Author

Larry Tongate

Larry Tongate, a native of Texas, was co-case agent of the Alfred P. Murrah Building bombing investigation and took part in the federal trials of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols. In 1998, he was presented he Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service for his work in the bombing case. Tongate spent 29 years with the FBI and investigated thousands of complex drug and organized crime cases. As an agent at the Miami, Florida, FBI office, he worked some of the most significant cases in FBI history. After retirement from the FBI, he became deputy director of the Midwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, a division of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

Hall of Fame Inductee

Larry Tongate
was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in
.

Recent Publications

Adult

Simple Truths Hard Cover

On April 19, 1995, the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City killed 168 people. This book provides a factual history of the FBI's investigation, the largest criminal investigation in history. It also dispels the various inaccurate and irresponsible theories that this notorious event spawned.
Adult

Simple Truths Paperback

On April 19, 1995, the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City killed 168 people. This book provides a factual history of the FBI's investigation, the largest criminal investigation in history. It also dispels the various inaccurate and irresponsible theories that this notorious event spawned.