Willing To Kill

Most are white, well-educated and have ties to the military. They believe in God, family and the justice system but distrust big government and the news media.

They’re nurses, farmers, pilots, computer technicians, laborers, teachers, contractors, engineers, salespeople, retirees and students. Several are explosives experts.

They have vivid memories of the Oklahoma City bombing.

And almost every one says he or she could look Timothy McVeigh in the eye and sentence him to death.

This is the profile of the jury pool in the Oklahoma City bombing trial from which lawyers will pick 12 jurors and six alternates this week. Opening statements are set for Thursday.