[citizenmike]

I would like to know if it can be verified that Hinrichs attempted to gain entry to the stadium. That by itself would make this event seem less like a suicide and more like an act of terror or terror/suicide.

If true, then the challenge becomes the determination of what motivated him.

[konaice]

I would like to know if it can be verified that Hinrichs attempted to gain entry to the stadium. That by itself would make this event seem less like a suicide and more like an act of terror or terror/suicide.

The guards were told to shut up about that, and the University /FBI says no CCTV cameras showed him attempting. Yet the story persists of someone sprinting off when guards asked to inspect his bag. I wish someo Freeper would just go down the the stadium and look for TV cameras at each of the gates and post if all gates are covered. (NOTE: I didn't say to post WHICH gates are covered - not that it matters, because I don't know anyone so dumb that they can't find a CCTV camera with a casual glance around, no secrets being given away here. But the safe way is to not say.)

[Cicero]

I would like to know if it can be verified that Hinrichs attempted to gain entry to the stadium.

According to the local news channel, several witnesses say that he did. The first TV segment said that he tried to enter the stadium three times at two different gates, which is pretty circumstantial.

Another recent news sources quotes a student who says that a guard told him he did. But it would seem that the guards have been told to shut up, so I don't know how it can be verified beyond all doubt.

[LibertyRocks]

It has been stated numerous times. Adam Smith, an OU Student said a security guard told him first, and then apparently CH. 9 interviewed the security guard but I haven't found that interview and reviewed it yet.

Most important thing to remember in this is that student witnesses are being discredited left and right.

For a comprehensive summary on what's been reported so far in this case please see my blog (originally posted here at FR, but too large to do so now - lots of source links, documents, etc...)

War in the Heartland? - Terrorism and the OU Bombing
A Comprehensive Summary on the OU Bombing - last updated 10/09 @ 5:00 AM

[alrea]

I would like to know if it can be verified that Hinrichs attempted to gain entry to the stadium. That by itself would make this event seem less like a suicide and more like an act of terror or terror/suicide.

Trying to buy the bomb making material is another fact that casts doubt on the suicide angle.