Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Boston Marathon bomber
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| December 2024 | President Joe Biden announced commutations for 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates, but explicitly excluded Tsarnaev from this commutation due to his terrorism-related crimes. |
| December 2024 | President Joe Biden announced commutations for 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates, but explicitly excluded Tsarnaev from this commutation due to his terrorism-related crimes. |
| March 2024 | The First Circuit ruled that the trial judge had not adequately investigated juror bias claims and sent the case back to the trial court to determine if Tsarnaev's death sentence should stand. |
| March 2024 | The First Circuit ruled that the trial judge had not adequately investigated juror bias claims and sent the case back to the trial court to determine if Tsarnaev's death sentence should stand. |
| January 10 2023 | The First Circuit Court of Appeals heard Tsarnaev's constitutional claims, with his attorneys arguing about juror bias and non-disclosure of social media discussions. |
| January 10 2023 | The First Circuit Court of Appeals heard Tsarnaev's constitutional claims, with his attorneys arguing about juror bias and non-disclosure of social media discussions. |
| July 31 2022 | Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed by the CIA. |
| July 31 2022 | Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed by the CIA. |
| April 7 2022 | Tsarnaev's attorneys filed a stay of execution and appeal with the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, challenging trial procedures and evidence admission. |
| March 4 2022 | The Supreme Court upheld Tsarnaev's death sentence. |
| October 13 2021 | The Department of Justice presented arguments in favor of reinstating the death penalty for Tsarnaev. |
| October 13 2021 | The Department of Justice presented arguments in favor of reinstating the death penalty for Tsarnaev. |
| October 13 2021 | The case was argued before the Supreme Court as United States v. Tsarnaev. |
| March 22 2021 | The Supreme Court granted certiorari for the Tsarnaev case. |
| October 2020 | The federal government filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the United States Supreme Court. |
| July 31 2020 | The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld the appeal, reversing three minor weapons convictions and vacating the death sentence, ordering a new sentencing trial. |
| December 12 2019 | Tsarnaev's appeal was heard by a three-judge panel of the First Circuit Court of Appeals. |
| December 12 2019 | Tsarnaev's appeal was heard by a three-judge panel of the First Circuit Court of Appeals. |
| December 2018 | Tsarnaev's lawyers filed an appeal challenging the trial, arguing that the judge erred by allowing potentially biased jurors due to media coverage. |
| June 2016 | Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri issued a threat to the United States, warning of 'gravest consequences' should Tsarnaev be harmed. |
| June 2016 | Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri issued a threat to the United States, warning of 'gravest consequences' should Tsarnaev be harmed. |
| 2015 | Stephen Silva, Tsarnaev's friend, testified about providing the 9mm Ruger pistol used to kill MIT police officer Sean Collier during the Tsarnaevs' attempted escape. |
| June 25 2015 | Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was transferred from Federal Medical Center, Devens to the United States Penitentiary, Florence High in Colorado, specifically to the Administrative Maximum Facility (ADX Florence) due to 'unique security management requirements'. |
| June 25 2015 | Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was transferred from Federal Medical Center, Devens to the United States Penitentiary, Florence High in Colorado, specifically to the Administrative Maximum Facility (ADX Florence) due to 'unique security management requirements'. |
| June 24 2015 | Judge O'Toole formally hands down the death sentence, with Tsarnaev apologizing to victims and survivors, stating 'I pray to Allah to bestow his mercy on those affected in the bombing and their families'. |
| May 15 2015 | Jury recommends death by lethal injection for Tsarnaev on six counts related to the second bomb that killed Lu and Richard. |
| May 4 2015 | During the sentencing phase, Tsarnaev appears to weep when his relatives testify, breaking his previously emotionless demeanor during the trial. |
| April 8 2015 | Dzhokhar Tsarnaev found guilty on all thirty counts of the indictment, making him eligible for the death penalty. |
| March 2015 | Photographs of Tsarnaev's boat note were released by prosecutors, providing detailed insight into the brothers' motivations for the bombing. |
| March 2015 | Counter-terrorism expert Matthew Levitt provided testimony during Tsarnaev's trial. |
| March 2015 | Counter-terrorism expert Matthew Levitt provided testimony during Tsarnaev's trial. |
| March 2015 | Photographs of Tsarnaev's boat note were released by prosecutors, providing detailed insight into the brothers' motivations for the bombing. |
| March 4 2015 | The trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev begins in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts, nearly two years after initial pre-trial hearings. His attorney, Judy Clarke, acknowledges in her opening statement that Tsarnaev and his brother planted bombs during the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring hundreds. |
| January 2015 | Plea negotiations failed when the government refused to rule out the possibility of the death penalty. |
| January 2015 | Plea negotiations failed when the government refused to rule out the possibility of the death penalty. |
| January 30 2014 | United States Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the federal government would seek the death penalty against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. A plea deal failed after the government refused to rule out capital punishment, with the proceedings to be overseen by Judge George O'Toole. |
| August 2013 | Tsarnaev was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine in an article titled 'The Bomber: How a Popular, Promising Student Was Failed by His Family, Fell into Radical Islam and Became a Monster', which sparked significant controversy and criticism for its portrayal of the Boston Marathon bomber. |
| August 2013 | Tsarnaev was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine in an article titled 'The Bomber: How a Popular, Promising Student Was Failed by His Family, Fell into Radical Islam and Became a Monster', which sparked significant controversy and criticism for its portrayal of the Boston Marathon bomber. |
| July 10 2013 | Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was arraigned in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts in Boston, facing 30 charges including four murder counts. He pleaded not guilty to all charges during his first public court appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler. |
| June 2013 | Tsarnaev was indicted by a federal grand jury on 30 charges, some of which were death-penalty eligible. |
| June 2013 | Tsarnaev was indicted by a federal grand jury on 30 charges, some of which were death-penalty eligible. |
| May 2013 | The New York Times used Tsarnaev's photo on their front page without drawing the same level of criticism as the Rolling Stone cover. |
| May 2013 | The New York Times used Tsarnaev's photo on their front page without drawing the same level of criticism as the Rolling Stone cover. |
| May 16 2013 | CBS News reported that Tsarnaev wrote a note while hiding in a boat, claiming responsibility for the marathon bombing and stating that the attacks were payback for U.S. military actions in Afghanistan and Iraq. |
| May 16 2013 | CBS News reported that Tsarnaev wrote a note while hiding in a boat, claiming responsibility for the marathon bombing and stating that the attacks were payback for U.S. military actions in Afghanistan and Iraq. |
| April 26 2013 | Tsarnaev was transported by U.S. Marshals to the Federal Medical Center, Devens, a federal prison near Boston, where he was held in solitary confinement with restricted communication. |
| April 26 2013 | Tsarnaev was transported by U.S. Marshals to the Federal Medical Center, Devens, a federal prison near Boston, where he was held in solitary confinement with restricted communication. |
| April 19 2013 | After a massive manhunt in Watertown, Massachusetts, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is found hiding in a boat in a resident's backyard and is shot and taken into custody. |
| April 19 2013 | Drove over and killed his brother Tamerlan during his escape, abandoning the stolen SUV and fleeing on foot. |
| April 19 2013 | Engaged in a shootout with police in Watertown, during which Dzhokhar was wounded and his brother Tamerlan was shot multiple times. |
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