By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--April 8, 2015
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted Wednesday of carrying out the April 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, which devastated a festive crowd near the finish line of the world-renowned race, killing three people and wounding more than 260 others. Tsarnaev, 21, who prosecutors said was a self-radicalized Muslim bent on striking a blow against America, now faces a second phase of his trial in which a jury will decide whether to sentence him to death. The second phase will begin next week. ...Prosecutors argued that Tsarnaev carried out the crimes in a “heinous, cruel and depraved manner” and that he deserves the death penalty. He was convicted of all 30 crimes he was charged with, including 17 that carried the possibility of a death sentence.Tsarnaev's attorneys reportedly sought a slew of deals which would have spared his life, but prosecutors refused. Good for them. Here's a video from the New York Daily News that asks the oh-so-subtle question, "will he fry?"
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