Brendan Mess, who has been described as the best friend of Boston Marathon suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was found murdered in his Waltham home with his throat slit and covered in marijuana. Al FrankNEW33 minutes ago Let's see, triple homicide, what to do. * * * Related Stories Authorities in Massachusetts have developed "mounting evidence" against the alleged Boston Marathon bombers that would place them near the scene of a grisly 2011 triple homicide that has remained unsolved. Officials told ABC News that preliminary forensic tests link Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his younger brother, Dzhokhar, to the scene of the murders in Waltham, Mass. Brendan Mess, 25, who at one point lived with Tamerlan and trained alongside him in both boxing and martial arts, was found dead in his home with his throat slit. The late Tamerlan had once described Mess as his best friend, though it was known that the ethnic Chechen became increasingly upset with Mess' lifestyle choices. He, along with Erik Weissman, 31, and Raphael Tenken, 37, both of Cambridge, also had their throats slit and were covered in marijuana. PHOTOS: BOYLSTON STREET IN BOSTON REOPENS AFTER BOMBINGS Officials at the time said the deaths were drug-related, as Mess had prior convictions and sources told the Boston Globe that Tenken also was in the drug trade. Investigators said that around five pounds of pot was dumped on their bodies, and $5,000 in cash was found in the house. However, that theory did not hold up, as there was no evidence of forced entry at Mess' residence. Speaking with ABC News, several law enforcement officials said that new evidence likely places the Tsarnaev brothers around Mess' residence on Sept. 11, 2011. Raphael Teken, 37, of Cambridge, was also found murdered. PHOTOS: BOSTON MARATHON ATTACK: HUNDREDS GATHER FOR VIGIL Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan declined to comment on the new revelations, as did a public defender representing Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Former Middlesex district attorney Gerry Leone said that it was likely that the murderer knew the victims personally. PHOTOS: INSIDE THE MANHUNT FOR BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING SUSPECTS Erik Weissman, 31, of Cambridge, was the third victim in the murder. Police said that a knife or an ice pick was used with such force that the three victims were nearly decapitated. All three had their throats slashed with either an ice pick or a knife, each with such great force behind it that they were nearly decapitated. A possible link between the Tsarnaev brothers and the brutal murders first emerged days after the Boston Marathon bombings, which left three dead and more than 260 injured. Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, was killed in a shootout with police in Watertown on April 19. RELATED: WIDOW OF DEAD BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING SUSPECT HAS HIRED TERRORISM ATTORNEY His 19-year-old brother, Dzhokhar, escaped but was apprehended a day later after he was found hiding in a boat stored in a backyard, and is currently in federal custody at Fort Devens federal prison. Middlesex County officials initially believed the deaths to be drug related, but turned their eyes to the Tsarnaev brothers following the April 15 marathon bombings after former acquaintences of Tamerlan said he acted suspicious after the murders Tamerlan Tsarnaev was secretly buried this week in a small Muslim cemetery in Doswell, Va., outside of Richmond. Authorities in Massachusetts developed "mounting evidence" against Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, left, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, that would place them at the scene of a brutal triple-murder in nearby Waltham on Sept. 11, 2011. RELATED: TAMERLAN TSARNAEV BURIED IN CENTRAL VA. Following the bombing, former friends who recognized Tamerlan said that he had acted strangely following the murder of Mess and the two other men, saying that he did not attend the funeral of the man he used to call his best friend. The FBI has joined local authorities in the ongoing investigation.
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The first comment at the Daily News article below says it all:
Maybe get a list of all known friends, associates and acquaintances of the deceased. Interview everyone on the list, ask for alibis, confirm or deny alibis. Brendan's friends knew that Tamerlan hung out with Brendan a lot. Some even said he was the last to be seen with him. Shortly after the crime, the cops were saying that they were looking for 2 assailants.
Geez Sgt, his he's nowhere to be found. He didn't show up for the wake or funeral. His boxing coach says that he and Brendan were best friends. He and Brendan were both boxers and trained MMA. He was a Golden Gloves champ. Must be sorta strong and capable of enough violence to do something like this. Where is he? He has a brother too? And we were looking for 2 people. Imagine that.
Check phone records and any records of arrest or convictions.
Geez Sarg, this Tamerlan guy has an arrest for Domestic Violence and lo and behold he's in this FBI Guardian computer database for potential terrorists that Russia warned FBI and CIA about.
Geez Sgt, his phone records put him nearby the crime scene too.
This is not brain surgery. Not this case anyway. Open and shut really.
http://deepsixcover.wordpress.com/Authorities link Tsarnaev brothers to brutal triple homicide in 2011: report
Officials said preliminary forensic tests link Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his younger brother, Dzhokhar, to the scene of three grisly murders in Waltham, Mass.
By Beth Stebner/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Saturday, May 11, 2013, 10:11 AM
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