No takers

Fate of Boston suspect body in limbo

BOSTON (AP)

A funeral director says he has received burial offers for more than 100 out-of-state graves for the body of a Boston Marathon bombing suspect who was killed in a gun battle with police but none are panning out, even as Tamerlan Tsarnaev's mother told him she wants the body returned to Russia.

Worcester Funeral Home director Peter Stefan said Monday that none of the 120 grave offers from the US and Canada have worked out because, when he calls officials of the cities or towns involved, nobody wants the body.

RUSSIA MAY REFUSE

Stefan also said that, despite the request by Tsarnaev's mother, he doesn't think Russia will take the body. He said he made calls to Russia, but that it was hard to get anyone to respond. He said he is working on other arrangements, but declined to be more specific.

Meanwhile, a friend of the surviving suspect in the bombings was released from federal custody Monday amid a swell of support from family and friends, but was under strict house arrest.