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The question over whether CTE is linked to violent crime has come to the fore after numerous incidents of violent ex-football players. Most experts say it is hard to say what motivates someone to commit a crime, but the symptoms CTE causes could all contribute.

The victims were Dr. Robert Lesslie, his wife, Barbara Lesslie, their two grandchildren -- Adah, 9, and Noah, 5 -- as well as James Lewis and Robert Shook.

The victims were Dr. Robert Lesslie, his wife, Barbara Lesslie, their two grandchildren -- Adah, 9, and Noah, 5 -- as well as James Lewis and Robert Shook.

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By Victor Trammell Photo credits: Icon Sportswire According to Boston University, an autopsy of the brain of former 49ers seventh-round draft selection Phillip Adams, (pictured) who is accused of killing six people before shooting himself over eight months ago, revealed severe chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). According to neuropathologist Ann McKee, Adams, 32, has Stage 2 […]

Former NFL player Phillip Adams was suffering from the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) when he shot dead six people before killing himself in April, officials said on Tuesday. A post-mortem examination of Adams' brain carried out by neuropathologists&...

Adams is a former NFL player from Rock Hill accused of killing six people in a mass shooting last April before ending his own life.

While doctors who studied Adams’ brain wouldn’t say that CTE was the reason Adams went on the killing spree, they believe the disease was part of the puzzle.

An autopsy conducted by a South Carolina coroner revealed a former NFL player accused of fatally shooting six people before committing suicide had an "unusually severe" case of CTE.

Adams is a former NFL player from Rock Hill accused of killing six people in a mass shooting last April before ending his own life.