Not to be confused with Tyre Nichols or Terry Nicholl.
Terry Nichols
Born
Terry Lynn Nichols
(1955-04-01) April 1, 1955 (age 69)
Lapeer, Michigan, U.S.
Other names
Ted Parker, Joe Rivers, Shawn Rivers, Joe Havens, Terry Havens, Mike Havens, Joe Kyle, Daryl Bridges[3]
Criminal status
Incarcerated at ADX Florence
Spouse(s)
Lana Walsh (divorced) Marife Torres (divorced)
Children
3[4]
Motive
Anti-government sentiment Retaliation for Ruby Ridge and Waco siege
Conviction(s)
Federal Involuntary manslaughter of a federal employee (18 U.S.C. §§ 1112 and 1114) (8 counts) Conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death (18 U.S.C. § 2332a)[1] Oklahoma First degree murder (161 counts) First degree arson Conspiracy[2]
Criminal penalty
Federal Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole Oklahoma 161 life sentences without the possibility of parole
Terry Lynn Nichols (born April 1, 1955) is an American domestic terrorist who was convicted for conspiring with Timothy McVeigh in the Oklahoma City bombing plot.[2] Prior to his incarceration, he held a variety of short-term jobs, working as a farmer, grain elevator manager, real estate salesman, and ranch hand.[5] He met Timothy McVeigh during a brief stint in the U.S. Army, which ended in 1989 when he requested a hardship discharge after less than one year of service.[5] In 1994 and 1995, he conspired with McVeigh in the planning and preparation of the truck bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on April 19, 1995. The bombing killed 168 people.[6]
In a federal trial in 1997, Nichols was convicted of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction and eight counts of involuntary manslaughter for killing federal law enforcement personnel.[7][8] He was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole after the jury deadlocked on the death penalty.[6] He was also tried in Oklahoma on state charges of murder in connection with the bombing. In 2004, he was convicted of 161 counts of first degree murder, including one count of fetal homicide, first-degree arson, and conspiracy.[6][9] As in the federal trial, the state jury deadlocked on imposing the death penalty.[6][10] In the longest prison sentence ever given to an individual, he was sentenced to 161 consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole,[2][6] and is incarcerated at ADX Florence, a super maximum security prison near Florence, Colorado. He shared a cell block that is commonly referred to as "Bomber's Row" with Ramzi Yousef and Eric Rudolph,[11][12] as well as Ted Kaczynski until his transfer in 2021.[13]
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^"Terror on Trial: Life in Supermax's 'Bombers Row' - CNN.com". www.cnn.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
^Anderson, James; Brown, Matthew (December 23, 2021). "'Unabomber' Ted Kaczynski transferred to prison medical facility in North Carolina". USA TODAY. Associated Press. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
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