On April 15, 2016, the third anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, were marked with wreath layings, community service, and a moment of silence at 2:49pm,
Kathy McCabe interviewed people affected by the bombs for the Boston Globe on April 15, 2016
Lingzi Lu, Krystle Campbell and Martin Richard were killed in the blasts. Police Officer Sean Collier was shot by the terrorists a few days later. Hundreds were maimed and traumatized in the bombing.