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Oklahoma City
- What the Investigation Missed - and Why It Still Matters
- Narrated by: Todd Waring
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
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In the early morning of April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh drove into downtown Oklahoma City in a rented Ryder truck containing a deadly fertilizer bomb that he and his army buddy Terry Nichols had made the previous day. He parked in a handicapped-parking zone, hopped out of the truck, and walked away into a series of alleys and streets. Shortly after 9:00 A.M, the bomb obliterated one-third of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, killing 168 people, including 19 infants and toddlers. McVeigh claimed he'd worked only with Nichols, and at least officially, the government believed him. But McVeigh's was just one version of events. And much of it was wrong.
In Oklahoma City, veteran investigative journalists Andrew Gumbel and Roger G. Charles puncture the myth about what happened on that day - one that has persisted in the minds of the American public for nearly two decades. Working with unprecedented access to government documents, a voluminous correspondence with Terry Nichols, and more than 150 interviews with those immediately involved, Gumbel and Charles demonstrate how much was missed beyond the guilt of the two principal defendants: in particular, the dysfunction within the country's law enforcement agencies, which squandered opportunities to penetrate the radical right and prevent the bombing, and the unanswered question of who inspired the plot and who else might have been involved.
To this day, the FBI heralds the Oklahoma City investigation as one of its great triumphs. In reality, though, its handling of the bombing foreshadowed many of the problems that made the country vulnerable to attack again on 9/11. Law enforcement agencies could not see past their own rivalries and underestimated the seriousness of the deadly rhetoric coming from the radical far right. In Oklahoma City, Gumbel and Charles give the fullest, most honest account to date of both the plot and the investigation, drawing a vivid portrait of the unfailingly compelling - driven, eccentric, fractious, funny, and wildly paranoid -characters involved.
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- Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK
- By: Gerald Posner
- Narrated by: Scott Aiello
- Length: 20 hrs and 29 mins
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The assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, continues to inspire interest ranging from well-meaning speculation to bizarre conspiracy theories and controversial filmmaking. But in this landmark audiobook, reissued with a new afterword for the 40th anniversary of the assassination, Gerald Posner examines all of the available evidence and reaches the only possible conclusion: Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.
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Giving the truth - with some attitude
- By Amazon Customer on 06-13-15
By: Gerald Posner
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Reclaiming History
- The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
- By: Vincent Bugliosi
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 18 hrs and 6 mins
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Polls reveal that 85 percent of Americans believe there was a conspiracy behind Lee Harvey Oswald. Some even believe Oswald was entirely innocent. In this encyclopedic, absorbing audiobook, Vincent Bugliosi shows how the public has come to believe such lies about the day that changed the course of history. Bugliosi has devoted almost 20 years of his life to this project, and is determined to show that, despite the overwhelming popular perception, Oswald killed Kennedy and acted alone.
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Exceptional Detailed Account
- By Lindsay on 06-20-07
By: Vincent Bugliosi
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The Cell
- Inside the 9/11 Plot, and Why the FBI and CIA Failed to Stop It
- By: John Miller, Michael Stone, Chris Mitchell
- Narrated by: John Miller
- Length: 4 hrs and 43 mins
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The Cell provides the first complete treatment to piece together what led to the events of 9/11, ultimately delivering the disturbing answer to the question: why, with all the information the intelligence community had, was no one able to stop the September 11 attacks? It also includes a first-person account of John Miller's face-to-face meeting with Osama bin Laden.
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What led up to 9/11?
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Where the Bodies Were Buried
- Whitey Bulger and the World That Made Him
- By: T. J. English
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 16 hrs and 9 mins
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New York Times best-selling author T. J. English, the acclaimed master chronicler of the Irish Mob in America, offers a front row seat at the trial of one of the most notorious gangsters of all - Whitey Bulger - and pulls back the veil to expose a breathtaking history of corruption and malfeasance.
