Russia apparently asked repeatedly about Tamerlan Tsarnaev
(CNN) -- Russia apparently contacted the FBI more than once about dead about Boston Marathon attack suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, a Virginia lawmaker told CNN Wednesday.U.S. Rep.
MPD demonstrates technology used to capture Boston suspect
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Special infrared cameras helped Boston police confirm the Boston Marathon bombings suspect was hiding in a boat in Watertown, Massachusetts -- covered with a tarp.
Official: Suspect says Iraq, Afghanistan drove Boston bombings
(CNN) -- The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has cited the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq as motivating factors behind last week's attack, a U.S. government official said Tuesday.Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been able to communicate with investigators in a limited fashion from his hospital bed and told them that neither he nor his brother Tamerlan, now dead, had any contact with terrorist groups overseas.
Brown Deer High School students return from Boston
BROWN DEER (WITI) -- A group of students from Brown Deer High School were in Boston as two explosions rang out last Monday afternoon, April 15th during the Boston Marathon.
Boston bomb scene reopens to residents, business owners
(CNN) -- Eight days after twin bomb blasts at the Boston Marathon killed three, injured more than 260 and disrupted the normal routines of countless others, authorities slowly began allowing residents and business owners back into the area Tuesday.Those who live in the area and own businesses there were being allowed to stay, but there was no word on when the street where the bombings occurred will be once again fully open to the public.
Boston bombings destroy dancer's foot, but not her spirit
BOSTON (CNN) -- Five feet from where Adrianne Haslet-Davis stood with her husband, a bomb packed with nails and ball bearings was primed to go off.The couple had joined thousands of spectators in downtown Boston April 15 to watch the city's annual marathon when the first blast erupted nearby."There was this silence that came over the crowd," she said as a plume of dust and debris enveloped Boylston Street. "And I thought, 'Oh no, there can never just be one.'"She was right.
Source: 2011 slayings of Tamerlan Tsarnaev's friend revisited
(CNN) -- The slaying of one of Tamerlan Tsarnaev's best friends in September 2011 is now being reviewed by a "wider group of eyes,"a source close to the Boston bombing investigation tells CNN.The killings of Brendan Mess and two others -- all of whom had their throats slit -- in Waltham, Massachusetts, remain unsolved.
Five key questions in Boston Marathon bombing probe
(CNN) -- The capture of the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect last Friday ended the city's nightmare.
Nike pulls "Boston Massacre" shirts following bombings
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Nike has pulled shirts that read "Boston Massacre" -- a reference to the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry -- from store shelves in light of the tragedy in Boston last week.The phrase references a four-game sweep of the Red Sox by the Yankees in 1978 that was part of an epic late-season collapse for Boston.
Runners gather in Brookfield for run/walk to remember Boston victims
BROOKFIELD (WITI) -- Runners gathered in Brookfield on Monday evening, April 22nd to show support for those killed and injured one week ago as two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon -- killing three and injuring nearly 200.Fleet Feet Sports and Performance Running Outfitters hosted runs in support of the Boston Marathon victims.The two events, "Runners for Boston," were held on Monday, April 22 at 6 p.m. Runners met and left from the stores."Runners for Boston is a fun run to bring all the runners together and show our support for those affected in Boston on Monday the 15th," Fleet Feet Sports wrote on their Facebook invitation."It`s so nice to have so many supportive people in Boston and here," Tammy Zyduck said.Zyduck was running the Boston Marathon last week.
U.S. must decide whether to seek death penalty in Boston bombing
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Upon his surrender, suspected Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was placed in the immediate custody of federal authorities and remains under guard at a Boston hospital.His wounds and limited communication are among the variables that will affect the speed of course of the criminal case.Attorney General Eric Holder announced federal charges on Monday against the Cambridge, Massachusetts, resident.In a criminal complaint unsealed in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Tsarnaev, 19, was charged with one count of using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction, namely an improvised explosive device, against persons and property within the United States resulting in death.He also was charged with one count of malicious destruction of property by means of an explosive device resulting in death.The case against him is death-penalty eligible.He could also be charged later in state courts, but for now federal authorities will lead the prosecution.This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys William Weinreb and Aloke Chakravarty from the Anti-Terrorism and National Security Unit of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts, with assistance from the Counterterrorism Section of the Justice Department's National Security Division.According to the court filing system, the charges were actually filed Sunday under seal.The Justice Department in coming weeks will decide whether to actually seek the death penalty.Attorney General Eric Holder would make the final call, but federal government sources tell CNN they expect President Barack Obama and other top White House officials to have significant input into those discussions.Federal legal sources also say they expect an outside counsel will be appointed to work with the public defender on the capital punishment aspect, since Massachusetts has no death penalty and federal officials there rarely deal with the complex legal maneuverings in such cases.One name mentioned is Judy Clarke, who has worked as a consultant in other high-profile capital cases.The San Diego-based criminal defense attorney and former federal public defender has worked with legal teams representing "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski, Atlanta bomber Eric Rudolph, and most recently, Tucson mass shooter Jared Loughner.Clarke has earned praise for leading internal negotiations with prosecutors to take the death penalty off the table in favor of the defendant pleading guilty and getting a life sentence.Some legal experts said the best legal strategy now would be "delay, delay, delay" as long as possible, given the public outrage at the crimes the defendant is alleged to have committed.Any criminal trial could be many months, if not years away.The defendant's lawyers are expected to waive the "speedy trial" requirement to give them time to prepare would could be a lengthy criminal trial, two government sources indicated.The suspect's medical condition may also delay matters if he is not able to fully assist his counsel in the initial stages.Tsarnaev made an initial appearance in his room on Monday before Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, according to a court filing of notes taken at the proceeding.He was advised of his rights as well as the charges.The government stated the maximum penalties.
