On this episode of the Disaster Queen Podcast, Jenny covers the first "act of man" disaster of the podcast - the April 15, 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing. We will learn about this tragedy that cut a bloody swath through Boston's biggest celebration of the year and its perpetrators: who they were, why they did it, and how they were found out and caught. We will also see how their actual capture was its own mini-disaster (and what can be learned from that!) and see the people of Boston come together in a beautiful way. Of course, we will honor the lives of those who died, the bravery of the first responders, and the heroism of those who came through the bombing with horrific bomb blast injuries.

Here are the resources I used to research this episode:

Articles:

https://www.cnn.com/2013/04/16/us/boston-marathon-victims-profiles/index.html

https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2015/03/11/linzi-lu-tsarnaev-trial/

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-explosions-boston-suspect/boston-bomb-suspects-name-was-on-classified-government-watch-lists-idUSBRE93N06720130424

https://apnews.com/article/boston-marathon-bombing-survivors-9a0bcba9158e42efa2149cb7cb8b218e

Television shows:

American Manhunt - Netflix

10 Steps to Disaster - Smithsonian Channel

How it Really Happened with Hill Harper - HLN

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