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Tsarnaev's Library: 'Hitler Had a Point,' Mass Killings

Older brother was reading up on drones, Gitmo

(Newser) - Tamerlan Tsarnaev 's library was full of far-right reading material ranging from white supremacist tracts to writings on "the rape of our gun rights," the BBC reports after speaking to friends of Tsarnaev and his brother, Dzhokhar. "Hitler had a point," read one piece....

FBI: We Couldn't Have Stopped Boston Bombings

Internal reviews find laws and protocols prevented deeper investigation

(Newser) - Even though a tip put Tamerlan Tsarnaev in the FBI's sights prior to the Boston Marathon bombings, there was essentially nothing the agency could have done to prevent the attack, the bureau has determined. A number of internal reviews zeroed in on how a 2011 request from Russia, which...

Cops Ignored Boston Bomber in Murder Probe

Friends thought Tsarnaev was acting strange after shooting

(Newser) - Could police have prevented the Boston Marathon bombings by arresting Tamerlan Tsarnaev for an earlier triple-homicide ? That's the tantalizing question raised by a piece in today's New York Times , which reveals that relatives and friends of three men murdered in Waltham in 2011 have long argued that...

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Indicted on 30 Counts

Some carry death penalty; he also scrawled anti-US messages on boat

(Newser) - A federal grand jury has returned a 30-count indictment against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev —and 17 of the charges could bring life in prison or the death penalty. Among them: using a weapon of mass destruction and bombing a place of public use, resulting in death. Dzhokhar and older brother Tamerlan...

Seagal Stars on Congress' Russia Trip to Probe Boston

Bombing could have been averted, lawmakers conclude

(Newser) - US lawmakers who visited Russia to learn more about the lead-up to the Boston bombings say the two countries need to cooperate more—though perhaps that was made obvious by the fact that the tour required the help of actor Steven Seagal to arrange key meetings. The action star is...

Video Shows Tsarnaevs Working Out Before Bombing

Tamerlan, Dzhokhar went to gym 3 days before attack

(Newser) - CNN has video that manages to come off as mundane and chilling at the same time—the Tsarnaev brothers getting in shape at a local gym three days before the Boston Marathon bombing. One thing of note: The gym manager says he was surprised to see Tamerlan show up...

Tsarnaev Friend Attacked FBI Agent as He Read Text
FBI Agent Distracted by Text When Tsarnaev Pal Lunged
officials say
May 31, 2013 7:58 AM CDT

FBI Agent Distracted by Text When Tsarnaev Pal Lunged

Officials reveal new details in Ibragim Todashev shooting

(Newser) - The details surrounding the shooting of Ibragim Todashev , friend of Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, continue to be tweaked: Though officials said yesterday that Todashev was unarmed when he was shot, today a slightly different version of the story is emerging:
  • The New York Times reports that Todashev first knocked
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Tsarnaevs' Mom: Dzhokhar Says They're Innocent

Boston bombing suspect able to walk again, says mother

(Newser) - The Tsarnaev brothers' mother is providing more details of her first conversation with Dzhokhar post-arrest. He told his parents that he and Tamerlan weren't involved in the Boston bombings, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva notes. Though he said his health was improving—he's been able to walk again—and he has...

Tsarnaev Friend Unarmed When FBI Shot Him: Officials

Ibragim Todashev's death under review by several groups

(Newser) - New details are emerging on the killing of Ibragim Todashev at the hands of an FBI agent. Some officials have said Todashev , a friend of Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, had a knife or tried to take an agent's gun during questioning in the early morning at his own...

Tsarnaev Friend's Father Suspects FBI Torture

Abdulbaki Todashev headed to US

(Newser) - The father of Ibragim Todashev , Tamerlan Tsarnaev's friend killed during FBI questioning this week, says he thinks authorities "tortured my son and that he suffered a painful death," he tells Reuters . Abdulbaki Todashev, who works for the mayor of Grozny, Chechnya's main city, plans to visit...

Reports: Tsarnaev Friend Admitted Role in 2011 Murders

Ibragim Todashev fatally shot by FBI

(Newser) - One intriguing detail has emerged regarding the death of Tamerlan Tsarnaev's friend during FBI questioning. Various outlets including CNN , CBS , and NBC are reporting that while Ibragim Todashev appeared to have had nothing to do with the Boston Marathon bombing, he did admit to helping Tamerlan kill three men...

FBI Killed Man Who Knew Tamerlan Tsarnaev: Friend

Details murky on Ibragim Todashev's overnight death in Orlando

(Newser) - An odd Boston-bombing sidebar: A man was fatally shot overnight by an FBI agent in Orlando, and multiple sources say the dead man was connected to Tamerlan Tsarnaev in some way. NBC 's anonymous sources say Ibragim Todashev had previously been questioned about his relationship with the suspect and...

Rough Day for Russia: 2 Brushes With Terror

Bombing kills 3 in Dagestan, terror plot averted in Moscow

(Newser) - A powerful explosion killed three people and wounded 40 more today in Dagestan, the region that was once home to Boston Marathon bombing suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, reports Reuters . Police had found a bomb in a car outside a law enforcement building in the region's capital city of...

Dzhokhar Investigation Turns Up ... Not Much

All red flags are tied to Tamerlan Tsarnaev, not his brother

(Newser) - Had counterterrorism officials been monitoring Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the days leading up to the Boston marathon bombing, they wouldn't have found much to raise suspicions—other than Dzhokhar's relationship to Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Authorities have found no evidence that Dzhokhar frequented jihadist websites, bought suspicious items, posted radical rhetoric,...

Tamerlan's Widow Will Cooperate: Lawyer

Joshua Dratel says he won't say anything else about the case

(Newser) - Joshua Dratel, the big-shot lawyer now representing Tamerlan Tsarnaev's widow, Katherine Russell, has finally spoken to the press, saying Russell will cooperate with investigators—but don't expect to hear anything else from him. He intends to stay mum going forward. "It would be counterproductive for the investigation...

US: Russia Didn't Share Crucial Info on Tsarnaev

Intercepted text messages might have prompted bigger investigation

(Newser) - The Wall Street Journal has the latest in the blame game going on about what the FBI did or didn't do in regard to Tamerlan Tsarnaev: It quotes US officials as criticizing Russia for failing to hand over text messages it intercepted between Tsarnaev's mother and a relative...

Forensics May Link Both Tsarnaevs to 2011 Murders

Sources tell ABC the evidence is mounting

(Newser) - One of the separate storylines that emerged after the Boston bombings is that police were looking at Tamerlan Tsarnaev as a possible suspect in a grisly triple-murder involving one of his old boxing friends in 2011. (On Sept. 11 of that year, as a matter of fact.) So how...

Tamerlan Burial Location Leaks
 Tamerlan Burial Location Leaks 
May 10, 2013 11:49 AM CDT

Tamerlan Burial Location Leaks

Two sources tell 'Boston Globe' it's Doswell, Virginia

(Newser) - Tamerlan Tsarnaev's final resting place didn't stay secret for long. The suspected Boston Marathon bomber was laid to rest in a Muslim cemetery in Doswell, Virginia, which sits about 15 miles outside of Richmond, reports the Boston Globe , which got the scoop from the Virginia woman who helped...

Report Warned About Marathon Finish Line

Cited threat of 'small-scale bombings'

(Newser) - An 18-page report that emerged days before the Boston Marathon proved chillingly accurate in its warning: It said the race's finish line was an "area of increased vulnerability," noting a threat of "small-scale bombings" by extremists, the Los Angeles Times reports. But the report, from the...

Boston Police Chief: FBI Never Told Us of Tamerlan

Ed Davis says his department should have been notified of investigation

(Newser) - Boston's police chief says the FBI never informed his department that it investigated Tamerlan Tsarnaev a while back after getting a warning from Russia. Would it have mattered? Ed Davis told a House panel today that it's impossible to say but that his department "absolutely" would have...

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