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...Many of you voiced strong objections to TIME's putting McVeigh's face on our cover. "When I pulled the magazine out of the mail, I was outraged and even nauseated," wrote a woman from Dallas. "How much more attention does this killer deserve?" asked an Orange, Calif., woman. "Your cover should have shown his victims' families, with the headline AGONY PROLONGED!" There were other suggestions for the cover, including photos of the 168 bombing victims, the FBI documents or even a blank page. An Arizona man showed special creativity: "Instead of glorifying the poster boy for all the wackos...
...over," said Janice Smith, whose brother died in the bombing and who prayed with her children at the Oklahoma City National Memorial. For many victims and family members, however, McVeigh's death is only the first stage of justice. Terry Nichols, sentenced to life in prison for federal charges of conspiracy and involuntary manslaughter, currently awaits a state trial on 160 counts of first-degree murder. If found guilty, he could receive the death penalty. Nichols has asked the U.S. Supreme Court for a new trial; per the Court's instructions, the U.S. Justice Department is considering the request...
...McVeigh had two pints of mint chocolate ice cream for his final meal. He conferred with his lawyers on the morning of the execution, and made a point, witnesses said, of seeking out eye contact with each person who was there to see him die. After the lethal injection was delivered he lay still on the gurney, covered by a white sheet. At 7:14 Central Time, the warden pronounced him dead...
...McVeigh was born near Buffalo, New York, and served in the army during the Gulf War. But sometime during his troubled transit from quiet boy to disturbed man, he developed a deep and irrational hatred of the federal government he once served. In his letters from prison that were recently published in the Buffalo News, he said he saw himself as a soldier in a war against the government...
...enforcement officials believe that McVeigh had no other companions in his psychopathic war against the government. McVeigh requested that no members of his family travel to his execution, and none...