Four years ago, on April 15, 2013, two homemade bombs detonated 12 seconds and 210 yards apart at 2:49 p.m., near the finish line of the annual Boston Marathon. It killed three people and injured several hundred others, including 16 who lost limbs.
Beyond these facts, the story of the Tsarnaev brothers, and the complex web of events that lead to that day are very much an open question. The official narrative, long touted by authorities, of the the lone wolf Muslim extremists, has long since been discredited.
The story that is emerging of what really might have happened in Boston has some eerie parallels todays headlines. They involve Russia, the FBI, FBI informants, and counter terrorism agents not informing the FBI, etc..
A new book, Maximum Harm: The Tsarnaev Brothers, the FBI, and the Road to the Marathon Bombing, by long time Boston based investigative journalist Michele McPhee, brings new light to the story and reinforces what many have been trying to point out for years.
Click here to listen to my conversation with Michele McPhee on Radio WhoWhatWhy.org