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News about Timothy McVeigh
Selected news stories and commentary about Timothy
McVeigh, the first person to die by federal government
execution in 37 years.
- About
Broken Links
- The
Execution of Timothy McVeigh -- USA TODAY
Index of Stories
- Leading
up to Timothy McVeigh's Execution -- Denver
Post Stories
- McVeigh
Executed Before Accusations of Lying Reached
Defense
Timothy McVeigh was long dead before his
lawyers learned that a key government witness
might have lied about evidence linking McVeigh
to the bomb that destroyed Oklahoma City's
federal building in 1995. Rob Nigh, the Tulsa
attorney who represented McVeigh, said Wednesday
that it might have made a difference. "It would
have given us additional grounds to stay the
execution," Nigh said. "It would have strengthened
our argument tremendously." (5/1/03, Rocky
Mountain News)
- McVeigh
Defense Adds $1.3 Million
DENVER -- The government spent an additional
$1.3 million defending convicted bomber Timothy
McVeigh after his sentencing as lawyers tried
to delay his execution, according to records
released Friday. The amount is in addition
to the $13.8 million spent on McVeigh's defense
through his sentencing for the April 1995 bombing
of the Alfred P. Murrah Building. (10/27/01,
The Daily Camera)
- What
the McVeigh Execution Did to Us
Make no mistake. McVeigh will not be missed.
Few will mourn the man Janet Reno bluntly called
''a miserable little coward.'' The world will
not be diminished by his absence. But will
we be diminished by his homicide? By homicide
in our name? On the day before the execution,
there was a front-page photo of a woman carrying
a sign that read: ''Don't Kill for Me!'' At
first I was confused. Was this young mother
an Oklahoma City survivor? No, she was just
a citizen protesting the fact that the first
federal execution in four decades was officially
committed of, by and for the people -- even
her. (6/16/01, Rocky Mountain News. News commentary
by Ellen Goodman.)
- McVeigh
Fired Our Dark Joy of Vengeance
One of the more disturbing aspects of the
execution of Timothy McVeigh was the orgy of
hatred and vengefulness in which many in the
media indulged. ... Indeed, given how little
coverage there was of the fact, most Americans
probably remain unaware that McVeigh asked
for (and received) the last rites of the Catholic
church minutes before he was put to death.
That particular ritual requires the participant
to genuinely repent for all the evil he has
done, and to humbly beseech God's forgiveness.
(6/16/01, Rocky Mountain News. News commentary
by Paul Campos.)
- Death
Debate Continues
The Denver Post continues in its traditional
opposition to capital punishment -- even for
a monster like McVeigh, who referred to the
19 children killed in the bombing as "collateral
damage." (6/12/01, Editorial by The Denver
Post)
- Timothy
McVeigh Executed
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana -- Oklahoma City bomber
Timothy McVeigh died without saying a word
Monday at the Federal Penitentiary in Terre
Haute, Indiana, minutes after federal authorities
pumped a deadly stream of drugs through a needle
in his right leg. ... "If there is anything
good that can come from the execution of Tim
McVeigh, it may be to help us realize that
we simply cannot do this any more. I am firmly
convinced that it is not a question of if we
will stop, it's simply a question of when," [McVeigh
attorney] Nigh said. (6/11/01, CNN.com)
- 175
Gather for CADP Vigil in Denver
Not in my name. That was the message about
175 people clustered on the state Capitol's
west steps Sunday evening wanted to send as
Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh faced
his scheduled execution this morning in Terre
Haute, Ind. Carrying signs with those words
and white candles flickering in floral Dixie
cups, the protesters originally planned a solemn
vigil to express their opposition to the death
penalty. (6/11/01, Rocky Mountain News)
- Monday
Execution 'Like a Pall Hanging Over My Heart'
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- "Our prison grounds
are killing fields," Gerardo said. "They
perpetuate the cycle of death." (6/10/01,
The Denver Post)
- McVeigh's
Last Walk Approaches
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Timothy McVeigh could
take his final drive outdoors as early as this
morning, making the short trip from death row
to the execution chamber. (6/8/01, The Daily
Camera)
- Groups
Gear Up for Execution-Day Demonstrations
The Rev. Jim Sunderland, a 76-year-old Catholic
priest from Denver and an outspoken critic
of the death penalty, said Wednesday's decision
only strengthened his resolve. Assuming the
ruling stands, he will be in Terre Haute on
Monday wearing a shirt that says, "My
country killed today." Denver's Amnesty
International chapter is planning a candlelight
vigil on the steps of the Capitol along with
members of Coloradans Against the Death Penalty.
