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Convicted of the 1995 bombing of a U.S. government building in Oklahoma City, Timothy McVeigh is the first person in 38 years to face federal execution. The Oklahoma City bomber was put to death by lethal injection in the first federal execution in 38 years. He looked at those witnessing his execution, but did not utter a word. The McVeigh File Tim McVeigh had an ordinary, small-town upbringing and an excellent record in the Army. But by the time he returned to civilian life, McVeigh was a changed man.