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.

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