Evidence
Records, recordings, images, and other material introduced or discussed at trial.
2,747 items·2,937 mentions
Key Evidence (4)
Diagram of Boylston Street showing the finish line, photo bridge and Boston Public Library
Demonstratives
Exhibit 774 depicts the Boylston Street finish-line area and was displayed during testimony to mark witness locations and movements.
3300-07
Documents & Records
Exhibit 3300-07 presents the live master file table for Laurel 1W16 examined during Mark Spencer's cross-examination on Day 42.
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Video Evidence
Exhibit 5 contains photo-bridge footage played during Thomas Grilk's testimony about the marathon clock and the two blasts.
Defense Exhibit 2
Documents & Records
Defense Exhibit 2 contains T-Mobile call-detail records examined during Chad Fitzgerald's cross-examination.
Physical Evidence (460)
Boston Strong T-shirt — During individual voir dire on Day 13 and Day 14, prospective jurors described owning Boston Strong T-shirts, including one purchased at a CrossFit event in Canton. On Day 19, a prospective juror described buying a shirt for a nephew who ran cross-country and had lived in Boston. The court allowed questions about the purchase circumstances but barred inquiry into what the phrase meant.
3 mentionsQ199 cardboard fragments from Scene A — Q199 consists of cardboard fragments identified as coming from Scene A, outside Marathon Sports. During Sarah De Lair's cross-examination on Day 31, a closer view appeared to show cardboard with duct tape. Edward S. Knapp confirmed on Day 40 that the fragments were sent for fingerprint analysis; the court barred questions about the results during his testimony.
3 mentionsbackpack — Kenneth Benton testified that he later learned a friend had removed the backpack from the defendant's dorm room and placed it in a black plastic bag and then a Dumpster. On redirect, Benton said he later heard that a friend named Dias had collected the defendant's belongings for the backpack. Benton had not observed its contents before disposal.
2 mentionsBlack Mercedes SUV — Jeffrey Pugliese testified that the SUV approached on the wrong side of Laurel Street, ran over Tamerlan, and dragged him about 25 or 30 feet. Pugliese said it struck police car 465 before continuing across Dexter Avenue. James Floyd described the Mercedes turning and accelerating toward the area where people had gathered, but he could not identify whom it contacted.
2 mentionsExhibit 421 — Rolands identified Exhibit 421 as BBs collected from Scene A on April 18, 2013 and packaged in a paint can that was not itself found at the scene. The exhibit was received into evidence without objection on Day 30, and Koch later explained its packaging and labels.
2 mentionsMaterial marked “transmitter,” identified from its packaging — Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct examination on Day 36 included references to the material under a description attributing its identification to its packaging.
2 mentionsPipe Bomb No. 1 — The Day 43 jury instructions described Pipe Bomb No. 1 as the device alleged to have exploded on Laurel Street on April 19, 2013, and identified it in Counts 25 and 26. The verdict announced on Day 45 included affirmative findings that the bomb was discharged and was a destructive device.
2 mentionsPipe Bomb No. 2 — The Day 43 jury instructions described Pipe Bomb No. 2 as the device alleged to have exploded on Laurel Street on April 19, 2013, and identified it in Counts 27 and 28. The verdict announced on Day 45 included affirmative findings that the bomb was discharged and was a destructive device.
2 mentionsPipe Bomb No. 3 — The Day 43 jury instructions described Pipe Bomb No. 3 as the device alleged to have been used on Laurel Street on April 19, 2013, without exploding, and identified it in Counts 29 and 30. The verdict announced on Day 45 included affirmative findings that the bomb was brandished and was a destructive device.
2 mentionsPressure Cooker Bomb No. 1 — The court identified Pressure Cooker Bomb No. 1 as the bomb alleged to have been used outside Marathon Sports on April 15, 2013. On Day 45, the jury found that the device was discharged and was a destructive device.
2 mentionsPressure Cooker Bomb No. 2 — The court identified Pressure Cooker Bomb No. 2 as the bomb alleged to have been used outside the Forum restaurant on April 15, 2013. On Day 45, the jury found that the device was discharged and was a destructive device.
2 mentionsPressure Cooker Bomb No. 3 — The court described Pressure Cooker Bomb No. 3 as the bomb alleged to have exploded on Laurel Street on April 19, 2013. On Day 45, the jury found that the bomb was discharged and was a destructive device.
2 mentionsPressure cooker bombs — In the Day 27 defense opening, Clarke acknowledged that Tamerlan and Jahar Tsarnaev placed backpack-carried pressure cooker bombs outside Marathon Sports and the Forum restaurant, respectively. In the Day 49 penalty-phase opening, Pellegrini described lethal explosions that killed three people and embedded bomb fragments in buildings across the street.
2 mentions1002 — During his continued direct testimony on Day 36, Corcoran described three recovered cardboard disks whose sizes closely corresponded to the pressure cooker and discussed their possible use as barriers.
1 mention1003 — Corcoran's continued direct testimony on Day 36 addressed three recovered cardboard disks, their close size correspondence with the pressure cooker, and their possible use as barriers.
1 mention1009 — Corcoran's continued direct testimony on Day 36 included the end cap labeled Exhibit 1009.
1 mention1017 — The gray and black transport bag was referenced as Exhibit 1017 during Corcoran's continued direct testimony on Day 36.
1 mention1019 — Corcoran's continued direct testimony on Day 36 included the shoulder bag labeled Exhibit 1019.
1 mention1020 — Corcoran's continued direct testimony on Day 36 included a reference to a pencil marked for identification as Exhibit 1020.
1 mention1027 — The metal end cap labeled Exhibit 1027 was referenced during Corcoran's continued direct testimony on Day 36.
1 mention1028 — Corcoran's continued direct testimony on Day 36 included Exhibit 1028, identified as BBs attached to paper with apparent burning or discoloration.
1 mention1056 — Corcoran's continued direct testimony on Day 36 included the locking mechanism labeled Exhibit 1056.
1 mention1064 — Corcoran's continued direct testimony on Day 36 included Exhibit 1064, identified as more heavily scorched BBs attached to paper and labeled as recovered along 55 Laurel.
1 mention1077 — Derks's direct testimony on Day 39 included a reference to the caulking tube labeled Exhibit 1077.
1 mention1078 — Derks's direct testimony on Day 39 included the separately marked roll of clear tape labeled Exhibit 1078.
1 mention1082 — During her direct testimony on Day 42, Graff said she developed one latent fingerprint on two rolls of tape forming part of admitted Exhibit 1082. She identified that fingerprint to Tamerlan Tsarnaev and said it was the only print developed.
1 mention1096 — On Day 39, Derks placed the hobby fuse in the same drawer as a gasket, wire strippers, wire, and tape. He described collection for possible device-related examination but supplied no laboratory match or finding that these particular materials had been used to make a bomb.
1 mention1098 — During his direct testimony on Day 39, Derks described the metal piece labeled Exhibit 1098 as looking like a cut-out soup-can top from the tool drawer.
1 mention1101 — On Day 39, Derks placed tape in the same drawer as a gasket, wire strippers, hobby fuse, and wire. He described collection for possible device-related examination but supplied no laboratory match or finding that these particular materials had been used to make a bomb.
1 mention1109 — Franks's direct examination on Day 38 included the original box labeled Exhibit 1109, described as recovered from a shelf with its BBs subsequently packaged separately.
1 mention1110 — Franks's direct examination on Day 38 included the BBs labeled Exhibit 1110, described as separated from a recovered box.
1 mention1112 — During her continued direct testimony on Day 39, Franks identified Exhibit 1112 as copper-colored BBs found inside a bag. The court admitted the exhibit while preserving and overruling a previous objection.
1 mention1113 — During her continued direct testimony on Day 39, Franks identified Exhibit 1113 as the Big Snow firework called Megabanger found in the dorm room. The court admitted it over the same objection indicated for the BBs, and Franks removed it from its packaging to show the jury.
1 mention1126 — During his direct testimony on Day 35, McCarthy said he believed Exhibit 1126 contained all the hobby fuse removed from the container and a powder sample. The court admitted the exhibit without objection, and it was displayed to the jury.
1 mention1186 — Derks's direct testimony on Day 39 included the large black flag labeled Exhibit 1186.
1 mention1187 — During Derks's direct testimony on Day 39, the Hewlett-Packard desktop computer labeled Exhibit 1187 was admitted as a physical object. Its admission did not include its data.
1 mention1189 — The gun was described as coming from a living-room drawer.
1 mention1191 — The box was referenced during Christopher Derks's direct testimony on Day 39.
1 mention1193 — The charger was described as being for a remote-controlled car and coming from a living-room TV-stand drawer.
1 mention1197 — The bottles were referenced during Christopher Derks's direct testimony on Day 39.
1 mention1203 — Derks placed the wire strippers in the same drawer as a gasket, hobby fuse, wire, and tape. The court conditionally admitted the final exhibit group pending a numbering check; no completed reconciliation was reported.
1 mention1205 — The tape rolls were described as not separately marked during Christopher Derks's direct testimony on Day 39.
1 mention1206 — The jar and its contents were described as treated together as one exhibit during Christopher Derks's direct testimony on Day 39.
1 mention1208 — Derks placed the wire in the same drawer as a gasket, wire strippers, hobby fuse, and tape.
1 mention1214 — The flag was referenced during Christopher Derks's direct testimony on Day 39.
1 mention1216 — The BBs and pellets were described as found on the living-room floor near a bookcase and Christmas lights.
1 mention1218 — The lights and box were referenced during Christopher Derks's direct testimony on Day 39.
1 mention1231 — The hat was described as found on a bed and bearing Polo Ralph Lauren and MCMLXVII markings. Franks only believed that its holes and markings resulted from laboratory techniques.
1 mention1232 — The jacket was referenced during Kimberly Franks's direct examination on Day 38.
1 mention1244 — The packaging was referenced during Kimberly Franks's direct examination on Day 38.
1 mention1257 — Benton testified that he found the backpack while searching landfill trash on Friday, the 26th, and that it matched the description investigators had received. He confirmed that it contained the defendant's university paperwork and fireworks, and that a thumb drive was found later. The court admitted the backpack as Exhibit 1257.
1 mention1259 — Benton identified the exhibit as the various fireworks found in the backpack and confirmed that they were sent to a laboratory. The court admitted Exhibit 1259, but his examination did not establish how the fireworks had been used.
1 mention1474A — Kensky identified both garments as clothing she wore on April 15, 2013, and the court admitted the bag and its contents. She described burns, holes, dirt, and probable bomb fragments on the tank top or undershirt, and blood, burns, dirt, and bomb fragments on the yellow jacket.
1 mention1543 — The court admitted the computer bag during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct testimony on Day 36. The government withdrew its laptop offer, and the court left substantive objections to the laptop for a later offer.
1 mention1545 — The drive was referenced during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct testimony on Day 36. The government declined to offer Exhibit 1545 as a whole.
1 mention1546 — The phone was referenced during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct testimony on Day 36.
1 mention1548 — The drive was described as collected by Corcoran during his continued direct testimony on Day 36.
1 mention1558 — Christiana testified that the phone came from a bedroom at 69A Carriage Drive that agents believed was Dias Kadyrbayev's room, rather than describing a seizure from his person. The court admitted Exhibit 1558 as a physical object only, excluding its data.
1 mention1561 — Clarke described the wallet as found behind the Honda Civic's driver's seat and containing Tamerlan Tsarnaev's identification and credit cards. The court received the physical wallet and contents as Defense Exhibit 1561; the displayed photographs' separate receipt was not expressly recorded.
1 mention18-round extended magazine recovered with the Ruger; separated from Exhibit 928 and designated Exhibit 931 — Cahill explained that the extended magazine held 18 cartridges and projected below the pistol's grip, unlike the original magazine, which usually held ten. Counsel clarified during the Day 38 testimony that the magazine would be separated from Exhibit 928 and designated Exhibit 931.
1 mention266 discharged cartridge casings, including 56 attributed to the Ruger and 210 attributed to law enforcement weapons — Cahill confirmed 266 discharged cartridge casings: 56 attributed to the Ruger and 210 to police weapons. The police total included 176 .40-caliber, 18 .45-caliber, and 16 rifle casings, with the rifle casings coming from a separate incident four blocks away rather than Dexter and Laurel.
1 mention3061 — Waite identified Exhibit 3061 as the FBI packaging for the Adidas sweatshirt she processed. She testified that she found blood in ten areas, eight of which were later tested for DNA, and submitted a sweatshirt sample for gunshot residue testing. Her cross-examination supplied neither DNA comparison results nor gunshot residue findings.
1 mention3099 — McCollam described black smudging on some glove fingertips and explained how he sampled those areas for laboratory analysis. He testified that the detected combination of elements was consistent with pyrotechnic formulations, including fireworks material.
1 mention3100 — McCollam identified Exhibit 3100 as glove Q668 from the Honda CR-V and confirmed findings consistent with pyrotechnic formulations. He distinguished those findings from the results for glove Q671.
1 mention3152 — Graff testified that she developed one latent fingerprint on the caulk gun and identified it to Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
1 mention32 spent projectiles recovered inside or embedded in the Mercedes SUV — Cahill confirmed that 32 spent projectiles were recovered from inside or embedded in the Mercedes SUV. He said he could not match those projectiles to law enforcement weapons.
1 mention54 spent Ruger casings recovered in the Watertown investigation — Weinreb said officers recovered 54 spent Ruger casings during the Watertown investigation and promised ballistics evidence matching them to the defendant's Ruger.
1 mention56 collected Ruger cartridge casings and three magazines — Chakravarty said the collected casings represented 56 rounds fired by the Ruger, while the three magazines could hold only 38 rounds altogether. He argued that this difference showed the magazines had been refilled and the gun reloaded.
1 mention649-A — The mixed material included wood, Styrofoam, cloth, at least one nail, and apparent black plastic consistent with fragments Nields removed from Martin Richard. Nields limited his identification to consistency because the material was outside his sealed envelopes; Exhibit 649-A was admitted without objection.
1 mention651-A — Nields described the pellets, which were outside their inner envelope, as consistent with those he observed during the autopsy. The court admitted Exhibit 651-A without objection on Day 41.
1 mention657-A, 658-A, 659-A, 660-A and 661-A — Hammers identified the contents as envelopes containing swabs or foreign material she collected during Ms. Campbell's autopsy. The five exhibits were admitted after her testimony.
1 mention726 — Cahill identified the discharged casing as coming from Officer Collier's shooting in Cambridge and described its Winchester and 9 mm Luger headstamp. The court admitted the physical casing without objection on Day 38.
1 mention755 — O'Keefe testified that the card's account number matched the bank system's records for transactions on the night of April 18, 2013. The court confirmed that Exhibit 755 was already in evidence.
1 mention812, 815, and 755 — Ulmer identified the two phones and bank card as objects she collected from the shed area, and the court admitted them without objection. She described cracked screens on both phones and more severe damage to the white iPhone, but did not identify who damaged or placed them there.
1 mention844 — Lindstrom identified a large metal piece found in Lingzi Lu's purse and an envelope containing a smaller piece from her right leg. She said the large piece was consistent with the gashing of Lu's legs; the court admitted Exhibit 844 and permitted the large piece to be displayed.
1 mention887 — The court admitted the physical white gloves during Patrick Moynihan's Day 35 testimony, with the defense preserving its earlier objection.