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The post-trial story of the Bulger legacy
- By Hugh F on 09-28-15
By: T. J. English
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Animal
- The Bloody Rise and Fall of the Mob's Most Feared Assassin
- By: Casey Sherman
- Narrated by: Jim Goad
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
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Joe Barboza knew that there were two requirements for getting inducted into the Mafia. You had to be Sicilian. And you had to commit a contract killing. The New Bedford-born mobster was a proud Portuguese, not Sicilian, but his dream to be part of La Cosa Nostra proved so strong that he thought he could create a loophole. Barboza’s legacy, buried for years thanks to the murders or deaths of its participants, is finally coming to light and being told in its unvarnished brutality by one of America’s most respected true crime writers.
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Well done. 5 stars.
- By robert price on 03-03-19
By: Casey Sherman
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Crossfire
- The Plot That Killed Kennedy
- By: Jim Marrs
- Narrated by: Jim Marrs, Michael J. Long
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
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Fifty years after the event that rocked the nation and shook the world, Marrs reveals the facts behind the most audacious cover-up of our time, how it was planned, who executed the conspiracy, who benefited from it, and ultimately why this extremely well-orchestrated assassination could be so cleverly concealed. This extensively researched audiobook includes evidence proving the Warren Commission's report was a cover-up and a smoke screen for the true conspiracy. Learn why Lee Harvey Oswald could not have been a lone gunman, and that multiple shots were fired that fateful day.
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Don’t buy this IT IS NOT A AUDIOBOOK VERSION OF THE EXCELLENT BOOK
- By Bo knows on 02-01-18
By: Jim Marrs
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An Act of State
- The Execution of Martin Luther King
- By: Dr. William F. Pepper Esq
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
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Martin Luther King Jr., was a powerful and eloquent champion of the poor and oppressed in the US, and at the height of his fame in the mid-'60s seemed to offer the real possibility of a new and radical beginning for liberal politics in the USA. However, in 1968, he was assassinated; the movement for social and economic change has never recovered. The conviction of James Earl Ray for his murder has never looked even remotely safe, and when William Pepper began to investigate the case it was the start of a 25-year campaign for justice.
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I am yet convinced of a conspiracy to kill President Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King
- By Sugarbabe on 05-11-23
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On the Trail of the Assassins
- One Man's Quest to Solve the Murder of President Kennedy
- By: Jim Garrison
- Narrated by: Mark Kincaid
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
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Almost 50 years after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, his murder continues to haunt the American psyche and stands as a turning point in our nation’s history. The Warren Commission rushed out its report in 1964, but questions continue to linger: Was there a conspiracy? Was there a coup at the highest levels of government? On March 1, 1967, New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison shocked the world by arresting local businessman Clay Shaw for conspiracy to murder the president.
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Jim Garrison- A Patriot Forever...
- By James McCabe on 12-15-18
By: Jim Garrison
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The Spy Who Was Left Behind
- By: Michael Pullara
- Narrated by: Michael Pullara
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
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On August 8, 1993, a single bullet to the head killed Freddie Woodruff, the Central Intelligence Agency’s station chief in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. Within hours, police had a suspect - a vodka-soaked village bumpkin named Anzor Sharmaidze. A tidy explanation quickly followed: It was a tragic accident. US diplomats hailed Georgia’s swift work. Yet the bullet that killed Woodruff was never found, and key witnesses have since retracted their testimony, saying they were beaten and forced to identify Sharmaidze. But if he didn’t do it, who did?
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great book needs a hires narrator
- By Blake Dahl on 11-17-18
By: Michael Pullara
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Revolution’s End
- The Patty Hearst Kidnapping, Mind Control, and the Secret History of Donald DeFreeze and the SLA
- By: Brad Schreiber
- Narrated by: Brad Schreiber
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
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Revolution's End fully explains the most famous kidnapping in US history, detailing Patty Hearst's relationship with Donald DeFreeze, known as Cinque, the head of the Symbionese Liberation Army. Not only did the heiress have a sexual relationship with DeFreeze while he was imprisoned, she didn't know he was an informant and a victim of prison behavior modification.
