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|image = [[File:Bob_Bowers.jpg|thumb]] | |image = [[File:Bob_Bowers.jpg|thumb]] | ||
|fullname = Robert Gregory Bowers | |fullname = Robert Gregory Bowers | ||
|alias = | |alias = Bob<br>Babs<br>Uncle Babs | ||
|occupation = Truck driver | |occupation = Truck driver | ||
|origin = Florida, United States | |origin = Florida, United States | ||
|skills = Knowledge of guns | |skills = Knowledge of guns<br>Expert in electronics | ||
|type of villain = Xenophobic Mass Shooter | |type of villain = Xenophobic Mass Shooter | ||
|crimes = Mass murder | |crimes = Mass [[murder]]<br>Racism | ||
|goals = Kill as many Jews as he can. | |goals = Kill as many Jews as he can. | ||
|hobby =Making racist posts on Gab}}{{Quote|All Jews must die!|Bowers during the shooting.}}'''Robert Gregory Bowers''' (September 4<sup>th</sup>, 1972 - ) is an American white | |hobby = Making racist posts on Gab}}{{Quote|All Jews must die!|Bowers during the shooting.}}'''Robert Gregory Bowers''' (September 4<sup>th</sup>, 1972 - ) is an American [[White Supremacy|white supremacist]] and mass murderer who committed a [[Mass Shooting|mass shooting]] at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 27<sup>th</sup>, 2018. Eleven people were killed and seven were injured. It was the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the United States. | ||
The full extent of the criminal charges against Bowers are still pending. As of February 2019, Bowers faces a total of 65 criminal charges combined, on both the federal and state level. The charges carry a maximum penalty of death or 535 years in federal prison. | The full extent of the criminal charges against Bowers are still pending. As of February 2019, Bowers faces a total of 65 criminal charges combined, on both the federal and state level. The charges carry a maximum penalty of death or 535 years in federal prison. | ||
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===Political and religious beliefs=== | ===Political and religious beliefs=== | ||
Bowers' political and religious beliefs played a large role in the massacre. He was staunchly and fanatically conservative and was a fierce white nationalist, and was also involved in the [[Christian Identity]] movement. He was a believer in [[Anti-Semitism|antisemitic]] conspiracy theories and had a profile on Gab, a social media network favored by the far-right. His posts on Gab have included many hateful things about Jews, such as "Jews are the children of [[Satan]]." He has re-shared many Neo-Nazi posts and made frequent use of the racial slur "kike", and there is even one recorded use of him saying "Heil [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]!" Other posts attacked African Americans with racial slurs and images related to lynching, and attacked women who have relationships with black men. He also used his online accounts to post conspiracy theories regarding investor and philanthropist George Soros. | Bowers' political and religious beliefs played a large role in the massacre. He was staunchly and fanatically conservative and was a fierce white nationalist, and was also involved in the [[Christian Identity]] movement. He was a believer in [[Anti-Semitism|antisemitic]] conspiracy theories and had a profile on Gab, a social media network favored by the far-right. His posts on Gab have included many hateful things about Jews, such as "Jews are the children of [[Satan]]." He has re-shared many Neo-[[Nazi]] posts and made frequent use of the racial slur "kike", and there is even one recorded use of him saying "Heil [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]!" Other posts attacked African Americans with racial slurs and images related to [[lynching]], and attacked women who have relationships with black men. He also used his online accounts to post conspiracy theories regarding investor and philanthropist George Soros. | ||
In the weeks before the shooting, Bowers made antisemitic posts directed at the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) who sponsored National Refugee Shabbat of October 19–20, in which Dor Hadash and Tree of Life participated. He claimed Jews were aiding members of Central American caravans moving towards the United States border and referred to members of those caravans as "invaders". Shortly before the attack, in an apparent reference to immigrants to the United States, he posted on Gab that "HIAS likes to bring invaders in that kill our people. I can't sit by and watch my people get slaughtered. Screw your optics, I'm going in." | In the weeks before the shooting, Bowers made antisemitic posts directed at the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) who sponsored National Refugee Shabbat of October 19–20, in which Dor Hadash and Tree of Life participated. He claimed Jews were aiding members of Central American caravans moving towards the United States border and referred to members of those caravans as "invaders". Shortly before the attack, in an apparent reference to immigrants to the United States, he posted on Gab that "HIAS likes to bring invaders in that kill our people. I can't sit by and watch my people get slaughtered. Screw your optics, I'm going in." | ||
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== Victims == | == Victims == | ||
# Joyce Fienberg - February 9, 1943 (75 years) | # Joyce Fienberg - February 9, 1943 (75 years) | ||
# Richard Gottfried - January 13, 1953 (65 years) | # Richard Gottfried - January 13, 1953 (65 years) | ||
# Rose Mallinger - March 1, 1921 (97 years) | # Rose Mallinger - March 1, 1921 (97 years) | ||
# Jerry Rabinowitz - November 10, 1952 (65 years) | # Jerry Rabinowitz - November 10, 1952 (65 years) | ||
# Cecil Rosenthal - July 20, 1959 (59 years) | # Cecil Rosenthal - July 20, 1959 (59 years) | ||
# David Rosenthal - June 12, 1964 (54 years) | # David Rosenthal - June 12, 1964 (54 years) | ||
# Bernice Simon - August 2, 1934 (84 years) | # Bernice Simon - August 2, 1934 (84 years) | ||
# Sylvan Simon - June 13, 1932 (86 years) | # Sylvan Simon - June 13, 1932 (86 years) | ||
# Daniel Stein - February 19, 1947 (71 years) | # Daniel Stein - February 19, 1947 (71 years) | ||
# Melvin Wax - November 23, 1930 (88 years) | # Melvin Wax - November 23, 1930 (88 years) | ||
# Irvin Younger - July 3, 1949 (69 years) | # Irvin Younger - July 3, 1949 (69 years) | ||
[[Category:Modern Villains]] | [[Category:Modern Villains]] | ||
[[Category:Terrorists]] | [[Category:Terrorists]] | ||