Over the years, investigations that were supposed to be conducted went by the wayside—the Senate Judiciary Committee’s proposed hearings on Kenneth’s murder were sabotaged; Bombing-related stories set to air on ABC News 20/20 were canceled after DOJ pressure, and witnesses in the case suddenly went missing or became reluctant to speak after visits from the FBI.
We knew it would be an uphill battle. Knowing this to be true, I had no reservations: from the moment Jesse called me in February 2024 and told me about the project, I said “count me in.”
After that phone call, I was introduced to the author, and we started having weekly discussions. I went into it excited, having just finished serving in a similar capacity for HBO/Max’s Emmy-nominated documentary film “An American Bombing: the Road to April 19th” where I was a research consultant—providing documents, questions to ask witnesses, and detailed information that the documentary filmmakers needed to tell the story right.
I was eager to jump right into the fray and do it again, because if anything, I’m all about collaboration and sharing material if it will advance the mutual struggle to bring truth to the forefront......
.....This book reveals the inside story of what happened to Kenney Trentadue—how he was murdered and why—and how his attorney brother, Jesse Trentadue, faced obstacle after obstacle while trying to investigate the crime. You’ll learn how evidence continually vanished, cameras malfunctioned, and corrections officers committed perjury during their cover-up. The story also connects to the Oklahoma City bombing. It’s all told within these pages, better than anywhere else, because Jesse Trentadue was there every step of the way to provide crucial context, insight, and documentation.
Readers will feel like a fly on the wall during Jesse Trentadue’s quest for justice, witnessing how he uncovered that his brother’s arrest—in a brown pickup truck at the U.S./Mexico border during the height of the FBI’s John Doe #2 manhunt—and subsequent interrogation and murder were connected to the FBI’s bombing investigation. You will also learn about the struggles Trentadue faced when trying to uncover hidden details about what forces killed his brother.
Trentadue provided damning documentation supporting the fact that his brother was murdered. Furthermore, he explained that his efforts to investigate were blocked at every turn by individuals within the Department of Justice. In fact, Trentadue turned over emails from the White House and DOJ — obtained through the Freedom of Information Act — demonstrating that he faced direct opposition from the highest levels of the Clinton administration’s Justice Department officials. This struggle is detailed in the book, along with the evidence to support it.