Did Accused Clinic Bomber Have a Brain Injury?
Paul Ross Evans is accused of having placed a homemade pipe bomb outside the Austin Women's Health Center. Evans' friend, Karen Slafter, says that she does not understand Evans' actions. She had worn a "Pro Choice" button to work earlier in the month and had discussed the issue with Evans. Slafter believes that Evans' decision to place the homemade bomb outside the clinic was influenced by a brain disorder.
Slafter says that Evans' brain injury influences his reasoning and his social functioning. A 2006 news report also quotes Evans as saying he had a history of unexplained evil thoughts. Evans' lawyer, Assistant Federal Public Defender Horatio Alderedge, could not be reached for comment.
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