Charles Thornton

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(Structural engineer)
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BornApril 11, 1940
Alma materManhattan College, New York University
Structural engineer who reportedly was behind the unprecedented and widely criticized decision to destroy most of the steel evidence after 911. Also involved after the collapse of the Murrah Building after the Oklahoma City bombing.

Charles H. Thornton is a US structural engineer who[1] reportedly was behind the unprecedented and widely criticized decision to destroy most of the steel evidence after 911. He was also involved after the collapse of the Murrah Building after the Oklahoma City bombing.

Official narrative

Charles H. Thornton is consultant & founding principal of the engineering firm Thornton and Tomasetti. Their website states that he "is one of the preeminent structural engineers and educators in the world."[2]

Background

Charles Thornton has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Manhattan College and a Masters and Ph.D. from New York University.

Investigations

Murrah Building, Oklahoma City, 1995

Full article: Oklahoma City bombing

Thornton directed Paul Mlakar, Gene Corley and Mete Sozen on the collapse of the Murrah Building after the Oklahoma City bombing.

World Trade Center, 9/11

Full article: Rated 4/5 9-11

Charles Thornton, was on NIST's advisory committee. His partner, Richard Tomasetti, was reported to be behind the unprecedented and widely criticized decision to destroy most of the steel evidence.[3] Gene Corley and Charles Thornton were the main commentators in the video "Why the Towers Fell" which promoted the pancake theory of the WTC collapse.[4]

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