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QuizMultiple Choice

The Eighties and the Nineties

Question 7 • OK-Oklahoma History -CA- 37411A

What sentence was handed down to Terry Nichols and Timothy McVeigh for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building?

Answer
A
Terry Nichols was sentenced to life without parole and Timothy McVeigh was executed.
B
Terry Nichols was executed and Timothy McVeigh was sentenced to life without parole.
C
Terry Nichols was found not guilty and Timothy McVeigh was sentenced to life without parole.
D
Terry Nichols was executed and Timothy McVeigh was found not guilty.

Explanation

Timothy McVeigh was convicted of the bombing and executed by lethal injection in 2001. Terry Nichols was convicted in federal court and received life imprisonment without the possibility of parole; he was not executed. Therefore, the correct choice is A: Nichols was sentenced to life without parole and McVeigh was executed.

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