Killing McVeigh : the death penalty and the myth of closure /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Madeira, Jody Lyneé
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : New York University Press, [2012]
Subjects:	McVeigh, Timothy > Imprisonment. McVeigh, Timothy > Trials, litigation, etc. Oklahoma City Federal Building Bombing, Oklahoma City, Okla., 1995 > Psychological aspects. Victims of terrorism > Rehabilitation > United States. Victims of terrorism > Psychology > United States. Capital punishment > United States > Psychological aspects. Domestic terrorism > Social aspects > United States. Domestic terrorism > United States > Psychological aspects. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

"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.