“The Boston Bombing Suspects Were Reared by Both Chechnya and America”
Read an April 19, 2013 article in the New Republic about the influences on the Boston Marathon bombers.
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“The Mind of a Terror Suspect”
Read an April 19, 2013 New York Times article by columnist Charles Blow on the trail of clues the brothers left behind.
“The Story Behind the Bombers”
Read an April 19, 2013 Daily Beast’s article that explores what may have motivated the Tsarnaev brothers to bomb the Boston Marathon.
“Is Boston Like Columbine?”
An April 19 story at Slate examines parallels between the Boston bombers and the Columbine killers.
“Suspects With Foot in 2 Worlds, Perhaps Echoing Plots of Past”
An April 20, 2013 New York Times story that explores similarities with other longtime U.S. residents who chose jihadi-style violence.
“Brothers veered violently off track”
Read an April 9, 2013 Boston Globe‘s story on the two brothers’ “paths into infamy.”
“Turn to Religion Split Suspects’ Home”
An April 21 article in The Wall Street Journal (subscription only) reports that religious issues increasingly divided the Tsarnaev family.
“Family Says Mother, Not Russia Trip, Sparked Change in Tamerlan Tsarnaev”
An April 22, 2013 post at New York magazine that rounds up various stories exploring the family dynamics that may have contributed to the radicalization of the Tsarnaev brothers, especially Tamerlan.
“The Tortured Tsarnaevs”
William Saletan in Slate on April 28, 2013 rounds up several stories that explore the possible explanations and motivations behind the radicalization of the suspects.