Boston Marathon Bombing Case Study

Another case were evidence led to the arrest of the bomber is The Boston Marathon bombing is on well-known case. The Dzhokhar brothers were identified as the bombers by trace evidence along with the help of social media. The cap of the bomb was found on the roof of a local hotel, which confirmed it was a homemade bomb. Sherds of black nylon were found at the base of the attack, it confirmed the bombs were held in a back pack. The modern day technology was a huge asset to this investigation. To start the investigation the first thing investigators did was gather all the photos and videos from the marathon taken by security cameras as well as civilians watching the race. With technology and an all-time high it is not unlikely that videos and …show more content…
Evidence collected from the clinic was similar to evidence found at bombing in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and that Atlantic clinic. The bomb at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 killed one person and injured more than 100. The bombing in 1997 at the Atlantic Women’s clinic injured 7 people fortunately killing no one. The evidence collected consisted of steel plates and nails that were used to construct the bombs. The plates found at the Atlanta bombing were found to be cut from the same steel that was made at a metal-working plant in Franklin, North Carolina. During the investigation the evidence showed that the metal plates were designed to explode in a certain way and where sharpened as the bomb exploded. In addition to the metal plates, nails used in the Birmingham bombing matched nails used in the two bombs at the Atlanta women's clinic. The nails at the crime scene were identical to nails to the ones found in a storage shed rented by Rudolph. The specific batch of nails were manufactured and sold in a small area. All the plates found at all bomb scenes where one-eighth-inch thick, but cut to different sizes. The evidence concluded that all bomb scenes were a positive match to one another, linking Rudolph to all three bombings (Evidence links Birmingham, Atlanta bombings,

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