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Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on December 24, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
December 25, 2017, 5:20 pm
Liberman: Even ‘liberal’ Boston sentenced marathon bomber to death
Defense minister doubles down on vow to advance capital punishment for terrorists, dismisses opposition by Shin Bet
By Marissa Newman
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, convicted in the Boston Marathon bombing. (AP/FBI, File)
June 24, 2015, 10:17 pm
Boston bomber apologizes as judge sentences him to death
Breaking silence, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev says he’s sorry for ‘irreparable damage,’ tells victims he ‘prays’ for their ‘healing’
By Denise Lavoie
Robel Phillipos leaves federal court after being sentenced in Friday, June 5, 2015, in Boston. (AP/Bill Sikes)
June 6, 2015, 5:37 am
Two friends of Boston Marathon bomber sentenced to prison
College mates get 3 years and 3.5 years for impeding investigation into attack, lying to FBI
By Denise Lavoie
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, convicted in the Boston Marathon bombing. (AP/FBI, File)
May 28, 2015, 8:18 pm
Date set for Boston Marathon bomber’s sentencing
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to be formally handed the death penalty on June 24, over 2013 attack that killed three
By AP and TOI staff
A courtroom sketch of Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (YouTube screen capture)
May 16, 2015, 1:07 pm
Tsarnaev could be first terrorist executed in US since 9/11
Case faces years of appeals, with some fearing death sentence will only satisfy Boston bomber’s desire for martyrdom
By Denise Lavoie
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, convicted in the Boston Marathon bombing. (AP/FBI, File)
May 15, 2015, 10:52 pm
Boston Marathon bomber sentenced to death
Jury rejects claims that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was just a ‘kid’ who fell under the influence of his fanatical brother
By Denise Lavoie
Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev (photo credit: AP/The Lowell Sun, Julia Malakie)
April 28, 2015, 2:58 am
Defense blames Boston bombings on dead older brother
Lawyers argue in favor of life sentence, not death, saying Tamerlan Tsarnaev was ‘consumed by jihad,’ swayed Dzhokhar to take part in attacks
By Brigitte DUSSEAU
This April 15, 2013 forensics photograph made by the FBI; provided Thursday, April 23, 2015, by the US Attorney's office; and presented in federal court as evidence during the penalty phase of convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's trial, shows the scene where the second bomb exploded on Boylston Street near the marathon finish line in Boston. (Photo credit: US Attorney's Office via AP)
April 27, 2015, 10:11 am
Tsarnaev’s life on line as defense argues against execution
Boston bomber was convicted of 30 federal charges, 17 of which carry possible death penalty
By Denise Lavoie
In this courtroom sketch, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is depicted sitting in federal court in Boston Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014, for a final hearing before his trial begins in January. (photo credit: AP/Jane Flavell Collins)
April 25, 2015, 11:31 pm
Marathon bomber trial casts focus on Boston Muslims
Community members say government, media unfairly treat all mosque worshippers as radicals
By Philip Marcelo
Undated file photo provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, charged in the Boston Marathon bombing. (photo credit: AP/FBI, File)
April 21, 2015, 11:40 pm
Penalty phase opens in Boston Marathon bombing trial
Prosecutors seek death penalty after 21-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev convicted on all 30 charges against him
By Denise Lavoie
In this courtroom sketch, defense attorney Judy Clarke is depicted addressing the jury as defendant Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, right, sits during closing arguments in Tsarnaev's federal death penalty trial Monday, April 6, 2015, in Boston. (photo credit: AP/Jane Flavell Collins)
April 9, 2015, 10:47 pm
Jewish groups praise guilty verdict for Boston bomber
Decision sends ‘resounding message that those who engage in terrorism will be held accountable,’ ADL says
By JTA
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, convicted in the Boston Marathon bombing. (AP/FBI, File)
April 8, 2015, 9:40 pm
Boston bomber Tsarnaev convicted, may face execution
Federal jury indicts 21-year-old Chechen former college student for setting off bomb that killed three, wounded 260
By Denise Lavoie
Courtroom sketch showing defense attorney Judy Clarke addressing the jury as defendant Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (right), sits during closing arguments in Tsarnaev's federal death penalty trial, April 6, 2015. (photo credit: AP/Jane Flavell Collins)
April 8, 2015, 2:43 pm
Jurors deliberate Boston Marathon trial for 2nd day
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev faces 30 charges, 17 carrying death sentence, but claims deceased brother was bombing mastermind
By AP
In this courtroom sketch, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, center seated, is depicted between defense attorneys while the boat in which he was captured in sits on a trailer for observation during his federal death penalty trial, Monday, March 16, 2015, in Boston. Tsarnaev is charged with conspiring with his brother to place two bombs near the Boston Marathon finish line in April 2013, killing three and injuring more than 260 people. (photo credit: AP/Jane Flavell Collins)
March 18, 2015, 6:38 am
Friend says he gave Boston Marathon bomber a handgun
Prosecutors ID weapon allegedly used by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to shoot a cop before the 2013 bombing
By Denise Lavoie
Boston bombings suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (photo credit: AP/Federal Bureau of Investigation/File)
March 4, 2015, 8:16 pm
Defense admits Tsarnaev carried out Boston Marathon bombing
In attempt to avert death penalty, attorney Judy Clarke argues terrorist fell under influence of older brother
By Denise Lavoie and Gabrielle Giffords
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