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Shooter of Pittsburgh synagogue massacre seeks to avoid death penalty but Justice Department proceeds to trial

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Overview

  • Robert Bowers offered to plead guilty to life without parole but prosecutors declined and are pursuing the death penalty.
  • The trial has been delayed for years as Bowers tried to avoid a jury trial and federal death sentence.
  • Victims' families are split on whether Bowers should face death penalty or life in prison without parole.
  • The Biden administration has said they would end federal death penalty but prosecutors are still seeking death sentence for Bowers.
  • The case is the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history and has spanned two presidencies.