Jason Eaton watches as Hisham Awartani arrives to testify in Eaton’s trial in Burlington, Vt., Monday, Sept. 14, 2026.
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Jason Eaton, 51, of Burlington, has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. The trial is expected to hinge on expert testimony on his state of mind at the time.
Jason Eaton insisted he was acting on orders from the CIA and Mossad when he shot three Palestinian college students who were walking past his home a few days after Thanksgiving. He said the U.S. and Israeli intelligence agencies transmitted the messages to him via FM radio and that God was commandi…
(AP) – Jason Eaton insisted he was acting on orders from the CIA and Mossad when he shot three Palestinian college students who were walking past his home a few days after Thanksgiving. He said the U.S.
Prosecutor Sally Adams told jurors that a state psychiatrist who is slated to testify concluded that Jason Eaton did not have a mental disease or defect.
The state rested its case against Jason Eaton on the trial’s second day Tuesday, clearing the way for Eaton’s defense team to present testimony they hope will bolster their argument that he was legally insane at the time of the shootings.