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Interesting spin
- By jay rollins on 08-29-20
By: Brad Schreiber
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A Farewell to Justice
- Jim Garrison, JFK's Assassination, and the Case That Should Have Changed History
- By: Joan Mellen
- Narrated by: Joyce Bean
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Working with thousands of previously unreleased documents and drawing on more than one thousand interviews, with many witnesses speaking out for the first time, Joan Mellen revisits the investigation of New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison, the only public official to have indicted, in 1969, a suspect in President John F. Kennedy's murder. Garrison began by exposing the contradictions in the Warren Report, which concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald was an unstable pro-Castro Marxist who acted alone in killing Kennedy.
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Powerful
- By Tulsa on 12-12-17
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Crime Beat
- A Decade of Covering Cops and Killers
- By: Michael Connelly
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Before he became a novelist, Michael Connelly was a crime reporter, covering the detectives who worked the homicide beat in Florida and Los Angeles. In vivid, hard-hitting articles, Connelly leads the reader past the yellow police tape as he follows the investigators, the victims, their families and friends, and, of course, the killers, to tell the real stories of murder and its aftermath.
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Disappointment
- By Traci on 11-07-11
By: Michael Connelly
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- TW
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idk if it's just me but this story was very dry. there were so many characters and the timeline kept jumping it was very hard to keep straight.
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- cody villarma
- 11-18-23
Great, in-depth account.
I became interested in this after listening to the No Way, Jose podcast concerning the OKC bombing. It is also interesting to me because I’m an Okie who was 5 years old when the bombing occurred. Also, I’m a libertarian, who is skeptical of our government’s role in events like this.
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- dentguy32
- 11-09-20
Very interesting, very repetitive.
there is a lot of interesting material in this book. I think they could have written the book in about half the words if they didn't repeat the same points over and over again. Maybe they were trying to drive a point home, I'm not sure but I still enjoyed it! Thanks for the interesting read... well listen!
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- Chumnley
- 08-23-21
Thorough, insightful
“All you need to know”? Maybe so. Relevant to the rise of domestic terrorism we see today? Definitely. The authors thoroughly outline the gripes, the motivations for McVeigh/Nichols and their ilk. The reader easily infers how the same still exist if not 1000 fold. Without going “all conspiracy theory” they present circumstantial evidence that the convicted bombers did not act alone and how entire communities that foment such violence existed then as today. Another familiar name present is that of Merrick Garland. Understating this and the failures of Waco, Ruby Ridge will allow the reader greater insight to the danger our country faces from within today.
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- Christopher
- 10-01-22
A Must Listen!
An in depth look at how Ruby Ridge and Waco both motivated the attacks and prevented investigators from potentially stopping it. Furthermore, while not refuting who the guilty parties were, makes a compelling argument that there were more that were not pursued over fears of hurting convictions for McVeigh and Nichols.
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- Colin W. Warde
- 06-12-19
The book which may be 99% accurate.
I've read a lot of books about the Oklahoma City Bombing and while this isn't the easiest to follow, it may be the most factual and the most accurate. Stephen Jones was McVeigh's lead defense council and I read this book on his recommendation. There is a fantastic interview with him you can listen to on Voices of Oklahoma wherein he is asked which authors got it right. He sort of meanders saying (and I'm paraphrasing) that one book got it 75%, another maybe 90%. One got as close as 97%, but he felt like the Gumbel/Charles book was 99%. After everything I've read I believe this to be pretty true. The book centers on the bombing and all the characters who may have been involved whether there is evidence they were or not. It does not focus on Jayna Davis's claims made in "The Third Terrorist", the Hammer book "Secrets Worth Dying For", but does pay some attention to McVeigh's personal perspectives as related in "American Terrorist" - however, what is told there should be taken with a grain of salt as scant truth can be made of anything revealed by McVeigh proper due to egregious self-aggrandizement.
