. When he stated that he would write an exposé that would have revealed the truth of what happened in OKC, he wound up “committing suicide”.

A similar fate also befell Terrance Yeakey, who had gained renown for his role rescuing people caught amidst the ruins of the Murrah Building. However, it is likely that he saw something he couldn’t overlook.  He began to doubt the official narrative, and announced that he would reveal what he’d seen. Unfortunately, he also committed suicide.

In short, I feel that though the FBI were not directly involved in the bombing, they definitely had at least some level of knowledge that it was going to occur. In addition, they also knew that this was NOT the act of two men. There was a greater conspiracy, but since revealing that conspiracy would reveal that they had at least some foreknowledge, they chose instead to obscure that controversy, creating the narrative of the two men acting alone in the bombing.

There’s also other aspects to the Oklahoma City bombing, like how early reports suggested that there were multiple bombs in the building, which was removed from later reports, as well as Ryder trucks being parked in a lot roughly a week before the bombing, to name a few, but I digress..

In short, it's unlikely that we'll ever know what truly happened in Oklahoma City. Hell, even what we do know has had to be wrung out from the government through the tireless efforts of people like Jesse Trentadue, Kenneth's brother. However, one thing is certain (at least for me): the real truth of what happened that day is still out there.