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== Charges, Trials, Convictions, and Punishment ==

== Charges, Trials, Convictions, and Punishment ==

McVeigh was charged in Federal court with 8 counts of murder of federal officers, conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, use of a weapon of mass destruction, and destroying government property via explosive<ref>http://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=151372</ref>.  To avoid a contaminated jury pool, the trial was held in Denver.  On June 3, 1997, McVeigh was convicted of all charges.<ref>http://www.rickross.com/reference/mcveigh/mcveigh14.html</ref>  He was sentenced to death and the sentence was carried out on June 11, 2001 by lethal injection in Terre Haute, Indiana<ref>http://www.newsok.com/article/701218/</ref>.

McVeigh was charged in Federal court with 8 counts of murder of federal officers, conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, use of a weapon of mass destruction, and destroying government property via explosive.<ref>http://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=151372</ref> To avoid a contaminated jury pool, the trial was held in Denver.  On June 3, 1997, McVeigh was convicted of all charges.<ref>http://www.rickross.com/reference/mcveigh/mcveigh14.html</ref>  He was sentenced to death and the sentence was carried out on June 11, 2001 by lethal injection in Terre Haute, Indiana.<ref>http://www.newsok.com/article/701218/</ref>

Terry Nichols was convicted of Federal charges of conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction and 8 counts of involuntary manslaughter of federal officers.  He was sentended to life without the possibility of parole.  In 2004, he was found guilty on state charges of 161 counts of first degree murder, but the jury deadlocked on sentencing.  The judge imposed 161 a sentence of 161 consecutive terms of life without the possibility of parole.

Terry Nichols was convicted of Federal charges of conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction and 8 counts of involuntary manslaughter of federal officers.  He was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.  In 2004, he was found guilty on state charges of 161 counts of first degree murder, but the jury deadlocked on sentencing.  The judge imposed 161 a sentence of 161 consecutive terms of life without the possibility of parole.

Micheal Fortier testified against McVeigh in exchange for a light charge and sentence; he pled guilty to a single charge of failing to warn authorities about the attack and was sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined $200,000.  In January 2006 he was released into the Witness Protection program.

Micheal Fortier testified against McVeigh in exchange for a light charge and sentence; he pled guilty to a single charge of failing to warn authorities about the attack and was sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined $200,000.  In January 2006 he was released into the Witness Protection program.

Others Unknown: Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing Conspiracy by Stephen Jones and Peter Israel

Others Unknown: Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing Conspiracy by Stephen Jones and Peter Israel.

John Doe #2 has never been officially identified; the current FBI theory appears to be that he was an unrelated person who happened to be at the Ryder office about the same time McVeigh was.

John Doe #2 has never been officially identified; the current FBI theory appears to be that he was an unrelated person who happened to be at the Ryder office about the same time McVeigh was.