1 mention888 — The court admitted the physical keys during Patrick Moynihan's Day 35 testimony, with the defense preserving its earlier objection.
1 mention890 — Counsel distinguished Exhibit 890 from the CD recovered from the Mercedes. The court admitted the physical Honda CD during Patrick Moynihan's Day 35 testimony, with the defense preserving its earlier objection.
1 mention9-millimeter semiautomatic weapon obtained from Stephen Silva — Mellin said the defendant obtained the 9-millimeter semiautomatic gun from Stephen Silva in January or February 2013. He also said the defendant purchased ammunition and practiced shooting a 9-millimeter gun in Manchester on March 20.
1 mention933 — Cahill identified Exhibit 933 as the magazine he recovered from Laurel Street in Watertown. The court admitted it without objection on Day 38.
1 mention935 — Cahill identified the ammunition box as recovered from the Laurel Street scene and testified that four live rounds remained inside. The court admitted Exhibit 935 without objection on Day 38.
1 mention951 — The pressure cooker was identified as having been removed from the parked Honda's door during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct testimony on Day 36.
1 mention953 — The apparent handle was identified as recovered from the street portion of Laurel during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct testimony on Day 36.
1 mention963 — The court overruled a relevance objection to the toggle switch during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s Day 36 testimony. Its admission did not establish that it belonged to a dead man switch.
1 mention964 — McCarthy described an approximately two-inch-diameter, 90-degree pipe elbow with one end cap attached, another removed, a hole and hobby fuse, and an interior lined with some sort of epoxy and BBs. The court admitted Exhibit 964 without objection on Day 35.
1 mention967 — McCarthy identified the suspected device as removed from Laurel Street and taken to the Boston Police Department's gun range on Moon Island. He described its straight pipe shape and confirmed that its fuse had been removed since recovery; the court admitted and displayed Exhibit 967.
1 mention968 — McCarthy identified the physical fuse as the one pictured in Exhibit 843. He described a scorched end as indicating an apparent ignition attempt and agreed that it had been lit but had not burned down.
1 mention979 — Corcoran referred to the battery's evidentiary packaging for its recovery address during his continued direct testimony on Day 36.
1 mention985 — The lighter was identified as recovered on Laurel Street during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct testimony on Day 36.
1 mentionA Boston Strong T-shirt bought for Juror 118's son — Juror 118 said the shirt was purchased at a mall kiosk but could not clearly recall when. The juror described the purchase as more about something fashionable for children than an expression about the events.
1 mentionA knapsack in a landfill, referenced by the Court as an illustration of the investigative search — The Court compared looking for a knapsack in a landfill to looking for a needle in a haystack while praising the painstaking collection and analysis of evidence.
1 mentionAbbott's prosthetic leg, which she was wearing during testimony — Abbott testified that the prosthetic leg she wore had a high heel and toes. She identified the leg pictured in Government Exhibit 1656 as the same one she was wearing.
1 mentionAbout ten rounds of ammunition stored in a separate sock, and a magazine; Silva testified that he gave the defendant ammunition — Silva described about ten rounds of ammunition stored in a separate sock inside a ceiling panel and confirmed that he also had a magazine. He said he later gave the defendant ammunition with the gun, but did not describe witnessing its later use or knowing what the defendant was doing with it.
1 mentionActual grate, which Weinreb clarified was not in evidence but had been available to the defense in discovery as a 1B item — During the Day 49 discussion of a photograph of the grate, Weinreb corrected his initial statement and clarified that the actual grate was not in evidence. He said the defense had access to it in discovery as a 1B item.
1 mentionammo box — During cross-examination on Day 38, Donahue confirmed that he had located a fingerprint of Jahar Tsarnaev on the outside of the ammunition box.
1 mentionAmmunition box recovered from Laurel Street — Donahue recovered a partial palm print and a partial fingerprint from the box and identified the fingerprint as Jahar Tsarnaev's left middle finger. He did not attribute the palm print or establish when the prints were deposited.
1 mentionAnother sample from the outside of the gloves — Montgomery testified that this exterior glove sample yielded a single-source DNA profile matching Sean Collier, unlike the previously discussed mixed sample.
1 mentionApple iPod Shuffle recovered from the Honda driver's door pocket — Moynihan identified the small rectangular object at the top center of the photograph as an Apple iPod Shuffle. He testified that the pictured objects had been located in the driver's door pocket.
1 mentionBackpack at the defendant's feet — Michelle Gamble's direct examination on Day 41 included the backpack identified as being at the defendant's feet.
1 mentionBackpack containing fireworks retrieved from Jahar's car — Guevara said Jahar retrieved a backpack containing fireworks from his car when the group stopped near the river during spring break in 2013. She had not known beforehand that they would set off fireworks.
1 mentionBackpack containing partially emptied fireworks — Weinreb said the defendant's friends found a backpack containing fireworks partially emptied of explosive powder in his dorm room. He alleged that they discarded it in a Dumpster and that police later recovered it.
1 mentionBackpack containing the pressure cooker bomb placed outside the Forum restaurant — Clarke stated that Jahar Tsarnaev followed his brother down Boylston Street carrying a backpack containing a pressure cooker bomb. She acknowledged that he placed it outside the Forum knowing it would explode within minutes.
1 mentionBackpack placed down around 2:45 p.m. — Gamble confirmed seeing Mr. Tsarnaev put the backpack down around 2:45 p.m. She agreed that the Forum footage showed him beginning to move away at 14:49:28 and said he was walking down the street when the second explosion occurred.
1 mentionBackpack that Weinreb said had been removed from the defendant's dorm room and thrown away — Weinreb clarified that his statement concerned emptied-out fireworks found in a backpack removed from the dorm room and discarded, rather than fireworks found in the room itself.
1 mentionBackpacks near the green Honda — Tanguay identified backpack evidence near the green Honda in photographs that also showed an ammunition box. She initially described two backpacks before qualifying that description as a backpack.
1 mentionbag in the landfill containing intact amounts of low-explosive, pyrotechnic mixture — McCollam confirmed that a bag in the landfill contained intact amounts of low-explosive pyrotechnic mixture. The redirect questioning contrasted that material with trace explosive findings.
1 mentionBag of curtain rod brackets — Graff confirmed that Tamerlan Tsarnaev's fingerprints were found on a bag of curtain rod brackets among the objects from 410 Norfolk Street.
1 mentionBall-bearing retained in Whalley's brain — Whalley described a ball-bearing that passed through his eye orbit and brain before lodging in the left prefrontal cortex, causing significant brain bleeding. He said surgical removal was deemed too risky and that its continued presence caused him mental distress.
1 mentionBathroom explosive-residue swab; Derks did not know the test result — Derks did not know whether the bathroom swab tested positive for explosive residue. His testimony did not establish its laboratory result.
1 mentionBB gun and its fingerprints — Clarke attributed the BB gun and its fingerprints to Dzhokhar while contrasting them with Tamerlan's fingerprints on the magazine inside the Ruger. She made that comparison during her Day 63 argument for a life sentence.
1 mentionBB gun MacLellan heard had been found at the scene — MacLellan said he had heard that a BB gun was found at the scene, rather than claiming personal knowledge of its recovery. He agreed that a BB gun does not produce a muzzle flash.
1 mentionBB previously lodged in Corcoran's thigh and later removed — Corcoran testified that a BB previously stuck in her thigh had since been removed. She said the remaining shrapnel she knew about consisted of small flecks of metal and dirt lodged in her skin.
1 mentionBBs remaining in Kensky's legs, estimated by her at about 30 or 40 — Kensky estimated that about 30 or 40 BBs remained deep in her legs and said they could not be removed because they were near blood vessels.
1 mentionBlack 2013 Mercedes utility with Mass. registration 137NZ1 — Reynolds testified that a lookout notice described a black 2013 Mercedes utility vehicle with Massachusetts registration 137NZ1. He said he located a Mercedes behind a green Honda Civic and checked that its plate matched.
1 mentionBlack backpack — Bauman described a black, ordinary school backpack and said he later saw an unattended bag after noticing a man carrying one.
1 mentionBlack electrical tape, Teflon tape, duct tape, and clear packing tape submitted for examination — Knapp described the tapes as commonly available materials used to construct devices and said electrical tape was present on the devices when they arrived. He explained that Teflon tape on end-cap threads reduced friction.
1 mentionBlack knob from the same drawer, remarked from 1097 to 1194 — The knob was remarked from Exhibit 1097 to Exhibit 1194, but the final offer still included 1097. The court conditionally admitted the group pending a numbering check and recessed for an audit.
1 mentionblack Mercedes — Hess testified that the Mercedes was in the Watertown Police Department garage when he arrived on April 21, 2013, to assist with processing for ballistic evidence. He also described photographing the vehicle and retrieving a CD.
1 mentionblack Mercedes-Benz SUV — Nickerson testified that a man reported a carjacking and provided the SUV's description and license-plate registration. The court allowed the reported account only for a non-truth purpose, and Nickerson described broadcasting the information and contacting Mbrace about tracking.
1 mentionBlack plastic garbage bag with a red tie — Benton identified Exhibit 1256-02 as a photograph of the bag and said searchers had been told the backpack they sought had been placed in a black trash bag with a red tie.
1 mentionBlack SUV Mercedes located abandoned at Spruce and Lincoln Street — Hughes testified that quickly formed search teams initially searched the Spruce and Lincoln Street area, where a black Mercedes SUV had been located abandoned.
1 mentionBlood observed on a vehicle hood at 73 Franklin Street, on a garage door at 71 Franklin Street, inside the boat at 67 Franklin Street, and on a bathroom floor at 63 Franklin Street — Ulmer described blood on a vehicle hood at 73 Franklin Street, a garage door at 71, inside the boat at 67, and a bathroom floor at 63. She said the team used coverings to protect blood evidence from rain and swabbed the small amount on the vehicle hood.
1 mentionblood on the back of the boat — Watkins asked the judge to point out the blood because jurors might not notice it. He anticipated testimony about a point on the boat where the shrink wrap had been undone.
1 mentionBloody gloves and keys discussed in connection with Officer Collier's blood — Clarke said gloves found on the driver's-side floor bore Officer Collier's blood and argued that blood on the keys showed the gloves had been used to start the car.
1 mentionBloody key ring with a UMass Dartmouth tag and car key — Weinreb said the key ring and car key were found in the Honda and promised DNA evidence identifying their blood as Officer Collier's.
1 mentionboat — Jurors viewed the boat's exterior and interior without testimony and were instructed not to discuss it or touch it. The judge called attention to cutout areas and the engine block, and noted writing and bloodstains they might observe. Counsel explained that interior items, shrink wrap, and two slats bearing writing had been removed.
1 mentionBoat in the backyard at 67 Franklin Street in Watertown — Hughes described a 911 report of someone in a backyard boat at 67 Franklin Street, which the court admitted only as a communication, not for its truth. He testified that officers deployed there and that the person sought was later removed from the boat and arrested.
1 mentionBoat inspected by the jury — Clarke referred to the boat's bullet holes and argued that Dzhokhar emerged unarmed when ordered, then followed EMT instructions and accepted treatment.
1 mentionBomb found in the back of the Mercedes abandoned on Laurel Street in Watertown — Graff confirmed on cross-examination that the bomb bore fingerprints of both Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
1 mentionBomb placed outside the Forum restaurant — Mellin argued that Dzhokhar placed the bomb about four feet behind a row of children and left it there despite seeing them.
1 mentionBone fragments of another person reportedly found in Aaron's wound — Hern attributed the discovery to hospital personnel, who recommended precautionary antiviral therapy despite telling him Aaron was probably okay because of the heat and blast.
1 mentionBoston Strong bracelet — The prospective juror described a rubber bracelet with silver, said it was worn to a concert and sometimes with other clothing, and characterized the activities as general support.
1 mentionBoston Strong bumper sticker — The prospective juror said a daughter gave the sticker at Christmas and that it was on the car. Asked about impartiality, the juror described it as representing Boston's unity and mutual support rather than the crime itself.
1 mentionBoston Strong shirt bought to attend the concert — The prospective juror corrected a questionnaire answer, explaining that the shirt was bought to attend the concert rather than at it. The juror said it was no longer used and recalled favorable comments while wearing it at Disney World.
1 mentionBoston Strong shirt purchased by Juror 356, with proceeds contributing to a victims' fund — The prospective juror explained that buying the shirt and contributing to the victims' fund were the same act because the purchase money went to the fund.
1 mentionBoston Strong T-shirt bought for the juror's son — The prospective juror described buying the shirt amid crowds shopping on Boylston Street and said it represented Boston's spirit of continuing despite adversity.
1 mentionBoston Strong T-shirts — The prospective juror believed the wife had purchased shirts for the juror and their children. The juror did not think the personal shirt fit and did not think it had ever been worn.
1 mentionBottom of a pressure cooker embedded in a car's side — Dowd confirmed that a car parked in a driveway had the bottom of a pressure cooker embedded in its side and identified it as the car marked number 1 in the displayed image.
1 mentionBox of ammunition — Tanguay identified the box near the green Honda as ammunition, then described closer photographs and another angle of it.
1 mentionBoxes of plastic gloves and possible face masks described at sidebar — The objects were described as boxes of plastic gloves and possible face masks during the sidebar discussion.
1 mentionBracelet that said "Boston Strong" — The prospective juror confirmed still possessing and using the bracelet and a T-shirt when the court asked about purchases associated with Boston Strong support.
1 mentionBullet fragment found under the engine hatch and embedded at least partially in the engine block — Nealon recalled finding a bullet fragment under the boat's engine hatch, embedded at least partially in the engine block. He did not confirm that it had fully penetrated the engine cover.
1 mentionBullet fragment on the front passenger floor — Grassi described photographs of a fragment on the front passenger floor of Collier's cruiser and identified it as a piece sheared off a bullet, rather than a casing.
1 mentionBullet holes through the writing in the boat — Brown said the holes through the writing appeared to go from outside the boat inward, and he saw none that appeared to go outward. His answers described appearances, and counsel expressly noted that he was not a ballistics expert.
1 mentionBullet recovered from the brain corresponding to head Wound No. 2 — Robinson described recovering the bullet from Collier's brain after tracing Wound No. 2 from the left cheek through the cheekbone and skull base into the right hemisphere, where it damaged the basal ganglia.
1 mentionBullet recovered from the brain corresponding to head Wound No. 3 — Robinson traced Wound No. 3 from the area in front of Collier's left ear through the cheekbone and skull base into the left hemisphere, where the bullet damaged the basal ganglia and came to rest nearby. Robinson could not determine which of the two contact wounds on the left side of his face was fired first.
1 mentionBullets, cartridges, and casings collected from yards near the boat — Nealon confirmed collecting bullets, cartridges, and casings from yards at several nearby properties. He did not adopt counsel's suggestion that evidence had been collected from nearly every circled location and said he had not visited every house.
1 mentionBystander's belt used as a tourniquet for Jane — Patterson described obtaining a bystander's belt and applying it above Jane's left-leg amputation as a tourniquet. He instructed another helper to hold it tightly while they moved her for immediate medical attention.
1 mentionCar keys in the Honda Civic ignition — In closing argument, Chakravarty asserted that Officer Collier's blood was found on the defendant's car keys in the Honda Civic's ignition. He presented that assertion alongside other evidence while acknowledging uncertainty about who shot Collier.
