The Boston Marathon Bombing
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Perpetrators: Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Age at the time: 26 (Tamerlan) and 19 (Dzhokar)
Status: Dead (Tamerlan) and Alive (Dzhokhar)
Location: 117th Boston Marathon (specifically the finish line), Boston, Massachusetts.
Day of the Attack: April 15th, 2013.
Weapons: 2 Pressure Cooker Bombs.
Punishment: Death Sentence (Dzhokar)
Charges: 30 counts (detailed later)
Tamerlan Anzorovich Tsarnaev (Тамерлан Царнаев) was born on October 21st, 1986 in an unknown area. Either in Russia or Kyrgyzstan. He didn't really have friends. He attended Cambridge Rindge and Latin School after coming to America. He attended Bunker Hill Community college from 2006-2008. He previously applied to University of Massachusetts Boston (UMASS Boston). He dropped out to pursue boxing. He was studying accounting and wanted to become an engineer. He attended a mosque, the Islamic Society of Boston mosque, and would be eventually removed after interrupting several prayers. He would continue going, but he would keep quiet to not be permanently banned. Tamerlan was no stranger to law enforcement. He was labelled an extremist by the police and he was put on a list alongside his mother. The FBI investigated him, which caused his application for citizenship to need extra reviews. He also was arrested for abusing his girlfriend. He visited Russia in 2012, where people say that is where he began to have more extreme values. Tamerlan did not drink or smoke and was a devoted Sunni Muslim.
Dzhokhar Anzorovich (Jahar) Tsarnaev (Джохар Царнаев) was born on July 22nd, 1993 in Dagestan, Russia. Dzhokar moved to America when he was around 9 years old. He was a wrestler during his time at the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He also attended, in his youth, Community Charter School of Cambridge for his middle school education and Cambridgeport Elementary for his elementary education. He also attended School No 1 in Makhachkala, Russia. He graduated in 2011. He received a $2,500 scholarship. He was very into the idea of having a career and making a lot of money. Dzhokar was described as being like an angel. When he went off to college at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, he gained a pretty nice group of friends. He lived in a dorm at the time of the attacks. When the bombing happened and images of suspects were released, his friend attempted to call him to tell him a suspect looks like him and to be careful. Dzhokar was a pretty popular guy. He got a prom date, he had many friends, and he was well liked by those around him. In 2012, he gained legal citizenship. He could speak Russian, English, and Chechen. Some people around him claim his love of sports came from Tamerlan, since he was a boxer. Tamerlan was a big influence on Dzhokhar.
He began to struggle in school in college. He wasn't doing as well as he wanted to do and it was likely due to the change that college is in comparison to previous schooling. Dzhokhar was Muslim and would attend prayers with Tamerlan. Tamerlan was more devout, as Dzhokhar would still smoke cigarettes and he sold weed in his college years. His friends were all willing to testify in court that he isn't the type to do this kind of thing. Honestly, he is described super positively by every single person who knows him.
They were born to Anzor Tsarnaev and Zubeidat Tsarnaeva. The boys were of Chechen and Avar descent. They were raised in a Muslim household. Their family moved around pretty often. They spent some of their childhoods in Kyrgyzstan, and spent a year in Dagestan. The pair had 2 sisters who are named Ailina Tsarnaeva and Bella Tsarnaeva. Ailina was arrested for making a bomb threat against a woman in 2014. She received an aggravated harassment charge. She was also arrested for using a fake bill at a mall in 2010. Bella was arrested for drug possession in 2012.
The Tsarnaev family moved to the United States in 2002. Tamerlan moved later after living with his uncle when the family had moved. The family moved to Massachusetts, living on Norfolk Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The 117th annual Boston marathon, April 15th, 2013:
9:00 a.m. Mobility Impaired Participants Start
9:17 a.m. Push-Rim Wheelchair Division Start
9:22 a.m. Handcycle Participants Start
9:32 a.m. Elite Women's Start
10:00 a.m. Elite Men's Start & Wave One
5:00 p.m. Awards Ceremony
Fairmont Copley Plaza, Grand Ballroom,
138 St. James Avenue, Boston
7:30 p.m.-12:00 a.m. Post-Race Party* (21 and older only)
This was the day's schedule. The race began as normal. over 27,000 people ran that day. The Boston Marathon is a 26 mile long race.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev first appeared around 2:38 pm. The brothers walked down Gloucester Street and turned the corner of Boylston Street. At 2:42, Tamerlan would split off from Dzhokhar. Dzhokhar would stand in front of the Back Bay social club, which is a bar and restaurant in Boston . I'll split this off.
