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Killing McVeigh : the death penalty and the myth of closure
- Author
- Madeira, Jody Lyneé.
- Title
- Killing McVeigh : the death penalty and the myth of closure / Jody Lyneé Madeira.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- New York : New York University Press, c2012.
- Description
- xxvii, 321 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index. Library copy 2 signed by the author.
- Contents
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- "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.
- Subject headings
- 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.
- ISBN
- 9780814796108 (cl : alk. paper) 0814796109 (cl : alk. paper) 9780814724545 (ebook) 081472454X (ebook) 9780814724552 (ebook) 0814724558 (ebook)