Tree of Life synagogue victim’s sons ask Biden not to commute killer’s federal death sentence

Published December 22, 2024 12:05pm ET



EXCLUSIVE — A 2018 Tree of Life synagogue’s murder victim’s sons are imploring President Joe Biden not to commute the sentence of the convicted shooter.

A recent letter to the president by Anthony Fienberg and Howard Fienberg offers several reasons opposing commutation for Robert Bowers. He was charged with 63 federal crimes, some of which were capital offenses. Bowers pleaded not guilty, but on June 16, 2023, he was found guilty on all federal counts. On Aug. 2, 2023, he was sentenced to death by lethal injection. Bowers separately faces 36 charges in Pennsylvania state court.

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