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Baker Backs Biden Push For Death Penalty In Boston Marathon Case Baker Backs Biden Push For Death Penalty In Boston Marathon Case
Baker Backs Biden Push For Death Penalty In Boston Marathon Case Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is backing the Department of Justice and President Joe Biden as they seek to reinstate the death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. This week, the Department of Justice encouraged the Supreme Court to reinstate the death penalty for Tsarnaev, calling it "one of the worst” acts of terrorism in the US since the Sept. 11 bombings. Though Biden has publicly opposed capital punishment, his administration threw its support behind the DOJ, which filed a 48-page brief to overturn a previous decision from a lower court that vacated Tsarnaev’s dea…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Victim Of Fatal Route 2A Crash Was An EMT At Boston Marathon Bombing Victim Of Fatal Route 2A Crash Was An EMT At Boston Marathon Bombing
Victim Of Fatal Route 2A Crash Was An EMT At Boston Marathon Bombing The Worcester District Attorney has released the identity of the woman who died in Sunday’s Route 2A car crash. The victim was a Templeton emergency medical technician Tracy Ferrazza, 52, according to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Ferrazza’s heroic acts as an EMT include her actions during the Boston Marathon Bombing. Ferrazza was at the race assisting with wheelchair athletes when bombs exploded at the annual event, according to an archived Gardner News article. Ferrazza said she ran against the fleeing crowd toward the sound of the explosions, but soon realized a pressing need f…

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by Kristin Palpini