1 mentionCardboard box disrupted on Mount Auburn Street; it turned out not to be a bomb — McCarthy described using a water cannon to open a suspicious cardboard box in the roadway rather than first x-raying it. He testified that it turned out not to be a bomb.
1 mentionCardboard from Scene A and paper inside an exploded backpack from Scene B — In closing argument, Clarke said Elena Graff had identified Tamerlan's fingerprints on cardboard from Scene A and paper inside an exploded backpack from Scene B. Clarke contrasted those findings with the absence of Jahar's fingerprints.
1 mentionCardboard recovered from Scenes A and B — Knapp confirmed that cardboard had been recovered from both scenes after reading an article passage recommending cardboard as camouflage that would not hinder shrapnel.
1 mentionCD from the Mercedes CD player bearing a fingerprint identified as the defendant's; counsel said he believed the CD was already in evidence — Moynihan testified that a CD recovered from the Mercedes CD player bore the defendant's fingerprint. During the exhibit discussion, Weinreb said he believed the Mercedes CD was already in evidence and distinguished it from a Honda CD.
1 mentionCD played in the Mercedes; Meng thought it might have been the item retrieved from the sedan — Meng said the defendant retrieved something from the green sedan and that a CD was later played in his car. He inferred that the retrieved object might have been the CD but did not know what it was at the time; he described the music as unfamiliar and sounding religious.
1 mentionClothing referenced by the Court; Pellegrini said she did not intend to have it viewed. — When the court recalled an earlier reference to viewing Martin Richard's clothing, Pellegrini said she did not intend to do so.
1 mentionCollier's gun belt, holster and firearm — Henniger initially thought Collier's firearm was missing, but that impression was corrected when officers removed Collier from the cruiser and saw the gun still in its holster. Henniger demonstrated the retention mechanism and explained that the weapon could not be released without pressing a button.
1 mentionComputer bag containing the laptop and documents of Tamerlan Tsarnaev — Corcoran confirmed that the bag found a few feet from the Honda Civic contained a laptop and documents associated with Tamerlan Tsarnaev, including a diploma bearing his name.
1 mentionComputer bag removed from the Honda and x-rayed; McCarthy did not open it and was unaware of dangerous contents — McCarthy testified that the computer bag was removed from the Honda and x-rayed to check for dangerous contents. He did not open it and was not aware of dangerous items inside.
1 mentionComputer bag reportedly removed from the Honda Civic — Corcoran said he was briefed that technicians had removed the bag from the Honda and placed it in the street near the rear passenger side. Modified electronics prompted another examination and x-ray, which found no IED or the other components required to form an explosive device.
1 mentionComputer collected from a computer bag on Laurel Street, which Weinreb said the defense would identify as Tamerlan Tsarnaev's — Weinreb described a computer collected from a bag on Laurel Street that he said the defense would identify as Tamerlan Tsarnaev's. He stated that the computer would be introduced through Corcoran in the government's case and that he had no objection because Corcoran had personal knowledge of its collection.
1 mentionComputer in the bedroom — Silva did not know who else used the bedroom computer, reflecting the limits of his knowledge from a single remembered apartment visit.
1 mentionCPU, power cord, and thumb drive or dongle from the Forum surveillance system — Marinelli described collecting the basement computer unit that recorded the Forum's surveillance video, together with its power cord and a plugged-in thumb drive or dongle. He consulted the installer about identifying the recording unit and what would be needed to replay the video, and tentatively described the dongle as containing code that partly ran the system.
1 mentionD385 computer, described by counsel as Tamerlan's computer — Swindon said D385 had not undergone the same file extraction and verification, and his observation of numerous similarly titled files rested on a cursory look. He also identified a TrueCrypt volume and described TrueCrypt as encryption software.
1 mentionD385, a Samsung laptop Swindon believed was Tamerlan's computer — Kevin Swindon described his examination of D385 as only a cursory directory review.
1 mentionDamaged Tenergy Sub-C battery pack from Scene B — Edward S. Knapp testified that a damaged Tenergy Sub-C battery pack was found as a power source at Scene B.
1 mentionDefendant's keychain bearing Sean Collier's blood — During rebuttal closing argument, Weinreb stated that Sean Collier's blood was found on the defendant's keychain. He also acknowledged that the video did not show who pulled the trigger.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3061 — Fife read packaging describing a medium-sized black Adidas hooded sweatshirt from Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at Beth Israel Hospital and confirmed that the description matched the photograph. The court admitted Defense Exhibit 3061 and the sweatshirt photograph without objection.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3150 — Gamble identified the wiring book as found under the living-room couch, and the court admitted Defense Exhibit 3150 over a foundation objection. She believed the book had been submitted for fingerprint examination, but no results were established.
1 mentionDeformed bullet and separate jacket fragment recovered from Collier's neck — René Robinson identified Exhibit 733 as a deformed bullet removed from Collier's neck, accompanied by a small fragment from the bullet's jacket.
1 mentionDischarged bullet photographed at 40 Laurel Street — Christopher Donahue testified that he photographed the discharged bullet and its effects on the house. He had not analyzed the bullet, was unsure of its caliber, and did not confirm counsel's Ruger attribution.
1 mentionDisposable gloves from a Honda CR-V parked outside 410 Norfolk — David McCollam testified that the fingertips of disposable gloves from the Honda CR-V contained residue consistent with pyrotechnic material. He did not quantify the residue.
1 mentionDNA mixture from inside the glove — The Court clarified that DNA attributed to either brother inside the glove presented the same temporal-linkage problem. Weinreb said the government would not bring Mark Perlin in light of that clarification.
1 mentionDNA on the inside of the gloves, previously excluded on relevance grounds; counsel disputed the interpretation of the results and possible rebuttal. — The Court explained that the DNA lacked sufficient relevance without evidence connecting its deposit to the Collier events. Counsel disputed the results' interpretation and possible rebuttal use, including the distinction between non-exclusion and an affirmative DNA attribution.
1 mentionDun Meng's bank card — Chakravarty argued that the defendant discarded Dun Meng's bank card before climbing into the boat.
1 mentionDzhokhar Tsarnaev's known blood sample in three blood tubes — Stephanie Waite identified three tubes containing the defendant's known blood sample, obtained through a search warrant. She prepared blood from each tube separately on preservative paper for DNA testing.
1 mentionDzhokhar Tsarnaev's sweatshirt and eight exterior stain samples — Jennifer Montgomery testified that all eight tested exterior sweatshirt samples yielded single-source profiles matching Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The profiles did not match Tamerlan Tsarnaev, and Sean Collier was excluded as a source.
1 mentionElectronic speed controller board pieces identified as Q52 and Q51 — Edward S. Knapp identified Q52 and Q51 as pieces of the electronic speed controller board during his discussion of a Duratrax Sprint controller.
1 mentionEmptied-out fireworks discussed in the disputed rebuttal reference — Conrad argued that the emptied-fireworks reference lacked evidentiary support. Weinreb said he had referred to fireworks in a backpack removed from the dorm room and discarded, not fireworks found in the room; Conrad also disputed evidence of recovery from the landfill.
1 mentionEmptied-out fireworks in the defendant's backpack — Weinreb asserted in rebuttal closing argument that emptied-out fireworks were found in the defendant's backpack, which his friends removed from the dorm room and discarded. He used that assertion, alongside bomb instructions on both brothers' computers, to argue for possible participation in construction.
1 mentionExhibit 157 — De Lair identified the material as coming from a backpack and confirmed that Fox was the brand name. She gave its evidence designation as Q135.
1 mentionExhibit 186 — Sarah De Lair opened the paint can and described shrapnel consisting of BBs encased in paper, metal shards, a zipper, black material, small nails, duct tape, and loose BBs.
1 mentionExhibit 50 — Sarah De Lair displayed the admitted backpack in several pieces on Day 31 and confirmed that Exhibit 620 classified it under concealment and explosive residue.
1 mentionExhibit 650-A — Henry Nields identified the fragment as the piece found during the autopsy and described it as consistent with the exit wound on Martin Richard's back; the court admitted it and it was displayed to the jury.
1 mentionExhibit 74 — Sarah De Lair identified the large metal object as part of a pressure cooker and confirmed that its linked photograph showed it at Scene B in front of the Forum near Marker No. 2.
1 mentionExhibit 82 — Sarah De Lair said the wire appeared green and explained its fusing-system classification as a part that would be used to make a bomb go off.
1 mentionExtended magazine from the Ruger — During cross-examination on Day 38, David Cahill took out Exhibit 931 and held it up at Watkins's request.
1 mentionFagor Elite pressure cookers: six-quart cookers on Boylston Street and a four-quart cooker on Laurel Street — Christian Fierabend identified the Boylston Street cookers as six-quart Fagor Elite models and the Laurel Street cooker as a four-quart model. He testified that Fagor Elite pressure cookers were sold exclusively at Macy's.
1 mentionFingerprint on a radio faceplate — Patrick Moynihan testified that identifying a fingerprint on a radio faceplate could not determine when it was deposited. He also agreed that regular vehicle use could explain fingerprints inside a car.
1 mentionFireworks — Kimberly Franks confirmed on cross-examination that the fireworks were sitting in plain view and were not hidden.
1 mentionFireworks taken from a backpack in the car Tsarnaev was driving — Alexa Guevara confirmed on cross-examination that Tsarnaev brought the fireworks to the group from a backpack in the car he was driving.
1 mentionFive MIT discharged 9 mm cartridge casings, which Cahill identified as fired by the same then-unknown weapon — David Cahill identified five discharged 9 mm Luger cartridge casings recovered at MIT, three outside and two inside Collier's cruiser. His microscopic comparison determined that all five had been fired by the same then-unknown weapon.
1 mentionFive MIT-related projectiles: two from the cruiser and three from the autopsy, all identified by Cahill as fired by the Ruger recovered in Watertown — The five projectiles consisted of two recovered from Collier's cruiser and three received from his autopsy. Cahill testified that all five were fired by the 9 mm Ruger recovered in Watertown.
1 mentionFlag shown on a kitchen shelf — Christopher Derks's direct examination included a reference to the flag shown on a kitchen shelf.
1 mentionFlag that Chakravarty described as having been in the defendant's room — Chakravarty said the montage included a flag from the defendant's room and acknowledged that it was not exclusively a jihadi flag. Conrad challenged its juxtaposition with chanting and bombing images as an appeal to religious or ethnic prejudice.
1 mentionFlecks of metal and dirt lodged in Corcoran's skin — Sydney Corcoran testified that a BB previously lodged in her thigh had been removed. She said the only remaining shrapnel she knew of consisted of little flecks of metal and dirt lodged in her skin.
1 mentionFour samples from 410 Norfolk Street containing black powder grains — McCollam identified actual black powder grains in four samples from 410 Norfolk Street, in addition to the ionic residues and oxidizers detected in testing.
1 mentionFour separate blood samples collected from the gloves' exterior surfaces for DNA testing — Waite collected one human-blood sample from each exterior palmar and dorsal surface of the left and right gloves for DNA testing. She did not identify the blood's donor or provide a DNA comparison result.
1 mentionFour smaller fuse-lit objects Floyd described as bombs — Floyd described smaller fuse-lit objects thrown like baseballs during activity between a sedan and a black Mercedes SUV. He saw four throws but remembered only two explosions.
1 mentionFourth shell casing, resting on Officer Collier's hat on the front passenger seat — Grassi identified the casing circled in Government Exhibit 707 as the fourth casing he observed, resting on Collier's hat among personal property on the cruiser's front passenger seat.
1 mentionFox backpack portions from Scene B — Knapp confirmed finding portions of a Fox backpack and distinguished that backpack from the Ful backpack.
1 mentionGarmin GPS device that Meng said was not his — Meng said the Garmin did not belong to him and that Tamerlan had both hands on it as Meng considered escaping. Meng was uncertain when the device had been brought from the other car.
1 mentionGasket from the tool drawer, later identified to Derks as a pressure-cooker gasket; remarked from 1095 to 1192 — Derks placed the gasket in the same drawer as wire strippers, hobby fuse, wire, and tape. He learned its identification as a pressure-cooker gasket the week before his testimony.
1 mentiongloves bearing trace amounts of low explosives — McCollam confirmed on redirect that he had found trace amounts of low explosives on some gloves, as well as in vacuum filters from 410 Norfolk Street.
1 mentionGloves in the Honda Civic driver's floor well — Chakravarty said Officer Collier's blood was found on gloves in the driver's floor well of the Honda Civic that the defendant had been driving. He acknowledged that the shooter could not be identified.
1 mentionGloves on the car floor by the defendant's feet bearing Sean Collier's blood — Weinreb said Sean Collier's blood was found on gloves on the car floor by the defendant's feet. He stated that the video did not show who pulled the trigger.
1 mentionGloves sampled for gunshot residue primer testing — Waite took a sample from the gloves and submitted it for gunshot residue primer testing. She did not provide the results of that testing during her cross-examination.
1 mentionGloves with Officer Collier's blood at the driver's feet — Weinreb said gloves bearing Officer Collier's blood were at the driver's feet where the defendant had been driving. He acknowledged that the video did not identify who fired the fatal shots.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 136 — Michael Macias explained that Q122 was the original laboratory item and Q122.1 was separated from it; the court admitted Exhibit 136 as Q122.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 137 — Michael Macias explained that the laboratory assigned Q122.1 a separate number after separating it from Q122; the court admitted Exhibit 137 under that designation.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 1592 — Henry Nields identified the box's clothing and shoes as those Martin Richard wore before the autopsy, and the court admitted the box and its contents. He described left-side tearing and blood stains on the upper garments and melted fabric that made it difficult to distinguish shorts from pants. He believed the belt found around Richard's left arm had likely served as a tourniquet.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 648-A — Henry Nields said some of the nails had been embedded in Martin Richard's left wrist and that they appeared to be the same items pictured in Exhibit 648; the court admitted Exhibit 648-A.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 755 — Dun Meng identified the card as his by its photograph and tentatively identified it as the card the defendant used to withdraw cash from his account; the court admitted it without objection.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 829 — Michael Nealon identified the two slats, which the court admitted, and described carvings with arrows guiding their reading order. He observed white powder filling some carvings and acknowledged that some powder might have been lost during transport.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 863 — Matthew Hess identified the disc and its bag and displayed the CD during his testimony on Day 35. The court admitted the CD subject to the defense's stated motion.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 919 — James Tyra explained that he consulted headquarters specialists about the model and extracted its contents through a write blocker connected to an analysis computer.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 921 — D.J. Fife described the package's label as stating $952.27 in U.S. currency and recalled numerous crisp $20 bills totaling probably close to $900; the court admitted the exhibit.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit Nos. 42 through 618 — Sarah De Lair confirmed that the bagged exhibits were the materials collected from Boylston Street. The court admitted the group on Day 30 after the government excepted exhibits already admitted earlier that day.
1 mentionGPS 1V1, which Swindon did not process or examine — Swindon said he had neither processed nor examined GPS 1V1, distinguishing it from devices he personally reviewed.
1 mentionGPS in Meng's car, which he denied having — Meng acknowledged falsely denying that his car had GPS after being asked whether the car could travel to New York. He said the system could locate destinations such as gas stations and hotels.
