- Description
- 1 online resource (xxvii, 321 p.) : ill., ports.
- Uniform Title
- Killing McVeigh (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Killing McVeigh (Online)
- Death penalty and the myth of closure
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-306) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- 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.
- LCCN
- 2011052256
- OCLC
- ssj0000678108
- Author
Madeira, Jody Lyneé.
- Title
Killing McVeigh [electronic resource] : the death penalty and the myth of closure / Jody Lyneé Madeira.
- Imprint
New York : New York University Press, c2012.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-306) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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