Posted on 11/19/2005 2:46:51 PM PST by Fizzie
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - FBI agents found the same type of volatile high explosive believe to have been used in the suicide bombings in London inside the apartment of a University of Oklahoma student who blew himself up near a packed football stadium, according to newly released documents.
The FBI also discovered "explosive experiments and paraphernalia" and 0.4 pounds of a white powder that turned out to be triacetone triperoxide, or TATP, which is composed of hydrogen peroxide and acetone, according to warrants to search the home of Joel Henry Hinrichs III.
The documents were made public Friday after U.S. Magistrate Valerie Couch ruled "there is no longer any necessity" for records of the search of Hinrichs' apartment, e-mail account and nine OU computers to remain sealed.
Hinrichs, of Colorado Springs, Colo., died Oct. 1 when an explosive device went off about 100 yards from Gaylord Family/Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.
FBI officials have said in the past the probe didn't uncover any links between the student and terrorist organizations. They have said they may never know whether the student wanted to get inside the stadium.
Federal agents found mixing bowls, a slow cooker, a thermometer, plastic containers, a hobby fuse, a circuit board, six tape rolls, chemicals used to make TATP as well as the TATP in the apartment, the documents showed.
An Oklahoma City police bomb technician, who was not involved in the investigation, told The Oklahoman the amount still in the apartment was enough to "very easily take both your hands off."
Hinrichs' laptop computer was still on and screen notes apparently written by Hinrichs to himself were visible, the records show. At the cursor was a phrase that began with profanity and continued " ... all this. None of you are worth living with. You can all kiss my ass."
The FBI also found Hinrichs downloaded from the Internet "numerous text and image files" on weapons and explosives, including one on TATP four days before his death.
One video on his computer depicted a lit match being placed above a white powder then a bright flash.
According to the FBI, OU student Lawrence R. Kincheloe III told agents Hinrichs liked explosives, frequently experimented with building and detonating explosive devices and once showed off a detonator.
Kincheloe and Hinrichs were members of the Triangle Fraternity, an organization of engineers, architects and scientists
"Kincheloe told the agents that Hinrichs would drive out to remote areas to try to detonate bombs, but that he never accompanied Hinrichs," the FBI reported. "Kincheloe stated Hinrichs did show him the remains of some ... devices he detonated, which Kincheloe described as pieces of plastic soda bottles."
OU student Fazal Cheema told agents that Hinrichs had responded to his Internet advertisement for a roommate, and said the two didn't socialize.
Cheema said Hinrichs was quiet and kept to himself and that he wasn't aware of Hinrichs' interest in bombs.
A chemistry book; a crescent wrench; a white sock with at least two protruding wires; a screwdriver with a sock stuffed in the handle; unused wooden matches and other items were found at the bomb site.
The student's father, Joel Hinrichs Jr., said again Friday his son intended to kill only himself.
He is still waiting for the release of his son's remains, after DNA testing is completed. He plans to cremate the body.
You made what is usually called 'nitrogen triiodide'. It's easy to make, though obviously I'm not going to provide a recipe. :-)
"Were made by the Crescent Tool company. The name stuck..."
But why did they call it the 'Crescent Tool' company? Obviously, there is much more to this.
Meanwhile, on the bomber's computer these words were found:
"At the cursor was a phrase that began with profanity and continued " ... all this. None of you are worth living with. You can all kiss my ass."
So that sounds like bomber-boy wanted to just kill himself?
Is it really possible that, with all of the stuff they found, his roommate was unaware of his activities (even if not involved)? I find that hard to believe, but could it be true?
susie
While I'm sure this is true, as a Mom it's scares the bejabbers outta me!
susie
Does that description, if after explosion, make sense? I am sure I read another guy's description saying there was nothing left of the body above the waist...
susie
Hmm ... very interesting.
And this proves he intended to commit suicide? Someone depressed enough to want to kill himself usually feels his life isn't worth living, not that other people aren't worth living with. His decision to commit suicide is based on his perception of the lack of value of his own life. Hinrich's statement is strange because he doesn't refer to his own life as not worth living. Instead, he denigrates other people as not being worth living with. So his statement could be interpreted as meaning he wanted to do away with those who weren't worth his living with.
The meter (VOM?) raises a question, too. While it could be used to check his detonator circuit, you would think that had been done at the appartment or wherever he put the bomb together. So, maybe he was trying to check either an alarm circuit or something else.
Curiouser and curiouser....
I agree that this is odd wording. If indeed Hinrichs wrote this--and we have no proof he did--it seems to suggest that he had some beef with Cheema and friends (contrary to Cheema's contention they barely knew each other.) However, the attempted ammonium nitrate purchase alone argues against this being a merely personal issue.
My guess is that Hinrichs did not write that message. The subtle nuance of preposition in American idiom is the hardest to nail.
The authorities didn't release the full statement he left on his computer. Only the "kiss my ass" part. What did he say before the "kiss my ass" part? Enquiring minds want to know...
Thanks for the ping.
This new information only raises more questions. I remember the earlier articles with the supposed "one line of text" suicide note. Seems this article would lead us to believe there was more than one line of text. The wording is angry.
What's with the other material? Socks with wires, razors, etc.
Only questions....
Agree there. But come on. There are enough "whistle blowers" in any organization that if there were something horribly amiss (like NOT reporting Islamic terrorists at work) ---barring a turf war, which is described in "1000 Years for Revenge" and which helped facilitate 9/11---I just don't see most honest FBI agents in the know supporting any kind of coverup. And that went for TWA 800 as well.
Thanks.
Is that a metric one?
Thanks for the update. Like others have noted here, it is highly unlikely that his Paki roomie did not know what was going on in a small apartment. Let's change that to virtually impossible! Does anyone know if the Paki roomate is still enrolled at OU or if he has left the country?
Just a quick observation from this snipet:
"Kincheloe told the agents that Hinrichs would drive out to remote areas to try to detonate bombs, but that he never accompanied Hinrichs," the FBI reported. "Kincheloe stated Hinrichs did show him the remains of some ... devices he detonated, which Kincheloe described as pieces of plastic soda bottles."
"OU student Fazal Cheema told agents that Hinrichs had responded to his Internet advertisement for a roommate, and said the two didn't socialize.
Cheema said Hinrichs was quiet and kept to himself and that he wasn't aware of Hinrichs' interest in bombs."
Now wait a minute. We are to believe that Hindrichs would drive out to remote areas to detonate bombs and then 'show and tell' about the devices he detonated like a puffed up rooster to everyone in his fraternity and even post things on his own blog....YET HE NEVER SHOWED THE SAME THINGS TO HIS PAKI ROOMATE?
Not likely. Hindrichs was proud of his abilities in this area and it would stand to reason that he would have shown off to his Paki roomate as well.
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