PITTSBURGH — Robert Bowers poured out murderous, anti-Semitic hatred online. But in person at home, people remembered him Sunday as the bland neighbor from Apartment 1 who offered no clues about his racist views, his dark plans, or really anything at all.

Bowers made such an insubstantial impression on his next-door neighbor, Kerrie Owens, that she forgot his name soon after he introduced himself when he moved into his ground-floor apartment 1 1/2 years ago. Bowers said he worked as a truck driver and needed the apartment primarily to store his stuff, Owens said.