(6/7/01, The Denver Post)
- McVeigh
Drops Appeals, Prepares to Die
DENVER, Colorado (CNN) -- Oklahoma City
bomber Timothy McVeigh dropped his last appeals
Thursday, clearing the way for his execution
next week. (6/7/01, CNN.com)
- Judge
Clears Way for McVeigh Execution
DENVER, Colorado (CNN) -- A federal judge
Wednesday rejected convicted Oklahoma City
bomber Timothy McVeigh's request for a stay
of execution, clearing the way for him to die
by lethal injection Monday. (6/6/01, CNN.com)
- Prosecutors:
Don't Delay Execution
Prosecutors on Monday urged a federal judge
to let Timothy McVeigh die as scheduled next
Monday. (6/5/01, Rocky Mountain News)
- McVeigh:
Delay Execution
- McVeigh
Weighs Request for Delay
- Poll:
4 Out of 10 Americans Don't Trust FBI
More than four in 10 Americans think the
FBI deliberately withheld evidence in the Oklahoma
City bombing case, and slightly more than half
believe that Timothy McVeigh's execution should
be postponed again while that evidence is reviewed.
(5/22/01, USA TODAY)
- When
Sinners Don't Repent
Nevertheless, anyone who takes Christianity
seriously must pray for a moment of repentance
and grace before Timothy McVeigh is executed
by lethal injection. ... Strobel said he opposes
the death penalty, in part because of the cracks
in the justice system that he probed during
his years in journalism. He also would agree
with Pope John Paul II that nations today can
efficiently fight crime "without definitely
taking away the possibility of self-redemption." (5/19/01,
The Daily Camera. Religion commentary by Terry
Mattingly.)
- CADP
May 15 McVeigh Vigil and May 16 Press Conference (Cancelled)
- McVeigh,
Timothy: The Lessons of Blunder
This episode also reveals, yet again, the
shakiness of the death penalty. These documents
won't likely exonerate McVeigh, but they do
highlight the human fallibility inherent in
any legal process. Next time, someone could
die protesting his innocence before important
information surfaces. And finally, we believe
publicity around McVeigh's pending execution
demonstrates that for families, the death penalty
offers little peace. (5/15/01, Editorial by
The Daily Camera)
- Church
Takes Role in McVeigh Plight
"The prison is within our parish boundaries,
and Tim McVeigh was baptized Catholic," said
Sister of Providence Mary Beth Klingel. "He
may not be an active member or agree with us,
but he has a special place in our prayers." (5/13/01,
The Denver Post)
- McVeigh
Case Gives Death Penalty Foes a Rallying
Cry
"Human error may be OK in normal criminal
trials but we can't risk human error when someone's
life is on the line," said Jamie Fellner,
associate counsel for Human Rights Watch. "How
can we feel confident in the machinery of death
when in a case like McVeigh's there are errors?" (5/13/01,
The Daily Camera)
- Late
FBI Data May Give McVeigh Basis for Appeal
- McVeigh
Execution Postponed to June
- FBI
Says It Withheld Evidence from McVeigh Lawyers
- McVeigh
Execution Won't Provide Much Drama
McVeigh seems to be getting what he wants.
I wonder if, after the fact, we'll be able
to say the same for the 300 in Oklahoma City
who choose to watch him die. (5/8/01, Rocky
Mountain News. News commentary by Mike Littwin.)
- Victim's
Son: McVeigh Should Live
The man who killed 53-year-old James McCarthy
will die May 16 in a federal death chamber
in Indiana, but the son McCarthy raised to
revere the sanctity of life has never wavered
from his view that the death penalty is wrong.
Even for Timothy McVeigh. "I'm thoroughly
opposed to the death penalty, including Mr.
McVeigh's execution," McCarthy, 28, said.
