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Boston Bombing

Crime

The Brothers

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s friends didn’t realize what he’d done until they saw his image on television.

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Excerpted from The Brothers: The Road to an American Tragedy.

Masha Gessen Buzzfeed Apr 2015 10min Permalink

Crime

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, The Boston Marathon Bomber, Has the Most Ferocious Lawyer in America Defending Him

A profile of Judy Clarke, the publicity-shy anti-death-penalty attorney, who has defended the Unabomber, Susan Smith, and Jared Loughner.

Mark Bowden Vanity Fair Mar 2005 25min Permalink

Give Me the Gun

Why some immigrants can never escape their parents’ battles.

Andrew Lam Boom Apr 2014 10min Permalink

Crime Sports

For Richard Family, Loss and Love

A family’s story, one year after the Boston Marathon bombing.

  1. Part One: For Richard Family, Loss and Love

  2. Part Two: For Richard Family, Finding Strength

David Abel Boston Globe Apr 2014 55min Permalink

Crime

The Murders Before the Marathon

A triple homicide, the alleged involvement of a Boston Marathon bombing suspect, and those caught up in the FBI’s ongoing investigation.

Susan Zalkind Boston Magazine Feb 2014 30min Permalink

Crime

The Fall of the House of Tsarnaev

An investigation into the family of the accused Boston Marathon bombers.

Sally Jacobs, David Filipov, Patricia Wen The Boston Globe Dec 2013 1h5min Permalink

Crime Media

Should Reddit Be Blamed for the Spreading of a Smear?

The misidentification of a Boston Marathon bomber and the future of breaking news.

Jay Caspian Kang New York Times Magazine Jul 2013 25min Permalink

Crime

Jahar's World

The multiple lives of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Janet Reitman Rolling Stone Jul 2013 45min Permalink

Crime

The Finish Line

The heroes of the Boston Marathon bombing.

Sean Flynn GQ Jun 2013 25min Permalink

Crime

102 Hours in Pursuit of Marathon Bombing Suspects

The story of the manhunt.

Globe Staff The Boston Globe Apr 2013 55min Permalink