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Timothy McVeigh is executed... Oklahoma city bomber...
Timothy McVeigh is executed... Oklahoma city bomber...
Item # 717004
June 12, 2001
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Pennsylvania, June 12, 2001
* Timothy McVeigh execution
* Oklahoma City truck bomber
The front page has the banner headline: "Silent and Stoic, McVeigh Dies", with the subheading: "Families find relief amid mixed feeling". Included is a large photo of a pair of mourners, and a small photo of McVeigh. Additional coverage is found on pages 14 and 15, with several related photos.
Multiple sections are present, and are in very good condition.
AI notes: Timothy McVeigh, the domestic terrorist responsible for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people, was executed by lethal injection on June 11, 2001, at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana. His execution marked the first federal execution in the United States in 38 years. McVeigh had been convicted on 11 counts of murder and conspiracy related to the bombing. Before his execution, he declined any last words except for a brief statement apologizing to the victims’ families. His accomplice, Terry Nichols, received a life sentence without parole.
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