Latest Rolling Stone Cover Features A Rock Star Image Of Boston Bomb Suspect Tsarnaev

Image: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on the cover of Rolling Stone. Illustration by Sean McCabe

Five Revelations From Rolling Stone's Boston Bomber Cover Story -- Rolling Stone

Janet Reitman delivers a riveting account of how Jahar Tsarnaev became a monster

In the new issue of Rolling Stone, contributing editor Janet Reitman delivers a deeply reported account of the life and times of Boston bomber Jahar Tsarnaev. Reitman spent the last two months interviewing dozens of sources – childhood and high school friends, teachers, neighbors and law enforcement agents, many of whom spoke for the first time about the case – to deliver a riveting and heartbreaking account of how a charming kid with a bright future became a monster. Here are five revelations about Tsarnaev from our latest cover story, "Jahar's World":

• As Jahar lay in the boat, surrounded by SWAT teams and police, FBI negotiators mentioned a public plea for his surrender from his former wrestling coach. An agent on the scene later told the coach that it could have been this name from the past – and the memory of that past – both of which were invoked during the standoff, that convinced Jahar to ultimately give up.

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More News On Rolling Stone And It's Coverage Of Boston Marathon Suspect Jahar Tsarnaev

The Boston Marathon bomber is a rock star, says 'Rolling Stone' -- Boston.com
Rolling Stone takes heat for cover featuring rock star image of Boston bomb suspect Tsarnaev -- Washington Post/AP
Rolling Stone cover photo of accused Boston bomber draws outrage -- Reuters
Rolling Stone blasted for giving rock star treatment to accused Boston bomber -- FOX News
'Rolling Stone' Tsarnaev cover stirs firestorm -- USA Today
Rolling Stone's cover of Boston bombing suspect causes outrage -- The Guardian
‘The Bomber’: Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev makes cover of Rolling Stone -- New York Daily News
Rolling Stone cover featuring Boston Marathon bombing suspect stirs online backlash -- CBS
The Terrorist on the Cover of the Rolling Stone -- Bloomberg
Rolling Stone cover of bombing suspect called 'slap' to Boston -- CNN
Rolling Stone Cover Featuring Boston Bombing Suspect Causes Controversy -- US News and World Report

Update: The Russian edition of Rolling Stone will NOT have the Boston bombing suspect appearing on the Russian magazine cover. Being someone whose nationality is Russian this is not a surprise .... to do so would have resulted in the magazine being ripped off stands, the Russian Rolling Stone reporters and editors probably threatened with jail time for giving comfort and support to terrorists, and a possible lost in their license to distribute their product in Russia.

Update #2: Rolling Stone is trying to defend the indefensible.