Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Trial

Stories on the terrorism trial of convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

In this March 5, 2015 file courtroom sketch, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, center, is depicted between defense attorneys Miriam Conrad, left, and Judy Clarke, right, during his federal death penalty trial in Boston. (Jane Flavell Collins/AP)

Tsarnaev Jurors' Answers On Death Penalty, Islam Released

Newly released court documents show at the start of the trial of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, jurors were split on which was a worse fate — life without parole,...

Local Coverage

Dec 24, 2018

Lawyers For Boston Marathon Bomber Want FBI Tapes With Brother's Associate, Todashev

Appeals lawyers for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are seeking recordings of a man killed by an FBI agent who knew the convicted Boston Marathon bomber and his brother.

Local Coverage

Jul 5, 2018

In this courtroom sketch, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev stands before U.S. District Judge George O'Toole Jr. as he addresses the court during his sentencing to apologize, just before the judge formally sentenced him to death. (Jane Flavell Collins/AP)

At Boston College Law School Forum, Tsarnaev Judge Defends Handling Of Trial

Judge George O'Toole addressed criticism over the racial makeup of the jury that sentenced convicted marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Morning Edition

02:46Apr 7, 2016

Boston Marathon Bomber Asks For New Lawyers To Handle Appeal

Tsarnaev's lawyers filed a motion Wednesday asking the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to replace most of the lawyers who defended him during his trial. That's a standard practice...

Local Coverage

Feb 17, 2016

In this courtroom sketch, Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, second from right, is depicted with his lawyers, left, beside U.S. District Judge George O'Toole Jr., right, as O'Toole addressed a pool of potential jurors in early January. (Jane Flavell Collins/AP)

Judge Releases List Of Tsarnaev Jurors

Nearly nine months after a jury sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings alongside his brother, the judge in the case has released the names...

Local Coverage

Feb 12, 2016

Lawyers For Boston Marathon Bomber File Notice Of Appeal

The notice filed Friday with the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals doesn't describe any grounds for appeal.

Local Coverage

Jan 29, 2016

In this May 2015 courtroom sketch, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (center) stood with his defense attorneys as his death sentence was read in federal court in Boston. (Jane Flavell Collins via AP)

Court Begins Unsealing Documents In Tsarnaev Case

Hundreds of sealed documents regarding the Boston Marathon bombing were made public Wednesday -- more than seven months after Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to death for the 2013 attack.

All Things Considered

04:04Jan 27, 2016

Boston Bomber's Lawyers Argue For A New Trial Despite Longs Odds In Appeals Court

Almost seven months after Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted and sentenced six times to death, his attorneys are arguing for a new trial.

Morning Edition

04:17Dec 2, 2015

Boston Marathon Bomber's Lawyers Argue For New Trial

Tsarnaev's lawyers told a judge Tuesday that a recent Supreme Court ruling calls into question 15 of the 30 counts against him.

Local Coverage

Dec 1, 2015

Tsarnaev Lawyers Back In Court To Argue For New Trial For The Convicted Boston Bomber

Six and a half months after a jury chose the death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the case of the self-admitted Boston Marathon bomber returns to federal court in Boston Tuesday...

Local Coverage

Dec 1, 2015

Kevan Fagan, 23, speaks about his experience serving on the jury in the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

'Juror 83' Is First Tsarnaev Juror To Speak About Trial Experience, Death Penalty Decision

Kevan Fagan, 23, told WBUR he would likely have changed his vote had he been aware of the Richard family's opposition to the death penalty. He is now the first...

Local Coverage

07:37Aug 25, 2015

In this courtroom sketch, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev stands with his defense attorneys as a death sentence is read at the Moakley courthouse in Boston on May 15. The federal jury ruled that the 21-year-old Tsarnaev should be sentenced to death for his role in the deadly 2013 attack. (Jane Flavell Collins via AP)

3 Months After Death Sentence, Judge Still Holds Tsarnaev Jury List

Observers say Judge George O'Toole's holding of the jury list for three months is unprecedented.

Local Coverage

06:52Aug 18, 2015

Plan For Second Trial For Boston Bomber Prompts Backlash

A state prosecutor's insistence that Tsarnaev should stand trial a second time has triggered an indignant backlash from those who insist it would re-traumatize victims and amount to a waste...

Local Coverage

Jul 19, 2015

Boston Police Overtime For Tsarnaev Trial Totaled $748,000

Police officials said Thursday that officers worked more than 13,000 hours of overtime helping secure the federal courthouse from January through May during the trial and sentencing.

Local Coverage

Jul 17, 2015

Middlesex DA Wants To Try Tsarnaev For MIT Officer's Death

A state prosecutor says she intends to try Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the death of a MIT police officer even though Tsarnaev is already on death row.

Local Coverage

Jul 11, 2015

Condemned Boston Marathon Bomber Files Motion For New Trial

The motion did not contain any details on Tsarnaev's legal arguments, saying only that a new trial is "required in the interests of justice."

Local Coverage

Jul 6, 2015

This undated photo released by the FBI on April 19, 2013 shows Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. On Friday, May 15, 2015, Tsarnaev was sentenced to death by lethal injection for the 2013 Boston Marathon terror attack. (FBI/AP)

The State Of Tsarnaev's Soul

Is he unredeemable, or is he a person capable of awakening to the moral horror of what he did? Why are so desperate to understand?

Cognoscenti

Jul 2, 2015

What Do We Relinquish When We Say 'I Forgive You'?

Forgiveness need not mean forgetting or acquiescing, but is it necessary to effect change?

Cognoscenti

Jul 1, 2015

Timeline: The Boston Marathon Bombing Trial And Tsarnaev's Long Legal Road Ahead

We've compiled all of our coverage of his trial here.

Local Coverage

Jun 30, 2015

A woman pauses before laying a bouquet of flowers and an American flag at a memorial, Friday, June 19, 2015 in front of the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. (Stephen B. Morton/AP)

Contemplating Humanity In The Age Of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev And Dylann Roof

Our mortal inability to adequately fathom others with subtlety and humility: this is our universal tragedy.

Cognoscenti

Jun 30, 2015

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Tsarnaev Jurors' Answers On Death Penalty, Islam Released

Lawyers For Boston Marathon Bomber Want FBI Tapes With Brother's Associate, Todashev

At Boston College Law School Forum, Tsarnaev Judge Defends Handling Of Trial

Boston Marathon Bomber Asks For New Lawyers To Handle Appeal

Judge Releases List Of Tsarnaev Jurors

Lawyers For Boston Marathon Bomber File Notice Of Appeal

Court Begins Unsealing Documents In Tsarnaev Case

Boston Bomber's Lawyers Argue For A New Trial Despite Longs Odds In Appeals Court

Boston Marathon Bomber's Lawyers Argue For New Trial

Tsarnaev Lawyers Back In Court To Argue For New Trial For The Convicted Boston Bomber

'Juror 83' Is First Tsarnaev Juror To Speak About Trial Experience, Death Penalty Decision

3 Months After Death Sentence, Judge Still Holds Tsarnaev Jury List

Plan For Second Trial For Boston Bomber Prompts Backlash

Boston Police Overtime For Tsarnaev Trial Totaled $748,000

Middlesex DA Wants To Try Tsarnaev For MIT Officer's Death

Condemned Boston Marathon Bomber Files Motion For New Trial

The State Of Tsarnaev's Soul

What Do We Relinquish When We Say 'I Forgive You'?

Timeline: The Boston Marathon Bombing Trial And Tsarnaev's Long Legal Road Ahead

Contemplating Humanity In The Age Of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev And Dylann Roof