Crime & Justice

Despite Protests, Worcester Funeral Home Intent On Burying Bombing Suspect

May 4, 2013
A protester holds a sign with "Bury the garbage in the landfill," referring to the body of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev. (Deborah Becker/WBUR)

WORCESTER, Mass. — The owner of the Worcester funeral home holding the body of accused marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev expects to find a cemetery to bury Tsarnaev by Monday.

Experts: Feds Pressure Widow, Pals In Marathon Bombing Case

May 4, 2013

BOSTON — Legal experts say it’s part of their quest not just to determine whether Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s widow and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s friends are culpable but also to push for as much information as possible.

Worcester Funeral Home Known For Taking Unwanted Bodies Has Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s

May 3, 2013
Worcester funeral director Peter Stefan poses next to boxes of unclaimed ashes for an unrelated 2008 news story. (Lisa Poole/AP)

BOSTON — But funeral director Peter Stefan said he cannot find a cemetery to accept the body.

3 People Killed In Separate Boston Shootings

May 3, 2013

The second shooting occurred in a Roxbury drugstore parking lot on Friday afternoon.

Following Bombing Case Charges, Customs Ordered To Verify All International Student Visas

May 3, 2013

WASHINGTON — It’s the first security change by the U.S. government directly related to the Boston bombings.

Funeral Home: No One Wants To Bury Marathon Bombing Suspect

May 2, 2013
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2010 (Julia Malakie/Lowell Sun/AP)

BOSTON — A Worcester mortuary familiar with Muslim services will handle funeral arrangements for Tamerlan Tsarnaev.

Methuen Student Charged With Making Online Threats

May 2, 2013

METHUEN, Mass. — A Methuen high school student was ordered held without bail on a charge that he threatened to kill people and outdo the Boston Marathon bombings.

Marathon Bombing Case May Prompt Student Visa Reform

May 2, 2013
This undated photo added on April 18, 2013, to the VK page of Dias Kadyrbayev shows, from left, Azamat Tazhayakov and Kadyrbayev, from Kazakhstan, with Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Times Square in New York. (VK/AP)

BOSTON — Federal Homeland Security officials are promising reform of the student visa system, after the two friends of a Boston Marathon bombing suspect overstayed their visas.

Investigators: Smoker Caused Fatal Allston Fire

May 2, 2013
Firefighters responded to a multiple-alarm fire in Allston on Sunday. One person died and 15 were injured. (Boston Fire Department)

BOSTON — Fire investigators said “careless disposal of smoking material” was to blame for a fire that killed a Boston University student in Allston on Sunday.

Feds Search Swedenborgian Church On Beacon Hill

May 2, 2013

BOSTON — Investigators from the FBI and Internal Revenue Service are conducting an operation at the Swedenborgian Church on Boston’s Beacon Hill.

DYS Commissioner Dolan Chosen To Head Up Probation Department

May 2, 2013

BOSTON — The state agency had been wracked with charges of patronage hiring before a new state law and change in leadership.

A Closer Look At Charges Against 3 Arrested In Connection With Bombings

May 2, 2013

BOSTON — We speak with David Frank, managing editor of Mass Lawyers Weekly, to explain the new arrests connected to the Boston Marathon bombings.

Judge Says Bulger Can't Use Immunity Defense

May 2, 2013

BOSTON — The new judge presiding over Bulger’s case has granted prosecutors’ motion to bar the reputed mobster from arguing immunity at trial.

Ex-Lawrence School Chief Ordered To Repay $10K

May 2, 2013

LAWRENCE, Mass. — A jury convicted Wilfredo Laboy in March 2012 of fraud and embezzlement for using school resources for his own gain.

Three Arrested For Interfering With Bombing Investigation

May 2, 2013

BOSTON — Three 19-year-old men are all being held without bail on charges of interfering with the investigation into the Boston Marathon bombings. They are all friends of surviving bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

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