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It is 2:37 p.m., about 4.5 hours since the start of the race, when a majority of the runners are finishing. it is also go-time for the brothers, who round the corner on to the marathon route. their attack is timed to cause maximum damage. >> i always think of the families that just line that finish line, sometimes ten deep, and it is difficult to get by. >> that is where tamerlan positions himself. high school student sydney corcoran is to his level. >> it was a great vibe. everyone was just bei...

>> dzokhar stops behind several families with small children, including the richards, with 12-year-old henry, 8-year-old martin and 7-year-old jane. and now dzokhar raises a phone to his ear. the plan is now in motion. >> what the hell was that? >> tamerlan detonates the first bomb. >> oh, my god, something blew up. >> in the ensuing chaos, dzokhar walks quickly away from his backpack. he leaves it on the ground, right near 8-year-old martin richard. behind the richards in a blue sweater is 23-y...

It is 2:37 p.m., about 4.5 hours since the race and when a majority of the runners are finishing. it is also go-time for the brothers. who round the corner on to the marathon route. their attack is timed to cause maximum damage. >> i always think of the families that just line that finish line. sometimes ten deep. and it is difficult to get by. >> that is where tamerlan positions himself. high school student sidney corkran is to his left. >> it was a great vibe. everyone was just being nice and ...

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...

>> no. weve always thought of them -- weve lived in the same neighborhood and ive had the opportunity to cover them in the local newspaper, and theyre a family you would want for neighbors. they are totally civic minded. the neighborhood runs around their house. weve always thought of them as one unit, almost like a singular, the richards. theyre always together anywhere they go, to the sports fields, school or church, you see all five of them. thats no longer the case. >> we saw the community c...

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...

Of the richard family. eight-year-old martin richard died in the blast. his six-year-old sister had one leg amputated. she may lose the other. she is fighting for that leg tonight. his mother suffered a brain injury. steven lynch is in that neighborhood. he is a long-time friend of the richards. i asked him to describe the youngest victim of the attack. >> you know, hes a nice combination of his mom and dad, i have to say. usually one kid looks like the mom or the dad. he was half richard and ha...