Nichols to receive a second life sentence

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Already serving life in federal prison, Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols is set to be sentenced to life in state prison Monday, and his attorneys say he may use the occasion to speak publicly for the first time since he went on trial.
The possibility of a statement gives new hope to victims' families who question whether the bombing conspiracy was limited to Nichols and bomber Timothy McVeigh.
"Some day I hope that Terry will come forward and tell the truth, that God will lead him to tell the truth," said Tina Tomlin, whose husband, Department of Transportation special agent Rick Tomlin, was killed in the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
"I've always felt that there were others unknown involved," said Gloria Chipman, whose husband, Robert Chipman, was killed in the state Water Resources Board building across the street.
Nichols, 49, was convicted in state court May 26 on 161 counts of murder.
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