Exactly one week after deadly bombings, Boston is silent
(CNN) -- Last Monday the cheers and celebration of crowds lining Boylston Street for the Boston Marathon were overwhelmed by the blasts of two bombs.Today, at the moment the bombs went off, silence.A line of Boston police officers extended out across Boylston Street.
FBI disputes mother's claim they tracked elder bombing suspect
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The FBI has flatly rejected an assertion by the mother of the two suspected Boston bombers that the bureau had been tracking her oldest son and had spoken with him last week after the deadly marathon bombing.The chief spokesman for the FBI, Mike Kortan, said he continues to stand by an FBI statement issued Friday that said that the only communication the FBI ever had with Tamerlan Tsarnaev was an interview agents conducted with him in 2011 at the urging of a foreign government, since identified as Russia.Zubeidat Tsarnaev, the mother of the suspected bombers, told reporters the FBI had tracked her oldest son for as long as five years.The FBI on Sunday referred again to the previous statement that agents did not know the identities of alleged bombers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev until Friday.Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26 was killed in a gunfight with police early Friday.
Reports: Brothers used similar bombs in marathon, police showdown
(CNN) -- On Monday, as he remained hospitalized for injuries incurred during a massive manhunt and a pair of shootouts last week, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev heard from his hospital bed his Miranda rights being read, and then he heard read the federal charges now filed against him in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings.The 19-year-old faces charges of using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death, and of malicious destruction of property by means of an explosive device resulting in death.What follows is a chronology produced by FBI special agent Daniel Genck, who is part of a Boston counterterrorism squad and who based his re-telling of events on crime scene photographs and video, as well information he gleaned from other officers as well as from his own involvement in the case.Genck said he is not divulging all of the details he has, just what is necessary to establish the following.
Senate panel will examine FBI handling of bombing suspect
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Senate Intelligence Committee will examine the FBI's handling of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, chairwoman Sen.
One week later: Boston honors bombing victims; suspect unable to speak
(CNN) -- At 2:50 p.m. Monday, Boston will fall silent to honor the victims of a tragedy that traumatized the city.A minute later, bells will ring to mark the Boston Marathon bombings one week ago today.As Americans reflect on the attacks, the lone surviving suspect remains hospitalized with a tube down his throat, unable to verbalize what he was thinking when he and his brother allegedly set a pair of bombs that killed three people and wounded more than 170 others.While authorities say Bostonians can rest easier now that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is in custody, nagging questions hinder any total sense of security: Why would the assailants want to kill or maim throngs of innocent civilians, and could this happen again?Police chief: The carnage could have been worseIn the tumultuous days since the bombings, Tsarnaev and his older brother Tamerlan killed a university police officer, led authorities on a harrowing chase and hurled explosives at police, authorities said.
Interfaith group holds vigil to honor Boston bombing victims
RACINE (WITI) -- The Racine Interfaith Coalition came together Sunday, April 21st in a vigil for the Boston bombing victims, as well as the victims of the Texas explosion and the earthquake in China.The group holds a vigil every time there's a murder in their community.
Perspective on Boston bombings probe from FOX6's Brad Hicks
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- In the days after the Boston Marathon bombings, FOX6's Brad Hicks experienced the City of Boston like few of us ever would.
Boston bombing suspects 'were going to attack' others
(CNN) -- Federal prosecutors were preparing charges Sunday against the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings even as authorities said they believed he and his brother were allegedly preparing to carry out more attacks when their plans were disrupted.Authorities have not said publicly what charges will be filed against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, but a Justice Department official, who has been briefed on the case, told CNN he will face federal terrorism charges and possibly state murder charges.Tsarnaev, 19, remains in serious but stable condition with a gunshot wound to the side of the neck, a federal law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN on Sunday.It is unclear whether Tsarnaev was wounded during his capture or an earlier shootout with police that left his older brother -- the other man wanted in the bombings -- dead, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity."He's not in a condition to be interrogated at this time," Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis told reporters at a news conference on Sunday afternoon.Even as prosecutors worked to put together a case against Tsarnaev, Davis said he believed the brothers were planning another attack before a shootout with police disrupted their plans."We have reason to believe, based upon the evidence that was found at the scene -- the explosions, the explosive ordnance that was unexploded and the fire power -- that they were going to attack other individuals," Davis said Sunday on CBS News' "Face the Nation."He did not say whether investigators had identified a specific target.Authorities believe the brothers bought bomb components locally, but their guns came from elsewhere, another federal law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation told CNN.
Dance group donates quilts to Boston bombing victim
WEST ALLIS (WITI) -- The Glencastle Irish dance group from West Allis is making quilts to donate to the sister of Martin Richard, the 8-year-old boy killed in the Boston bombings.Six-year-old Jane Richard, and her mother, were also injured in the blast.