Two explosions shattered the euphoria of the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry off the injured while the stragglers were rerouted away from the smoking site of the blasts. Boston Marathon bombing victim James Costello staggers away in his torn clothing from the finish area in Boston, April 15, A man comforts a victim on the sidewalk at the scene near the finish line of the th Boston Marathon.
Bystanders help an injured woman at the scene of the first explosion on Boylston Street near the finish line of the th Boston Marathon. Jurors in found Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty of all 30 counts he faced and later determined he deserved execution for a bomb he planted that killed Lu and Richard. The Boston-based 1st U.
Circuit Court of Appeals last year ruled that the trial judge "fell short" in screening jurors for potential bias following pervasive news coverage of the bombing and ordered a new death-penalty phase trial. The 1st Circuit stressed that even if he is not executed Tsarnaev would remain in prison the rest of his life. He is incarcerated at the "Supermax" federal prison in Florence, Colorado. The Justice Department launched its appeal during Republican former President Donald Trump's administration and continued it after Democrat Joe Biden took office even though Biden opposes the federal government's use of the death penalty.
Opposition to the death penalty, as shown in opinion polls, has increased in the United States, while its use has declined. Liberal-leaning Massachusetts is among the growing number of U. Tazhayakov and Kadyrbayev are foreign nationals charged with obstruction of justice. They are initially held on unrelated visa issues. Phillipos, an American citizen, is charged with lying to federal agents. This is after cemeteries in Massachusetts and elsewhere refuse to allow his burial.
May 22, - An FBI agent shoots and kills Ibragim Todashev in Orlando, Florida, while questioning him about his relationship with Tamerlan Tsarnaev after cell phone records connect the two.
Todashev tells the agent that Tsarnaev participated in a triple homicide that was drug-related. The confrontation between the FBI agent and Todashev turns violent after Todashev lunges at the agent with a weapon, according to a law enforcement source.
July 10, - Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleads not guilty to 30 federal charges. August 13, - Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov plead not guilty to conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstructing justice with intent to impede authorities.
August 19, - The testimony of the trauma surgeon who treated Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is unsealed, revealing the extent of his wounds, including multiple gun shot wounds that pierced the base of his skull, mouth and vertebrae. Unsealed documents also reveal that Tsarnaev was not read his Miranda rights until three days after he was detained. September 13, - Phillipos pleads not guilty to making false statements to federal officials, and Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov reenter their not guilty pleas.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev's in-laws appear before a federal grand jury in Boston. Details of the four-hour session are not immediately released.
October 21, - In a court document, prosecutors confirm that Tamerlan Tsarnaev was accused of participating in a triple homicide outside Boston. January 30, - A notice is filed with a federal court after US Attorney General Eric Holder says that federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. May 30, - Authorities arrest a friend of the Tsarnaev brothers, Khairullozhon Matanov and charge him with one count of destroying, altering, and falsifying records, documents and tangible objects in a federal investigation, specifically information on his computer.
He is also charged with three counts of making materially false, fictitious and fraudulent statements in a federal terrorism investigation. He later pleads guilty to misleading investigators. August 21, - Kadyrbayev pleads guilty to obstructing justice. As part of the plea agreement, a sentence of seven years will be recommended by the US attorney, and Kadyrbayev, a Kazakh national, has agreed to be deported after serving his sentence.
October 28, - Phillipos, a friend of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, is convicted on two counts of lying to federal agents. This has been a tough year for everyone, but we will get through this together," Boston Mayor Kim Janey said in a statement. One Boston Day has become about giving back. People are being asked to share a socially distant act of kindness, such as thanking the health care heroes, sending a card to a veteran or supporting small businesses by buying gift cards.
A moment of silence was also held across the city at p. Bells tolled for that minute to mark the solemn occasion.
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