Wife of Killed Boston Bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev Not Willing To Speak With Federal Investigators

The wife of deceased Boston Bomber, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, is not ready to speak with Federal investigators yet, regarding what she knew or didn't know about her husband and his brother's intentions leading up to the bombing at the Boston Marathon on April 15th that killed three and injured 176.

According to the Associated Press, Katherine Russell Tsarnaev's attorney, Amato DeLuca, previously revealed in April that Tsarnaev did not speak to federal officials when they visited her parents' home in North Kingstown, R.I.

"I spoke to them, and that's all I can say right now," DeLuca told the AP at the time. "We're deciding what we want to do and how we want to approach this."

DeLuca says his client knew "nothing about [the Boston bombings] at any time" and explains that the family is coping with the aftermath of the shocking events in the weeks following the attack.

"The whole family is a mess, to put it bluntly. They're very distraught. They're upset ... Their lives have been unalterably changed. They're upset because of what happened, the people that were injured, that were killed. It's an awful, terrible thing," Deluca said.

DeLuca released a statement on behalf of Katherine Russell Tsarnaev and her family, saying:

 "The reports of involvement by her husband and brother-in-law came as an absolute shock to them all. As a mother, a sister, a daughter, a wife, Katie deeply mourns the pain and loss to innocent victims - students, law enforcement, families and our community."

Russell's parents - Judith, who is a nurse, and Warren, who is a physician - issued a statement following the horrific Boston terror attacks after the suspects were identified.

"Our daughter has lost her husband today, the father of her child. We cannot begin to comprehend how this horrible tragedy occurred. In the aftermath of the Patriot's Day horror, we know that we never really knew Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Our hearts are sickened by the knowledge of the horror he has inflicted," they said.

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