On the fourth anniversary of the blog, a little about where we've been, and where we're going.
Four Years: State of the Blog
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Writer. Former Educator. Scholar. Advocate of Justice. Nerd.
Appealcast #2 – Confession is Good for the Soul
Heather is joined by Tom "Attorney Dad" Frizzell and resident historian Eric Bowsfield to discuss their initial impressions on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's opening appellate brief. Then they take a deep dive into Dzhokhar's suppressed hospital confession, the contents of which were kept from the public until October 2018, when they were unsealed by Dzhokhar's appellate team. They look at what's there, what isn't, and the likelihood that the entire narrative of this case was created by overzealous FBI agents illegally interrogating a critically injured teenager.
Eight Early Takeaways from Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Opening Appellate Brief
There's lots of promising arguments in the massive opening brief. Here are our initial impressions.
The Unusual Suspects, Part 2: Viskhan Vakhabov, the Phone Man
A phone call to Tamerlan Tsarnaev's friend two hours before the murder of Sean Collier changed everything I knew about the Boston Marathon bombing. So why did the government protect him?
Appealcast – Updates in Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Appeal
Heather and Tom dive into developments in Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's appeal. In a July 2018 filing by appellate counsel, his lawyers have forecasted some of the many arguments they intend to make on appeal, which may be filed this November. We discuss venue changes; negative pre-trial publicity at the hands of a recently suspended Boston Globe journalist, Kevin Cullen; death-qualified juries; forced confessions; the discovery that prosecutors used secret ex parte filings to suppress information about Tamerlan Tsarnaev's potential involvement in a 2011 triple murder, and more.
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Three Years: State of the Blog
The blog hits its third year anniversary. A little bit on where I've been and where the investigation is going.
New Years Q&A!
In a special New Years installment, Heather and Tom tackle recent questions from readers and listeners.
The Unusual Suspects, Part 1: The Cell Phone Shuffle
The government claimed Dzhokhar Tsarnaev coordinated the Boston Marathon bombing with a cell phone. The evidence shows something different.
Marathon #7: Let’s Do the Math
What is an alibi defense, and does Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have one in regards to the charges for which he was convicted?
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