Institutional Diet Log // Case Record
Timothy James McVeigh
Analysis of the 2001 Federal Correctional Complex execution, the Oklahoma City bombing, and final meal protocol.

📋 Forensic Case Profile Ledger
Subject:
Timothy James McVeigh
Offense:
Domestic Terrorism / Mass Murder
Location:
Terre Haute, Indiana
Nationality:
American
Incident Date:
April 19, 1995
Penalty:
Capital Execution
Status:
EXECUTED (2001)

Subject Profile
Timothy James McVeigh
1968–2001

Case Overview

Timothy James McVeigh was an American domestic terrorist responsible for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, which destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. The explosion killed 168 people and injured over 600, making it the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in United States history.

He was convicted on multiple counts of murder and conspiracy and sentenced to death. His execution on June 11, 2001, at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, was the first federal execution carried out by the United States government in 38 years.

FINAL ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION: LAST MEAL RECORD

For his final meal, McVeigh chose a simple, specific item:

  • Two pints of mint chocolate chip ice cream.

Final Protocol Context

McVeigh offered no final statement, choosing instead to hand prison officials a handwritten copy of the poem “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley. His execution marked a major turning point in federal capital punishment policy.