250: Richard DesLauriers – Boston Marathon Bombing

FBI Retired Case File Review

Jerri Williams

True Crime, Interviews, Fiction, History, Fbi, Government, Truecrime

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🗓️ 12 January 2022

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Retired agent Richard “Rick” DesLauriers reviews the Boston Marathon Bombing investigation which he led as the Special Agent in Charge of the Boston Division. He provides a day-by-day timeline of the Boston FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force’s successful efforts to first identify and then capture the bombers, brothers Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev who were responsible for the deaths of three spectators, the injury of more than two hundred attendees, and the murder of a police officer. Rick also recounts the lessons he learned from working with local, state, and federal law enforcement partners during this major investigation and talks about the movie “Patriots Day,” based on the true story of the manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombers. In the film, actor Kevin Bacon portrays Rick DesLauriers. Rick served in the FBI for twenty-six years.

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 250 of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerry Williams.
0:12.7	I'm a retired agent on a mission to show you who the FBI is and what the FBI does through
0:19.6	my books, my blog and my podcast case reviews with former colleagues.
0:25.0	Today, we get to speak to retired agent Richard Deloria, who served in the FBI for 26 years.
0:34.8	The Birmingham Division was his first office, but he was transferred many times during
0:40.4	a career where he primarily worked counterintelligence matters as a street agent and at the executive
0:47.5	management level.
0:48.9	Richard or Rick served in the Boston Division as a squad supervisor, assistant
0:55.4	special agent in charge and special agent in charge.
0:59.4	In this episode, Rick reviews the Boston Marathon bombing investigation which he led as the
1:06.6	special agent in charge of the Boston Division. He provides a day-by-day timeline of the Boston
1:13.9	FBI's joint terrorism task forces successful effort to first identify and then capture the bombers.
1:22.4	Tamalon, Zernayath and Johar Zernayath. The brothers were responsible for the deaths of three of the
1:29.7	Boston Marathon spectators, the injury of more than 200 attendees and the murder of a police officer.
1:38.2	Rick also recounts the lessons he learned from working with local state and federal
1:43.3	enforcement partners during this major investigation. During our conversation, Rick also talks about
1:50.2	the movie Patriots Day, which was based on the true story of the manhunt for the Boston Marathon
1:57.1	bombers. In the movie, actor Kevin Bacon plays the role of SAC Rick Deloria. Prior to his retirement
2:06.2	from the FBI, Rick was awarded the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal for his
2:12.2	significant contributions to the United States National Security. Currently, Rick serves as Vice
2:18.9	President of Corporate Security for Pinsky Corporation in Bloom Hill, Michigan. Now, before we get to
2:26.1	the episode, I want to thank everyone who contributed to my Buy Me a Coffee campaign. I edited this
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