Blowback

The Untold Story of the FBI and the Oklahoma City Bombing

By: Margaret Roberts

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

What if everything we know about one of America's darkest days is wrong?

Tragedy unfolded on April 19, 1995, when a massive bomb exploded in America's Heartland, killing 168 people, including fifteen children. History says the Oklahoma City bombing was lone wolf terrorism. But haunting fresh evidence points instead to a neo-Nazi plot in which the FBI played a hidden role.

The FBI launched the biggest manhunt in its history for two suspected bombers. Yet they never captured the other suspect, known only as John Doe 2, who rode next to McVeigh in the bomb truck. Soon, the FBI canceled the search, saying eyewitnesses who saw John Doe 2 were mistaken.

None of this rings true to award-winning journalist Margaret Roberts. How could twenty witnesses be wrong?

More troubling clues lead Roberts to reopen the mystery of John Doe 2 before the thirtieth anniversary of America's deadliest domestic terror attack. Blowback chronicles her shocking discoveries, including journalism's only face-to-face prison interviews with McVeigh coconspirator Terry Nichols. Roberts puts the puzzle together after a whistleblower steps forward, though one burning mystery remains. Is John Doe 2 the FBI's guilty secret?

©2025 Margaret Roberts (P)2025 Tantor Media

A deeply disturbing story of conspiracy and coverup of the worst act of domestic terrorism in our nation’s history.

It is difficult to weed through what seems obvious, that Tim McVeigh did not act alone in the Oklahoma City bombing, and then to understand why the FBI and our government would want to deceive us and allow the perpetrators to go free. The only reasonable explanation is that the other perpetrators included someone “John Doe number two” who was a government informant and the FBI either wanted to protect his identity and involvement or wanted to cover it up because they failed to stop the attack when they should have known. It seems relatively clear that the Aryan Revolutionary Army was involved in the bombing, if not behind it and led the plot. I never agreed with the decision to execute Tim McVeigh because the secrets of who else were involved seemed to die with him. The author makes a convincing argument for a conspiracy, but her argument is weakened by some outlandish conspiracy theories about the FBI, and several Attorneys General who are unfairly smeared by allegations that remain unproven and are difficult to believe.

Pretty good, adds on to other OKC books

Story is well told , helpful if you listened to other okc books or know the story . Kinda lost me at the end where she mentions JAN 6 but with no proof , just adding there might have been fbi there. Also this is before the Epstein stuff and now we know the depths of the current admin , so the end is just her opinion . Good overall

love all the details regarding the investigation

I disliked the nasty truth the book reveals. apart from that I liked it all

great start

good starter for people wanting to learn more about okc bombing, after this read aberration in the heartland by Wendy painting.

Camelot exposed

very interesting look into the men and women of the Kennedy clan. My only problem with the book is there would be incidents covered in one part of book and then again covered in another section of the book it could have been tied together a little bit better but a good read nonetheless.