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Terry Nichols (born April 1, 1955) was [[Timothy McVeigh]]'s accomplice in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. He is currently serving a life sentence, and has since apologized for his involvement in the bombing plot. Prior to his incarceration, he held a variety of short-term jobs, working as a farmer, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grain_elevator grain elevator] manager, real estate salesman and ranch hand. He met his future co-conspirator, [[Timothy McVeigh]], during a brief stint in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army U.S. Army], which ended in 1989 when he requested a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_discharge#Reasons_for_discharge hardship discharge] after less than one year of service.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-nytimes_second-5 [5]] In 1994 and 1995, he conspired with McVeigh in the planning and preparation of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing Oklahoma City bombing] – the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_bomb truck bombing] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_P._Murrah_Federal_Building Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City Oklahoma City], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma Oklahoma], on April 19, 1995. The bombing claimed the lives of 168 people, including 19 children.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-bio-6 [6]]

'''Terry Nichols''' (born April 1, 1955) was [[Timothy McVeigh]]'s accomplice in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. He is currently serving a life sentence, and has since apologized for his involvement in the bombing plot. Prior to his incarceration, he held a variety of short-term jobs, working as a farmer, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grain_elevator grain elevator] manager, real estate salesman and ranch hand. He met his future co-conspirator, [[Timothy McVeigh]], during a brief stint in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army U.S. Army], which ended in 1989 when he requested a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_discharge#Reasons_for_discharge hardship discharge] after less than one year of service.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-nytimes_second-5 [5]] In 1994 and 1995, he conspired with McVeigh in the planning and preparation of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing Oklahoma City bombing] – the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_bomb truck bombing] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_P._Murrah_Federal_Building Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City Oklahoma City], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma Oklahoma], on April 19, 1995. The bombing claimed the lives of 168 people, including 19 children.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-bio-6 [6]]

After a federal trial in 1997, Nichols was convicted of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_%28crime%29 conspiracy] to use a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weapon_of_mass_destruction#Legal_definitions weapon of mass destruction] and eight counts of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manslaughter#Involuntary_manslaughter involuntary manslaughter] for killing federal law enforcement personnel.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-wp1-7 [7]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-npr1-8 [8]] He was sentenced to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment life imprisonment] without the possibility of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parole parole] because the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hung_jury jury deadlocked] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_penalty death penalty].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-bio-6 [6]] He was also tried in Oklahoma on state charges of murder in connection with the bombing. He was convicted in 2004 of 161 counts of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder#Degrees_of_murder_in_the_United_States first degree murder], including one count of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feticide fetal homicide];[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-bio-6 [6]] first-degree [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arson arson]; and conspiracy.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-msnbc1-9 [9]] As in the federal trial, the state jury deadlocked on imposing the death penalty.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-bio-6 [6]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-cnn1-10 [10]] He was sentenced to 161 consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole,[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-msnbc2-3 [3]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-bio-6 [6]] and is incarcerated at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADX_Florence ADX Florence], a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermax super maximum] security prison in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence,_Colorado Florence, Colorado]. He shares a cell block that is commonly referred to as "Bombers Row" with [[Ramzi Yousef]] and [[Ted Kaczynski]].

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[[Category:Gunman]]

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[[Category:Living Villains]]

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-Terry Nichols (born April 1, 1955) was [[Timothy McVeigh]]'s accomplice in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.  He is currently serving a life sentence, and has since apologized for his involvement in the bombing plot. Prior to his incarceration, he held a variety of short-term jobs, working as a farmer, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grain_elevator grain elevator] manager, real estate salesman and ranch hand. He met his future co-conspirator, [[Timothy McVeigh]], during a brief stint in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army U.S. Army], which ended in 1989 when he requested a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_discharge#Reasons_for_discharge hardship discharge] after less than one year of service.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-nytimes_second_5-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-nytimes_second-5 [5]]</sup> In 1994 and 1995, he conspired with McVeigh in the planning and preparation of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing Oklahoma City bombing] – the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_bomb truck bombing] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_P._Murrah_Federal_Building Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City Oklahoma City], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma Oklahoma], on April 19, 1995. The bombing claimed the lives of 168 people, including 19 children.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-bio_6-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-bio-6 [6]]</sup>
+'''Terry Nichols''' (born April 1, 1955) was [[Timothy McVeigh]]'s accomplice in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. He is currently serving a life sentence, and has since apologized for his involvement in the bombing plot. Prior to his incarceration, he held a variety of short-term jobs, working as a farmer, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grain_elevator grain elevator] manager, real estate salesman and ranch hand. He met his future co-conspirator, [[Timothy McVeigh]], during a brief stint in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army U.S. Army], which ended in 1989 when he requested a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_discharge#Reasons_for_discharge hardship discharge] after less than one year of service.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-nytimes_second_5-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-nytimes_second-5 [5]]</sup> In 1994 and 1995, he conspired with McVeigh in the planning and preparation of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing Oklahoma City bombing] – the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_bomb truck bombing] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_P._Murrah_Federal_Building Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City Oklahoma City], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma Oklahoma], on April 19, 1995. The bombing claimed the lives of 168 people, including 19 children.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-bio_6-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-bio-6 [6]]</sup>
 After a federal trial in 1997, Nichols was convicted of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_%28crime%29 conspiracy] to use a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weapon_of_mass_destruction#Legal_definitions weapon of mass destruction] and eight counts of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manslaughter#Involuntary_manslaughter involuntary manslaughter] for killing federal law enforcement personnel.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-wp1_7-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-wp1-7 [7]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-npr1_8-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-npr1-8 [8]]</sup> He was sentenced to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment life imprisonment] without the possibility of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parole parole] because the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hung_jury jury deadlocked] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_penalty death penalty].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-bio_6-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-bio-6 [6]]</sup> He was also tried in Oklahoma on state charges of murder in connection with the bombing. He was convicted in 2004 of 161 counts of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder#Degrees_of_murder_in_the_United_States first degree murder], including one count of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feticide fetal homicide];<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-bio_6-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-bio-6 [6]]</sup> first-degree [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arson arson]; and conspiracy.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-msnbc1_9-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-msnbc1-9 [9]]</sup> As in the federal trial, the state jury deadlocked on imposing the death penalty.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-bio_6-3">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-bio-6 [6]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-cnn1_10-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-cnn1-10 [10]]</sup> He was sentenced to 161 consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-msnbc2_3-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-msnbc2-3 [3]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-bio_6-4">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-bio-6 [6]]</sup> and is incarcerated at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADX_Florence ADX Florence], a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermax super maximum] security prison in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence,_Colorado Florence, Colorado]. He shares a cell block that is commonly referred to as "Bombers Row" with [[Ramzi Yousef]] and [[Ted Kaczynski]].
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 [[Category:Child Abusers]]
 [[Category:Gunman]]
-[[Category:White Supremacy]]
 [[Category:Tragic Villain]]
 [[Category:Living Villains]]
 [[Category:Absolute Evil]]
-[[Category:Sociopath]]
 [[Category:Emotionless Villains]]
 [[Category:Completely Insane]]
 [[Category:Misanthropes]]
 [[Category:Nihilists]]