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Nolan Clay
NOLAN CLAY has worked as a reporter for Oklahoma City’s daily newspaper, now known as The Oklahoman, since 1985. He lives in Edmond with his wife, Diane, and is a fan of the Sooners football team. He is the father of Luke and Hannah and stepfather of Kalyn. Clay has spent more time on the Oklahoma City bombing case than any other journalist.
In 1997, he covered the federal trials of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols in Denver. In 2001, he witnessed McVeigh’s execution in Indiana. In 2004, he covered Nichols’ state trial in McAlester, Oklahoma.
Hall of Fame Inductee
Recent Publications
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Oklahoma Justice: The State Trial of Terry Nichols
The worst homegrown act of terrorism in the nation’s history, the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995, resulted in the deaths of 168 men, women, and children. However, the law allowed federal murder charges to be filed only for the deaths of eight federal agents. This is the story of the controversial decision to proceed with the prosecution of Nichols in state court and the four-month trial in the McAlester, Oklahoma, courtroom of District Judge Steven W. Taylor.