Just to broaden the net here just a bit, do you have any thoughts on what goes on in the heads of some people in response to a figure like this? Evidently, McVeigh has received "hundreds" of letters from women (the article didn't mention men) interested in a "love" relationship with him.

Unless they may be thinking something along the lines of "My love will redeem him", I can't conceive of a reason for such a reaction.