Entries tagged with “Patrick Crusius”
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Federal Death Penalty
,Aug 03, 2023
Jurors Sentence Robert Bowers to Death for 2018 Synagogue Shooting
On August 1, 2023, death-qualified federal jurors unanimously recommended a sentence of death for Robert Bowers, who they had earlier convicted of killing 11 Jewish worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in October 2018. The jury agreed with all five aggravating factors alleged by the prosecution during the penalty phase but rejected defense counsel’s argument that Mr. Bowers’ schizophrenia and delusions meant he should not be sentenced to death. He will be formally sentenced by the court on…