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Witnesses for the defense team of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev testified about his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev Tuesday at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse. PHOTO FROM DAVISCOUNTYUTAH.GOV

Testimony in Tsarnaev trial focuses on brother of defendant

Katie Aramento April 29, 2015

On Tuesday, the second day of defense testimony in the penalty phase of the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Tsarnaev’s attorneys focused on personality changes in the defendant’s deceased brother, Tamerlan. The...

The prosecution and defense made closing statements Monday at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. PHOTO BY NIKKI GITTER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Closing statements end testimony in Tsarnaev trial

Katie Aramento April 7, 2015

In closing statements of the trial of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Monday, the prosecution and the defense summarized evidence put forth by nearly 100 witnesses over the past month...

An explosive found on Laurel Street in Watertown was used as evidence in the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse Wednesday. PHOTO BY SAMANTHA GROSS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Tsarnaev trial turns to friend of suspect, physical evidence

Samantha J. Gross March 19, 2015

Tuesday and Wednesday marked days eight and nine of testimony in the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 21-year-old who allegedly, with his deceased older brother Tamerlan, placed two bombs at the finish...

Professor Mitchell Zuckoff named the first Sumner N. Redstone Professor of Narrative Studies, announced March 6 in BU Today. PHOTO BY JACQUI BUSICK/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

COM professor named first Sumner N. Professor of Narrative Studies

Mina Corpuz March 9, 2015

Mitchell Zuckoff, a New York Times bestseller, veteran journalist and a professor in Boston University’s College of Communication, was named the first Sumner N. Redstone Professor of Narrative Studies...

Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan star in "The Last Five Years," a movie musical released Friday. PHOTO COURTESY OF RADiUS

REVIEW: Share next 90 minutes with “The Last Five Years”

Katie Aramento February 20, 2015

Musical theatre actors are often forced into classes along the lines of “acting the song.” They choose a piece that shows off their highest range, something like the modern classic “Defying Gravity”...

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