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...beginning, during the pretrial proceedings, Timothy McVeigh would try to greet Beth Wilkinson with a smile and a hello, a tactic he used with other people in court. Each time, however, she would shoot back a cold glare. The federal prosecutor would allow no attempts at cordiality to mitigate her mission: to convict McVeigh and get him sentenced to death. Last week, after his defense had presented parental pleas for mercy, Wilkinson's words thundered through the courtroom, demanding the life of the convicted Oklahoma City bomber. "All of us can feel compassion for his parents, but they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE SMILE OF A KILLER | 6/23/1997 | See Source »

WASHINGTON, D.C.: By a 98 to 0 vote, the Senate passed legislation banning those found guilty of federal capital offenses from being buried in national cemeteries or receiving other veterans' benefits. The bill was rushed to a vote yesterday after someone pointed out that convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh was eligible to be buried in a national cemetery, since he served during the Gulf War. Under current law, only those convicted of treason, espionage or sedition can have their benefits stripped. The Senate bill would add murder to that list, and a companion bill is being readied...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The McVeigh Law | 6/19/1997 | See Source »

There are some other basic reasons why I'm opposed to executing him. First, it doesn't make any difference. The bottom line is that my little kid's not coming back. I'll have to deal with this till the day I die. Killing McVeigh will not change that. The second reason is that dead men don't talk. If he's in prison long enough, McVeigh may tell us what his thought processes were, why he did what he did, and who else was involved. I want to hear that information, even if comes out in the form...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT: A FATHER'S URGE TO FORGIVE | 6/16/1997 | See Source »

DRESSED TO KILL Government Exhibit 429: the T shirt Timothy McVeigh wore on the day of the Oklahoma City bombing. The back reveals a tree with droplets of blood for leaves, and underneath is a 1787 inscription by Thomas Jefferson: "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." The front of the shirt shows a picture of Abraham Lincoln's face as if displayed on a wanted poster, and it is accompanied by the Latin phrase shouted by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater after he assassinated the Civil...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Jun. 16, 1997 | 6/16/1997 | See Source »

DENVER: Legal analysts and other court watchers following the Oklahoma City bombing trial often criticized Timothy McVeigh's lead attorney, Stephen Jones, for his staged media leaks and risky arguments. Now, it seems even McVeigh has turned on his lawyer: Legal sources tell CNN that McVeigh is considering using "quality of attorneys" as one avenue for his appeal, despite the fact that his defense cost taxpayers $10 million. If that doesn?t float, other issues under consideration as grounds for appeal include Judge Richard Matsch's ban on the defense theory that foreign terrorists were at the heart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: McVeigh Weighs his Appeals | 6/16/1997 | See Source »

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