Defense Claims Synagogue Killer Suffers from Schizophrenia and Brain Damage
- Defense expert testified that Robert Bowers has a history of serious mental illness and abnormal brain function.
- Doctors disagree on whether or not Bowers' brain scans show significant damage that could correlate with schizophrenia.
- Bowers has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and epilepsy, and has attempted suicide multiple times.
- Prosecutors argue that antisemitism motivated Bowers to kill 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue.
- The trial's sentencing phase will determine whether Bowers receives life in prison or the death penalty.