Killing McVeigh : the death penalty and the myth of closure / / Jody Lynee Madeira.
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xxvii, 321 p. :; ill. |
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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.