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

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

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Presents a case study of the Oklahoma City bombing to explore how family members and other survivors come to terms with mass murder.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Madeira, Jody Lyneé
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, c2012.
Subjects:
McVeigh, Timothy > Trials, litigation, etc.
McVeigh, Timothy > Imprisonment.
Domestic terrorism > United States > Psychological aspects.
Domestic terrorism > Social aspects > United States.
Capital punishment > United States > Psychological aspects.
Victims of terrorism > United States > Psychology.
Victims of terrorism > Rehabilitation > United States.
Oklahoma City Federal Building Bombing, Oklahoma City, Okla., 1995 > Psychological aspects.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Blood relations
  • "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
  • Part II. Traumas and trials
  • "We come here to remember" : joining advocacy groups
  • "God bless the media" : negotiating news coverage
  • "Making sure justice was served" : pursuing accountability
  • Part III. The road to execution
  • 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.

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