Pittsburgh synagogue shooting jurors are deliberating the death penalty for the 2nd day
The more extended deliberations in this phase of the trial could reflect disagreement within the jury
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The request was a signal that the jury is proceeding apace to its final verdict in the trial, which has lasted for two months
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Fast Forward Pittsburgh synagogue shooter is dismayed not to have inspired more attacks on Jews, psychiatrist testifies
“I think he likes hearing the evidence so he knows other people can hear the evidence,” the psychiatrist said about Robert Bowers, who faces the death penalty
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Fast Forward Debating the death penalty for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter, prosecutors raise question of the Jewish prison population
Jurors are considering whether life behind bars Is an adequate punishment for the deadliest attack on U.S. Jews in history
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Opinion The Tree of Life shooter is eligible for the death penalty. Only God can truly punish him
While I am grateful for the jury's decision, no human action can repair what the shooter destroyed
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Fast Forward Pittsburgh jury finds synagogue gunman eligible for the death penalty, setting up trial’s final phase
Jurors seemed to be unmoved by his lawyers’ arguments that his virulent antisemitism was delusional
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Opinion The Tree of Life shooter will likely receive the death penalty. Only one question remains
Five years after the most deadly attack against Jews in the United States, are we any safer?
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