Fourteen Years Ago: A Look Back
April 19, 1995. It was the largest act of domestic terrorism in the history of the country. Until September 11, it was the largest act of mass murder in the United States. It left 168 people dead and more than 500 people injured.
It was a massive case (pdf) to defend. There were:
- 30,000 interviews of witnesses taken by the FBI and other government agencies.
- More than 200,000 photographs
- Records of 156 million telephone calls and over one million hotel and motel registrations
- Over 500 hours of audio tape and over 400 hours of video tape.
- 25,000 pages of lab reports and worksheets
- 23,000 pieces of evidence
It cost the Government $82 million to investigate and prosecute and $10 to $15 million to defend.[More...]
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