he is set to die in May (good)
just now on one of the networks the newsreader called him “the man who bombed the federal building” not “one of the men”
does anyone know why they never mention that other idiot in connection with this terrible act? he is as guilty as mcveigh, yet as you can see, i can’t even remember his name-
wasn’t he also convicted and sentenced to die?
why do we only hear of mcveigh?
The other guy’s name is Terry Nichols. He was given a life sentence. I have no idea why. They should both have gotten the death sentence, IMHO.
I think that the only reason we only hear of McVeigh right now is because of his legal ranglings with the sentence being carried out and not wanting any more appeals. Nichols is quietly serving out his sentence is some prison somewhere, probably not wanting to draw any more attention to himself than is necessary. I also seem to remember that he has a case being built that has to do with his not being guilty. That could be wrong though.
Nichols is generally not referred to as “one of the men” because he was aquitted in his federal trial of actually committing the bombing. Specifically the verdicts for the counts for “Use of a Weapon of Mass Destruction” and “Destruction by Explosive” were not guilty. He was convicted for involuntary manslaughter for the 8 federal agents and for “Conspiracy to Use a Weapon of Mass Destruction”.
In the sentencing phase of his trial, the jury deadlocked on whether to give him the death penalty or not. In cases like that, the judge decides the sentence, but can only impose a maximum of life without parole. That’s the sentence Nichols got.