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Told anderson cooper, close-knit. >> we always thought of them as one unit, singular, the richards. they were always together anywhere they go. and thats no longer the case. >> 8-year-old martin was killed. he loved the boston bruins, the red sox, and pictionary. >> every time i babysat him, as soon as i came to the door, he came running towards me, and he just had a big bright smile that nobody could ever forget. >> martins mother, denise richard, was a librarian at a school. she suffered sever...

Dorchester, massachusetts, a civic-minded family, a friend told anderson cooper, close-knit. >> we always thought of them as one unit, singular, the richards. they were always together anywhere they go. and thats no longer the case. >> 8-year-old martin was killed. he loved the boston bruins, the red sox, and pictionary. >> every time i babysat him, as soon as i walked through the door, he came running towards me. he had a bright smile that nobody could ever forget. >> martins mother, denise ric...

>> bill and denise richard of dorchester, massachusetts, a civic-minded family, a friend told anderson cooper, close-knit. >> we always thought of them as one unit, singular, the richards. they were always together anywhere they go. and thats no longer the case. >> 8-year-old martin was killed. he loved the boston bruins, the red sox, and pictionary. >> every time i baby sit him, as soon as i came to the door, he ran towards me. he had a bright smile that nobody could ever forget. >> martins mot...

Richards. they were always together anywhere they go. and thats no longer the case. >> 8-year-old martin was killed. he loved the boston bruins, the red sox, and pictionary. >> every time i babysat him, as soon i walked through the door, he came running towards me. he had a bright smile that nobody could ever forget. >> martins mother, denise richard, was a librarian at a school. she suffered severe head injuries. martins 7-year-old sister jane who loves to dance lost a leg. >> shes an irish ste...

When there was another student struggling in the class, they turned to martin to help tutor him along. a quiet but compassionate kid and someone who was a leader. >> we dont want to do anything to intrude on the familys privacy, but martins mom and sister are also in the hospital. >> yeah. im sorry to say that denise, his mom, took a wound to the head with shrapnel, and shes been in surgery. and his little sister janie, wonderful, sweet girl, also lost a limb. lost a leg. >> and she just started...

A limb. lost a leg. >> and she just started dancing. >> yeah, shes an irish step dancer, loves it, and everyone said if anybody is going to bounce back from this, its janie. shes a pistol, a tough kid, energetic. i dont think her dancing days are over. >> i certainly hope not. i know we havent talked to martins dad, but the family, its -- theyll never be the same, obviously. >> no. weve always thought of them -- weve lived in the same neighborhood and ive had the opportunity to cover them in the...

Explosives go off, they thought the first responders and amazing medical people and just the citizens who helped pulling off their own clothes using them to make tourniquets, god bless them. people who dont understand this city, i hope these three people are remembered as what boston is. an irish catholic kid from dorchester, an 8-year-old, younger sister lost at least one of her legs and might lose another one and shes an irish step dancer and hopefully wake up and recover and lead a great life...

There is mourning in this town. you mentioned his mother denise. she was a state employee for ten years. she left when she became pregnant with her young daughter. then she took a job as a librarian at the school. i am told she is in better condition today. a family friend told me its still dicey for her. the young girl, first grader, is also still hospitalized recovering from her injuries. i am told she has lost all or part of one leg and the big fear today is that she may have to lose all or p...