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45. Maybe he had "no American friends" because he had just murdered them...

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Mon Apr 22, 2013, 01:44 AM

Apr 2013

“Boston Bomber's” Former Friends Suspect Him In Triple Murder

Former associates of slain Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamarlan Tsarnaev now believe he may have been involved in a 2011 triple murder that claimed the life of his closest American friend, Brendan Mess.

"At the time none of would have thought it was Tam. It was just so emotional and we thought we had someone else who had done it. Tam's name wasn't coming up at all," said one of their mutual friends, who asked to be identified by his first name, Ray.

"Tam wasn't there at the memorial service, he wasn't at the funeral, he wasn't around at all," Ray said. "And he was really close with Brendan. That's why it's so weird when he said 'I don't have any American friends.'"

Police believe there were two other men in the apartment sometime before the murder, but those two men have never been identified. Ray said following the murder, he was questioned by detectives who told him Tsarnaev may have been with Mess either the day of or the night before, although Middlesex County District Attorney's Office said they could not confirm any relationship between Mess and Tsarnaev.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/boston-bombers-former-friends-suspect-him-in-unsolved-triple

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Picture of Tamberlan Tsarnaev as "Loser" with "No American Friends" Doesn't Wash [View all] alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 OP

you're not pushing a false flag theory, are you? ZRT2209 Apr 2013 #1

I do hope you're joking...I don't go in for that kind of nonsense alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #2

I agree with you - They did it. At least I have not heard any evidence to the contrary. But this is Douglas Carpenter Apr 2013 #14

Unless their parents are Russian. The mother is in Russia eg, not Chechnya. I agree with your sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #54

... scarletwoman Apr 2013 #3

I second your face palm Blue_In_AK Apr 2013 #27

Welcome to DU! Fumesucker Apr 2013 #4

He is the one who claimed that he had no American friends. LisaL Apr 2013 #5

Yes, I know...that's how the post you're responding to starts out alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #6

Why would he lie about not having American friends? LisaL Apr 2013 #7

Meh, people say a lot of things alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #10

Brendan Mess would be the same guy that was viciously murdered? LisaL Apr 2013 #16

Indeed alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #18

Throat slit. Sounds like it was a pretty grizzly murder to me. LisaL Apr 2013 #22

Indeed...nasty business, that alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #24

Triple murder, I imagine a very bloody crime scene. LisaL Apr 2013 #28

Happens all the time alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #29

I would certainly hope so. LisaL Apr 2013 #30

I don't think alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #31

I've seen it reported that way. LisaL Apr 2013 #33

Yes, and other reports alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #34

Autopsies just called it "sharp force injuries to the neck." LisaL Apr 2013 #36

Right, which could mean stabbed or slit, though the same paper reports it as stabbed at the time alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #37

Note their bodies were found covered with marijuana DeltaLitProf Apr 2013 #41

How much is needed to cover a body? A sprinkle? No skin showing? Just noticing the phrase could uppityperson Apr 2013 #44

Or in a messy, disorderly crime, whatever cannabis happened to be out alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #46

Because his best friend was MURDERED. WinkyDink Apr 2013 #56

he's an unemployed drop out who was supposed to be devout, but knocked up his GF... left her family bettyellen Apr 2013 #9

She is his legal wife, not his girlfriend. LisaL Apr 2013 #19

not when she got pregnant, she wasn't. bettyellen Apr 2013 #20

His family seem to be upset about quite a few things. LisaL Apr 2013 #21

He might have had no once close to him that he considered a close friend.. HipChick Apr 2013 #17

His uncle seemed to be avoiding a witch hunt at his door upi402 Apr 2013 #8

Pretty scared guy. bluedigger Apr 2013 #11

Yes, it sure is understandable. n/t upi402 Apr 2013 #23

The truth about people is rarely simple. bluedigger Apr 2013 #12

No doubt alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #13

Setting off bombs and killing cops probably didn't get him many American friends... HooptieWagon Apr 2013 #15

a lot of times a depressed person can feel he is not loved, have no friends regardless seabeyond Apr 2013 #25

his uncle is saying something different lately -- he's saying more or less that the guy was led HiPointDem Apr 2013 #51

Don't forget his own brother was/is an American... nt riderinthestorm Apr 2013 #26

I don't know Spider Jerusalem Apr 2013 #32

I don't doubt that this transformation (seemingly noticed by everybody) alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #35

So the two issues to examine could be: flamingdem Apr 2013 #38

I think that's right...both are also very scary, which is why the "friendless loser" narrative alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #39

Absolutely nothing you posted contradicted him as more of a loner alienated from American lifestyle. KittyWampus Apr 2013 #40

"sociopaths are very good at getting along with people" defacto7 Apr 2013 #47

He is married and has a child and his in laws share their home with him freely Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #57

Sometimes when recent immigrants applegrove Apr 2013 #42

He set himself apart whether it was because he felt his values were superior... cynatnite Apr 2013 #43

Maybe he had "no American friends" because he had just murdered them... dkf Apr 2013 #45

Yes, we are discussing this issue at length in this very thread, but notice how many people hung out alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #48

You define who your friends are. dkf Apr 2013 #49

there's no evidence that he murdered those three people. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #52

Very weak sauce alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #55

Maybe, but if Columbine is any indication, we're stuck with it Recursion Apr 2013 #50

It's very difficult to move people off of alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #53