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Robert Bales was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Answer: True
Robert Bales was born in Norwood, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati.
Before joining the Army, Bales worked as a teacher in Ohio.
Answer: False
Before joining the Army, Robert Bales worked as a stockbroker and attended Ohio State University for three years.
Robert Bales had no prior legal issues before the Kandahar massacre.
Answer: False
Robert Bales had prior legal issues, including charges of misdemeanor assault and being detained for fleeing a hit-and-run incident.
Robert Bales enlisted in the U.S. Army in November 2001, motivated by the September 11 attacks.
Answer: True
Robert Bales enlisted in the U.S. Army in November 2001, reportedly motivated by the September 11 attacks.
Where was Robert Bales born?
Answer: Norwood, Ohio
Robert Bales was born in Norwood, Ohio.
What was Robert Bales's occupation before joining the U.S. Army?
Answer: Stockbroker
Before joining the U.S. Army, Robert Bales worked as a stockbroker.
Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a prior legal issue for Robert Bales?
Answer: Conviction for insider trading
A conviction for insider trading was not mentioned as a prior legal issue for Robert Bales.
What event shortly before his enlistment may have motivated Robert Bales to join the Army?
Answer: The September 11 attacks
The September 11 attacks shortly before his enlistment may have motivated Robert Bales to join the Army.
Robert Bales was a Private First Class in the U.S. Army at the time of the massacre.
Answer: False
Robert Bales held the rank of Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army at the time of the massacre.
Robert Bales served four tours of duty in the Iraq War.
Answer: False
Robert Bales completed three tours of duty in the Iraq War.
During his military service, Robert Bales sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in 2010.
Answer: True
Robert Bales sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in 2010 when his vehicle overturned.
Bales was stationed at Camp Belambai in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, prior to the massacre.
Answer: True
Prior to the massacre, Bales was stationed at Camp Belambai in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
What was Robert Bales's rank and unit assignment in the U.S. Army during his service?
Answer: Staff Sergeant, providing base security for Special Forces and Navy SEALs
Robert Bales held the rank of Staff Sergeant and was assigned to provide base security for Special Forces and Navy SEALs.
How many tours of duty did Robert Bales complete in the Iraq War?
Answer: Three
Robert Bales completed three tours of duty in the Iraq War.
Which injury did Robert Bales sustain during the Battle of Najaf in 2007?
Answer: A foot injury
During the Battle of Najaf in 2007, Robert Bales sustained a foot injury.
What was Bales's role at Camp Belambai in Afghanistan?
Answer: Base security for Special Forces and Navy SEALs
At Camp Belambai, Bales's role was providing base security for Special Forces and Navy SEALs.
Robert Bales was convicted of war crimes for his role in the Kandahar massacre.
Answer: True
Robert Bales was convicted of war crimes for his actions during the Kandahar massacre.
The Kandahar massacre occurred on March 11, 2011.
Answer: False
The Kandahar massacre occurred on March 11, 2012.
On the night of the massacre, Bales reportedly watched the movie 'Saving Private Ryan' while consuming alcohol.
Answer: False
On the night of the massacre, Bales reportedly watched the movie 'Man on Fire' while consuming alcohol.
According to official reports, Bales left his camp around 3:00 AM wearing night vision goggles and Afghan clothing.
Answer: True
According to official reports, Bales left his camp around 3:00 AM wearing night vision goggles and Afghan clothing.
Robert Bales killed 17 Afghan civilians, including 10 children, in the massacre.
Answer: False
Robert Bales killed 16 Afghan civilians, including nine children, during the massacre.
The weapons reportedly used by Robert Bales included an M4 carbine and an M9 sidearm.
Answer: True
The weapons reportedly used by Robert Bales included an M4 carbine and an M9 sidearm.
Witnesses reported that Bales burned all of the victims' bodies after the massacre.
Answer: True
Witnesses reported that Bales burned some of the victims' bodies after the massacre.
Who is identified as the perpetrator of the Kandahar massacre?
Answer: Robert Bales, a former U.S. Army soldier.
Robert Bales, a former U.S. Army soldier, is identified as the perpetrator of the Kandahar massacre.
On what date did the Kandahar massacre take place?
Answer: March 11, 2012
The Kandahar massacre took place on March 11, 2012.
How many Afghan civilians were killed by Robert Bales during the massacre?
Answer: 16
Robert Bales killed 16 Afghan civilians during the massacre.
What movie did Bales reportedly watch on the night of the massacre that features a revenge-driven rampage?
Answer: Man on Fire
On the night of the massacre, Bales reportedly watched the movie 'Man on Fire'.
How did Bales leave his base on the night of the massacre?
Answer: Wearing night vision goggles and Afghan clothing
Bales left his base on the night of the massacre wearing night vision goggles and Afghan clothing.
What did some villagers suggest about the number of soldiers involved in the massacre?
Answer: More than one soldier might have been involved.
Some villagers suggested that more than one soldier might have been involved in the massacre.
Robert Bales pleaded guilty to 16 counts of murder and 7 counts of assault.
Answer: True
Robert Bales pleaded guilty to 16 counts of murder, six counts of attempted murder, and seven counts of assault.
