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Timothy McVeigh at Waco, from Oklahoma City

Timothy McVeigh at Waco, Texas in 1993.

During the stand-off between federal agents and the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas in 1993, people gathered on a hill roughly three miles away to see what was happening at the compound. One of those drawn to Waco was a 24-year-old Army veteran named Timothy McVeigh.

AIR DATE 2/7/17

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