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The Murders Before the Marathon (2022)

  • Documentary
  • 44 min episodes
  • 1 seasons
  • 16 age guide
  • ★ 3.3/10 from 3 ratings

Journalist Susan Zalkind investigates the triple murder that took her friend’s life, the national tragedy that shook her city, and the haunting question that connects the two events: if the murders had been solved, could the Boston Marathon bombing could have been prevented?

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