He does have a "Johnny Jihadi" look about him....check the beard.
Posted on 10/02/2005 9:13:39 PM PDT by WestTexasWend
NORMAN - Local and federal law officers worked Sunday to remove what was described as a cache of explosive material from the apartment of a man who died in a bombing the night before.
Joel Henry Hinrichs III, 21, a junior from Colorado Springs, Colo., died in the explosion, FBI officials said.
Investigators believe Hinrichs detonated a bomb about 8 p.m. Saturday, just 100 yards away from a packed football stadium.
Officials confirmed Sunday a cache of explosive material later was found inside Hinrichs’ residence at the university- owned Parkview Apartments, southeast of Lindsey Street and Stinson Avenue.
The FBI, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents and Norman police’s bomb squad were removing the material Sunday evening.
Police were overheard telling residents it would take “several trips and could take up to 24 hours” to remove it all.
Four buildings at Parkview Apartments, including the building where Hinrichs lived, were cordoned off with police tape.
Mike McMahon, who lives across the street from Hinrichs’ building, said he was on his porch at 3 a.m. Sunday “when they (police) started moving in.”
“That’s when the (yellow crime scene) tape went up,” McMahon said.
Whitney Pearson said she woke at 9 a.m. to find police blocking access to George Street where she lives. Across the street, she could see crime scene tape snaking around buildings at Parkview Apartments.
“I talked to police, and they told me I would be safe as long as I stayed on my side of the tape,” Pearson said.
OU and Norman police officers were posted at intersections to keep people away from the taped-off area. FBI and ATFE agents could be seen moving in and out of the buildings most of the day.
A canister trailer used for detonating or transporting potentially explosive material was being used to haul items away.
They started removing items after 7 p.m.
On Sunday, Boren said reports about authorities finding an unexploded bomb Saturday night were false.
Investigators did set off a second explosion, but it involved a suspicious object located near the blast site that did not contain a bomb, Boren said.
Law enforcement acted quickly and efficiently responding to the emergency, Boren said.
“Student safety is our number one concern,” Boren said.
FBI investigators packaged and removed the bench where the bomber was seated when the explosives went off.
A scorched patch marred the sidewalk where the bench had been removed.
Crime scene tape blocking access to the South Oval was removed by Sunday afternoon. Tape was repositioned around a bus and limousine parked on the oval in front of George Lynn Cross Hall, OU’s botany-microbiology building, prior to Saturday night’s game. Blood spattered the lower length of the bus.
No other damage to the area, including the microbiology building, was apparent.
Officials said Hinrichs’ motive for blowing himself up Saturday near the Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium during the second quarter of OU’s game against Kansas State remains under investigation.
OU President David Boren said Hinrichs was a student “who had very, serious personal problems that led to this tragic death.”
Because of what happened, Boren said, the FBI had taken over the investigation.
Boren said the student had explosives strapped to his body.
Investigators would not say whether they believe Hinrichs intended to go inside the stadium before the detonation happened.
"We are dealing with an individual death caused by an explosive device,” Boren said. “There is no continuing threat to the students at OU.”
Boren said OU classes would be held as usual Oct. 3.
Notified of his son’s death Sunday, Hinrichs’ father said he was still processing what happened and did not trust himself to say much.
“I don’t want him defined by whatever limitations led him to this,” said Joel H. Hinrichs Jr. of Colorado Springs. “He was quite introverted. He was a very quiet, introverted, intelligent young man. I can’t approximate what led him to make such a final decision.”
Hinrichs Jr., who broke down in tears during a brief phone interview with The Oklahoman, said he plans to have his son’s remains cremated and the ashes sent back to Colorado.
I agree with that!
Very interesting that he recently moved to this apartment from a Frat House.....yet the Frat House Pres doesn't indicate any incidents....money issue?
His Dad would likely have some ideas on that.....how was the young one paying for his college expenses I wonder?
As a prior poor starving student..( many years ago ).....I know that is a super important detail!
I've been thinking along the same lines lately- schizophrenia. Unless we hear differently, of course. Schizophrenia manifests itself most aggressively in kids in their early 20's. It makes them do absolutely crazy things.
Time will tell-- but dang this is a weird case and the way it's being hushed up is almost maddening.
Dr. Boren, you may just want to check out your local neighborhood mosque before you make a careless statement like that!
Thanks (Grandpa Dave) for the ping!
Plenty of opportunity for the resident muslims to plant literature if they wantedOr for islamophobes to do the same thing. But there's no reliable source claiming that any was found.
-Eric
He does have a "Johnny Jihadi" look about him....check the beard.
Indeed! I hadn't seen that pic posted here before, just the clean-shaven one. That beard looks a LOT like the other new converts' pics we've seen.
Have you seen this pic in #85?
I will confirm those apartments are crappy -- been in them. The other OU apartments are much, much nicer.
Lot of the kids on campus are not buying into the lone suicide victim. Most think he blew himself up accidentally when arming device before halftime. No one blows themself up and leaves that much expolosive material for the next time. After seeing the latest picture of him, people I talked to on campus believe he is not ordinary white kid who was depressed on campus that just happened to blow himself up.
One theory I heard is that going into the stadium, they don't pat your down but they do look in backpacks. Did he have this device on him ready to take off and leave somewhere when the crowds come out at halftime? First half ran longer then normal.
Also heard an interview on 930 a.m. where they said he talked about ammunition and blowing things up which they thought he was just being strange. Talked about making ammunition for the Government also. BTW, they turned in another kid like him today as they got skittish.
My kids have never seen him. This picture is now on campus and it is a legitimate picture from what I was told about five minutes ago in a phone call.
Investigation is ongoing. Several people locally have said what was on the Homeland Security.com site is factual from what they have been told but no one will source on the record. Everything is off the record right now.
That picture blew my mind away as I just heard an interview on 930 from an engineering student talking about him being a militia type. That is no militia type picture I am looking at right now.
Not to mention that he knew about him completely before any of us left the game? None of the kids I know are buying into this at all. After this picture hit the OU paper offices, I can guarantee you they don't believe the real story is being told.
I didn't see anything except hear the bomb explode. Afterwards at my son's fraternity a girl from Iran was explaining what she saw and my understanding is that she has been interviewed at some length but I have no further details.
It gets even better -- Boren knew about it short time after it happened because I heard depression on the way home from the game. I didn't buy it then and after see the latest picture I definitely don't buy it now.
I have been saying that about the Islamic Society since 9-11 -- do I feel safer -- not at all. I would feel safer if they did a thorough check of that place and shut it down. It is right next to the Parkview Apartments and about two blocks from the stadium.
I had not seen it but heard it from my daughter who is now officially freaking out.
Unfortunately so does my 17 year old grandson, but HE IS NO JIHADIST. Just to lazy and cheap to get a hair cut and shave. My other grandson went through that stage also.
PING
Hey, that includes ME!!!!! dangit, now I gotta fill the shoes.... right?
For what it's worth, our local ABC affiliate is grumbling about the news blackout--on the air. They're saying they know a lot, but can't report it because they can't get officials to confirm it. OU won't even release the 911 call tapes!
Get a pretty girl to tell him to get a shave and a haircut. He'll do it soon enough.
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