1 mentionGreen Honda Civic found abandoned in the center of Laurel Street and later used in a recorded vehicle comparison — Cashman described a green Honda Civic abandoned in the center of Laurel Street on April 19, which investigators believed had been a getaway vehicle from the Collier scene. Investigators drove it down Ames Street under similar nighttime lighting and recorded it with the same camera angle for comparison. Cashman said the compared images appeared to show the same vehicle.
1 mentionGreen Honda Civic with a black hood — Reynolds described a later-model green Civic with a black hood immediately ahead of a black Mercedes during his vehicle search.
1 mentiongun — Pugliese testified that Tamerlan ran toward him with a gun while they exchanged shots. He also confirmed that Tamerlan threw the gun and struck his arm.
1 mentionGun lubrication shown at evidence marker 69 — The gun lubrication was identified by evidence marker 69.
1 mentionGun obtained from Stephen Silva — Weinreb said the defendant obtained a gun from Stephen Silva after telling Silva that he planned to rob drug dealers in Providence. Weinreb disputed that any evidence showed Tamerlan had directed the acquisition.
1 mentionGun pointed at Meng and a magazine shown to him containing bullets — Meng described a gun pointed at his head during demands for cash and his wallet, followed by a magazine displayed to show him bullets. He later described Tamerlan pointing the gun at him and threatening to kill him if he spoke Chinese during a roommate's call. At the Shell station, Meng recalled the gun being in the driver's-side pocket.
1 mentionGun that Weinreb said the government intended to establish was used both to kill Officer Collier and in the Watertown shootout. — During procedural argument on Day 25, Weinreb said the government intended to prove that the gun used to kill Collier was also used in the Watertown shootout. He described that proposed showing as part of a circumstantial case.
1 mentionGun-cleaning kit from the bunk-bedroom shelves; conditionally admitted pending a numbering check — The kit was described as a gun-cleaning kit from the bunk-bedroom shelves.
1 mentionHand wraps thrown by Tamerlan Tsarnaev at Jahar Tsarnaev in the video — Douglas identified the equipment thrown in the video as hand wraps and recognized the setting as the boxing ring at Wai Kru.
1 mentionHandheld GPS devices found in the Honda Odyssey registered to Anzor Tsarnaev — The devices were described as handheld GPS units found in a Honda Odyssey registered to Anzor Tsarnaev.
1 mentionHeavily damaged illuminated toggle switch recovered among Scene A materials — Knapp described heavily damaged remnants as an illuminated toggle switch among Scene A materials, although he could not identify it more specifically. He explained that the switch interrupted the circuit during startup, when the controller otherwise briefly sent current to the improvised lightbulb initiator, before the system could be armed.
1 mentionHeavy-gauge carpentry paper described as Rosen paper; not seized — Christopher Derks's direct testimony on Day 39 included discussion of heavy-gauge carpentry paper labeled as Rosen paper.
1 mentionHonda Civic — Christian Fierabend believed the wallet was found in the Civic but did not know who owned the vehicle's registration.
1 mentionHonda Civic on Laurel Street — Brian J. Corcoran, Jr., described the Civic as standing on Laurel Street, just east of 55 or 56 Laurel. He said technicians had cleared it for potential devices and that he was briefed that a laptop bag had been removed from it.
1 mentionHonda CR-V — Christian Fierabend confirmed during redirect testimony on Day 39 that the CR-V was registered to Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
1 mentionHonda left at the scene and inspected for explosive items — Robert McCarthy described inspecting the Honda with robot cameras, then wearing a bomb suit and opening its trunk remotely with a rigging line because the robot could not fully clear it. He observed no other explosive items during the subsequent visual inspection.
1 mentionHonda Odyssey — Christian Fierabend confirmed the Odyssey's registration to Anzor Tsarnaev during redirect testimony on Day 39.
1 mentionHP Pavilion desktop seized from 410 Norfolk — Kevin Swindon confirmed that the HP Pavilion desktop was seized from 410 Norfolk Street and that many people had access to it. He could not specifically identify those people.
1 mentionHP, Hewlett-Packard desktop computer — Christopher Derks's resumed cross-examination on Day 39 included discussion of a Hewlett-Packard desktop computer.
1 mentionHuman remains, bomb components and parts of backpacks collected at Scene B — Sarah De Lair testified that her team collected a wide range of materials at Scene B on Boylston Street, including human remains, bomb components, and backpack parts.
1 mentionIdentified fingerprints on and in the Mercedes — Patrick Moynihan confirmed 66 identified prints in the Mercedes, including 22 on items inside it. He also confirmed findings of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's prints in the vehicle and Tamerlan Tsarnaev's prints on and in it.
1 mentionintact fireworks attributed to the dorm room in Pine Dale Hall — David McCollam confirmed analyzing intact fireworks attributed to the Pine Dale Hall dorm room, expressly conditioning that answer on the origin reported with the laboratory submission.
1 mentioniPod Nano recovered from the Honda center console, bearing a fingerprint identified as the defendant's — Patrick Moynihan identified an iPod Nano among the Honda center-console contents shown in Government Exhibit 1550. He confirmed that the defendant's fingerprint was found on it, without giving an account of when the contact occurred.
1 mentionItem 19, a bin containing electrical cords and other items — Christopher Derks identified Item 19 as a collection of electrical cords in a bin on shelves in Room H. He said the entire bin and its contents were submitted as one item, with any subdivisions made at the laboratory.
1 mentionItem 2R-028, found on the Room C closet floor — Christopher Derks confirmed the seizure of Item 2R-028 from Room C during his resumed cross-examination on Day 39.
1 mentionItem appearing to be an HTC phone inside the computer bag — Brian J. Corcoran, Jr., described a photograph showing some computer-bag contents placed on top of the bag. He identified the central object as appearing to be the HTC phone that had been inside it.
1 mentionJacket described by Watkins as Tamerlan Tsarnaev's black jacket, proposed for introduction through Stephanie Waite — Watkins described the jacket as Tamerlan Tsarnaev's black jacket and proposed introducing it through Stephanie Waite, citing her case notes. The court saw no general bar to introducing defense exhibits on cross-examination through an appropriate witness, but left the witness-specific foundation unresolved and did not admit the clothing in that exchange.
1 mentionJanSport backpack recovered from the Laurel Street crime scene — Christian Fierabend confirmed that a JanSport backpack was recovered at Laurel Street. Although a receipt from Tamerlan's wallet listed a JanSport backpack purchase, Fierabend did not identify the recovered backpack as the specific one purchased.
1 mentionJuror 74's Boston Strong T-shirt — Juror 74 said another teacher bought the Boston Strong T-shirt for a school spirit day, probably the week after the bombing. The juror described later wearing it as a gym shirt about every two weeks.
1 mentionKeys taken from the Honda Civic ignition, including the swab of red-brown stains on a key card — Jennifer Montgomery compared Sean Collier's reference DNA with a swab of red-brown stains on a key card from keys taken from the Honda Civic ignition. She described matching results at each tested location, using Exhibit 914 as a chalk to illustrate the comparison.
1 mentionknit hat — During discussion of the jury's viewing arrangements on Day 33, Watkins said the knit hat had been found at the engine block and that the government planned to introduce it.
1 mentionKnown head hair standard from Sean Collier — Jennifer Montgomery described Exhibit 914 as placing Sean Collier's known head hair standard in the left column and the stained key-card swab in the right column. She explained that the results matched at every tested location.
1 mentionKrystle's phone — Karen McWatters recalled being handed Krystle's phone as she was moved toward an ambulance and believed she put it in her pocket. She later learned that someone answering the phone at the hospital told callers Krystle was there, leading people to mistake McWatters for Krystle.
1 mentionLaptop computer, Item 2R-034 — Christopher Derks confirmed the seizure of Item 2R-034 from Room C during his resumed cross-examination on Day 39.
1 mentionLarge piece of shrapnel removed from Corcoran's thigh — Sydney Corcoran described a scar where a very large piece of shrapnel entered her thigh and another scar on the opposite side where it was removed.
1 mentionLarger object that appeared to be in a bookbag and produced a bright explosion — James Floyd described an individual pulling out a larger object that appeared to be in a bookbag, seeming to light a fuse, and throwing it a short distance. He said the resulting explosion was much larger and brighter than the earlier smaller explosions and left the scene smoky.
1 mentionLarger pressure-cooker-type bomb resembling a big cooking pot — Reynolds described a cylindrical device resembling a large cooking pot coming through the air, but he did not see who threw it. He said its explosion shook him to his knees, caused ringing in his ears, and sent smoke and debris around him after he pulled Sergeant MacLellan away.
1 mentionLaurel Street ballistics evidence: 266 casings, including 56 of 9 mm caliber, and 95 projectiles, initially including eight identified as 9 mm — Cahill reported recovering 266 casings and 95 projectiles from Laurel Street, including 56 9 mm casings and initially eight identified 9 mm projectiles. He attributed the 56 casings to the recovered Ruger Model P95 and approximately 210 other casings to submitted police firearms.
1 mentionLeft glove recovered from the Honda Civic: Watkins described a major profile attributed to Tamerlan Tsarnaev and a minor profile inconclusive as to Jahar Tsarnaev; Weinreb disputed whether the motion covered this glove. — Watkins described the left glove as found on the Honda Civic's floor and said the identification of Sean Collier's blood on the gloves' exteriors would not be challenged. He attributed the left glove's major interior DNA profile to Tamerlan Tsarnaev and described its minor profile as inconclusive as to Jahar Tsarnaev. Watkins requested a hearing before that inconclusive result could be presented, while Weinreb disputed whether the written motion covered the left glove.
1 mentionLine in the boat writing about looking into a gun barrel and seeing heaven — Reynolds said the phrase examined from the boat writing was widely used in Russian-language social media, including by non-Muslims. He did not establish a reliable original source for it.
1 mentionLingzi's bag, given to Woods by an older woman — Woods testified that an older woman gave her Lingzi Lu's bag and that a Boston University identification card inside it allowed her to learn Lingzi's name while providing chest compressions.
1 mentionlive rounds inside the ammo box — Donahue confirmed that he found Tamerlan Tsarnaev's fingerprints, not Jahar Tsarnaev's, on the live rounds inside the ammunition box.
1 mentionLock-and-load mortar kit exemplar — McCollam identified the lock-and-load mortar kit as the largest firework he examined. Subject to his recollection, he estimated that one mortar contained about 35 grams of material and that a couple dozen would be needed to obtain a pound of explosive material.
1 mentionMagazine inside the gun and its fingerprints — Clarke attributed fingerprints on the magazine inside the gun to Tamerlan Tsarnaev and contrasted them with Dzhokhar's fingerprints on a BB gun.
1 mentionMagazine recovered by Cahill's unit from the Mercedes SUV at the Watertown Police Department, containing seven live cartridges — Cahill identified Exhibit 894 as the magazine his unit recovered from the Mercedes SUV at the Watertown Police Department and said it contained seven live cartridges.
1 mentionmagazine that came with the Ruger — Donahue confirmed that the magazine bore Tamerlan Tsarnaev's fingerprints, not Jahar Tsarnaev's. He said it came with the Ruger but was separated when he received it, so he described its earlier placement inside the pistol only as possible.
1 mentionMartin Richard's clothes — Clarke recalled that jurors had seen Martin Richard's clothes while acknowledging the suffering and loss caused by the bombing in her closing argument.
1 mentionMartin Richard's clothing, which Mellin said the government intended to show during its penalty-phase closing — Mellin said the government intended to show Martin Richard's clothing during its penalty-phase closing. He described the clothing as ripped apart and the shorts as essentially burned, and said their size and tearing illustrated Richard's vulnerability.
1 mentionMartin Richard's clothing, which Weinreb requested to show as evidence of the bomb's effects; the Court agreed to review the request — Weinreb accepted the restriction on multiple photographs of Martin Richard's corpse but requested permission to show the clothing itself. The Court said it would examine the clothing with the proposed bomb-effects purpose in mind.
1 mentionMaterial written in the boat — Chakravarty referred to Bruck's earlier questions about whether someone could learn the material written in the boat very quickly, then requested display of a separate tweet exhibit.
1 mentionMbrace tracking device — Nickerson testified that he was told the Mercedes SUV had Mbrace, which he described as a Mercedes-Benz vehicle-tracking device. He contacted Mbrace about tracking the vehicle, learned that it was already speaking with two agencies, and later heard Sullivan provide location information.
1 mentionmedal — A prospective juror confirmed that a medal and a Sean Collier T-shirt were associated with a race the juror had run.
1 mentionMedic bag and oxygen tank bag containing a bag valve mask — Reynolds testified that he retrieved his medic bag and an oxygen tank bag containing a bag valve mask before going to Officer Dic Donohue. He used the mask to administer rescue breaths when Donohue was having trouble breathing.
1 mentionMedical bag and ventilatory-assistance device described as an Ambu bag — O'Hearn testified that he brought a medical bag from the cruiser and that Officer Keno used its ventilatory-assistance device while O'Hearn performed chest compressions on Officer Collier. O'Hearn said he knew the device as an Ambu bag.
1 mentionMeng's Bank of America credit card used in attempts to purchase gas — Meng testified that the defendant took his Bank of America credit card to a gas pump after asking which card to use and obtaining his ZIP code. At a later Shell station, Meng described another attempt to use the card before the defendant reported that payment was cash only.
1 mentionMeng's black Mercedes with a Mercedes tracking system — Meng testified that his black Mercedes had a tracking system and that he gave police account information so they could locate it. He identified the vehicle in one photograph by its license plate and said it had not had bullet holes before April 18 at 10:30 p.m.
1 mentionMeng's cell phone, which he told police remained in the car — Meng testified that he told police his cell phone remained in the car because he felt unsafe and wanted to provide useful information so they could find his captors quickly.
1 mentionMeng's leased Mercedes SUV 350 — Meng testified that he leased a Mercedes SUV 350 and confirmed that the 2013 Mercedes identified in the lease was the vehicle he drove on the night of April 18, 2013.
1 mentionMeng's wallet and approximately $40 or $45 in cash — Meng testified that a man pointing a gun at his head demanded money, took approximately $40 or $45 from the car, and then took his wallet, which contained no cash. Meng later said the defendant had the wallet when asking which credit card to use for gas.
1 mentionMercedes containing a Tupperware box with a fuse on the rear floorboard behind the driver's seat — McCarthy testified that a Tupperware box with a fuse protruding from it was found on the Mercedes's rear floorboard behind the driver's seat. He said technicians were concerned that it was another improvised explosive device.
1 mentionMessenger-style bag on the street, reportedly not removed from the Civic — Corcoran described the photographed bag as opening like a typical messenger bag and lying on the street. He attributed the statement that it had not been removed from the Civic to the technicians who cleared the vehicle.
1 mentionMetal chunks described as like ball-bearings or BBs, burning metal shards, and glass on the ground — Colton Kilgore recalled metal chunks resembling ball bearings or BBs scattered on the ground with glass. He described sitting on debris that burned him and seeing people lying among hot metal fragments.
1 mentionMissing Patriot thumb drive — In sentencing closing argument, Clarke said the missing Patriot thumb drive connected to Tamerlan's Samsung computer on the day he left for Russia, after which the complete Inspire file was created. She said the drive subsequently connected to Dzhokhar's Sony computer.
1 mentionMIT Strong T-shirt — During voir dire on Day 13, a prospective juror confirmed having an MIT Strong T-shirt as a form of support after the Marathon events. The court raised the shirt while asking about MIT and the charge relating to an MIT police officer's death.
