Timothy McVeigh: Difference between revisions
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On June 11, 2001, McVeigh was strapped into the gurney in the Terre Haute execution chamber. McVeigh stated his only regret was that the Murrah Building wasn't completely leveled by his bomb. At 7:14am central time McVeigh was pronounced dead, becoming the first man put to death by the Federal Government since the execution of [[Victor Feguer]] in 1963. | On June 11, 2001, McVeigh was strapped into the gurney in the Terre Haute execution chamber. McVeigh stated his only regret was that the Murrah Building wasn't completely leveled by his bomb. At 7:14am central time McVeigh was pronounced dead, becoming the first man put to death by the Federal Government since the execution of [[Victor Feguer]] in 1963. | ||
Due to a law signed by President Clinton in 1997 to keep people convicted of certain crimes from being buried in military cemeteries McVeigh was ineligible for burial in a military cemetery despite having been honorably discharged. He was cremated and the ashes given to his lawyer who scattered them in an undisclosed location. | Due to a law signed by President Clinton in 1997 to keep people convicted of certain crimes from being buried in military cemeteries McVeigh was ineligible for burial in a military cemetery despite having been honorably discharged. He was cremated and the ashes given to his lawyer who scattered them in an undisclosed location. | ||
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