Killing McVeigh [electronic resource] : the death penalty and the myth of closure / Jody Lynee Madeira.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : New York University Press, c2012Description: xxvii, 321 p. : illISBN: 9780814724545 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): McVeigh, Timothy -- Trials, litigation, etc | McVeigh, Timothy -- Imprisonment | Domestic terrorism -- United States -- Psychological aspects | Domestic terrorism -- Social aspects -- United States | Capital punishment -- United States -- Psychological aspects | Victims of terrorism -- Psychology -- United States | Victims of terrorism -- Rehabilitation -- United States | Oklahoma City Federal Building Bombing, Oklahoma City, Okla., 1995 -- Psychological aspectsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 364.660973 LOC classification: KF224.M37 | M33 2012Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes bibliographical references and index.
"A rude awakening": the origins of the victim-offender relationship -- "He broke into my life": experiencing the victim-offender relationship -- Opening up "closure": redefining a controversial term -- "We come here to remember": joining advocacy groups -- "God bless the media": negotiating news coverage -- "Making sure justice was served": pursuing accountability -- Emotion on trial: prosecuting Timothy McVeigh -- Reaching law's limits: trying Terry Nichols and welcoming the McVeigh jury to Oklahoma city -- The storm before the calm: awaiting McVeigh's execution -- The weight of an impossible world: McVeigh confronts his public image -- Done to death: the execution and the end of the victim-offender relationship.
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