(5/7/01, Rocky Mountain News)
- This
Won't be a Healing Time"
Deloris Watkins doesn't care whether Timothy
McVeigh lives or dies. She has to put all her
energy into her 7-year-old grandson, P.J.,
still housebound and breathing through a tracheotomy
tube from injuries he suffered in the Oklahoma
City bombing. ... "I don't want P.J. around
that kind of negativity. I don't want him to
learn hate," said Watkins. (5/6/01, The
Denver Post)
- Setting
the Stage for a "Compassionate" Execution
It's another example of how humanely we treat
those we intend to execute and affords us an
opportunity to prove to skeptics here and abroad
that death sentences can be carried out in
a kindly and humane fashion. I refer to the
elaborate plans that have been made for the
execution of Timothy McVeigh. The last demonstration
of how kindly we treat those we intend to kill
occurred when David M. Long was executed in
Texas. ... Mr. Long, unlike Mr. McVeigh, was
not anxious to be executed. (5/5/01, The Daily
Camera. News commentary by Christopher Brauchli.)
- Terre
Haute Readies for Execution
As many as 1,000 death penalty protesters
are expected, though police say that number
could climb. More than 1,300 media credentials
have been issued. Already the somber event
has taken on a seamy, carnival-like cast: A
local is hawking T-shirts on eBay, a family
across the street from the prison has decided
to set up a hamburger stand that morning. (4/30/01,
The Daily Camera)
- Watching
McVeigh Die Helps No One
Years ago, when I was writing a book on
the relationship between justice and vengeance,
I interviewed a Nazi camp survivor who had
become a prominent civil liberties lawyer. "You'd
even let Eichmann live?" I asked. "Especially
Eichmann," he answered. "There can
be no proportional punishment for a crime of
this nature. Since you can't kill anyone more
than once, the question then becomes: What
does a particular punishment say about the
nature of the society that imposes it?" (4/17/01,
Newsday. News commentary by Susan Jacoby.)
- Execution
TV Feed Plum Target for Hackers
For one thing, whatever the hackers do,
I doubt the relatives and victims will get
what they want. The overworked word we use
these days is closure -- a word that is almost
necessarily inadequate. Lose a child, for example,
and see how closure applies. (4/14/01, Rocky
Mountain News. News commentary by Mike Littwin)
- Okla.
Families Can Watch McVeigh Execution on TV
- Victim's
Father Doesn't Want McVeigh Executed
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Bud Welch, whose daughter
was killed in the Oklahoma City bombing, has
every reason to hate Timothy McVeigh. Instead,
he is traveling the country, preaching against
the death penalty and calling for forgiveness
for McVeigh. (3/16/01, Rocky Mountain News)
- Bud
Welch's Statement about Timothy McVeigh
Bud Welch lost his 23-year-old daughter, Julie
Welch, in the Oklahoma City bombing. He offers
this statement to fellow activists and the
media. (3/9/01, CADP)
- McVeigh
Matter-of-Fact About Future, Lawyer Says
- McVeigh
Passes on Clemency
- McVeigh:
Final and Private
Timothy McVeigh is ready to die, and the government
is ready to execute him. When the moment arrives,
let it be as simple and solemn as that. No
fanfare. No large crowd of onlookers. And nothing,
absolutely nothing, to encourage the Oklahoma
City bomber's final delusion: that he leaves
this world as a martyr. (2/13/01, Editorial
by The Daily Camera.)
- Death
Won't Bring Peace
Let us, this morning, talk about death.
No, that isn't precise. Let's talk about killing.
... This mostly is about Timothy McVeigh, and
what the government wants to do to him. Which
is, of course, kill him. The government calls
it execution, which thinking people know is
just a nice way of putting an abominable thing.
(2/11/01, Denver Rocky Mountain News. News
commentary by Bill Johnson.)
- 250
Ask to Watch McVeigh Die
- Let
Timothy McVeigh Go Quietly
Timothy McVeigh is back in the news, and
this is bad for opponents of capital punishment.
McVeigh's desire to end all further legal appeals
arising from the Oklahoma City bombing and
receive an execution date puts the death penalty
abolitionist community in a bind. (1/7/01,
The Daily Camera. News commentary by Austin
Sarat in the Los Angeles Times.)
- Execution
Date Set for May 16, 2001
- Planning
Begins for McVeigh Execution
- Death
Penalty? Not On Your Life
May I push a hot button this morning? No,
it's not gun control, abortion, motorcycle
helmets or Columbus Day. It's the death penalty,
which I have opposed for years. It's no use
attempting to change my mind. Readers have
been trying without success for years. I just
don't believe in killing people. (1/7/01, Denver
Rocky Mountain News. News commentary by Gene
Amole.)
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