Terry Nichols

Events (222)

• December 22, 1995: Defense Lawyers Move to Secure Government Documents for Theory of ‘Foreign’ ‘Terrorist’ Involvement in Oklahoma City Bombing 1995-12-22
• December 31, 1995: FBI ‘Profile’ of McVeigh Compares Accused Bomber to Serial Killer 1995-12-31
• January 30, 1996: Press Reports Accused Oklahoma City Bomber ‘Smiled’ through Films of Bombing and Aftermath; Sister Insists McVeigh Was ‘Smiling at’ Her 1996-01-30
• February 20, 1996: Oklahoma City Bombing Trial Moved to Denver 1996-02-20
• April 10, 1996: Lawyer for Accused Oklahoma City Bomber Asks for Classified Information 1996-04-10
• May 2, 1996: Lawyers for Accused Oklahoma City Bombers Argue against Death Penalty for Clients 1996-05-02
• June 27, 1996: Ex-Sister-in-Law Cooperated with Government Investigation into Oklahoma City Bombing, Defense Lawyers Reveal 1996-06-27
• June 28, 1996: Defense Moves to Throw Out Much of Evidence against Oklahoma City Bombing Co-Conspirator 1996-06-28
• August 14, 1996: Judge in Oklahoma City Bombing Trial Rules Evidence Admissible, Some Statements Inadmissible 1996-08-14
• September 7-8, 1996: Press Learns FBI Found Map of Oklahoma City Bomb Site on Accused Conspirator’s Property 1996-09-07
• January 3, 1997: Lawyers for Oklahoma City Bombing Defendants Accuse Government of Misconduct, Destroying Exculpatory Evidence 1997-01-03
• January 10, 1997: Defense Lawyers in Oklahoma City Bombing Attempt to Suppress Witness Testimonies 1997-01-10
• January 29, 1997: Prosecutors Say ‘John Doe No. 2’ Was Misidentification, Person Has No Connection to Oklahoma City Bomb Plot 1997-01-29
• February 28 - March 4, 1997: Press Reports McVeigh Confesses; Defense Says Press Used Illegally Gained Documents, Denies Confession 1997-03-04
• April 16, 1997: Justice Department Report Criticizing FBI Crime Lab May Impact McVeigh Trial 1997-04-16
• April 25, 1997: First Day of Testimony in Oklahoma City Bombing Trial Features Blast Survivors 1997-04-25
• April 29-30, 1997: Wife of Fellow Bombing Conspirator Testifies in McVeigh Trial 1997-04-29
• May 1-2, 1997: Witnesses Testify to McVeigh’s Bomb-Building Attempts, Frame of Mind 1997-05-01
• May 5-6, 1997: Sister of Accused Oklahoma Bomber Testifies that He Intended to Move from ‘Propaganda’ to ‘Action Stage’ 1997-05-05
• May 6-7, 1997: Testimony in McVeigh Trial Shows Trail of Telephone Calls Preceding Oklahoma City Bombing 1997-05-06
• May 9, 1997: Prosecutors Establish Timeline of Events Leading up to Rental of Truck Used in Oklahoma City Bombing 1997-05-09
• May 12-13, 1997: Prosecution’s ‘Star Witness’ Testifies in Oklahoma City Bombing Trial, Says McVeigh Intended to Trigger ‘General Uprising’ in America 1997-05-12
• May 15, 1997: FBI Expert Testifies regarding Failure to Find McVeigh Fingerprints at Various Bomb Preparation Locations 1997-05-15
• May 20, 1997: FBI Forensics Experts Testify in McVeigh Trial 1997-05-20
• May 21, 1997: Prosecution Rests in McVeigh Trial after ‘Masterful’ Presentation 1997-05-21
• May 23, 1997: Defense Casts Doubt on Timeline of Events Preceding Oklahoma City Bombing 1997-05-23
• June 2, 1997: McVeigh Convicted in Oklahoma City Bombing 1997-06-02
• June 3, 1997: Nichols Trial Not Expected to Be as ‘Smooth’ for Prosecution as McVeigh’s 1997-06-03
• June 11-13, 1997: McVeigh Sentenced to Death in Oklahoma City Bombing 1997-06-11
• June 15, 1997: New York Times: Questions Remain about Possible Conspiracy Surrounding Oklahoma City Bombing 1997-06-15
• June 30, 1997: Oklahoma Grand Jury to Examine ‘Larger Conspiracy’ behind Oklahoma City Bombing 1997-06-30
• August 12, 1997: Nichols Lawyer Asks for Change of Venue; Request Denied 1997-08-12
• August 28, 1997: Nichols Lawyer Concedes McVeigh’s Guilt in Oklahoma City Bombing 1997-08-28
• August 29, 1997: New York Times: Prosecution of Accused Oklahoma City Bombing Conspirator Likely to Be Far Different from Previous Trial 1997-08-29
• September 14, 1997: Nichols Working on Defense from Cell 1997-09-14
• October 31, 1997: Newspaper Profiles Nichols Trial Prosecutor 1997-10-31
• November 3, 1997: Trial of Accused Oklahoma City Bombing Co-Conspirator Begins 1997-11-03
• November 4, 1997: Prosecution Opens Nichols Bombing Trial with Survivor Stories; Judge Restricts ‘Emotional’ Content of Testimonies 1997-11-04
• November 6, 1997: Prosecution Witnesses Identify Oklahoma City Bombing Conspirator as Man who Bought Fertilizer for Bomb 1997-11-06
• November 7, 1997: Prosecution Ties Accused Oklahoma City Bombing Conspirator to Bomb-Related Theft 1997-11-07
• November 12-13, 1997: Friend of Convicted Oklahoma City Bomber Testifies at Co-Conspirator’s Trial 1997-11-12
• November 17-18, 1997: Oklahoma City Bombing Conspirator Tied to Arkansas Gun Dealer Robbery 1997-11-17
• November 19, 1997: Ex-Wife of Accused Oklahoma City Bombing Conspirator Testifies about Finding Proceeds from Robbery Left for Her 1997-11-19
• November 20-21, 1997: FBI Agent Testifies about Accused Oklahoma City Bomb Conspirator’s Statements after Bombing 1997-11-20
• November 25, 1997: Prosecutors Submit Evidence Challenging Nichols’s Version of Events 1997-11-25
• December 1, 1997: Forensic Evidence Links Accused Oklahoma Bomb Conspirator to Bomb Components, Defense Challenges Findings 1997-12-01
• November 28 - December 2, 1997: Prosecution Says Wood Shard Found at Bomb Site Implicates Nichols in Oklahoma City Bombing Plot 1997-12-02
• December 2-3, 1997: Oklahoma City Bombing Conspirator’s Defense Attempts to Place McVeigh with ‘John Doe No. 2’ and Not Nichols 1997-12-02
• December 2, 1997: Prosecution Rests in Oklahoma City Conspirator Trial; Legal Analysts Say Case ‘Convincing’ but Not ‘Overwhelming’ 1997-12-02
• December 4, 1997: Defense in Oklahoma City Bombing Conspiracy Trial Continues to Allege that Others, Not Nichols, Involved in Bombing 1997-12-04