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An overview of Boylston Street near the marathon finish line, the area in which two bombs were detonated in 2013, killing three people and injuring more than 260. GOOGLE EARTH

Marathon bombing memorial set for summer 2019 completion

Joel Lau April 16, 2019
The memorial to the victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings should be finished this summer, the project’s artist said, more than a year after the memorial was planned to be unveiled on the fifth anniversary of the attacks in April 2018.
Video footage shown in court Wednesday shows two individuals approaching MIT police officer Sean Collier’s car at approximately 10:24 p.m. on April 18, 2013. PHOTO COURTESY OF FBI

State charges possible for Tsarnaev for crimes in Middlesex County

Olivia Quintana July 16, 2015

Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan plans for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to return to Massachusetts to face charges for crimes committed after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Among the charges...

Former friends and teachers of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev testified Wednesday at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse. PHOTO FROM JUSTICE.GOV

Defense continues to call character witnesses

Mina Corpuz April 30, 2015

Dzhokar Tsarnaev’s defense attorneys continued their focus on the defendant’s deceased brother, Tamerlan, at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse Wednesday, the third day of defense testimony...

Family members of Lu Lingzi, who died in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, spoke Wednesday at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in the sentencing phase of convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. PHOTO COURTESY OF MENGHAN HU

Testimony turns to Collier, Lingzi

Lindsey Hover April 23, 2015

The prosecution continued to call witnesses Wednesday at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in another emotionally charged day of testimony at the penalty phase of the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev,...

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...

Carjacking victim Dun Meng recounts night spent with Boston Marathon bombing suspects

Carjacking victim Dun Meng recounts night spent with Boston Marathon bombing suspects

Conor Ryan March 13, 2015

As he sat in his car on the night of April 18, 2013, Dun Meng, a young business owner originally from China, received a text from his roommate. The message, written in Mandarin, stated, “Where are...

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Tsarnaev trial testimony focuses on death of MIT Police Officer Sean Collier

Conor Ryan March 12, 2015

In the fifth day of the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the jury saw a shift in testimony. While the trial's first four days focused on the Boston Marathon bombings that...

Testimony begins in case of Boston Marathon bombing suspect

Testimony begins in case of Boston Marathon bombing suspect

Samantha J. Gross March 5, 2015

[mediagrid cat="19013"] In a trial that could cost him his life, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev sat in Courtroom 9 of the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in a beige shirt and dark suit jacket Wednesday,...

Jury selection for the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev began at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse Monday. PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Jury selection begins in trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber

Alexandra David January 5, 2015

Jury selection for the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev began Monday at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse, despite a recent attempt from Tsarnaev’s defense...

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EDIT: Alert the Masses

Editors October 9, 2014

A spill of the chemical hexane, a flammable solvent, in a chemistry laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Tuesday caused quite a commotion on the Cambridge campus. The spill itself was...

Defense team for alleged marathon bomber requests venue change for trial

Daily Free Press Admin June 19, 2014

The defense team representing Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man accused of placing two bombs at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon with his brother Tamerlan, requested a change of venue Wednesday for...

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