Oklahoma Bomb Trial Moved to Colorado - February 1996

In a decision publicly released, February 20, a federal judge granted a defense motion requesting that the trial of 2 suspects in the bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City be moved to Colorado. The bomb that had exploded in April 1995 had killed 168 people. Subsequently, 2 men, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, had been charged in the crime. Judge Richard Matsch noted that while relatives of the victims wanted to attend the trial, prejudice against the accused ran high in Oklahoma.