Horror in the Heartland

By Henry Hurt, May 1996

Henry Hurt, who had been an RD editor-at-large since 1971, reported on everything from espionage to natural disasters. But his favorite subjects were the poignant stories of people when the human spirit shone through circumstances that seemed hopeless. Hurt was able to combine these themes when he described the life and capture of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy J. Mcveigh, the lives of some of the victims, and the lasting effects on the family, rescuers, and survivors of what remains the worst act of terrorism carried out on U.S. soil by an American.