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Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Updated 3:50 PM EDT, Fri May 15, 2015
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was arrested on April 19, 2013, after a massive manhunt. An overnight shootout with police killed the other suspect -- Tsarnaev's 26-year-old brother, Tamerlan. A jury condemned Tsarnaev to death on Friday, May 15, for his role in killing four people and wounding hundreds more.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was arrested on April 19, 2013, after a massive manhunt. An overnight shootout with police killed the other suspect -- Tsarnaev's 26-year-old brother, Tamerlan. A jury condemned Tsarnaev to death on Friday, May 15, for his role in killing four people and wounding hundreds more.
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On April 18, 2013, the FBI released photos and videos of two suspects and asked the public to help identify them.
On April 18, 2013, the FBI released photos and videos of two suspects and asked the public to help identify them.
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found on April 19, 2013, in a boat that was dry-docked in the backyard of a Watertown home. He was covered in blood from bullet wounds.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found on April 19, 2013, in a boat that was dry-docked in the backyard of a Watertown home. He was covered in blood from bullet wounds.
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The<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F07%2F17%2Fstudentnews%2Ftsarnaev-rolling-stone-cover%2F" target="_blank"> August 2013 cover of Rolling Stone</a> featured Tsarnaev and sparked a backlash against the magazine.
The August 2013 cover of Rolling Stone featured Tsarnaev and sparked a backlash against the magazine.
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Tsarnaev stands in court, flanked by his lawyers, in this sketch from July 2013.
Tsarnaev stands in court, flanked by his lawyers, in this sketch from July 2013.
Sketches by Jane Rosenberg
An image posted to the social sharing website Reddit purportedly shows Dzhokhar Tsarnaev being detained by law enforcement officers.
An image posted to the social sharing website Reddit purportedly shows Dzhokhar Tsarnaev being detained by law enforcement officers.
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Tsarnaev was seen on this convenience store surveillance video that was released by the Boston Police Department.
Tsarnaev was seen on this convenience store surveillance video that was released by the Boston Police Department.
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A still of the suspects from footage released by the FBI after the bombing.
A still of the suspects from footage released by the FBI after the bombing.
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Additional photos and video were released by the FBI.
Additional photos and video were released by the FBI.
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A picture of Tsarnaev from his apparent profile on VKontakte, a Russian social network similar to Facebook.
A picture of Tsarnaev from his apparent profile on VKontakte, a Russian social network similar to Facebook.
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The Boston Police Department also released this undated photograph of Tsarnaev.
The Boston Police Department also released this undated photograph of Tsarnaev.
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