FBI admits 'serious bungle' over Timothy McVeigh trial

The FBI's director has admitted the agency made a "serious error" in the Timothy McVeigh case.

Wed, 16 May, 2001 - 17:56

The FBI's director has admitted the agency made a "serious error" in the Timothy McVeigh case.

Louis Freeh says the law enforcement body blundered by not providing Timothy McVeigh's lawyers with some of the evidence in the Oklahoma City bombing case.

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