A deep stillness settled over the federal courtroom as graphic photos were shown of the nine people murdered last year at mother emanuel a m e.
Inside the trial of dylann roof.
He represented himself at the penalty phase of the trial.
The federal trial of dylann roof was commencing eighteen months after he shot and killed nine african american congregants at the emanuel african methodist episcopal church during evening bible.
On may 24 2016 the justice department announced that roof would face the death penalty.
Through a dozen witnesses on tuesday federal prosecutors reconstructed the activities of dylann roof in the months leading up to night he went to a black charleston church and.
Dylann storm roof was a 2017 federal trial involving dylann roof and his role in the charleston church shooting.
Roof an avowed white supremacist was convicted of federal murder and hate crimes charges and he was sentenced to death in january 2017.
On january 10 a jury.