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Did Tameran Tsarnaev murder two Jews along with his 'best friend'?

There's been a lot of talk lately about how Boston Marathon terrorist Tameran Tsarnaev may have murdered his 'best friend,' Brendan Mess, on the 10th anniversary of 9/11. At the same time, he may have murdered two Jewish men, one of whom was apparently observant (Hat Tip: Mike P).

Tsarnaev, who was killed in a shootout with police, was a close friend of Brendan Mess, who was found murdered in an apartment in Waltham, Mass. on Sept. 12, 2011, along with Erik Weissman and Raphael Teken.

Weissman was a devoted member of his synagogue, according to WCVB in Boston.

Teken grew up in Brookline and majored in history at predominantly Jewish Brandeis. He was buried in Israel.

The slain men’s death certificates note September 12 as the date of their deaths. But friends have said they believe they were actually killed on September 11, 2011, which was the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. That date may have extra significance if Tsarnaev, who some say became radicalized, was responsible and acted out of hatred.

The triple murder was originally considered to be drug related because the men’s bodies were found covered with marijuana. The crime was particularly brutal and all three victims’ thoats were slashed.

A Boston Globe profile of the Tsarnaev brothers first made the possible connection to the triple murder.

BuzzFeed spoke with a man named Ray, who now believes that Tsarnaev could have played a role in the unsolved crime.

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

Hmmm.

Labels: Boston, Boston Marathon, Islamic terrorism

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 3:52 PM