Martin Richard

Birth Name:

Martin William Richard

Birth Date:

June 9, 2004

Birth Place:

Boston, Massachusetts

Death Date:

April 15, 2013

Place of Death:

755 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts

Age:

Cause of Death:

Blood loss due to the detonation of an improvised explosive device

Cemetery Name:

Cedar Grove Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Crime and their Victims

Martin Richard was the youngest of three victims killed by two domestic terrorists who detonated two homemade improvised explosive devices near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in 2013. He was described by a family friend, "He had that million-dollar smile and you never knew what was going to come out of him. Denise is the most spectacular mother that you've ever met and Bill is a pillar of the community. It doesn't get any better than these people."

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Cedar Grove Cemetery

920 Adams St, Dorchester Center, MA 02124

Dorchester Center, Massachusetts, 02124

USA

North America

Map:

Grave Location:

Section 1A, Row 8, Grave 1

Grave Location Description

As you enter the cemetery through the main entrance, stay to the right and drive past the water feature and hedge garden and stop at the first group of monuments on the right. Martin’s final resting place is 8 rows from the road on the right.