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McVeigh's execution opens federal death row era
The planned May 16 execution of Timothy McVeigh ends a four-decade federal moratorium and leaves 19 other death row inmates facing possible future deaths. The piece traces federal capital punishment history from 1963 to 1994, noting minority representation and debates on fairness.
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America
Branch Davidian
Waco
Oklahoma City
Timothy McVeigh
Oklahoma
Terre Haute
Ind
U.S
Murrah
Richard Burr
Houston
McVeigh
Burr
Federal
World Trade Center
Tim
Monsignor
Paul Belzer
Good Shepherd Catholic Church
Pendleton
N.Y
FBI
Randy Weaver
Ruby Ridge
Idaho
Davidian
Texas
Timothy James McVeigh
California
Terry Guild
New York
Michigan
Terry Nichols
James
New World Order
Oklahoma City Federal
Lexington and Concord
Esquire Magazine
Saudi Arabia
U.S. Army
Terra Haute
Gregory Wiercioch
Wiercioch
Juan Garza
Garza
Victor Fegner
Iowa
United States
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Soviet Union
Sing Sing State
John Ely Jr
Fegner
Iowa State Penitentiary
Ely
Cedar Rapids
Feguer
Federal Penitentiary