Robert Bales was sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole.
Answer: False
Robert Bales was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Bales's attorney initially expressed confidence in the government's forensic evidence.
Answer: False
Bales's attorney initially expressed doubt about the government's forensic evidence, stating it was lacking.
The U.S. government announced it would not prosecute Robert Bales.
Answer: False
The U.S. government announced it would prosecute Robert Bales, initially seeking the death penalty.
During the Article 32 hearing, Robert Bales testified extensively about his actions.
Answer: False
Robert Bales did not testify during his Article 32 hearing.
Robert Bales agreed to plead guilty to avoid the death penalty and describe the events.
Answer: True
Robert Bales agreed to plead guilty to avoid the death penalty and to describe the events of the massacre.
The defense argued during sentencing that Bales was a cold-blooded murderer who showed no remorse.
Answer: False
The defense argued during sentencing that Bales was suffering from combat fatigue and had 'snapped', rather than being a cold-blooded murderer.
The prosecution sought a sentence of life imprisonment with the possibility of parole for Bales.
Answer: False
The prosecution sought a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for Bales.
What was Robert Bales's sentence for the Kandahar massacre?
Answer: Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole
Robert Bales was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for the Kandahar massacre.
What was a key piece of evidence Bales's attorney initially claimed was missing from the government's case?
Answer: Forensic evidence
Bales's attorney initially claimed that forensic evidence was missing from the government's case.
What was the U.S. government's initial stance on prosecuting Robert Bales?
Answer: To seek the death penalty.
The U.S. government's initial stance was to prosecute Robert Bales and seek the death penalty.
Did Robert Bales testify during his Article 32 hearing?
Answer: No, he did not testify.
Robert Bales did not testify during his Article 32 hearing.
Under what condition did Robert Bales agree to plead guilty?
Answer: To avoid the death penalty and describe the events.
Robert Bales agreed to plead guilty under the condition that he would avoid the death penalty and describe the events.
What was the defense's main argument during the sentencing hearing regarding Bales's state of mind?
Answer: He was suffering from severe combat fatigue and 'snapped'.
The defense argued that Bales was suffering from severe combat fatigue and had 'snapped' during the sentencing hearing.
What sentence did the prosecution seek for Robert Bales?
Answer: Life without parole
The prosecution sought a sentence of life imprisonment without parole for Robert Bales.
Investigators examined the potential influence of mefloquine, an anti-malaria drug, on Bales's actions.
Answer: True
Investigators examined the potential influence of mefloquine, an anti-malaria drug, on Bales's actions.
Robert Bales had a documented history of PTSD and TBI prior to the massacre.
Answer: False
Robert Bales did not have a documented history of serious PTSD or TBI prior to the massacre, though he did sustain a concussion in 2010.
When asked why he committed the murders, Bales blamed the anti-malaria drug mefloquine.
Answer: False
When asked why he committed the murders, Bales stated he could not provide a good reason and had asked himself the question 'a million times'.
Bales attributed his actions partly to steroid use, stating they increased his irritability and anger.
Answer: True
Bales attributed his actions partly to steroid use, stating they increased his irritability and anger.
Which of the following was investigated as a potential factor influencing Bales's actions?
Answer: Side effects of mefloquine
Side effects of mefloquine, an anti-malaria drug, were investigated as a potential factor influencing Bales's actions.
What did investigators find regarding Bales's history of mental health issues before the massacre?
Answer: He had no documented history of mental disorders and passed screenings.
Investigators found that Bales had no documented history of serious mental disorders and had passed screenings prior to the massacre.
When asked by the judge why he committed the murders, what did Bales primarily state?
Answer: He could not provide a good reason for his actions.
When asked by the judge why he committed the murders, Bales stated he could not provide a good reason.
How did Bales claim steroids affected him?
Answer: They increased his irritability and anger.
Bales claimed that steroids increased his irritability and anger.
Robert Bales was apprehended by Afghan police shortly after the massacre.
Answer: False
Robert Bales was apprehended by fellow soldiers from his unit shortly after the massacre.
Afghan villagers and victims' families expressed satisfaction with Bales's life sentence.
Answer: False
Afghan villagers and victims' families expressed dissatisfaction with Bales's life sentence, believing he deserved the death penalty.
Robert Bales's conviction and sentencing were upheld by the U.S. Army Criminal Appeals Court in 2017.
Answer: True
The U.S. Army Criminal Appeals Court upheld Bales's conviction and sentencing in September 2017.
Who apprehended Robert Bales after the massacre?
Answer: Fellow soldiers from his unit
Robert Bales was apprehended by fellow soldiers from his unit after exiting the last house.
How did Afghan villagers and victims' families react to the final sentence given to Robert Bales?
Answer: They believed he deserved the death penalty.
Afghan villagers and victims' families reacted to the sentence by stating they believed Bales deserved the death penalty.
Where is Robert Bales currently incarcerated?
Answer: United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Robert Bales is currently incarcerated at the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
What was the outcome of Robert Bales's appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court?
Answer: The Supreme Court refused to hear his appeal.
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Robert Bales's appeal.