1 mentionMusic CD played in the car that Meng said was not his — Dun Meng recalled a music CD being played in his car during the night of April 18. He testified that the CD was not his.
1 mentionNorfolk Street items discussed through Elena Graff's fingerprint findings — In closing argument, Clarke attributed fingerprints on Norfolk Street objects to Tamerlan, citing a jar containing nails, a caulk gun, tape, a solder gun, toolkit pliers, a gun-cleaning kit, and a wiring book. She contrasted those findings with the suggestion that fingerprints could disappear.
1 mentionNotebooks corresponding to laboratory item Q708 — Elena Graff identified the photographed books as the notebooks introduced as Exhibit 3065 and said she believed processing instructions covered their covers and first five and last five pages. She reported dozens of prints, most identified to Tamerlan and none positively matched to Dzhokhar. She confirmed at least one Tamerlan fingerprint in each notebook.
1 mentionOfficer Collier's blood on the glove, cited by Fick in questioning the Court's timing rationale. — During discussion of glove DNA, Fick contrasted uncertainty about when wearer DNA was deposited with the inference that Collier's blood reached the glove that evening. The court described the blood's timing as an easier question.
1 mentionOfficer Collier's gun — Anthony Grassi testified that he initially received a report that Collier's gun had been taken. He said that report proved incorrect because an MIT officer later told him the gun was secured in an MIT police cruiser.
1 mentionOfficer Collier's gun and two-stage locking holster — In opening statement, Weinreb said Collier's holster had a two-stage lock, with the first stage open and the second still closed when officers found him. He also said the gun and holster were covered with blood while the rest of the utility belt was clean.
1 mentionOfficer Collier's issued Smith & Wesson military and police semiautomatic pistol, chambered for .45 ACP — John DiFava testified that department members were issued Smith & Wesson military and police semiautomatic pistols chambered for .45 ACP. He confirmed that Collier had been issued one of those weapons.
1 mentionPackaged item with an outside box and a plastic bag inside — Elena Graff reported three latent fingerprints on the package identified as physical Exhibit 1195: two on the outside box and one on a plastic bag inside. She identified all three to Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
1 mentionPellet gun — During cross-examination on Day 38, David Cahill confirmed that Exhibit 934 was the pellet gun. He testified that it underwent fingerprint analysis before his analysis.
1 mentionPellet gun found behind the area of the Honda — Colleen Tanguay identified the displayed weapon as a pellet gun found behind the area of the Honda. She distinguished it from the Ruger found in the driveway.
1 mentionPellet gun recovered on Laurel Street, described by Cahill as a .177 Airsoft copy of a Smith & Wesson M&P 40 — David Cahill identified Exhibit 934 as the pellet gun he retrieved from Laurel Street in Watertown and described it as a .177 Airsoft copy of a Smith & Wesson M&P 40, not manufactured by Smith & Wesson. The court admitted the gun without objection on Day 38.
1 mentionPellet/air gun found on Laurel Street — Christopher Donahue identified Jahar Tsarnaev's right index fingerprint on the trigger of the pellet or air gun found on Laurel Street. He did not establish when the fingerprint was deposited.
1 mentionPencil marked Duffy Plumbing on the toolkit — David Henneberry identified a pencil resting on the toolkit in his boat and confirmed that it bore the words Duffy Plumbing.
1 mentionPencil writing on the inside hull of the boat — Todd Brown described finding pencil writing inside the boat's hull while checking for explosives and booby traps. He said three photographed portions formed one contiguous writing separated by part of the boat. He also confirmed that blood trailed down over the writing and that the writing preceded the blood.
1 mentionPhysical laptop computer; electronic data expressly excluded from admission — Brian Corcoran confirmed that the laptop identified as Government Exhibit 1544 came from a bag containing documents associated with Tamerlan Tsarnaev and included a power cord. The court admitted only the laptop's physical structure, expressly excluding its electronic data.
1 mentionPiece of metal with jagged edges observed on the sidewalk beside Aaron's head — Alan Hern recalled a jagged piece of metal lying on the sidewalk beside Aaron's head while people were helping Aaron. He estimated its dimensions at about 6 to 8 inches long and 2 to 3 inches wide but did not identify its source.
1 mentionPiece of paper from the destroyed backpack, Q11.1 — Elena Graff identified a piece of paper within the remains of a destroyed backpack in photographs shown during her testimony. She reported developing two latent palm prints on the paper and identifying both to Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
1 mentionPiece of paper inside the shreds of the backpack bearing two palm prints — During cross-examination about material from the Forum explosion, Elena Graff confirmed that the paper inside the backpack shreds was the single item bearing the impressions under discussion. She corrected counsel's description of a single fingerprint to two palm prints.
1 mentionPiece of shrapnel or BB lodged in Fucarile's right atrium — Marc Fucarile testified that a piece of shrapnel or a BB remained lodged in his right atrium. He said he had been told that its release could puncture a lung, cause a collapsed lung, and require urgent hospital treatment.
1 mentionpieces of cardboard and paper from Scene A and Scene B — Elena Graff testified that cardboard and paper absorb sweat and preserve fingerprints better and longer than other materials. She said the impressions on the Scene A and Scene B pieces could have persisted for months or years and could show contact, but not when it happened.
1 mentionPieces of the bomb or bombs — While describing a Laurel Street photograph, Colleen Tanguay pointed out a Watertown police cruiser, a pressure cooker, additional rounds, and objects she described as pieces of the bomb or bombs.
1 mentionPipe bombs and a pressure cooker bomb used in Watertown — During closing argument on Day 63, Mellin argued that the defendant lit and threw pipe bombs and a pressure-cooker bomb at officers while his brother provided cover with gunfire.
1 mentionPipe-bomb-type devices thrown during the gunfight — Joseph Reynolds described a device thrown toward him and Sergeant MacLellan that landed in Laurel Street and exploded, followed by additional pipe-bomb-type devices being lit and thrown. He believed two additional devices exploded but was uncertain how many had been thrown. He could not identify the throwers.
1 mentionPlastic-container device with approximately three pounds of low explosive and hobby fuse — Knapp classified the intact plastic-container device as an IED, describing approximately three pounds of low explosive, green hobby fuse extending through the lid, and additional fuse inside.
1 mentionPolymers and pieces of clear, gray, and black tape from Boylston Street, as described by the defense — On Day 25, Watkins described proposed comparisons between polymers and clear, gray, and black tape from Boylston Street and materials found at 410 Norfolk. He argued that the proposed Level 3 associations could not identify a particular roll of tape or source of caulking.
1 mentionPortable Garmin nuvi recovered from the Mercedes — Christian Fierabend testified that data from the handheld GPS was extracted and plotted on a map, but he did not know its exact recovery position inside the Mercedes.
1 mentionportion of the boat that has the message on it — On Day 31, Weinreb sought to bring the message-bearing portion into court so jurors could read it closely, while the court noted that the admitted text exhibit was easier to read. The court permitted cutting the boat only after the whole-boat view.
1 mentionPressure cooker embedded in the rear driver's-side door of a separate Honda parked in a driveway — Brian J. Corcoran, Jr. identified a photograph of the embedded cooker and confirmed that the Honda was parked in someone's driveway, not the Honda in the middle of the street.
1 mentionPressure cooker embedded in the side of a vehicle — During her Day 38 direct examination, Colleen M. Tanguay described a Laurel Street photograph showing the vehicle with the embedded cooker behind a Watertown police cruiser.
1 mentionPressure cooker exemplars — During discussion of physical exhibits on Day 42, the court decided not to admit the pressure-cooker exemplars formally as exhibits.
1 mentionPressure cooker lid identified as recovered from Laurel Street in Watertown — Elena Graff testified that she collected one fingerprint from the admitted lid and identified it as Tamerlan Tsarnaev's.
1 mentionPressure-cooker bomb used in Watertown — During closing argument on Day 43, Chakravarty argued that the defendant hurled the pressure-cooker bomb at officers. He described an explosion that embedded the cooker in a Honda and propelled its lid into a house and a neighboring yard.
1 mentionPressure-cooker bombs and recovered bomb components — In his Day 27 opening statement, Weinreb described pressure-cooker bombs containing explosive powder and shrapnel, with remote-control detonation systems. He said recovered materials included pressure-cooker pieces, backpack cloth, wires, batteries, nails, tacks, and BBs.
1 mentionPressure-cooker fragments, added fragmentation, backing material, cardboard, and tape examined from the two Boylston Street scenes — Knapp described BBs at Scene A and BBs with small nails at Scene B, along with backing material, sealant-type material, fragmented cardboard, and tape. He also described tape crisscrossing the exterior of each device.
1 mentionPressure-cooker lid found in the hockey net adjacent to 53 Laurel — Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct examination on Day 36 addressed the lid under the designation Government Exhibit 974.
1 mentionPressure-cooker pieces collected from Boylston Street — Corcoran identified the same pressure-cooker brand and type at Boylston Street and Watertown, distinguished their fragmentation, and said he believed their sizes differed. His testimony did not establish who constructed either device.
1 mentionPreviously admitted Smith & Wesson item compared with the recovered BB-gun packaging — The reference identified Government Exhibit 934 as the Smith & Wesson item compared with recovered BB-gun packaging.
1 mentionPugliese's service pistol and ammunition — Pugliese described firing his service pistol at Tamerlan, attempting ricochet shots toward the suspects' ankles, and reloading during a close-range exchange. He estimated that he fired three or four initial shots but did not know whether they struck Tamerlan.
1 mentionQ10 — Edward S. Knapp identified the lid and described deformation from an explosive event and signs that tape had crisscrossed the container.
1 mentionQ11 backpack — De Lair confirmed that the backpack was found outside the Forum restaurant and had been photographed at the laboratory. She did not know whether it had been submitted for fingerprint testing and could not determine that from its packaging.
1 mentionQ11 backpack remains and paper remnants from Scene B — Knapp identified backpack remains containing paper remnants and confirmed that the material had been sent for fingerprint analysis; no fingerprint result was established in this questioning.
1 mentionQ122 — Edward S. Knapp identified the receiver by its printed Spektrum name and testified that it was incompatible with the recovered Flysky transmitter. He said no Spektrum controller had been found.
1 mentionQ126 — Edward S. Knapp attributed the fragment's impressions to force against nearby grating when the device exploded close to the ground. The court overruled an objection to his expertise and allowed that answer.
1 mentionQ192 — Edward S. Knapp identified the small fragment as hobby fuse recovered from Scene A and explained that lighting such fuse could set off the low explosive if electrical initiation failed.
1 mentionQ208 — Edward S. Knapp described the battery as 7.2 volts and recalled, with uncertainty, a 1,800-milliamp rating while discussing power for the fusing system.
1 mentionQ41 — Edward S. Knapp identified the fragment while discussing radio-controlled components found at Scene B and said the electronic speed controller had two portions.
1 mentionQ669 vacuum filter from the Honda CR-V at 410 Norfolk — McCollam confirmed chloride, nitrate, and sulfate residues in the filter, qualifying their consistency with pyrotechnic or low-explosive residues as applying to some formulations.
1 mentionQ680.2 — Elena Graff said she believed Tamerlan Tsarnaev's fingerprints had been found on the nail clipper among items from 410 Norfolk Street.
1 mentionQ712.3 — Elena Graff stated that she had not developed latent fingerprints on the brush.
1 mentionQ725 box of tools and other items from a drawer at 410 Norfolk — McCollam confirmed that he analyzed the collection from a drawer at 410 Norfolk and that two items showed evidence of low explosives.
1 mentionQ732 vacuum filter from a sweep of a Honda Odyssey at 410 Norfolk — McCollam confirmed that the filter contained chloride, nitrate, and sulfate residues, correcting the questioner's reference to sulfite.
1 mentionQ97.3 — Elena Graff responded that she did not have the listed fan item when counsel asked about Q97.3.
1 mentionRadio microphone cover in the rear passenger compartment — Grassi described the object as appearing to be a communication-microphone cover and qualified his explanation of its relationship to a handheld shoulder microphone.
1 mentionRed Sox Boston Strong towel — A prospective juror volunteered that a Boston Strong towel had been found at home despite a contrary questionnaire answer; no selection consequence was established.
1 mentionRemaining tools and other items from the drawer containing the gasket, excluding items already discussed separately; conditionally admitted pending a numbering check — The grouping excluded items that had already been discussed separately.
1 mentionRemains of a Ful backpack recovered from Scene A on Boylston Street, the site of the Marathon Sports explosion — Christian Fierabend confirmed Ful backpack remains at the Marathon Sports explosion site and discussed a receipt listing a Ful backpack purchase. He did not identify the recovered remains as the specific backpack purchased.
1 mentionReynolds's .40-caliber Glock, its magazine, and two spare magazines — Reynolds testified that he carried a .40-caliber Glock with one magazine in the gun and two spare magazines on his belt, reloaded, and used all his ammunition.
1 mentionReynolds's Ford Escape police cruiser — Reynolds identified his police cruiser as a Ford Escape and described ducking behind its dashboard and reversing about 30 yards under gunfire. He also testified that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's SUV struck the cruiser while it was parked.
1 mentionRight glove recovered from the Honda Civic: Watkins described an interior DNA mixture with at least three contributors; Weinreb described DNA matching two individuals. Both sides discussed proposed evidence linking the brothers to the glove, and the defense did not challenge the identification of Sean Collier's blood on its exterior. — Watkins described the right golf glove as recovered from the Honda Civic and said the defense would not challenge the identification of Sean Collier's blood on its exterior. Watkins described an interior mixture with at least three contributors and neither brother excluded as a possible donor, while Weinreb described DNA matching two individuals. The defense sought exclusion over statistical support, disclosure timing, confusion and prejudice, while Weinreb argued that TrueAllele results supplied the needed statistical analysis.
1 mentionRoad divot with black soot identified as the seat of an explosion — Dowd described a black mark in a street photograph as a road divot with black soot and confirmed that it was the seat of an explosion.
1 mentionRoll of duct tape identified as Q725.5 — Graff testified that all 12 latent fingerprints developed from the duct tape roll identified as Q725.5 belonged to Tamerlan Tsarnaev and none belonged to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
1 mentionRoll of Teflon tape and its plastic covering from the same drawer; conditionally admitted pending a numbering check — The roll and covering were referenced during Christopher Derks's direct examination on Day 39.
1 mentionRolls of clear, silver, and black tape, caulking, and a caulking gun from 410 Norfolk Street that the defense said the government planned to introduce — During argument on the polymer motion, Watkins said the government planned to introduce clear, silver and black tape, caulking and a caulking gun found at 410 Norfolk Street. He opposed the proposed scientific comparisons with Boylston Street debris, arguing that similarity did not amount to a conclusive source match.
1 mentionRound metal pellets, small nails, silver-colored metal, plastic and fabric found in the leg injuries — Katherine Lindstrom described round metal pellets, small nails, larger silver-colored metal pieces, plastic and fabric within Lu's leg injuries.
1 mentionrubber gloves with explosive residue — In her opening statement on Day 27, Clarke said rubber gloves bearing explosive residue had been found in Tamerlan Tsarnaev's car.
1 mentionRubbermaid bomb left in the Mercedes — During closing argument, Chakravarty said the defendant abandoned the Mercedes with the Rubbermaid bomb inside. He also asserted that the defendant's fingerprints were on the device found in the back of the vehicle.
