April 19, 1995 Oklahoma City andTim McVeigh

Knowing that his execution was certain and soon, Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh spent days giving an interview to Buffalo, New York, reporter Lou Michel. The 45 hours of audio tapes provide an unprecedented look into the mind of an American terrorist.

On Monday, you'll have a chance to hear McVeigh describe his motivations and planning for the crime, his feelings about his victims, and his thoughts about facing his own capital punishment. The makers of the two-hour movie used computer animation to put a virtual McVeigh into the scene. In the clip above, they show you how they did it.

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Audiotapes: Okla. City bomber Tim McVeigh

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Convicted mastermind discusses his motivation and more in 1995 attack

The McVeigh Tapes: Confessions of an American Terrorist, documentary from MSNBC, airs Monday, April 19, at 9 pm Eastern.


These tapes were recorded in prison between 1999 and 2000, while Timothy McVeigh was awaiting his execution. He was interviewed by Lou Michel of the Buffalo News. Those interviews eventually became the foundation for a book Michel wrote with his Buffalo News colleague Dan Herbeck, "American Terrorist." This is the first time that Timothy McVeigh’s chilling confession has ever been publicly heard.