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Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is depicted in a courtroom sketch at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse Thursday, April 30. ILLUSTRATION BY REBECCA NESS/DFP FILE PHOTO

Defense explores Tsarnaev family problems, Dzhokhar’s character

Mina Corpuz May 6, 2015

Attorneys for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev focused Tuesday on his character and the dysfunctional nature of the Tsarnaev family by highlighting problems several family members faced during the fifth day of defense...

(From left) Devon McCullough, 60, of Arlington, Amy Hendrickson, 71, of Brookline, Joe Kebartas, 66, of South Boston and Carolyn Whiting, 65, of Reading, protest the death penalty Monday in front of the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse. PHOTO BY FELICIA GANS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Defense shifts focus to Tamerlan in opening statements

Felicia Gans April 28, 2015

Since March 5, the focus of the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been — unsurprisingly so — on Dzhokhar, the 21-year-old former University of Massachusetts Dartmouth student who was convicted on April...

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