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Bomb Used In Boston Marathon Attack Had Female DNA On It

Lauren Madow |
April 29, 2013 | 8:38 p.m. PDT

Executive Producer

FBI officials announced that they have found female DNA on one of the bombs used in the April 15 bombings at the Boston Marathon, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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Although authorities have obtained a DNA sample from suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev's wife Katherine Russell, officials stated that the DNA could have come from any female who came into contact with the bomb parts in question. Ms. Russell is not a suspect in the bombings.

FBI Agents in Boston (thebudman623 via flickr)
FBI Agents in Boston (thebudman623 via flickr)
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