TAMERLAN: tamerlan tsarnaev walks past the forum restaurant and continues to walk until he reaches the finish line on boylston street. He then stood in one spot towards the back of the crowd. He then placed down his backpack at the finish line. Tamerlan is seen hurrying with other people away after the explosion at 2:50 pm.
DZHOKHAR: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev walks, while on his cellphone, up to the forum restaurant at 2:45 pm. He takes a spot in front of the restaurant and places down his backpack. He takes a phone call with Tamerlan that lasts 19 seconds. The first explosion goes off at 2:49 pm. Dzhokhar glances in the wrong direction, before looking back, then he walks away seconds before the second blast at 2:49 pm. He is seen running at the corner of Fairfield and Boylston street.
3 were killed in the explosion and 260+ others were injured. Injuries range from scratches from the nails and other objects inside the bombs, to losing limbs. The brothers had figured out how to make these bombs through a magazine by Al Qaeda.
the bombers lived regular lives for days after that. Dzhokhar partied with friends and tweeted hours after the bombing "Ain't no love in the heart of the city, stay safe people “. The police searched every crumb of evidence in the area. They found glass, nails, backpack remains, etc.
APRIL 18TH: After many hours of examination, they identified the “White Hat guy” as a suspect, which caused confusion. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was the man in the white hat. Tamerlan was seen as a suspect due to the fact he was with Dzhokhar. The pair went into hiding. At 10:25 pm, the pair shot and killed an officer named Sean A. Collier after attempting to steal his gun. They then stole a (a Mercedes Benz and kept the owner, Dun Meng, hostage. They allegedly wanted to go to New York and that's why they stole it. They then took 800 dollars from Meng and went to fill up gas at a shell gas station. Dzhokhar went inside, Tamerlan pumped gas. Meng got out of the car and went to a different gas station and begged the cashier to call for help.
APRIL 19TH: The police follow the honda and mercedez benz after properly identifying that these cars were being used by the bombers. The cars stopped and Tamerlan got out of the car and began to shoot at officers. Bombs were also thrown at officers. When tamerlan ran out of ammo, he threw his gun at an officer. The officers then tackled him to the ground. Dzhokhar then pressed on the gas, attempting to run over the cops who darted out of the way. Dzhokhar ran over Tamerlan, dragging him 30 feet. Tamerlan would die from these injuries paired with the gunshot wounds. Half a mile later, he would abandon the car. At some point, Dzhokhar ended up hiding under a boat. He was badly injured since he had been shot. David Henneberry was the owner of the house. He noticed a bleeding body under his boat. He called the police immediately at 6:42 pm. The police arrived and used thermal imaging and they saw that Dzhokhar was inside. He ended up being shot at until he came out of the boat. He surrendered, holding his arms up and he lifted his shirt to show he had no weapon on him. He was then arrested 2 hours after the initial call, at 8:42 pm. He was in critical condition. With that, the manhunt was over.
1 from severe injuries that were related to the manhunt but died at a later date.
BOMBING: Martin Richard (8) Krystle Campbell (29) Lu Lingzi (23)
MANHUNT: Sean Collier (26) Tamerlan Tsarnaev (26)
OTHER: Dennis Simmonds (28)
Dzhokhar pleaded not guilty to all charges. He was found guilty on all charges.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to death on June 24th, 2015. He was then taken off of death row on July 30th, 2020. He was then put back on death row on March 4th, 2022. He currently awaits further trials to see if he will be put to death.
Dzhokhar wrote inside the boat with a pencil.
The motive was ultimately decided to be islamic terrorism.
Tamerlan was connected to 3 murders before the bombings.
A boy was wrongfully accused of being one of the bombers. The boy was found dead from suicide, and had died before the bombing.
The pair's mother was investigated before the bombings alongside Tamerlan.
3 other friends were arrested for providing weapons to the pair and for attempting to destroy evidence against them.
Tamerlan attempted to legally change his name to Muaz. but he never went through with it.
Dzhokhar held up the middle finger at a prision camera.
Dzhokhar was not told of Tamerlans death immediately.
