Katherine Russell (social worker)

Katherine Russell is a social worker known for her work with trauma survivors and families impacted by violence. While specific details about her career are limited in broadly accessible public sources, she is publicly known for her marriage to Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of the perpetrators of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Following the bombing, Russell was extensively interviewed by law enforcement and testified before a grand jury. Her experiences and perspective following the event have been the subject of considerable public and media scrutiny. Public information regarding her professional life and work as a social worker is limited due to privacy concerns and the sensitive nature of her involvement in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing.