How long was Timothy McVeigh on death row?

Timothy McVeigh, the perpetrator of the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995, was sentenced to death for his crimes. After his conviction, he spent approximately six years on death row before his execution

Prior to the September 11 attacks, the bombing was the deadliest act of terrorism in the United States. It is still the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in American history.

McVeigh, a Gulf War veteran, sought vengeance on the federal government for the 1993 Waco siege, the 1992 Ruby Ridge incident, and American foreign policy.

He hoped to spark a revolution against the federal government and defended the bombing as a legitimate tactic against a tyrannical government.

Shortly after the bombing, he was arrested and charged with 160 state and 11 federal offences, including the use of a weapon of mass destruction. In 1997, he was found guilty on all counts and sentenced to death.

On June 11, 2001, McVeigh was executed by lethal injection at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana. His execution, which took place just over six years after the offence, took much less time than most inmates awaiting execution.