PITTSBURGH — Day ten of the trial against Robert Bowers, the man accused of shooting and killing 11 worshippers at a Squirrel Hill synagogue, continued Tuesday with more witnesses taking the stand.
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We had a team of reporters inside the courthouse and had live updates throughout the day.
UPDATE 3 p.m.: Expert on terrorism, white supremacy called to testify
The government brought William Braniff, an expert on terrorism and white supremacy, to testify.
Braniff reviewed Bowers’ Gab posts, communications with police, and even selfies on his phone.
He told the jury that the gestures Bowers makes in his photos symbolize white power and his hashtags are related to present-day movements to bring back the Nazi ideology.
UPDATE 10:40 a.m.: Evan Browne, FBI tactical specialist, returns to stand
Evan Browne, a tactical specialist for the FBI, returns to the stand.
He continues to testify about posts from Bowers on Gab, which include expressed antisemitism and violence against Jewish people.
The defense has questions about the posts and what Browne was asked to do with the information in his report.
Browne says that he took the 19,000 “likes” from Bowers and narrowed it down to 339 by keywords.
Browne says he was not told to look into other account holders or usernames that Bowers interacted with.
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