On 30 December 1997, White placed a pipe bomb triggered by a motion sensor inside a cooler outside United Methodist Church in Oakwood, Illinois.
While attempting to move it the motion sensor activated, causing the pipe bomb to detonate.
There he went to the west side of the church and placed a pipe bomb on top of an air conditioning and heating unit next to an exterior support pillar.
[12] Another possible reason or motive stems from his younger brother Randy Shotts who was injured in a swimming accident in 1986 that left him paralyzed.
[13] On 14 August 2009, the Forensic Files TV show aired an episode titled "Holy Terror" which overviewed the bombings.