Radio interview with Gil Gross of San Francisco's Talk 910
http://media.ccomrcdn.com/media/station_content/664/tamar_birckhead_1366947111_29241.mp3
Talk 910 – San Francisco, CA
Boston Bombing Suspect May Avoid Death by Cooperating
http://dailyitem.com/0100_news/x730861002/Boston-Bombing-Suspect-May-Avoid-Death-by-Cooperating
Bloomberg News - 4/25/13
"If anyone can provide this young man with a tenacious, effective defense, it's Miriam Conrad," said Tamar Birckhead, who has worked with her and in 2002 defended Richard Reid, the so-called shoe-bomber who tried to blow a hole in the side of a passenger plane with explosives in his shoe.
On Criminal Side, What’s to Come in ‘Tsarnaev’?
http://masslawyersweekly.com/2013/04/25/on-criminal-side-whats-to-come-in-tsarnaev/
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (subscription required) – 4/25/13
Former federal defender Tamar R. Birckhead, who represented Reid in the 2003 shoe-bombing case, said she’s concerned about her former office’s lack of resources and manpower. “It’s like a David and Goliath scenario, where under the best of circumstances they are operating on a shoe-string budget,” she said.
CIA Wanted Tamerlan Tsarnaev on Terror List
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/04/cia_wanted_tamerlan_tsarnaev_on_terror_list
Boston Herald – Boston, MA – 4/25/13
“It may delay the resolution of the case, which I know the public doesn’t want,” said Tamar R. Birckhead, a University of North Carolina law professor who spent four years working in Boston’s federal public defender’s office.
Boston Bomb Suspect May Blame Brother to Survive
http://www.jpost.com/International/Boston-bomb-suspect-may-blame-brother-to-survive-311027
Jerusalem Post – 4/25/13
“If anyone can provide this young man with a tenacious, effective defense, it’s Miriam Conrad,” said Tamar Birckhead, who has worked with her and in 2002 defended Richard Reid, the so-called shoe-bomber who tried to blow a hole in the side of a passenger plane with explosives in his shoe.
Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Defense Headed by Top Federal Public Defender
http://www.nydailynews.com/bomber-dzhokhar-tsarnaev-defense-headed-tough-public-defender-article-1.1326479
New York Daily News – New York, NY - 4/24/13
Former colleagues say she's up to the task. "My first thought was, he's lucky. He's lucky that Miriam is still serving the public in this way," Tamar Birckhead, a University of North Carolina law professor and former Boston public defender, told the Daily News.
The Case Against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
http://outfront.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/24/the-case-against-dzhokhar-tsarnaev/
CNN – 4/24/13
OutFront tonight are criminal defense attorney Tamar Birckhead, who defended shoe bomber Richard Reid and previously worked with one of the public defenders assigned to Dzhokhar, and CNN Legal Analyst Paul Callan.
Suspected Boston Bomber Receives All-Star Defense Team
http://abcnews.go.com/story?id=19025841#.UX7MIsqSjTE
ABC News – 4/24/13
"She is excellent, tough, tenacious and wise," said Tamar R. Birckhead, now a University of North Carolina law professor who worked with Conrad for four years, including on the Reid case.
Public Defender Assigned to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Has Been in the Spotlight Before
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/04/23/public-defender-assigned-to-dzhokhar-tsarnaev-has-been-in-the-spotlight-before/
CBS – Boston, MA – 4/23/13
Known as the “shoe bomber” for attempting to blow up an American Airlines flight from Paris in 2002 he was sentenced to life in prison. His public defender was Tamar Birckhead who also worked at one time in the Boston public defender’s office with Conrad.
April 23 Updates in the Aftermath of the Boston Marathon
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/23/updates-in-the-aftermath-of-the-boston-marathon/
New York Times (blog) – New York, NY – 4/23/13
Tamar R. Birckhead, who represented Richard C. Reid, the so-called shoe bomber, told The Herald that the government’s criminal complaint was “circumstantial.”
Public Defense Attorney Professor Birckhead on the Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Trial
http://audio.weei.com/a/73890624/public-defense-attorney-professor-birckhead-on-the-dzhokhar-tsarnaev-trial.htm
WEEI-FM – Boston, MA – 4/23/13
Professor Birckhead joined the Dennis and Callahan Morning Show to discuss the ensuing trial of suspect #2 in the Boston bombing case. She used her background of being the public defender of terrorist Richard Reed to serve as a guide for what will likely happen in this trial.
-April 29, 2013