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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., ports. ; 24 cm.
- Portion of title
- Death penalty and the myth of closure
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-306) and index.
- Contents
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- 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.
- 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 (cloth : alk. paper) 0814796109 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780814724545 (ebook) 081472454X (ebook) 9780814724552 (ebook) 0814724558 (ebook)