From the point of view of a spectator relying on bits and pieces of information from TV and the internet, that week that started with the bombing and ended with the capture of the bombers seemed to me like a hazy nightmare with frantic news reports all jumbled together.
This documentary put all the pieces in order - the bombings, the investigation to find out the perpetrators, the photos of the suspects made public, the killing of the guard at MIT, the kidnapping and carnapping of the mercedez benz, the car owner dashing to a convenience store and making it possible for authorities to track the car, the shoot-out at Watertown, suspect1 getting run-over by suspect2, the hunt for and capture of suspect2.
The thought processes and decisions made by the investigators as well as the background information on the bombers add essential elements to understanding what happened.
Aside from the bombing and the manhunt, the other piece that interested me was the family life of the bombers, starting with being so full of hope when they came to the US, to the parents' divorce, to suspect1's disappointment at not making the Olympics, his murder of his friend, indoctrination by radical Islam and finally committing the heinous crime.
Suspect1 blamed racial discrimination for his failure to make the Olympic team and subsequently, his pessimistic view of his future. Up to what extent did it play a role in this tragic event?
This documentary put all the pieces in order - the bombings, the investigation to find out the perpetrators, the photos of the suspects made public, the killing of the guard at MIT, the kidnapping and carnapping of the mercedez benz, the car owner dashing to a convenience store and making it possible for authorities to track the car, the shoot-out at Watertown, suspect1 getting run-over by suspect2, the hunt for and capture of suspect2.
The thought processes and decisions made by the investigators as well as the background information on the bombers add essential elements to understanding what happened.
Aside from the bombing and the manhunt, the other piece that interested me was the family life of the bombers, starting with being so full of hope when they came to the US, to the parents' divorce, to suspect1's disappointment at not making the Olympics, his murder of his friend, indoctrination by radical Islam and finally committing the heinous crime.
Suspect1 blamed racial discrimination for his failure to make the Olympic team and subsequently, his pessimistic view of his future. Up to what extent did it play a role in this tragic event?