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When I got to the building, it was surreal
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When I got to the building,it was surreal

When I got to the building,
it was surreal

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When I got to the building, it was surreal.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:29
Uploaded
Oct 30, 2025
Genres
documentary, crime, history
Production
American Experience Films,Ark Media

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Movie Summary

Documents the beliefs and experiences of Timothy McVeigh in the lead-up to his bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, which claimed 168 lives.
There were a lot of first responders there - Oklahoma City 00:13
There were a lot of first responders there
And then I was led into the basement. - Oklahoma City 00:05
And then I was led into the basement.
You just couldn't see them because it was so dark. - Oklahoma City 00:06
You just couldn't see them because it was so dark.
When they fired up these lights, - Oklahoma City 00:14
When they fired up these lights,
Everywhere you look in this floor - Oklahoma City 00:13
Everywhere you look in this floor
These circles were three and four feet in diameter, - Oklahoma City 00:12
These circles were three and four feet in diameter,
Sullivan: They led me to where daina was trapped. - Oklahoma City 00:06
Sullivan: They led me to where daina was trapped.
There was a first responder with his hand on the beam - Oklahoma City 00:08
There was a first responder with his hand on the beam
And if it trembled or moved, we were told we had to go. - Oklahoma City 00:07
And if it trembled or moved, we were told we had to go.
The beam was lying on her leg, her tibia, just below the knee. - Oklahoma City 00:07
The beam was lying on her leg, her tibia, just below the kne...
Basically, to do the amputation, - Oklahoma City 00:09
Basically, to do the amputation,
And so I took the traction rope and tightened it down - Oklahoma City 00:08
And so I took the traction rope and tightened it down
Potok: Just as I got to where the barricade was, - Oklahoma City 00:11
Potok: Just as I got to where the barricade was,
Someone was yelling they thought - Oklahoma City 00:09
Someone was yelling they thought
"Get out of this building, we have just found another device!" - Oklahoma City 00:10
"Get out of this building, we have just found another d...
My eyes were in pretty bad shape. - Oklahoma City 00:05
My eyes were in pretty bad shape.
Two of my friends worked their way over to me, - Oklahoma City 00:19
Two of my friends worked their way over to me,
It had been a mockup for one of the agencies there. - Oklahoma City 00:06
It had been a mockup for one of the agencies there.
But we were still telling people, you know, - Oklahoma City 00:08
But we were still telling people, you know,
Flowers: I remember seeing that team down there - Oklahoma City 00:09
Flowers: I remember seeing that team down there