>> outside the courthouse in denver, tears, smiles, and all emotions in between. >> later that year, on december 24th, terry nichols is also convicted. he is currently serving life at the federal supermax prison in colorado. for cooperating, michael fortier receives a 12-year sentence. he is now part of the witness protection program. >> people are going to remember timothy mcveigh as a murderer. not a martyr. >> on june 11 n, 2001, him think mcveigh is put to death at the federal correctional complex in terre haute, indiana. >> timothy james mcvay has been executed by lethal injection. >> it is the first federal execution in 38 years. >> mcveigh even at the point he was being executed, never flinched, never changed his mind.