Tamerlan was actually married to a typical white girl from a Christian family. Her name is Katherine Russell, she’s 24 and a college student. She converted to Islam and they have a 3-year-old daughter together named Zahara.
Katherine’s parents, Judith and Warren issued an emotional statement following the terror attack that initially left three dead and 176 injured, writing:
“Our daughter has lost her husband today, the father of her child. We cannot begin to comprehend how this horrible tragedy occurred. In the aftermath of the Patriot’s Day horror, we know that we never really knew Tamerlane Tsarnaev Our hearts are sickened by the knowledge of the horror he has inflicted.”
