[Ichneumon]

I'm still trying to figure *this* one out -- it appeared in the newspapers in 1995, then quickly faded away with no followup:

"Third suspect identified in Oklahoma bombing"
By Dan Thomasson and Peter Copeland
Scripps Howard News Service
[Printed on page A1 of the May 12, 1995 _Houston Chronicle_]

A third man wanted in the Oklahoma City bombing has been identified as Steven Colbern, a fugitive from a previous firearms charge.

Colbern, aged 35 or 36, is described as 6-foot-1 and 195 pounds with green eyes, which roughly matches the description of John Doe II.

Law enforcement sources said Thrusday night that Colbern was identified through his brown pickup. It was captured, by chance on video taken from the state trooper's car that stopped Timothy McVeigh for speeding only 80 minutes after the blast.

"That trooper had a hell of a day," a federal investigator said.

An automatic camera in the car of Trooper Charles Hanger was taping the arrest of McVeigh. In the background was the image of the pickup, which also pulled over while McVeigh was being questioned.

Sophisticated enhancement techniques were used to improve the video until investigators could read the license plate number.

The truck, registered to Colbern, contained traces of ammonium nitrate, believed to be the main explosive ingredient used in the bombing.

Colbern's age is uncertain. His address is unknown, but he shared a mail drop with McVeigh in Kingman, Ariz., sources said. The truck was found parked outside an abandoned mobile home in Kingman.

Colbern already was wanted on a federal firearms charge, officials said. He was arrested last summer in San Bernadino, Calif., for carrying a gun with a silencer. He was allowed to post bail but skipped.

[The rest of the article deals with McVeigh and Nichols, and makes no further mention of Colbern.]

[blackdog]

McVeigh wasn't speeding. He had failed to display tags on the car he was driving. An ommission I find particularly stooopid on McVeigh's part. As sophisticated and clever as McVeigh was, I find it hard to imagine that he didn't have tags on or in that car to display as he made his exit. I think someone removed them so he would be caught. Just try driving down the interstate in a used old car with no tags dispalyed and see how far you get before being stopped.

McVeigh was many things, but stupid or unplanned was not one of them.

[teletech]

Can you say coverup?

[nuconvert]

I remember there being another suspect, but I don't recall ever hearing this much detail. [the OKC families must be aware of this]
Very strange......but look who we were dealing with......Clinton

[PhiKapMom]

Two plus two do not add up to four in this whole investigation. That's why it smells so bad IMHO! No tips were acted up after they got McVeigh, Nichols, and Fortier -- the Clinton Administration (Gorelick) was content with those arrest and blaming right wingers IMO!