COURT TV ONLINE - The Oklahoma City Bombing

Closed circuit execution

Attorney General John Ashcroft announced that McVeigh's execution will be televised to the families of victims by closed circuit television. Officials are working to ensure that the video feed is not stolen. Meanwhile, experts are saying that seeing the execution may not help the victims gain closure, while death penalty opponents are calling the whole affair a 'death pageant.'

McVeigh facing some decisions

In the next few weeks, the Oklahoma City bomber will have to make a series of decisions about his last days.

New book contains McVeigh's first public comments on bombing

Timothy McVeigh said he was willing to become a suicide bomber and drive his van into the Alfred P. Murrah federal building, according to a new book on the murderous militiaman. He also referred to the children killed in the Oklahoma City bombing as 'collateral damage' and expressed remorse only that their deaths damaged his cause. McVeigh's comments, and the book itself, didn't sit well with some relatives of bombing victims.

Look inside the death chamber

Take a video tour through the prison holding McVeigh and see the room where he is scheduled to be executed.

April 16: Judge sets May 21 date for decision on Nichols' state trial
April 2: McVeigh's dad says that he will honor son's request and skip execution
March 19: Judge Richard Matsch says he doesn't have the authority to block autopsy
March 15: Father of one of the Oklahoma City bombing victims preaches forgiveness
March 14: McVeigh's lawyers submit arguments to a federal judge asking his body not be autopsied
March 5: Members of the media are expected to flock to execution
Feb. 10: Chat transcript: Court TV's Tim Sullivan talks about Timothy McVeigh's death wish
Feb. 8: Judge now mulling argument that jury did not rule on whether Nichols knew people would die
Feb. 7: Nichols' attorneys ask judge to throw out conviction
Jan 19: Government invites over 1000 to attend execution
Jan 17: May 16 execution date set for McVeigh
Jan 11: As appeal deadline approaches, McVeigh wants execution date
Dec 28, 2000: Judge grants request for end to appeals
Dec 13, 2000: McVeigh wants to stop appeals and be executed

The Aftermath McVeigh does not want autopsy after his execution. Let's End It McVeigh's request to end his appeals process and have an execution date set. Invitation to Execution The government's letter to the bombing victims asking them if they want to see McVeigh die.


Sentencing Transcript from McVeigh's sentencing hearing Trial Transcripts Daily, unedited transcripts from the trial Court Documents The indictments, FBI affidavits, pretrial hearing transcripts, motion for separate trials and more Who's Who in the Trial A guide to the prosecutor, the defense attorneys and the judge in the case Other Information Sources Other sites on the Oklahoma City bombing case, from news reports by The Daily Oklahoman to Families and Survivors United, a site dedicated to bombing victims Reports from Court TV and American Lawyer Media Read more about the lawyers, the judge and the legal issues in the case