denver, tears, smiles, and all emotions in between. >> reporter: 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. >> reporter: on june 11th, 2001, timothy mcveigh is put to death at the federal correctional complex in tara haute, indiana. >> timothy james mcveigh 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, never expressed regret.