The infamous Boston Marathon Bombing occurred during the annual Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. This horrific domestic terrorist attack took the lives of three people, with 281 others getting injured. Among them, 17 people even lost their limbs.
The men responsible for the Boston Marathon Bombing were the Tsarnaev brothers, who went by the name Dzhokhar and Tamerlan. They were both Chechen Kyrgyzstani-Americans. The duo made homemade bombs using pressure cookers and placed them at the race’s finish line.
This incident was discussed in detail in the first two episodes of FBI True season 2. It was released on Paramount+ on April 11, 2023. The official synopsis of the show read,
“What are real FBI agents thinking when they come face to face with the unimaginable? Can they save a hostage, apprehend a killer, and thwart a terrorist? FBI True takes viewers behind the scenes of the most compelling crime stories out there — the way real FBI agents talk with each other, elbows on the bar with the grit left in.”
It further states,
“Audiences get an insider’s look at the dangerous missions carried out by the FBI nearly every day. You think you know the case – but you’ve never heard them told like this. FBI True goes behind-the-scenes with real agents telling true stories of their most compelling, dangerous and infamous cases.”
Did the Boston Marathon Bombers get caught?
It did not take the police too long to catch Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev. After the Boston Marathon Bombing, the FBI released their images, and they were instantly identified. Moreover, they got involved in a police shootout where several bullets hit Tamerlan. However, his brother, Dzhokhar, fled the scene. Soon after, Tamerlan succumbed to his injuries.
After fleeing, Dzhokhar took shelter in a boat. However, the owner of the boat knew that there was a fugitive in his backyard after he went to search the boat. Having discovered a bloodied man, he soon notified the authorities. The Boston police, along with Waltham authorities, soon arrived at the location. After they verified Dzhokhar’s location using a forward looking infrared thermal imaging device in a helicopter, they shot him, after which they took him into custody. During the time of his arrest, he was reportedly captured unarmed.
