Boston bomber’s lawyer: ‘It was him’
Metro Karen Pita Loor, School of Law Dzhokhar Tsarnaev helped carry out the Boston Marathon bombing on at the Boylston Street finish line on April 15, 2013, his attorney told a packed courtroom...
View ArticleFather Testifies In Tsarnaev Trial About Son’s Death, Daughter’s Disfiguring
Huffington Post Karen Pita Loor, School of Law The second day of the accused Boston Marathon bomber’s criminal trial was dominated by testimony from victims who lost limbs, and witnesses who saw people...
View ArticleDisturbing Details: What To Report, And When To Pull Back?
WGBH “Greater Boston – Beat the Press” Tom Fielder, College of Communication The marathon bombing trial is a huge media event but also poses a challenge for the press… View video of expert Tom Fiedler
View ArticleQuestion Of ‘Alleged': Attorney Said Tsarnaev Did It; Should The Media?
WGBH “Greater Boston – Beat the Press” Tom Fiedler, College of Communication A couple weeks ago, we had a discussion about using the word “alleged” when describing marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev…...
View ArticleProsecutors In Boston Marathon Bombing To Wrap Up Their Case
NPR “Morning Edition” Karen Pita Loor, School of Law Emotional testimony is expected before the government rests its case against admitted bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev… Listen to audio of expert Karen Pita...
View ArticleTsarnaev defense may take advantage of lone-wolf image
Boston Globe (subscription required) Liah Greenfeld, College of Arts & Sciences Prosecutors seeking the death penalty against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have depicted him as part of a disturbing global...
View ArticleThe Conversation US – Chris Daly
The implications of the death sentence for the Boston Marathon bomber Jody Lynne Madeira, Indiana University, Bloomington ; Christopher B Daly, Boston University; Jeffrey Kaplan, University of...
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