Skip to Main Content
The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University

The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

EDITORIAL: Tsarnaev doesn't deserve appeal, still needs one

EDITORIAL: Tsarnaev doesn’t deserve appeal, still needs one

Editors December 3, 2015

When Dzhokhar Tsarnaev first entered the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse to stand trial for his role in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, there was no question that he belonged there. “It...

Jury finds Tsarnaev guilty of Boston Marathon bombings, 30 federal counts total

Jury finds Tsarnaev guilty of Boston Marathon bombings, 30 federal counts total

Samantha J. Gross April 8, 2015

On Wednesday, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 21, was found guilty of 30 federal counts related to the April 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the days after. The bombings and violent confrontations that followed...

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his defense lawyers are depicted in a courtroom sketch. The defense rested its case Tuesday at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse. ILLUSTRATION BY REBECCA NESS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Defense rests in trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber

Lindsey Hover April 1, 2015

At the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Tuesday, Tsarnaev’s defense team called several witnesses to the stand before officially resting its case, ending the evidence presentation portion of the trial. Tsarnaev...

The trial for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev continued Thursday with 10 witnesses called on by the prosecution. ILLUSTRATION BY COURTNEY DUTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

O’Toole calls early recess to visit site of Watertown boat where Tsarnaev was found

Katie Aramento March 11, 2015

The Boston Marathon bombing trial came to an abrupt halt at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, as U.S. District Judge George O’Toole and the council took a recess to visit the boat in which alleged Boston Marathon bomber...

William Fick (left) and Timothy Watkins (right) leave John Joseph Moakley courthouse after a pre-trial hearing for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in November 2013. Fick and Watkins, Tsarnaev’s lawyers, left without speaking to the media. PHOTO BY EMILY ZABOSKI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Trial for accused Boston marathon bomber to remain in Boston

Felicia Gans September 26, 2014

The trial for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 21-year-old former University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth student accused of planting two bombs at the 2013 Boston Marathon finish line, will remain in Boston and...

Trial date set for Boston Marathon bombing suspect

Daily Free Press Admin February 13, 2014

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s defense attorneys and prosecutors held a status conference in Boston on Wednesday, setting a trial date and another status conference date where they will decide the location of...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
george o’toole