This photo of bullet-damaged prayer book in the Tree of Life synagogue building in Pittsburgh was entered May 30, 2023, as a court exhibit by prosecutors in the federal trial of Robert Bowers. He faces multiple charges in the killing of 11 worshippers from three congregations and the wounding of seven worshippers and police officers in the building on Oct. 27, 2018. The charges include the obstruction of the free exercise of religion, resulting in death. (U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania via AP)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Worshippers, police officers and other witnesses have testified to the horror of the nation’s deadliest antisemitic attack in the ongoing federal trial of Robert Bowers. He is charged with killing 11 and wounding seven at the Tree of Life synagogue building in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, 2018. The trial may seem an exercise in proving the obvious. Bowers’ own defense attorney admitted he committed the killings, though she is questioning some of the motives the prosecution is attributing to him. Bowers’ conviction seems certain, but even at this phase of the trial, his defense team’s ultimate goal is to spare him the death penalty.