Although he has finally offered a rationale for the bombing, McVeigh has otherwise shed little light on how a bright, kind boy called "Timmy," and a decorated veteran admired by his fellow soldiers, came to commit one of the largest mass murders in U.S. history. (File Photos)
			Timeline • Oklahoma City Bombing Photo Gallery • Aftermath of McVeigh Execution Full Text • Eyewitness accounts by members of the media who viewed Timothy McVeigh's execution. • Statement by McVeigh attorney Rob Nigh after the execution. • Warden Harley Lappin confirming Timothy McVeigh's execution. • Ruling denying motion for a stay of execution. • Brief in support of application for a stay of execution. • Application for a stay of execution. • Government petition against a stay of execution. • Statement by Timothy McVeigh's attorneys on his decision to seek a delay of execution. • Transcript of Attorney General John Ashcroft's comments on any further delays to Timothy McVeigh's execution. • Transcript of Ashcroft's announcement delaying Timothy McVeigh's execution. • Transcript of Louis Freeh's testimony before the House Committee on Appropriations. • Statement by FBI Special Agent Danny Defenbaugh on Oklahoma City bombing documents. • Justice Department letter to McVeigh's attorneys on newly discovered FBI documents. Live Online Transcripts • Oklahoma City bombing survivor Kathy Graham Wilburn, discussed her feelings on viewing Timothy McVeigh's execution. • Paul Heath, founder of the Oklahoma City Murrah Building Survivors Association answered questions after Timothy McVeigh's execution. • Law professor Nicholas Kittrie discussed the legal aspects of the McVeigh case. • Oklahoma governor Frank Keating answered questions on the impact of the Timothy McVeigh case in Oklahoma. • Sister Joan Slobig, of the Sisters of Providence in Terre Haute, Ind., answered questions about opposition to the death penalty for Timothy McVeigh. • American University law professor Ira Robbins answered questions on the legal aspects of the McVeigh case. • Washington Post reporter Lois Romano answered questions on latest developments in the case. • Kathy Graham Wilburn, who is working on a documentary film about the event, answered questions about relatives' reactions to developments in the case. Web Resource • Oklahoma City National Memorial

Two years later Timothy McVeigh, a 26-year old Army veteran, was convicted on murder and federal conspiracy charges and sentenced to die. McVeigh's Army buddy Terry Nichols was convicted on lesser charges of manslaughter. On June 11, 2001 McVeigh was executed at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana.

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