1 mentionRubbermaid container in which approximately three pounds of low explosives were recovered, with three pieces of hobby fuse through the lid — Knapp testified that Exhibit 854 had held approximately three pounds of low explosives, with hobby fuse packed among and lying atop the powder and three fuse pieces extending through a hole in the lid. He placed the powder bag identified as Exhibit 1570 inside the container and removed the lid to demonstrate the fill level.
1 mentionRuger — During cross-examination on Day 38, Cahill confirmed that the Ruger, the extended magazine and the pellet gun had undergone fingerprint examination before his analysis.
1 mentionRuger 9 mm magazine recovered from inside the Mercedes, distinct from its photograph in 895 — The court admitted the physical Ruger 9 mm magazine as Exhibit 894 during Patrick Moynihan's direct examination on Day 35. Counsel distinguished it from the photograph of the magazine in Exhibit 895.
1 mentionRuger 9 mm Model P95 semiautomatic pistol recovered on Laurel Street, with an obliterated serial number; the court said it was already in evidence or would be admitted — Cahill identified Exhibit 928 as a Ruger P95 9 mm semiautomatic pistol recovered on Laurel Street, with an obliterated serial number and a magazine included in the exhibit. The court said the exhibit was already in evidence or would be admitted if it was not. Cahill testified that, in his opinion, all 56 recovered 9 mm discharged casings were fired by that pistol.
1 mentionRuger casings and slugs that Weinreb said were recovered at MIT and Watertown and would be matched to the Ruger through Cahill's anticipated testimony — During procedural discussion on Day 35, Weinreb said David Cahill would testify that casings and slugs recovered at MIT and Watertown matched the Ruger.
1 mentionRuger described by counsel as found in the driveway — During cross-examination on Day 38, Tanguay confirmed that the object shown in Exhibit 948-264 was a pellet gun found behind the Honda, not the Ruger Watkins referred to as having been found in a driveway.
1 mentionRuger marked as Placard No. 59 — Tanguay identified the Ruger in a photograph of the driveway at 55 Laurel Street and in two close-up photographs showing Placard No. 59.
1 mentionRuger obtained from Stephen Silva — In closing argument, Chakravarty said the defendant obtained the Ruger from Stephen Silva and that the weapon was used to shoot Sean Collier. He acknowledged that the evidence did not identify which brother shot Collier. He also cited 56 recovered Ruger casings and a combined magazine capacity of 38 rounds to argue that the brothers refilled magazines and reloaded during the Watertown confrontation.
1 mentionRuger P95 9 mm semiautomatic handgun — On Day 45, the jury returned guilty verdicts on Counts 16 through 18 involving the Ruger, with affirmative findings of discharge and causing Sean Collier's murder or aiding and abetting another in causing it. The jury found the handgun brandished under Counts 20 and 22. The verdict also contained separate guilty findings for the handgun under Watertown Counts 24, 26, 28 and 30.
1 mentionRuger P95 9mm semiautomatic handgun — During jury instructions on Day 43, the court identified the Ruger in firearm counts associated with the charged conspiracies, carjacking and Watertown bomb offenses. The court distinguished the handgun from the alleged bombs and explained the applicable discharge or brandishing requirements. The instructions described direct responsibility, aiding and abetting, and conditional coconspirator liability rather than making factual findings about the handgun's use.
1 mentionRuger P95 and fingerprint findings on its magazine — During closing argument, Clarke said Tamerlan possessed and fired the Ruger P95 at Watertown and that his fingerprints were found on its magazine. She used those points in her argument about the brothers' different roles.
1 mentionRuger P95 identified by Silva as the gun he gave the defendant — Silva identified the pistol by its Ruger markings, obliterated serial number and reddish tint, and said he gave it to the defendant around February 2013 after correcting the year in his answer. The court admitted the gun as Exhibit 928.
1 mentionRuger pistol — Donahue said the magazine bearing Tamerlan's fingerprints arrived separated from the Ruger. He described its earlier placement inside the pistol only as possible and recognized a photograph as depicting the Ruger he received.
1 mentionRuger pistol magazine recovered from Laurel Street — Donahue identified partial prints from Tamerlan's left palm and left middle finger on the Ruger magazine recovered from Laurel Street. He could not determine when the prints were deposited.
1 mentionRuger pistol reportedly recovered after the shootout — During Day 33 cross-examination, MacLellan acknowledged becoming aware that a Ruger pistol had been recovered after the shootout.
1 mentionRuger semiautomatic pistol with the serial number filed off — In his opening statement, Weinreb said Stephen Silva supplied the defendant with a Ruger semiautomatic pistol whose serial number had been filed off. He promised testimony from Silva about the transfer and ballistics evidence concerning the recovered pistol.
1 mentionSafariland medium-level Triple-Threat holster issued to Sean Collier — DiFava identified Collier's issued holster as a Safariland medium-level Triple-Threat model. Using a representative holster and training pistol, he explained its three retention protections and said removal would be very difficult while the officer was seated.
1 mentionSamsung laptop from the computer bag — The government withdrew its offer of the laptop, while defense counsel sought admission of the physical computer. The court left substantive objections for a later offer, and only the computer bag was admitted.
1 mentionScene A BBs embedded in sealant — Knapp said the Scene A device contained BBs embedded in sealant. He compared that construction with an article's instructions to attach shrapnel inside a pressure cooker.
1 mentionScene A bomb fragments, components, and backpack pieces — Graff confirmed that pieces of the Scene A bomb, its components and the backpack carrying it were among the Boylston Street materials tested for Dzhokhar's and Tamerlan's fingerprints.
1 mentionScene A electronic speed controller remains — Knapp identified the damaged remains as an electronic speed controller from Scene A. He explained that the controller functioned as a switch in the device's fusing system, with the improvised detonator connected to outputs normally used for a model-car motor.
1 mentionScene A specimens and residues — McCollam concluded that residues on submitted Scene A specimens were consistent with the deflagration products of pyrotechnic or firework-type material. He explained that low-explosive residue analysis could not identify a particular brand or manufacturer.
1 mentionScene B BBs and small nails embedded in sealant inside the pressure cooker — Knapp described BBs and small nails embedded in sealant inside the Scene B pressure cooker. He compared that fragmentation construction with an article's instructions to attach shrapnel inside the cooker.
1 mentionScene B bomb fragments, components, and backpack — Graff confirmed that hundreds of Scene B items were examined for Tamerlan's and Dzhokhar's fingerprints. Those materials included pieces of the bomb that exploded in front of the Forum restaurant, its internal components and the backpack that carried it.
1 mentionScene B specimens and residues — McCollam concluded that Scene B residues were consistent with the deflagration products of a low-explosive, pyrotechnic-type material. He described examining metal fragments, swabs and vacuum samples, but explained that low-explosive residue analysis could not identify a particular brand or manufacturer.
1 mentionSean Collier T-shirt — During Day 20 voir dire, a prospective juror discussed a Sean Collier T-shirt associated with a race. She clarified that an acquaintance had given her the shirt beforehand, not at the race.
1 mentionSean Collier's known head hair standard — Montgomery said she processed a known head hair standard obtained from the medical examiner's office to determine Collier's DNA profile. She used that profile in comparisons with blood samples from the outside of two white gloves.
1 mentionSection of the boat bearing the note, which the government sought to remove so it could be brought into court — During Day 23 procedural discussion, Weinreb identified a pending motion to remove the note-bearing boat section for presentation in court. He said the request required lead time; no ruling was stated.
1 mentionSergeant MacLellan's Ford Expedition police cruiser — Reynolds described MacLellan's cruiser as a Ford Expedition that continued rolling toward the suspects after MacLellan left it in neutral or drive. Reynolds said he used its rear as cover while advancing and firing.
1 mentionSeveral flash bangs deployed inside the boat — Hughes confirmed that several flash bangs were deployed inside the boat and described their disorienting light and sound. He said they were spaced over time and that he knew of no reaction from Mr. Tsarnaev, rather than asserting that no reaction occurred.
1 mentionShell casings and projectiles from the Ruger recovered from Laurel Street — Dowd explained that magenta placards on his diagram marked locations collected with GPS equipment. He confirmed that the diagram included only shell casings and projectiles from the Ruger recovered from Laurel Street.
1 mentionShell casings at Placards 76, 77 and 78 — Tanguay identified shell casings surrounding Placards 76, 77 and 78 in a Laurel Street photograph. She also identified the Watertown police cruiser visible in the image.
1 mentionShirt from an October 2014 marathon that Juror 355 thought might have a Boston Strong logo — During Day 15 voir dire, a prospective juror said a shirt distributed at another marathon in October 2014 might carry a Boston Strong logo. The juror did not state that the logo was definitely present.
1 mentionShoelace used as a tourniquet on another man's left leg — Patterson testified that he thought he had made a tourniquet from a shoelace for another man's left leg while helping injured people outside the Forum.
1 mentionShrapnel remaining in both of Whalley's legs — Whalley said considerable shrapnel remained in both lower legs and gradually worked toward the surface. He was considering surgical removal of three pieces that were protruding slightly.
1 mentionshrink wrap — Counsel explained that the boat was shrink-wrapped at the time of the incident and that the wrap had since been removed. During the Day 33 discussion, the Court described bags beside the boat as containing the removed wrap.
1 mentionSilva's phone, which he said he disposed of after seeing the defendant on television — Silva testified that he communicated with the defendant through calls and text messages on the phone. He said he disposed of it after seeing the defendant on television and feeling shock, disbelief, and paranoia.
1 mentionSIM card purchased on April 14 — In closing argument on Day 63, Mellin said the defendant purchased the SIM card on April 14 and used it to call his brother with the go-ahead to detonate the bomb.
1 mentionSix Ruger casings from the MIT crime scene, three inside the cruiser and three outside — In his Day 27 opening statement, Weinreb said six casings were found at the MIT crime scene, three inside the cruiser and three outside. He promised ballistics evidence matching them to the defendant's Ruger.
1 mentionSmall Christmas tree lightbulb fragment identified in Scene A debris — Knapp identified a small Christmas tree lightbulb fragment from Scene A while discussing the Boylston Street devices' initiators. He said no corresponding fragment was found at the other scene and explained that violent destruction can leave no remnant.
1 mentionSmaller Fagor pressure-cooker remains from Watertown — Knapp identified the Watertown device's vessel as a Fagor pressure cooker smaller than those used on Boylston Street. He also described wire, a 9-volt battery, and a toggle switch found at the scene.
1 mentionSmith & Wesson BB-gun packaging — During cross-examination on Day 39, Franks confirmed the earlier presentation of Smith & Wesson BB-gun packaging.
1 mentionSoil samples collected near the blast scene — During her Day 30 direct examination, De Lair confirmed that soil samples were taken near the blast scene as part of the collection work at Scene B.
1 mentionSoldering gun — Graff identified Exhibit 1198 as the soldering gun received at the Quantico laboratory. She testified that two latent fingerprints were developed on the gun and that neither matched Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's known samples.
1 mentionSoldering gun found on the kitchen floor; conditionally admitted pending a numbering check — Christopher Derks's Day 39 direct examination included a reference to the soldering gun labeled Exhibit 1198.
1 mentionSoldering-gun case with random wires — Graff described a case containing random wires, an instruction manual, and a soldering gun as three separately examined items. She testified that the two latent fingerprints developed on the case did not match Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's known samples.
1 mentionSpent 9 mm projectile recovered inside a Watertown police car — Cahill testified that a spent 9 mm projectile was recovered inside a Watertown police cruiser after being fired through its windshield. He confirmed that the projectile matched the gun recovered at the scene.
1 mentionSteel grate surrounding the tree at the second blast site — Michelle Gamble's Day 41 direct examination included a reference to a steel grate described as surrounding the tree at the second blast site.
1 mentionSubmitted police firearms, which Cahill test-fired to identify the approximately 210 non-9 mm casings and exclude those weapons as sources of the 56 9 mm casings — Cahill testified that he test-fired the submitted police firearms and matched approximately 210 recovered casings to those weapons. He excluded the police weapons, which were .40 and .45 caliber, as sources of the 56 recovered 9 mm casings.
1 mentionSunglasses found with the wallet bearing Tamerlan Tsarnaev's fingerprint — During cross-examination on Day 35, Moynihan recalled sunglasses found with Tamerlan Tsarnaev's wallet. After consulting his report, he confirmed finding Tamerlan's fingerprint on them.
1 mentionSurgical gloves with powder on the passenger side of Tamerlan Tsarnaev's CR-V — In rebuttal closing argument, Weinreb said powder-covered surgical gloves were found on the passenger side of Tamerlan Tsarnaev's CR-V. He suggested that the defendant could have worn gloves while helping build bombs, rather than treating the absence of fingerprints as proof that he had not touched the materials.
1 mentionSwab of red-brown stains on the exterior dorsal side of the pinky of the left glove — Montgomery testified that the swab from the exterior back of the left glove's pinky yielded a mixture of DNA from more than one source. The interpreted major male profile matched Sean Collier's reference profile, while the minor profile was insufficient for comparison.
1 mentionSwabs taken from blood areas on the sweatshirt — Montgomery explained that each sweatshirt swab sampled blood from a specific area, not the entire garment. She confirmed that the swabs she tested contained no one's blood besides Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's, but did not know whether every droplet had been swabbed.
1 mentionSwabs taken from different portions of the boat — Nealon confirmed that swabs were taken from different portions of the boat. He did not think the particular stains initially shown during cross-examination had been swabbed.
1 mentionSwabs used to preserve blood from the hood of the vehicle parked at 73 — Ulmer testified that a small drop of blood was on the hood of the vehicle parked at 73. Because the vehicle was wet and she believed a tarp would not adequately protect the drop, the team used swabs to try to preserve it for laboratory submission.
1 mentionSweatshirt identified by Watkins as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's, discussed as part of the proposed clothing presentation through Stephanie Waite — During the Day 34 procedural discussion, Watkins identified the sweatshirt as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's and proposed presenting it through Stephanie Waite. Weinreb objected to the foundation for introducing the clothing through her, while the Court said an appropriate witness could introduce a defense exhibit on cross-examination and left the specific foundation question open.
1 mentionT-shirt bought to fund-raise for Sean Collier's family — During voir dire on Day 14, a prospective juror said the T-shirt had been purchased to raise funds for Sean Collier's family. The juror still owned it and occasionally wore it while exercising.
1 mentionTamerlan Tsarnaev's pistol — Pugliese testified that Tamerlan advanced while firing and exchanged shots with him from approximately six to eight feet away. He said Tamerlan later threw the pistol, striking his left bicep, after encountering a problem that Pugliese could not identify as a jam or exhausted ammunition.
1 mentionTamerlan Tsarnaev's wallet recovered from the back of the Honda — Patrick Moynihan testified that he retrieved the wallet from the back of the Honda and found Tamerlan Tsarnaev's fingerprint on it. He also confirmed that the wallet contained Home Depot and Stateline Gun and Ammo Archery receipts.
1 mentionTamerlan's gun — During cross-examination, Meng confirmed that the gun associated with Tamerlan was the only gun he saw that night. His answer addressed his observations, not whether anyone else possessed a gun.
1 mentionThe ammunition box bearing the defendant's fingerprints — During rebuttal closing argument on Day 43, Weinreb said the defendant's fingerprints were found on the ammunition box. He argued that the prints showed the defendant retrieved ammunition to reload the Ruger.
