It's been 10 years since bombs went off near the Boston Marathon finish line on April 15, 2013, killing three spectators and wounding hundreds of others. The immediate aftermath would claim the life of a police officer, and another down the line.
But the city stayed Boston strong. As we mark the anniversary, we're sharing stories of the survivors and first responders on the ground that day and the eventual manhunt, what they've done in the years since, the organizations created to honor the lives that were lost and what hopes and dreams they are all focused on for the future.
Boston Marathon Bombing, 10 Years Later
Former Mass. Gov Deval Patrick looks back at the day of the bombings, the manhunt that followed and what sticks with him 10 years later. Read the full story here or watch the interview below.
Shores Salter, who at the time was a Northeastern University student, is credited with saving Roseann Sdoia’s life the day of the bombings. He used his belt as a tourniquet for her leg. He will be in town for this year's Marathon and is recalling the events of 10 years ago.
Airing Friday, April 14: Boston University grad student Lingzi Lu died in the bombings while watching the Boston Marathon from the finish line. In the 10 years since, her family vowed to continue Lingzi’s legacy of spreading love and compassion by creating the Lingzi Foundation. Her aunt spoke with us about Lingzi, the foundation and the foundation’s team running in this year’s race.
In 2013 Dr. David King ran the Boston Marathon and went from crossing the finish line right into the OR to save lives. Ten years later, the surgeon from Mass. General is going to run his 14th straight marathon. We spoke to the trauma surgeon about the last 10 years and his influence on helping the city heal. Read the full story here or watch below.
For the first time on TV, Boston firefighter Mike Materia shares the story of how he met his wife, Boston marathon bombings survivor and amputee Roseann Sdoia. Mike was the first firefighter to see Roseann after the bombings at the finish line and he’s been by her side ever since. Read the full story here or watch below.
Ten years ago William Evans was the Boston police superintendent. The marathon bombings were extremely personal for Evans — the longtime runner had just finished his 18th Boston when he was quickly called back to a horrific finish line that started a true test of his endurance. He speaks about what the response was like and what he's done since. Read the full story here or watch below.
Now retired MBTA Transit Police Officer Dic Donohue almost bled to death when he was shot during the manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombers. He spoke with us at his Reading home to reflect on the past 10 years, how his life has changed and the impact the bombings had on the work he’s doing today. Read the full story here or watch below.
Former New England Patriots guard Joe Andruzzi and his wife, Jen, reflect on their experience before and after the bombs went off at the finish line, looking back on the following 10 years of helping people with the Joe Andruzzi Foundation. Read the full story here or watch below.
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital opened its new facility just days before the bombings. Nothing could have prepared them for the number of patients and injuries they saw. We sit down with the medical director of the amputee program and talk about what it was like during that time and what they’ve learned in the 10 years since. Read the full story here or watch below.
Brothers J.P. and Paul Norden each lost a leg in the bombings at the finish line. In the 10 years since they created the nonprofit A Leg Forever to help Massachusetts amputees. Read the full story here or watch below.
The Sean Collier Memorial Fund was established in memory of MIT police officer Sean Collier, who was killed in the line of duty in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings during the manhunt. The Fund awards grants to local public police departments and non-profit groups to support the development and implementation of community programs designed to build connections between law enforcement and the communities they serve. Read the full story here or watch below.
Bombing Marathon Bombing survivor Heather Abbott turned her trauma into inspiration with the Heather Abbott Foundation, which raises money to help amputees with the cost of prosthetics
“When I lost my leg, some of the questions I had when I was sitting in the hospital bed, were things like, ‘what kind of shoes am I going to be able to wear? What kind of clothes will I wear?’ They were kind of silly questions to ask at the time, but they were a big deal to me,” Abbott said. Read the full story here.
For Michele Blackburn, life's not about what you can't do, but what you can. The Uxbridge mom was at the finish line cheering on a friend when a bomb went off. Her left leg was almost amputated. Ten years later, and after once swearing she would never do it, she's decided to return to the course. Read the full story here or watch below.
