A new mugshot has been released showing Katherine Russell, the widow of suspected Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsraneav, as she looked in 2007 at the time of her arrest for stealing $67 worth of clothing from an Old Navy store in Warwick, Rhode Island.
The picture shows Russell as an 18-year-old, in the accompanying police report she is described as 'skinny' with hazel eyes and red or aubu hair – now firmly concealed by her Hijab.
Since her husband’s death on April 19, Russell has taken refuge at her family's home and has been doing everything she can to distance herself from Tsaaev.
Still, now as a single mother, she has had to sit her 3-year-old daughter, Zahara, down and tell her what happened to her father, Tamerlan Tsraneav, a relative has revealed.
'Daddy has gone to heaven and he still loves her very much,' Russell allegedly told her daughter of her father's absence, as People magazine reports.
'She broke the news as gently as possible, but Zahara wants to know why.'
Earlier this week Russell released a statement through Amato DeLuca, her Rhode Island attoey, saying that she wants her husband’s body released to the Tsaaev family.
In addition to declining to claim the body herself, which is her right as his spouse, Russell has also reverted to using her maiden name.
One of Tamerlan's sisters, Bella Tsaaev, told ABC that she and her sister Ailina plan to offer their brother a proper Muslim burial. Tamerlan's uncle, Ruslan Tsai, also said on Tuesday that the family would take the body.
'We will do it,' he told the Associated Press. 'A family is a family.'
On Tuesday, DeLuca said Russell moued the loss of life from the bombings.
Since her husband's death, Russell has been doing everything she can to distance herself from Tsaaev
'Katherine and her family continue to be deeply saddened by the harm that has been caused,' DeLuca said.
DeLuca said Russell had meet with law enforcement 'for many hours over the past week' and was continuing to cooperate.
FBI agents visited Russell’s parent’s home on Monday apparently to take a sample of Katherine’s DNA after traces of a woman were found on one of the bombs used in the Boston Marathon attacks.
Spokesman Jason Pack confirmed that agents investigating the Boston bombings visited the North Kingstown home of Russell's parents, where Tsaaev's widow has been staying since the attacks.
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