OKC by Gumbel and Charles discusses possible white supremacist involvement without pointing the finger, talks about Elohim City and their connection to the CSAL in early 80s Arkansas, and how this all relates to the MidWestern Bank robbers and how any or all of them could be involved in the plot. There is incredible detail about McVeigh's relationship with Co-conspirator Terry Nichols and seeks to reconcile the idea that McVeigh was HIS patsy. The Roger Moore robbery is covered with massive backstory glancing both directions as to if Nichols did it or someone else. And then there's Michael and Lori Fortier, who despite every government body claiming they were going to get everyone, prosecute them, and make them serve their time, the Fortiers made a deal, Mike served 12 years while Lori got nothing, and they live in witness protection on our dime. Furthermore, the greatest oddity of it all, NOT the FBIs unwillingness to seek out every possible lead to every one of the aforementioned, NOT that we executed a guy that would have eventually talked because he was just too cocky for his own good - the oddity of Andreas Strassmeir - "Andy the German" is explored. Was he a German paramilitary in the US sent to seek out anti-government elements? Was he a listless hack, couch surfing his way through the right-wing? Was he aware of the bombing like several other and made no effort to call it in? And how did he get out of the United States on an expired visa just when the law enforcement apparatus decided he might be useful? And then there's Carol Howe, ATF informant and right-wing insider who was deemed useless when her testimony would have depicted a wholly different concept than the one the prosecution wanted to show. All of this and a whole lot more are told within this book. It is a multi-faceted tale reading like a flow chart to get you to any one of several possible destinations, but when you arrive at one you are more horrified than the last. It's the most adult choose-your-own-adventure with the worst single question: how can so many possible people have had prior knowledge and done nothing to stop one Tim McVeigh unless there is a greater, more dastardly reason to have let it happen.
This book is comprehensive and revealing. Nevertheless, Others Unknown by Stephen Jones and Peter Israel is a better read. You just can't read one without reading all the others. You know... because of the hyperbole.
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- Simon
- 12-16-22
Ripping, well documented, illuminating history.
Reads like a great detective story with unfollowed leads on, examined suspects and potential conspiracies around every corner. Yet the book is so thoroughly documented. It never bears into conspiracy theories. Brilliant performance by the narrator. Relentlessly compelling. I listened to this audiobook while working on the paramount television series Waco aftermath, which will explore much of the same territory. Brilliant, brilliant book.
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- Naturalbohemian
- 07-15-12
Informative and captivating
Although I thought I was familiar with the story of the Oklahoma City bombing, I now realize that I actually knew very few of the details of this awful event. I thought the naration was very good and appreciated that the story didn't get bogged down with overly detailed facts/information that might not work well in an audio book.
Listening to it was time well spent.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-22-22
Excellent book
A stunning account of the tragedy and the investigation which I honestly didn’t know was so focused on proving that they acted alone very informative
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- lady flora
- 12-29-23
Not Great. Boring.
This is not the best audiobook I have listened to for a couple of reasons.
1. Too many uncessary characters and constant jumping back and forth of the chapters made me have to wind and rewind the story.
2. The narrator's voice literlly puts me to sleep. His voice is rather monotonous.
But on the pro side I did learn a lot about the Oklahoma City bombing and I do not think on McVeigh, Nichols and Fortier were in on the conspiracy alone. They don't seem to be the brightest bulbs in the pack although McVeigh was a delusional monster with no remorse whatsoever. He died for Waco and became obsessed with "The Turner Diaries". I am against the death penalty but I got the impression that McVeigh wanted nothing more than to become some kind of twisted martyr. I am a critical thinker and am not one to believe conspiracy theories but something about this book is strange. Several people attained witness protection including Fortier after after serving 10 years of his sentence.
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