Hinrichs bombshells

Local Oklahoma City CBS affiliate News 9 had a report on Joel Hinrichs this afternoon that said he had a Pakastani room mate. They didn't want to name him yet, but it appeared that they're going to actually cover the story, so President Boren better come up with a new story soon. They also said that Hinrichs tried to buy ammonium nitrate from a feed store a few days before his death. That's the same fertilizer that was used by Timothy McVeigh when he blew up the Murrah Building in downtown Oklahoma City. In additon the report said that their sources had seen Joel Hinrichs at the Islamic center that is located just a block from his home.

I'll post a link to the story as soon as it's posted on their website. Hopefully tonight.

Just a suicide my ass.

Here's a link to Channel 5's story on the ammonium nitrate.

The general manager of a Norman feed store said Tuesday that Joel Henry Hinrichs III had inquired about purchasing a significant amount of ammonium nitrate, the primary ingredient used in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.

Dustin Ellison, the general manager of Ellison Feed & Seed on Porter Avenue, said that a man matching Hinrichs' description had come into the store days before he blew himself up on OU's campus. Ellison said the man asked about ammonium nitrate, but couldn't offer a reason why he needed it.

Update: FBI Press Release.

BIG UPDATE: Here's the News 9 video. It covers the room mate, the fertilizer and the visits to the mosque.

little update: Kind of weird, while looking for more video on the fertilizer story, I found my blog mentioned on the local news. It was a piece on blogger reaction to the bombing.

Another update: The Daily Oklahoman identifies his room mate as Fazal M. Cheema of Pakistan.