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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev giving the middle finger to a courthouse

Boston bomber gave middle finger to courthouse camera

David Smothers April 21, 2015

A photo of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev giving the middle finger to a courthouse camera was shown to a jury on Tuesday morning, as the sentencing portion of the convicted Boston Marathon bomber’s trial began. Tsarnaev, 19, is seen defiantly flipping off the camera in the jail of the federal courthouse, sometime during his arraignment in July… Continue Reading »

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Meb Keflezighi becomes first American man to win Boston Marathon since 1983

David Smothers April 21, 2014

American Meb Keflezighi has won the Boston Marathon, a year after a bombing at the finish line left three dead and more than 260 people injured. Keflezighi is a former New York City Marathon champion and Olympic medalist. He ran the 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to the finish on Boylston Street in Boston’s Back Bay… Continue Reading »

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Victims Of The Boston Marathon Bombing Begin Divvying $61 Million

David Smothers June 29, 2013

America, on occasion you really take care of your own. After the Boston Marathon bombing, people and companies pulled together more than $60 million that’s now being disbursed to 232 people who were hurt or killed in the attack and its aftermath. Two double amputees and the families of four people who died (three in… Continue Reading »

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Incredible Thermal Imaging Video of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Hiding

David Smothers April 21, 2013

While we had previously seen the stunning thermal images that helped police confirm that Boston Marathon bombing suspect was indeed hiding in a boat, under a tarp, in Watertown, Massachusetts, now the raw video of the camera in action has been released. “It’s absolutely mesmerizing”. The three-minute video shows off footage captured by the Massachusetts… Continue Reading »

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Boston Police: Second Marathon Suspect in Custody

David Smothers April 19, 2013

BREAKING: Applause broke out in a residential area near Boston, after a tense police standoff – sparked when the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing was discovered hiding in a boat in a backyard – ended with the subject of a day-long dragnet in custody. Police moved in on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Friday evening after… Continue Reading »

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Is This the At-Large Boston Bombing Suspect’s Social Profile?

David Smothers April 19, 2013

Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, the remaining at-large suspect in Monday’s bombings at the Boston Marathon, appears to have a profile on VK, a social network popular with Russian speakers in Russia, Eastern Europe and parts of the Middle East. The page, which exists under the alternate-spelling name “Djohar Tsarnaev,” lists Tsnarnaev’s current city as Boston, Mass.,… Continue Reading »