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Which convicted perpetrator of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing was executed by the U.S. federal government in June 2001?
Answer
Timothy McVeigh
Timothy McVeigh, motivated in part by anti-government sentiment linked to the 1993 Waco siege, was convicted and executed on June 11, 2001. Co-conspirator Terry Nichols received life imprisonment rather than the death penalty.
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The 1995 Oklahoma City bombing occurred on the same date (April 19) as the Waco siege siege end and Columbine shooting—creating an eerie coincidence in American tragedy.
Other options people guess
- Terry Nichols
- Eric Rudolph
- Ted Kaczynski
Topics
- 1990s
- oklahoma-city
- terrorism
- domestic-terrorism
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