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Terry Lynn Nichols

Included on the basis of: Named in incident record — Oklahoma City Bombing

Convicted, in both federal and Oklahoma state court, for his role in planning and building the bomb used in the April 19, 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. Nichols was not present in Oklahoma City on the day of the bombing. He is serving consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.

Documented claims

Documented fact 05/24/2004

On May 24, 2004, an Oklahoma jury (trial venue moved to McAlester, Oklahoma) found Nichols guilty on 161 counts of first-degree murder, plus first-degree arson and conspiracy, in a separate state prosecution covering the victims not addressed by the federal case; on August 9, 2004, Judge Steven Taylor sentenced Nichols to 161 consecutive life sentences without parole after the jury could not unanimously agree on a death sentence.

Terry Nichols guilty on 161 murder counts in state trial — NBC News / Associated Press (05/24/2004) [Primary]
Nichols given 161 life sentences — Deseret News (08/10/2004) [Corroborating]

Documented fact 12/23/1997

On December 23, 1997, a federal jury found Nichols guilty of conspiracy and eight counts of involuntary manslaughter of federal officers, acquitting him of first-degree murder and use of a weapon of mass destruction; he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Oklahoma City Bombing — The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society [Primary]

Documented fact 04/19/1995

Terry Nichols was indicted alongside Timothy McVeigh in August 1995 on the same 11 federal counts arising from the Oklahoma City bombing, and is described in Department of Justice materials as having helped acquire and mix bomb-making materials and helped assemble the explosive device; Nichols was not present in Oklahoma City on the day of the bombing.

McVeigh, Nichols and Fortier Indicted in Oklahoma City Bombing — U.S. Department of Justice (08/10/1995) [Primary]
The Oklahoma City Bombing Case: A Review of the FBI's Investigation of Belatedly Discovered Documents (Executive Summary) — U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General [Corroborating]

Relationships

Confirmed Associated with incident — Oklahoma City Bombing (Convicted co-conspirator -- helped acquire materials for and build the bomb; not present at the bombing itself)

04/19/1995

McVeigh, Nichols and Fortier Indicted in Oklahoma City Bombing — U.S. Department of Justice (08/10/1995) [Primary]
The Oklahoma City Bombing Case: A Review of the FBI's Investigation of Belatedly Discovered Documents (Executive Summary) — U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General [Corroborating]