Cases from 2013 include criminal investigations, trials, and notable events that occurred during the year. Whether they involved new charges, breakthroughs in cold cases, high-profile trials, or tragic incidents that captured national attention, the cases documented here reflect the state of the criminal justice system in 2013. CaseSleuth provides detailed, chronological coverage of each case with timelines, evidence breakdowns, profiles of key people involved, and links to primary sources and media coverage.
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NFL star Aaron Hernandez of the New England Patriots was convicted of murdering Odin Lloyd in 2015 and sentenced to life without parole. He was later acquitted of a separate double murder. Hernandez died by suicide in prison in 2017.
On April 15, 2013, brothers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev detonated two pressure cooker bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing 3 and injuring over 260. Tamerlan was killed in a shootout with police. Dzhokhar was captured after a massive manhunt and sentenced to death in 2015.
On February 19, 2013, the body of 21-year-old Canadian tourist Elisa Lam was discovered inside a rooftop water tank at the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles. Her death was ruled an accidental drowning with bipolar disorder as a contributing factor, but the circumstances — including bizarre elevator surveillance footage — remain deeply mysterious.
South African Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through a locked bathroom door on Valentine's Day 2013. He claimed he mistook her for an intruder. Convicted of murder in 2015, sentenced to 13 years and 5 months. Released on parole in January 2024.