1 mentionThe boat — Francis Hughes testified that he arrived after the gunfire and did not see the boat. He rejected the suggestion that he had observed bullet holes in its shrink wrap or hull upon arrival.
1 mentionThe boat and its writings, including panels the government proposed cutting out for presentation in court — On Day 25, Fick opposed the government's proposal to cut out the boat's written-on panels and requested preservation of the intact boat for a jury view. Weinreb argued that images could supply context and that detached panels would demonstrate the writings' physical existence; the judge asked whether both presentations were possible.
1 mentionThe boat subject to a pending motion about handling the evidence — On Day 30, the judge announced plans to inspect the boat that afternoon with representatives from both teams to help resolve a pending evidence-handling motion. The discussion did not announce a disposition of that motion.
1 mentionThe boat, discussed in coordinating a visit with the judge. — During procedural discussion on Day 30, Clarke identified Fick as the defense representative who would accompany the judge to see the boat.
1 mentionThe bullet that wounded Officer Donohue, which Studley believed remained in his leg — Heather Studley testified that she believed the bullet remained in Officer Donohue's leg. She explained that retained bullets are often left in place because removal can cause more harm.
1 mentionThe cartridge bearing Tamerlan Tsarnaev's prints — In rebuttal closing argument, Weinreb addressed the cartridge bearing Tamerlan Tsarnaev's prints. He cited Dun Meng's account that Tamerlan removed it from the gun to demonstrate that the gun was loaded after Officer Collier's murder.
1 mentionThe clothes Martin Richard was wearing — On Day 62, the court barred displaying Martin Richard's physical clothing during closing argument. The clothing remained in evidence and available for jury examination, and counsel could refer to or describe it.
1 mentionThe defendant's keychain with Officer Collier's blood — During rebuttal closing argument on Day 43, Weinreb said Officer Collier's blood was on the defendant's keychain. He identified it as the keychain the defendant used to drive the car that night.
1 mentionThe defendant's message on the wall of the boat — In rebuttal closing argument, Weinreb described the boat-wall message as coherent and written in the first person. He argued that it expressed the defendant's personal beliefs and characterized the possibility that it was written immediately upon entry as probable, not established.
1 mentionThe defendant's Ruger — In rebuttal closing argument, Weinreb described the Ruger as belonging to the defendant and as the gun used in Officer Collier's killing and the Watertown confrontation. He acknowledged uncertainty about who shot Collier and argued that the defendant actively participated even if Tamerlan held the gun throughout Watertown.
1 mentionThe Ruger gun Silva lent to Jahar — Stephen Silva testified that he showed Jahar the gun in January or February before the borrowing request and repeatedly sought its return without success. His belief that Jahar still possessed it rested on Jahar's statement and its nonreturn, and he said he would not have lent it for Jahar's brother.
1 mentionThe Ruger that Weinreb said Cahill would identify as matching the recovered casings and slugs — During procedural discussion on Day 35, Weinreb said David Cahill would testify that casings and slugs recovered at MIT and Watertown matched the Ruger. The court's preliminary admissibility view remained dependent on the foundation Cahill would establish.
1 mentionThe sweatshirt — During recross-examination on Day 35, Jennifer Montgomery identified Stephanie Waite as the person who sampled the sweatshirt. Her answer did not establish that every testable spot had been sampled.
1 mentionThree empty shell casings behind Officer Collier's cruiser, marked with placards 1, 2 and 3 — Anthony Grassi testified that he found three empty shell casings on the ground behind Officer Collier's cruiser and marked them with placards 1, 2 and 3 in discovery order. He said he did not collect them.
1 mentionThree tubes of blood obtained pursuant to a search warrant and received from Beth Israel Hospital — Michael Cashman identified three blood tubes obtained pursuant to a search warrant after the defendant's arrest and received from Beth Israel Hospital. His testimony did not provide laboratory results.
1 mentionTrace filters from 410 Norfolk Street, Apartment No. 3, including the Q933 sequence — David McCollam testified that some vacuum-sample filters from 410 Norfolk Street, Apartment No. 3, including the Q933 sequence, contained pyrotechnic residues. He identified perchlorate, elevated nitrates and sulfates, but said he did not know the quantity of residue.
1 mentionTransmitter and modified electronics in the computer bag — Brian J. Corcoran, Jr. described a transmitter and modified electronics in the computer bag. He said a further x-ray examination found no improvised explosive device because the bag lacked the other required components, and he identified his firsthand removal of the transmitter.
1 mentiontransmitter and receiver for the two bombs — In her opening statement on Day 27, Clarke said the evidence would show that Tamerlan Tsarnaev researched and bought the transmitter and receiver for the two bombs. Her statement previewed anticipated evidence rather than reporting a trial finding.
1 mentionTree taken from the scene as evidence — Michelle Gamble's direct examination on Day 41 included a tree described as having been taken from the scene as evidence.
1 mentionTupperware container and lid recovered from the Mercedes, admitted and displayed to the jury — Robert McCarthy described Government Exhibit 854 as a Tupperware container and lid from the Mercedes, with powder residue and hobby fuse passing through the lid. The container and the separately identified fuse exhibit were admitted without objection and displayed to the jury on Day 35.
1 mentionTwo additional phones seized: one from the same bedroom as the iPhone and one from the second bedroom — Philip Christiana testified that two additional phones were seized at 69A Carriage Drive. One was in the same bedroom as the previously identified phone, and the other was in the second bedroom.
1 mentionTwo bloody white gloves found on the driver's-side floor of the Honda Civic — In his opening statement on Day 27, Weinreb said officers found two bloody white gloves on the Honda Civic's driver's-side floor. He said DNA analysis identified the blood as Officer Collier's and promised testimony from the DNA expert.
1 mentionTwo cell phones that Swindon said belonged to Azamat and Dias — During direct examination on Day 36, Kevin Swindon said the phones belonging to Azamat and Dias were processed in another investigation.
1 mentionTwo collected sections of the tree grate closest to the Forum — Michelle Gamble reassembled the two recovered sections in their original relative positions, measured them, and photographed them with a scale for a printed reconstruction. She did not know what happened to the two sections closer to the street.
1 mentionTwo internally threaded pipe bombs placed in a total containment vessel — Brian J. Corcoran, Jr. testified that other technicians briefed him about two internally threaded pipe bombs found in the street and placed in a total containment vessel by robot. Their account identified the devices as still-active hazards, rather than devices he personally observed being recovered.
1 mentionTwo pairs of boxing gloves, one belonging to Douglas — Brandon Douglas said he later learned that Tamerlan took two pairs of gloves for himself and his brother, including one pair belonging to Douglas. Douglas said neither he nor the other instructor had given permission.
1 mentionTwo pieces of cardboard from Scene A — Elena Graff corrected counsel's description of a single cardboard item, specifying two pieces that were already largely separated when they reached her unit.
1 mentionTwo separate gloves from the Honda Civic's front driver's-side floor area — Stephanie Waite identified two separate gloves, rather than a matching pair, in the Honda Civic's front driver's-side floor area on Laurel Street. She confirmed human blood on their exterior but did not identify a donor or provide a DNA comparison result.
1 mentiontwo slats that were removed from the boat that had writing on it — During procedural discussion on Day 33, Chakravarty identified two removed slats bearing writing and noted that they had screws. He described the slats as relevant evidence without explaining a substantive case-level role.
1 mentionTwo smashed cell phones and Dun Meng's ATM card — In his opening statement, Weinreb alleged that the defendant smashed both phones and tried to conceal them with Dun Meng's ATM card near the boat. He said the damage destroyed some stored evidence and prevented phone-based location tracking.
1 mentionTwo smashed phones — In closing argument, Chakravarty distinguished a phone allegedly used to communicate with the defendant's brother from the defendant's everyday phone. He argued that the defendant smashed both before entering the boat to prevent tracking and recovery of useful data.
1 mentionTwo white gloves found in the Honda Civic on Laurel Street — During her recalled testimony on Day 38, Jennifer Montgomery confirmed her earlier testimony that blood on the outside of the two white gloves was Officer Sean Collier's.
1 mentionUnidentified items apparently moved from the sedan into the Mercedes SUV — Dun Meng testified that sounds and his impressions suggested objects were being moved from the sedan into his Mercedes SUV. He did not look back, could not identify the objects, and was uncertain about their number.
1 mentionUnignited bulk powder in a Rubbermaid container — David McCollam identified samples of the unignited bulk powder as pyrotechnic flash-powder-type material. He received small samples for analysis and did not weigh the contents of the container.
1 mentionvacuum filters from 410 Norfolk Street containing trace amounts of low explosives — On redirect examination on Day 40, David McCollam confirmed that vacuum filters from 410 Norfolk Street contained trace amounts of low explosives.
1 mentionVacuum filters Q1283 through Q1291, vent filter Q1292, and swabs Q1293 — David McCollam identified Q1283 through Q1291 as vacuum filters, Q1292 as a vent filter, and Q1293 as swabs, with a dormitory collection location supplied to the laboratory rather than known firsthand. He reported that the vacuum filters screened negative for the typical explosive-residue traces tested, not that the room was free of all explosive-related activity.
1 mentionVacuum samples mentioned in the proposed UMass Dartmouth search examination — The discussion during Michelle Gamble's cross-examination on Day 41 concerned proposed questioning about UMass Dartmouth search materials.
1 mentionVacuum samples taken during the July search; Gamble did not know whether they were submitted to the lab — Michelle Gamble confirmed that vacuum samples were taken during the July search. She did not know whether they had been submitted to the laboratory, and her testimony established no testing results.
1 mentionVacuum trace filters from the Honda CR-V and Honda Odyssey — Christian Fierabend explained that vacuum trace filters collect particles and dust and said he believed filters from both vehicles had been sent for analysis. His testimony did not provide laboratory results or conclusions about explosive residue.
1 mentionwallet — On redirect examination on Day 39, Christian Fierabend qualified his recollection by saying he believed the wallet was found in the Honda Civic. He did not know the Civic's registered owner.
1 mentionWarm piece of metal found in Lingzi Lu's purse — James Bath testified that he encountered warm metal in Lingzi Lu's purse while retrieving her identification during emergency assistance. He did not identify the metal's source.
1 mentionWatertown pipe-bomb material, including intact, rendered-safe material — During direct examination on Day 40, David McCollam confirmed that he examined Watertown pipe-bomb evidence, including intact material that had been rendered safe.
1 mentionWatertown pressure cooker device — During direct examination on Day 40, David McCollam confirmed that the Watertown evidence he examined included a pressure cooker device.
1 mentionWeapon recovered at the scene — David Cahill testified that a spent 9 mm projectile recovered inside a Watertown cruiser had been fired through its windshield. He confirmed that the projectile matched the weapon recovered at the scene.
1 mentionWhite communication microphone broken in half — Anthony Grassi identified the broken white object in a photograph of the cruiser's center console as the microphone used to communicate with the communications center.
1 mentionWhite Polo cap — During cross-examination on Day 39, Kimberly Franks confirmed that the white Polo cap was on the bed when the search occurred.
1 mentionwhole boat — On Day 31, the court granted a view of the whole boat without commentary or evidence-taking. The court had no objection to cutting the boat after the view and described the request to prevent cutting as partly granted and partly denied.
1 mentionWiring book found under the living room couch — At sidebar during Michelle Gamble's cross-examination on Day 41, Conrad proposed introducing the wiring book and later supplying fingerprint evidence she said linked it to Tamerlan Tsarnaev. That proposed connection was counsel's position, not fingerprint testimony from Gamble.
1 mentionWriting in pencil on an inside wall of the boat — In his Day 27 opening statement, Weinreb said the defendant wrote in pencil on an inside wall of the boat while hiding there. He said police found the writing when they arrested the defendant and that jurors would see both the writing and the pencil.
1 mentionwritings inside the boat — In her Day 27 opening statement, Clarke described the boat writings as expressing jealousy of the defendant's brother's martyrdom and repeating ideas about Muslim suffering that the defendant had read and heard. She urged consideration of the full text and promised testimony about its origins.
1 mentionPhotographs (700)
Exhibit 8 — Shane O'Hara described the torn-down fencing and injured people outside the store and identified himself in the photograph. Sydney Corcoran marked her location near the railing, and Frank Chiola identified himself by his radio placement and tag book. Eric Whalley identified himself on the ground and pointed out his wife, Ann.
4 mentionsExhibit 16 — McWatters circled herself and Krystle and recalled the chaos, fear, and effort to sit beside her. Gregory identified herself behind Kimberly in a black hoodie. Gillian Reny identified her mother and agreed that she appeared behind a woman in a green jacket.
3 mentionsExhibit 18 — Rebekah Gregory identified the scene as preceding the explosion, and the court admitted the photograph without objection on Day 27. Karen McWatters identified herself and Krystle Campbell near the finish line under the flags. Gillian Reny identified her hair and Kyle, her sister's boyfriend, and confirmed that the photograph showed where she stood immediately before the bombs went off.
3 mentionsPhotograph MacLellan believed showed the Mercedes facing west and the attempted arrest of the older brother — John MacLellan believed the photograph showed the Mercedes facing west and a dark area containing himself, Pugliese, and the older brother during an attempted arrest. Pugliese described the image as fuzzy and only tentatively identified the SUV and himself. The court admitted the photograph over an objection to its authentication through MacLellan.
3 mentionsPhotograph of the scene after the April 15, 2013, explosion, authenticated by Kensky and admitted subject to the defense's previous objection — Jessica Kensky identified herself and confirmed the photograph's accuracy; the court admitted it while noting the defense's previous objection. Celeste Corcoran said she believed her husband was applying pressure to her legs in the image. Nicole Gross identified her sister as the woman in light blue.
3 mentionsPhotograph of the writing in the boat — Matthew Levitt reviewed the photographs on Day 37 and read a passage about hiding in the boat to explain actions and seeking martyrdom and a place in heaven. He thought the writing addressed an American or Western audience.
3 mentionsPhotograph showing what MacLellan believed were the two suspects crouched beyond the Mercedes — MacLellan believed the two suspects were crouched in front of the Mercedes, although they appeared behind it from his viewpoint. Pugliese said the photograph showed, for the most part, the positions of the two individuals he had seen in front of the east-facing SUV. The court admitted the photograph without objection on Day 33.
3 mentionsDefense Exhibit 3034 — Francis Hughes said the photograph appeared to show Mr. Tsarnaev on the boat before arrest, and Watkins later described it as the photograph with his hands up. The court admitted it over the government's foundation objection after Hughes confirmed prior familiarity with it through his role as commander.
2 mentionsDefense Exhibit 3507 83 — Patimat Suleimanova identified the photograph as showing her hometown, Chokh, when it was admitted during her direct testimony on Day 57. Shakhruzat Suleimanova also identified Chokh in the photograph during her direct testimony that day.
2 mentionsExhibit 12 — Rebekah Gregory identified herself and members of her group in the photograph after the bomb exploded, and the court admitted it without objection on Day 27. Gillian Reny later identified herself, her grandmother and her mother in the same photograph during Day 49 testimony.
2 mentionsExhibit 1473 — Jeffrey Bauman circled himself and identified a man wearing a hat and sunglasses as the person he had seen with a backpack. Rebekah Gregory identified herself and Pete but said she had not seen the black-capped man counsel circled. The court admitted the photograph without objection during Gregory's testimony.
