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Death: Life Synagogue and Plea Deals

death: Clarke is known for negotiating plea deals that helped some of the nation's most infamous killers avoid death row, including Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, Atlanta Olympics bomber Eric Rudolph and Arizona shooter Jared Lee Loughner, who killed six people and injured 13 others, including U.S. Rep, according to CTV. Gabrielle Giffords. Robert Bowers, a truck driver who authorities say gunned down 11 people at Tree of Life Synagogue, appeared in federal court with attorney Judy Clarke, who expressed hope the case will be resolved without a trial. A jury sentenced marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, whom Clarke represented, to death. Asked if the government would consider a plea deal that spares Bowers a potential death sentence, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said in a statement Monday The defendant is charged with crimes that carry the maximum possible penalty of death. Prosecutors in Pittsburgh have yet to announce whether they will pursue the death penalty against Bowers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.