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Robert Bowers killed 11 in a Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. A jury ruled that he deserves death

Gunman was found guilty on 63 federal counts, including 11 counts each of obstruction of free exercise of religion resulting in death as well as hate crimes resulting in death

The Independent UK

Police say Robert Bowers had an ‘unthinkable’ thought – then carried out America’s deadliest antisemitic attack

The trial of Robert Bowers, the man charged with perpetrating the deadliest antisemitic attack in American history at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh in 2018, began on Tuesday. Abe Asher writes

The Independent UK

Who is Robert Bowers: Antisemitic gunman sentenced to death for Tree of Life synagogue shooting

Robert Bowers has been sentenced to death

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Trial begins for gunman in massacre at US Tree of Life synagogue

Lawyers for suspect Robert Bower acknowledge that he entered the synagogue with the intention of killing Jews.

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Trial for accused gunman in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre slated to start

The suspect in a 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue massacre is going on trial before a jury that could decide whether he will face the death penalty in the nation’s deadliest antisemitic attack

The Independent UK

Pittsburgh Jewish community monitoring hate speech amid trial of suspect in synagogue massacre

The head of security for Pittsburgh’s Jewish community says there has been an “uptick in hate speech” on the internet in the early stages of the trial of the man accused of killing 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018

The Independent UK

Judge: Synagogue massacre suspect can face death penalty

The man charged in the deadliest attack on Jewish people in U.S. history has lost a bid to get the death penalty removed as a possible punishment

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Jury selection continues in Pittsburgh synagogue killings

The first week of jury selection has wrapped up in the federal trial of the man charged with killing 11 worshipers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018

The Independent UK

Picking a jury for the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial won't be easy

PITTSBURGH — Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys will begin the process next week of choosing a jury to hear the case against accused Tree of Life synagogue shooter Robert Bowers.

Tribune News Service

Death penalty looms over Pittsburgh synagogue massacre trial

The Pennsylvania man charged with killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue tried for years to avoid a federal jury trial

The Independent UK

Mental health issue arises as synagogue massacre trial nears

Defense lawyers say a former truck driver about to face trial for shooting to death congregants in a Pittsburgh synagogue more than four years ago has schizophrenia and structural and functional brain impairments

The Independent UK

Judge rules Tree of Life death penalty sentencing would occur in 2 phases

PITTSBURGH — If Robert Bowers is found guilty later this year of killing 11 worshipers inside a Squirrel Hill synagogue in 2018, his sentencing will be broken into two separate phases, a judge ruled this week.

Tribune News Service

In Squirrel Hill, people gather to remember Tree of Life victims 4 years later

PITTSBURGH — A solemn quiet fell over the corner of Shady and Wilkins avenues in Squirrel Hill on Thursday, four years since an antisemitic gunman opened fire on Saturday services at the Tree of Life synagogue.

Tribune News Service

Judge: Attorneys for accused Tree of Life gunman can't survey potential jurors on religion

PITTSBURGH — Defense attorneys for accused synagogue shooter Robert Bowers cannot survey potential jurors about their religious affiliation, a federal judge ruled this week.

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Tree of Life, 4 years later: Memories don't fade for those touched by synagogue shootings

PITTSBURGH — Four years after an antisemitic gunman shattered the quiet of a rainy Saturday's Shabbat services, time has both crawled and flown.

The Independent UK

April trial set for man charged in synagogue massacre

The long-delayed capital murder trial of Robert Bowers in the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue massacre will begin in April

Tribune News Service

In Tree of Life death penalty case, US prosecutors outline evidence of Bowers' history of hate ahead of 2023 trial

PITTSBURGH — Federal prosecutors this week gave notice to Robert Bowers' legal team that they will use his antisemitic vitriol on Gab.com at his trial as well as evidence from his phone, including a video of Jared Kushner in Jerusalem, images of Bowers making white supremacist gestures and antisemitic emails…

Salon

Gab: Home to GOP's neo-Nazi wing

Gab founder Andrew Torba's virulent antisemitism makes GOP candidates uncomfortable — but they still need him

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Federal prosecutors want judge to question accused Tree of Life synagogue shooter in person about rights waivers

PITTSBURGH — Federal prosecutors have asked the judge overseeing the capital case of Robert Bowers, accused of murdering worshippers at Tree of Life synagogue, to question him in person to make sure he understands the rights that he has been waiving for more than three years through his lawyers.

Daily Mirror

Drink-driving racer with son, 3, in car smashes into lorry after six hour pub binge

Declan Webster, 32, raced brothers Robert and Michael Bower through the streets of Chesterfield, Derbys., with his partner and toddler in the car

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Attacks like the one in Colleyville are about more than antisemitism

The Colleyville synagogue hostage-taking was a nightmare, a vicious, antisemitic attack on a vulnerable Jewish community. It is tempting to obsess on the antisemitism, to see it as the great, sole evil. But if we want change, we must recognize that Colleyville was about more.

Tribune News Service

Statements alleged Tree of Life shooter made at the scene, in hospital can be used at trial, judge rules

PITTSBURGH — Statements accused shooter Robert Bowers made during and after the massacre and shootout with police at Tree of Life synagogue in 2018 can be used at trial, the judge in the case ruled Thursday.

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Accused Tree of Life shooter Robert Bowers asks for new trial venue

Accused synagogue shooter Robert Bowers wants his trial moved somewhere else.

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