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> No, they can't.  The constitutional protection against double jeopardy
> prevents the same sovereign (here, the state of Oklahoma) for trying
> someone multiple times for essentially the same criminal act.  The
> precendent was established by the Supreme Court in a case where the
> state tried to try someone for robbing a number of people around a
> poker table, one at a time 'till they got a conviction.

The crime of murder involving the deaths of federal employees for which 
they were tried by the federal government (albeit unconstitutionally - 
please see my other posts) is separate from the deaths that took place in 
the jurisdiction of Oklahoma. They may still be tried for those deaths 
without double jeopardy. Trying each death separately until a conviction 
is obtained would however create a legitimate doubt in the possibility of 
fair trials to the defendants. With regards to the families of the 
victims, I can think of no less compassionate a method of trial than for 
each to have to wait in turn for the trial of their loved one's death.

To (sarcastically) paraphrase Microsoft - Who's death shall we try today?
Riddle