What are the highlights from the Timothy McVeigh trial and the turning point?

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Clarification of Question by honda1-ga on 24 Apr 2003 22:37 PDT

Either from Newsweek or CNN

Hi! Thanks for the question.

According to CNN Interactive here are the highlights of that trial.

"In McVeigh's case, federal prosecutors, led by Joseph Hartzler,
pursued a two-pronged strategy of calling survivors to recount the
horror of the scene, while paring down its case to the least
impeachable testimony and evidence."

"According to testimony, McVeigh made a fake driver's license in the
name of Bob Kling, the same name used to rent the Ryder truck that
destroyed the federal building."

"Prosecutors also found McVeigh's fingerprint on a receipt for 2,000
pounds of ammonium nitrate..."

"Dramatic testimony against McVeigh was provided by friends and family
members, most notably his sister Jennifer."

"And McVeigh's former Army buddy Michael Fortier and his wife Lori
also portrayed the defendant as the bomber."

"The defense made headway on cross examination by casting doubt on the
credibility of the Fortiers."

The turning point was when the prosecutors made all the victims
testify and the jurors sided with the govenrment's reasons.

"The McVeigh Trial: After 28 days of 'overwhelming evidence,' the jury
speaks: Guilty"
http://edition.cnn.com/US/9706/17/mcveigh.overview/

I would also like to direct you to the Denver Post Online which also
lists particular highlights of the trial.

"Details marked the case"
http://63.147.65.175/bomb/bomb237.htm

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Request for Answer Clarification by honda1-ga on 25 Apr 2003 00:07 PDT

Hello- can you provide more info with a specific timeline on the
events leading up to the executuion of Timothy McVeigh and also
timeline of the bombing of the federal bldg.

Did CNN & Newsweek fullfill its mission to inform the public and how
they may also have engaged in any or all of the other media functions,
and how they may or may not have served society.

Thanks --

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Clarification of Answer by easterangel-ga on 25 Apr 2003 00:27 PDT

Hi again! Thanks for asking a clarification before providing a rating!

I have found a timeline from CNN.com 

Oklahoma City bombing timeline
http://www.cnn.com/US/9703/okc.trial/timeline/

However, I found a timeline from BBC which was much more comprehensive
and updated.

Timeline: Oklahoma bombing
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1319772.stm

It seems that both the coverage of CNN and Newsweek has marked Mcveigh
as guilty at the outset which can be said the same with other media
companies. In this regard, it was a disservice to the public since
they were not able to get balanced viewpoint from the media.

It is to the credit of the media however that they pursued the
coverage of the trial relentlessly keeping the public informed of any
details. But sometimes this passionate coverage of the issues
compromises the depiction of fairness specially in a high profile
trial.

Best Regards,
Easterangel-ga

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Request for Answer Clarification by honda1-ga on 29 Apr 2003 17:30 PDT

Hello-
This is good. Pls elaborate further. Maybe a paragraph or two.

Pls discuss how CNN & Newsweek or "media" coverage was depicting the
trial of Timothy McVeigh. Did it serve the national audience? How did
it fill its mission to inform the public? Did it entertain, persuade
the public?

Thanks

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