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Where is Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev now?

DZHOKHAR Tsarnaev gained infamy through the bombing of the Boston Marathon in 2013.

On March 4, 2022, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's sentence was reinstated to death for killing three people at the 2013 marathon finish line.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found guilty of all 30 counts at his trial
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found guilty of all 30 counts at his trialCredit: Reuters

Where is Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev now?

Having been convicted, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a Kyrgyz-American national, was transferred to the US Penitentiary Florence High in Colorado on June 25, 2015.

On July 17, 2015, he was then moved to ADX Florence, said to be the country’s most secure prison that houses some of the world's most famous criminals from El Chapo to Abu Hamza.

ADX Florence has a reputation as one of America's toughest jails as prisoners are locked up alone for 23 hours a day in 12ft by 7ft cells without windows.

Tsarnaev, now 29, is still in a legal battle regarding his future. After reinstating his death sentence in 2022, Tsarnaev's lawyers are working to reverse this decision.

This fight comes after Tsarnaev's lawyers allegedly found two jurors to lie about their knowledge of the case prior to being chosen as jurors.

The misconduct was brought up after one juror posted on Facebook discussing Tsarnaev's case calling him a "piece of garbage."

When the misconduct was brought to light, the judge on the case chose not to strike the jurors.

Retired federal judge, Nancy Gertner, said his lawyers have a "very good" case.

Gertner explained: "The system doesn’t work if people are not candid with the court," also saying that "a key in this case was the judge could have done something about it."

When did the Boston Marathon bombing happen and how many people died?

The Boston Marathon bombing took place on April 15, 2013.

Tsarnaev was convicted of dozens of crimes in the 2013 terror attack that left three people dead and injured more than 260 others, including 17 who lost limbs.

Tsarnaev was convicted of joining his older brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, in planting two pressure-cooker bombs at the crowded finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon.

The two bombs placed 210 yards apart detonated 14 seconds apart at 2.49pm.

Killed in the blasts were Krystle Campbell, 29, eight-year-old Martin Richard, and 23-year-old Lu Lingzi.

MIT campus police officer, Sean Collier, 26, was fatally shot in a shoot-out with the brothers days later that also left Tamerlan dead.

Tsarnaev (circled in red rear) standing behind eight-year-old bomb victim Martin Richard (circled in white front) moments before the bombs went off
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Tsarnaev (circled in red rear) standing behind eight-year-old bomb victim Martin Richard (circled in white front) moments before the bombs went offCredit: Enterprise News and Pictures

What happened in the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev?

Tsarnaev’s trial started on March 4, 2015.

During the trial, Tsarnaev's lawyers didn't deny his involvement in the bombings, however, they said he was easily manipulated by his "mastermind" brother.

Between March 4 and 30, prosecutors called more than 90 witnesses.

The defense rested on March 31, after calling four witnesses.

Tsarnaev was found guilty on all 30 counts on April 8.

Tsarnaev was sentenced to death on June 24 however the US Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit threw out the ruling in 2020.

That decision came after it was determined the judge in the trial had failed to ensure a fair jury free of bias after relentless media coverage of the attack. 

While calling Tsarnaev's actions "unspeakably brutal" and insisting he will spend the rest of his life behind bars, the federal appeals court said the terrorist should be given a new penalty-phase trial.

Then-Attorney General William Barr pledged to appeal the decision and the Justice Department followed through on that promise in October 2020.

The Supreme Court then agreed to hear that appeal in March 2021 with the case being heard in the Fall.

In June 2021 the Biden administration tried to persuade the Supreme Court to reinstate the death penalty for Tsarnaev.

The justice department in a 48-page brief argued that a lower court wrongly overturned Tsarnaev's death sentence and ordered a new trial to determine what sentence he deserved.

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On Friday, March 4, 2022, the Supreme Court ruled to reinstate the death sentence for Tsarnaev.

However, with Biden's pause on federal execution and Tsarnaev’s lawyer's current fight for the juror's misconduct, the case is still ongoing.

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