Even though it’s true that extreme right white supremacist organisations started openly criticising the government in the 1990s, nobody could have ever predicted that it would culminate in a horrific act of domestic terrorism. But sadly, that is exactly what the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on April 19, 1995, as meticulously examined in Showtime’s “Waco: The Aftermath.” For the time being, though, if you’d just like to know more about Andy the German—real name Andreas Carl Strassmeir, accused mastermind of the entire attack—we have the information available for you.
Who is Andy the German?
Official documents reveal that West German native Andy was born on May 17, 1959, into a household with right-wing nationalist sympathies, indicating that he was exposed to extreme ideologies as a child. His father was the chief of staff to Chancellor Helmut Kohl, and his grandpa was purportedly a co-founder of the Nazi Party, therefore his fundamental view of patriotism was much different. This explains in part why, after earning his degree from a military college in Hamburg, he enlisted in the German Army at the age of 20 and served there for a total of five years until being dismissed as an officer.
The decision to move to Washington, DC was made by Andreas, also known as Andy, Andy the Kraut, Mr. Red, and Andrew Strassmire, with the intention of pursuing a career in the Department of Justice. It turns out that with the help of a former US Air Force colonel who had come to know his father while he was stationed in Berlin, he actually did manage to obtain a position in the federal government. By 1986, however, the German had already relocated to Texas and was employed as a computer salesman for a nearby business, in addition to socialising as much as possible.
According to sources, Andy then got very engaged in right-wing, infantry militia, and neo-Nazi circles before spending some time with related organisations not far from Knoxville, Tennessee. He was allegedly first introduced to the Oklahoman separatist group of Elohim City in 1991, but moved there in 1992 and swiftly rose to the position of chief of security there. In addition, because of his military experience and his support for the Second Amendment, he was even given the task of teaching others how to use guns in the area where almost everyone had a gun.
The truth is that Andy was somewhat known to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives because a resident of Elohim City who had become a confidential informant had specifically alerted her handler about him. Although she didn’t know his full or genuine name, she had alleged that a man going by the alias “Andy the German” routinely discussed “bombing up federal buildings” and employing “direct action against the US Government.” Consequently, despite their best efforts, it wasn’t until after the terrible Oklahoma City shooting that he was definitively recognised, only for him to vanish off the face of the planet.
Where is Andy the German Now?
Andreas, alias Andy, is said to have been expelled from Elohim City as soon as it became known that the FBI was seeking for him in relation to his potential involvement with the bombing that claimed 168 lives. Then, he allegedly managed to leave the country permanently with the aid of his former government connections, though it’s unknown if he travelled to Mexico or returned to Berlin. And thus, if the 63-year-old is even alive today, no one publicly knows where he is right now. Andy has since sensibly decided to lead a life away from the spotlight.
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