Editing Robert Bales (section)

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{{Villain_Infobox
|Image = Robert Bales.jpg
|fullname = Robert Bales
|alias = 
|origin = Norwood, Ohio, United States
|skills = Military training
|occupation = U.S. Army soldier (former)
|type of villain = War Criminal
|goals = 
|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Mass murder]]<br>[[Assault]]
|hobby = Taking steroids<br>Drinking alcohol}}'''Robert Bales''' (born June 30, 1973) is an American war criminal who carried out the Kandahar Massacre on March 11, 2012 in the Panjwayi District of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. He killed 16 Afghan civilians, with nine of his victims being children, and eleven being from the same family.

In order to avoid the death penalty, he pleaded guilty to 16 counts of murder and six counts of assault and attempted murder in a plea deal. On August 23, 2013, he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.