About this episode

Retired FBI agent Scott Crabtree interviews a key suspect in the Oklahoma City bombing, navigating a complex and shifting narrative.

In part two of this three-part series, retired FBI agent Scott comes face to face with a key second suspect in the Oklahoma City bombing. What follows is an hours-long interview that requires as much patience as it does skill. The suspect's story shifts and changes, and Scott has to navigate every contradiction carefully, pushing just enough without pushing too far. One wrong move and it all falls apart. Scott needs this to hold up in court. Retired FBI agent R. Scott Crabtree was born in Herington, KS and raised in Omaha, NE. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps before getting his college degree in accounting, aconomics, and business. During his nearly 25 years career with the Bureau, Scott was assigned to five different field offices, including New York City, their largest office, and the Salina, KS, Resident Agency, a one-person office, as well as two tours at FBIHQ in Washington D.C. Scott was the lead Kansas investigator of the Oklahoma City Bombing. He later led the Cyber Crime Squad in New York where he worked cases including the "I Love You" virus. After that, he led a rapid task force in Seattle that helped capture the D.C. snipers. After his…

People in this episode

Guest: Scott Crabtree

Topics covered

• Oklahoma City bombing
• FBI investigations
• true crime
• law enforcement
• interviews

Keywords

• Oklahoma City bombing
• FBI
• Scott Crabtree
• interview
• true crime
• law enforcement
• suspect

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FBI

Places: Oklahoma City, Herington, KS, Omaha, NE, New York City, Salina, KS, Washington D.C.

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