PRESS PLAY
Find your next episode
In their own words
On a cool, crisp Wednesday morning in America's Heartland, the largest act of domestic terrorism spawned a nationwide manhunt resulting in what may be the largest circumstantial evidence trial ever heard in an American courtroom. Based on authentic trial transcripts and interviews with those who tried the case, join Judge Brandon Birmingham to study the Oklahoma City Bombing case as the jurors heard it. The documentary will be released on the anniversary of the bombing: April 19th, 2021. From the crime scene to the courtroom, we will uncover the author responsible for the formation and execution of A Murderous Design.
Talks about
Podcasts like Timothy McVeigh vs. The USA
Crime JunkieAudiochuckAshley Flowers and Britt Prawat revisit unsolved murders and cold cases as new evidence surfaces.
My Favorite MurderExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsTwo friends narrate true crime cases, listener stories, and archived live-tour shows.
Casefile True CrimeCasefile PresentsMulti-part true crime narration, from BTK's Wichita letters to Australian cold-case disappearances.
The DropoutABC NewsABC Audio's Theranos fraud series that also introduces its other true-crime podcasts.
Dirty JohnLA Times StudiosLA Times reporter Christopher Goffard traces con man John Meehan's fraud, abuse, and its Bravo TV adaptation.
Episodes
- 1
10: Interview With Journalist and Timothy McVeigh Biographer Lou Michel
Hidden gemLou Michel, a Buffalo News reporter and co-author of American Terrorist, describes interviewing Timothy McVeigh at Supermax prisons before McVeigh's 2001 execution.
Apr 19, 2021·54m·3 clips - 2
6: In Defense of Timothy McVeigh and the Jury Reaches a Verdict
Hidden gemBrandon Birmingham's Timothy McVeigh versus the USA examines the prosecution's forensic case and the defense's attempts to establish reasonable doubt during the 1997 federal trial.
Apr 19, 2021·51m·3 clips - 3
4: Linchpins in Herington
Brandon Birmingham examines prosecution evidence linking Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols to explosives, storage units, and the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
Apr 19, 2021·35m·2 clips - 4
9: Interview with Timothy McVeigh's Trial Lawyer Christopher Tritico
Hidden gemChristopher Tritico recounts how Richard Haynes recommended him to Stephen Jones in 1997, sending him from Houston into Timothy McVeigh's defense team with six weeks to learn the case's forensic evidence.
Apr 19, 2021·48m·3 clips - 5
5: The Calling Card and a Means to a Criminal End
Brandon Birmingham examines how a prepaid Spotlight calling card found in Terry Nichols' living room generated 604 calls connected to chemical companies, hobby shops, racetracks, and known associates.
Apr 19, 2021·54m·3 clips - 6
2: Who is the Man in the Marquis? McVeigh's Background, Military Service, and View of America
Hidden gemBrandon Birmingham traces Timothy James McVeigh's background from Lockport, New York, through his United States Army service at Fort Riley and Operation Desert Storm.
Apr 19, 2021·30m·1 clip - 7
3: Soup Cans with Lori
Brandon Birmingham examines the Timothy McVeigh trial’s circumstantial case, including 28,000 interviews, roughly one billion collected evidence items, and no prosecution witness who identified McVeigh in Oklahoma City that morning.
Apr 19, 2021·34m·1 clip - 8
1: The Hands of Time Fall to Rest at 9:02 AM
Brandon Birmingham introduces Timothy McVeigh versus the USA as a trial-based account of the April 19, 1995 bombing of the Alfred P.
Apr 19, 2021·29m·1 clip - 9
8: Interview with Lead Prosecutor Larry Mackey
Hidden gemLarry Mackey recounts joining the Timothy McVeigh prosecution after a 1995 teletype request and an interview with Merrick Garland.
Apr 19, 2021·58m·3 clips - 10
7: Interview with Stephen Jones, Lead Counsel for Timothy McVeigh
Stephen Jones recounts receiving Judge Russell’s late-night request to defend Timothy McVeigh after the April 19, 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
Apr 19, 2021·1h 17m·5 clips - 11
An Introduction to the Oklahoma City Bombing Trial
Mar 28, 2021·4m