Jury Sentences Dzohkzar Tsarnaev to Death for Boston Marathon Bombing

By Jason Claffey (Patch staff)

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaevwas sentenced to death for orchestrating the 2013 bombings that killed three people and injured 250 more. He also killed a police officer in the ensuing manhunt.

The jury’s decision was unanimous. Jurors deliberated for about 14 hours.

Tsarnaev, 21, and his brother, Tamerlan, planted homemade explosives at the finish line of the marathon on April 15, 2013. The blasts killed Martin Richard, 8, of Dorchester; Lingzi Lu, 23, of Boston; and Krystle Campbell, 29, of Medford. The Tsarnaev brothers also killed MIT police officer Sean Collier, 27, in the ensuing manhunt.

Tsarnaev’s lawyers admitted he took part in the bombings but said he should be spared the death penalty because he was under the spell of his brother.

A recent Patch poll found 54 percent of respondents said Tsarnaev deserved the death penalty.

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