2 mentionsExhibit 17 — Karen McWatters described the photograph as showing responders checking her and Krystle after the blast and trying to get them to speak. The court admitted it after overruling the defense's previously stated objection. Jeffrey Bauman later circled himself on the right side above the woman in red.
2 mentionsExhibit 639 — Henry Nields identified Exhibit 639 as a front-view photograph of Martin Richard at autopsy, and the court admitted it subject to prior rulings whose terms were not stated. Bruck later argued that the enlarged arm close-up increased prejudice and that the defense could not object to its display. Weinreb disputed that assertion, and the court noted both positions without resolving the dispute.
2 mentionsExhibit 680 — Matthew Isgur identified North Court, the Koch building and the Stata Center in the image and said it came from a rooftop camera on Building 54. Clarence Henniger used the photograph to mark his route from Main Street onto Vassar and the location where he saw Sean Collier's cruiser.
2 mentionsGovernment Exhibit 24 — Sdoia identified the mailbox and nearby tree outside Forum as the place where she saw two flashes of white light and ended up injured on the sidewalk. She confirmed that the photograph accurately depicted the scene on April 15, 2013. The court permitted Exhibits 24, 25, and 26 over the defense's cumulative-and-prejudicial objection and later admitted Exhibit 24 during her testimony on Day 28.
2 mentionsGovernment Exhibit 25 — Sdoia identified herself on the ground with her severely injured right leg while a tourniquet was being applied, with Shores Salter and an unnamed physician's assistant beside her. She qualified her assessment of the photograph's accuracy because she had not seen below her knee at the scene. The court permitted Exhibits 24, 25, and 26 over the defense's cumulative-and-prejudicial objection and later admitted Exhibit 25 during her testimony on Day 28.
2 mentionsGovernment Exhibit 26 — Sdoia identified Shores Salter carrying her from the sidewalk with her right leg twisted and confirmed that the photograph accurately depicted her on April 15, 2013. The court permitted Exhibits 24, 25, and 26 over the defense's cumulative-and-prejudicial objection and later admitted Exhibit 26 during her testimony on Day 28.
2 mentionsPhotograph identified by Zhou as depicting Lingzi — Danling Zhou identified Lingzi in Exhibits 1499 and 1501 during her Day 29 direct testimony. The court admitted both photographs without defense objection.
2 mentionsPhotograph looking from the Shell station toward the Mobil station across River Street — Alan Mednick described Exhibit 745 as the view from the Shell station toward the Mobil station across River Street, and Eddie Lakkis also identified that viewpoint. The court admitted the photograph without objection on Day 32.
2 mentionsPhotograph of an end cap with damage to the lower threads — The photograph was described as showing an end cap with damage to its lower threads.
2 mentionsPhotograph presented during the wallet-contents display — Clarke requested enlargement of photographs 948-574 and 948-575 while presenting the contents of a wallet found behind the driver's seat of a Honda Civic.
2 mentionsPhotograph showing Tamerlan as a baby, around the time Suleimanova first met Anzor in Dagestan — Shakhruzat Suleimanova identified the baby as Tamerlan and placed the photograph around the time she first met Anzor in Dagestan. Nabisat Suleimanova also placed it roughly when Zubeidat arrived with Tamerlan a few months old; the photograph was admitted on Day 57.
2 mentionsPicture used to compare the person's appearance and clothing with Harman's recollection — Harman said the person pictured in Exhibits 758 and 761 could have been the person he saw that night and that the sweatshirt design was consistent with his recollection. He distinguished the pictured hat from the knit cap he remembered. The court admitted both photographs without objection on Day 31.
2 mentions-100 — Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct testimony on Day 36 included the closer mailbox photograph labeled -100.
1 mention-101 — The upper-level residential damage photograph labeled -101 was discussed during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct testimony on Day 36.
1 mention-102 — Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct testimony on Day 36 included the marker-flag photograph labeled -102.
1 mention-103 — The ladder photograph labeled -103 was discussed during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct testimony on Day 36.
1 mention-104 — During Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct testimony on Day 36, the photographed object was described as an apparent pressure-cooker lid locking mechanism recovered from a house wall.
1 mention-11 — Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct testimony on Day 36 included the closer door photograph labeled -11.
1 mention-203 — The photograph depicts a cardboard disk.
1 mention-210 — The photograph labeled -210 was referenced during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct examination on Day 36.
1 mention-211 — The photograph labeled -211 was referenced during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct examination on Day 36.
1 mention-268 — Counsel asked Christopher Donahue whether he recognized the ammunition box itself rather than its pictured location. Donahue did not complete a recognition response in that exchange.
1 mention-305 — The photograph labeled -305 was referenced during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct examination on Day 36.
1 mention-306 — The photograph labeled -306 was referenced during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct examination on Day 36.
1 mention-309 — The photograph bears the exhibit label -309 and gives a closer view of the lawn item.
1 mention-310 — The photograph labeled -310 depicts a pitted, threaded metal piece that appeared to be part of a pipe.
1 mention-355 — The close-up photograph was described as showing wires extending from a toggle switch.
1 mention-361 — The closer photograph was described as showing evidence placards, a chemical light and a 9-volt battery.
1 mention-416 — The early-morning photograph was described as showing an object at Dexter and Laurel marked with a cone and chalk number 43.
1 mention-417 — The photograph was described as depicting what appeared to be the upper portion of a pipe.
1 mention-534 — The photograph was described as providing a different view of a bag.
1 mention-535 — The closer photograph was described as showing a pencil inside a bag.
1 mention-536 — The photograph was identified as depicting a pencil and a mini thumb drive described as having been found in a bag.
1 mention-537 — The photograph was identified as depicting a mini thumb drive, a UMass Dartmouth pencil and a Zippo lighter described as coming from a shoulder bag.
1 mention-553 — The photograph was described as providing a closer view of an evidence location on Dexter.
1 mention-73 — Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct examination on Day 36 included a photograph showing the address number at 53 Laurel, labeled -73.
1 mention-74 — Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct examination on Day 36 included a photograph of the right side yard and hockey net at 53 Laurel, labeled -74.
1 mention-75 — Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct examination on Day 36 included a photograph of a pressure-cooker lid in a hockey net, labeled -75.
1 mention-76 — Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct examination on Day 36 included a closer photograph of the pressure-cooker lid, labeled -76.
1 mention0948-532 — During Elena Graff's direct examination on Day 42, counsel identified Exhibit 0948-532 as already admitted and showed it to the left of Exhibit 0949.
1 mention0949 — Elena Graff identified Exhibit 0949 as a laboratory photograph of the transmitter taken before latent-print examination. She testified that prints collected from the transmitter were identified to Tamerlan Tsarnaev, not Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
1 mention1 — Thomas Grilk described Exhibit 1 as an aerial view looking down Boylston Street toward the finish line in the direction runners approached. He identified the finish line, photo bridge, grandstand, and announcer's platform; the photograph was admitted on Day 27.
1 mention1076 — Elena Graff recognized Exhibit 1076 as a laboratory photograph of an object from which a print was collected and identified to Tamerlan Tsarnaev. She corrected counsel's description of lifting prints, explaining that the latent prints were photographed in place.
1 mention1122 — Elena Graff identified Exhibit 1122 as a laboratory photograph of a Tupperware container with a hobby fuse protruding from it. She testified that the container bore two fingerprints identified to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and six identified to Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
1 mention1122A — Edward S. Knapp confirmed that the photograph showed the container lid with hobby fuse coming out of it. Exhibit 1122A was admitted on Day 40 separately from the underlying physical material.
1 mention1142-03 — Kevin Swindon described the images' path through the Anzor user's webcam-media capture folder and said the investigative team selected them; they were not all the photographs on the computer.
1 mention1142-149-carved — Kevin Swindon explained that forensic software recovered the image from unused computer space by identifying a file header and attempting to rebuild the file.
1 mention1142-98 — Kevin Swindon confirmed that the image came from the downloads folder and that its file extension was changed to .jpeg so it would display as a picture.
1 mention1144-07-24 — Kevin Swindon identified the displayed JPEG as the issue's first page. He explained that the images carved from the thumb drive matched images in the March 2011 issue, rather than constituting an intact PDF of that issue.
1 mention1151-10 — Kevin Swindon described the photographed SIM card as mounted in a tray-type piece during his testimony on Day 36.
1 mention1151-16 — Kevin Swindon confirmed that the displayed photograph showed the SIM card he had examined during the earlier testimony.
1 mention1179 — Stephen Silva identified himself and Jahar in the photograph and confirmed that it showed their appearance in June 2011. The photograph was admitted without objection on Day 34.
1 mention1185-11 — Christopher Derks said he believed the photograph showed the room as he found it and identified the computer and wall flag as indicating the beginning of the search. The photograph was admitted as a defense exhibit on Day 39.
1 mention1185-12 — Stephen Silva identified the defendant's bedroom and said the top bunk was where he had slept that night. The photograph was admitted on Day 34.
1 mention1185-36 — Stephen Silva identified the defendant's computer and said it looked like a desktop. The court found the foundation sufficient and admitted the photograph over a defense objection that its appearance at the relevant time had not been established.
1 mention1221 — The two empty iPhone boxes were photographed but not seized.
1 mention1230-10 — David McCollam said he had seen the photograph before and believed he had analyzed the depicted fireworks in a different form. He qualified that identification and said the material had already been dismantled when it reached the laboratory.
1 mention1230-6 — Kimberly Franks identified the photograph as showing the door to the dorm room that was searched. The photograph was offered during cross-examination and admitted without objection on Day 39.
1 mention1252 — Philip Christiana said the fourth photograph did not look familiar when it was displayed during his direct examination on Day 36.
1 mention1252-1 — Philip Christiana said he took the photograph from the apartment's main entrance, looking into its living or common area. He confirmed that it accurately depicted the residence when he entered on April 19, 2013, and the photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mention1252-2 — Philip Christiana testified that he took the photograph and that it accurately depicted the dining area when he entered on April 19, 2013. The court admitted Exhibit 1252-2.
1 mention1252-3 — Christiana initially recognized the exterior as the apartment's backside, but said he had not taken the photograph and could not definitively identify the apartment from its unfamiliar vantage point. The court admitted Exhibit 1252-3.
1 mention1256-01 — Kenneth Benton identified the photographed backpack as the one he located in the landfill. The court admitted the photograph during his direct testimony on Day 39.
1 mention1256-02 — Kenneth Benton identified the pictured object as a black plastic garbage bag with a red tie. Exhibit 1256-02 was admitted during his direct testimony on Day 39.
1 mention1256-06 — Kenneth Benton described the image as a closer view of fireworks found in the backpack. The court admitted Exhibit 1256-06 during his direct testimony on Day 39.
1 mention1256-07 — Kenneth Benton identified the pictured canister as the one he first saw when opening the backpack. He described a crushed yellow-and-blue cardboard canister with an apparent fireworks pattern that made him believe he had found the backpack being sought.
1 mention1256-09 — Kenneth Benton identified the pictured thumb drive as one found in the backpack and confirmed that it was the drive marked as Exhibit 1258. The court admitted the photograph as Exhibit 1256-09.
1 mention1256-11 — Kenneth Benton identified the entrance road and the landfill's active area in the center of the photograph. The court admitted Exhibit 1256-11 without objection on Day 39.
1 mention13 — Celeste Corcoran identified her daughter in Exhibit 13 during direct testimony on Day 49. Counsel confirmed that the photograph was already in evidence.
1 mention1449 — Celeste Corcoran confirmed that the photograph accurately showed some, but not all, of her daughter Sydney's leg scars. The court admitted Exhibit 1449 over a renewed objection whose grounds were not restated.
1 mention1458 — Michael Cashman identified the screenshot as showing a car traveling from right to left on April 18, 2013, at 10:26:56 p.m. The court admitted Exhibit 1458 without objection.
1 mention1459 — Michael Cashman identified the photograph as a still from the April 25 reenactment, taken from the same camera angle. He qualified the reenactment as using the same lighting, not necessarily the same time, and said the compared images appeared to show the same vehicle.
1 mention1473 — Jessica Kensky identified Patrick and a faint portion of herself, explaining that her bright sweatshirt and hair helped her recognize her image. She could see the black-capped person behind her but said she did not recognize that individual from that day.
1 mention15-11 — Anthony Imel identified the photograph as depicting the second Boston Marathon explosion and as an image he analyzed while making the video. The court admitted Exhibit 15-11 over an objection to its caption.
1 mention1500 — Danling Zhou identified Lingzi in the photograph and said she took it during an ordinary outing, although she could not remember when. She tentatively recalled a restaurant near Fenway Park, possibly a Thai restaurant, visited before or after a movie.
1 mention1504 — Christopher Frias identified the image as a screenshot from the first fitness-center surveillance segment he retrieved, which covered entry and exit. He read its timestamp as April 16 at 9:05 p.m., and the court admitted Exhibit 1504 without objection.
1 mention1505 — Christopher Frias identified Exhibit 1505 as a screenshot from the first frame of a surveillance video. He read the displayed date and time as April 16 at 22:08 and confirmed that the time meant 10:08 p.m.
1 mention1506 — Christopher Frias identified Exhibit 1506 as a first-frame screenshot and read its timestamp as April 16 at 22:08. He explained that the camera looked toward the fitness center's secondary exit, or back door.
1 mention1508 — James Eppard identified the image as a close-up of a poster board released at the press conference and confirmed that its subject was later identified as Jahar Tsarnaev. The court admitted Exhibit 1508 without objection.
1 mention1510 — James Eppard confirmed that the photograph showed a wider view of the press conference with two poster boards depicting the suspects. The court admitted Exhibit 1510 without objection on Day 31.
1 mention1520 — Michael Cashman identified his initials, State Police ID number 2962, and the date in the photograph, explaining that these were markings he put on an evidence bag when sealed. The court admitted Exhibit 1520 without objection.
1 mention1527 — John MacLellan identified the pictured vehicle as Officer Reynolds' vehicle, number 465, and confirmed that the photograph accurately represented its appearance that night. The court admitted Exhibit 1527 without objection.
1 mention1530 — MacLellan identified the corner as the place where the suspects, Joe Reynolds and he turned left from Dexter onto Laurel Street. The court admitted the photograph over a relevance objection.
1 mention1531 — MacLellan used the photograph to indicate the tree where he took cover and the house in front of which the Mercedes stood. The court admitted the photograph over a relevance objection.
1 mention1532 — MacLellan described the photograph as looking east toward Boston, in the direction he faced after turning onto Laurel Street. The photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mention1533 — MacLellan identified the tree on the left as his cover tree and placed the Mercedes near the circled streetlight, possibly a little beyond it. The court admitted the photograph over a relevance objection.
1 mention1549 — Patrick Moynihan identified miscellaneous contents in the center console, including Band-Aids, and the photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mention1550 — Moynihan confirmed that the photograph showed the center-console contents spread on butcher paper and identified the highlighted object as an Apple iPod Nano. The photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mention1551 — Moynihan identified the photographed objects as contents removed from the driver's door pocket and laid on butcher paper next to the car. He identified the small rectangle at the top center as an Apple iPod Shuffle.
1 mention1553 — Moynihan described the photograph's angle as through the passenger-side window and confirmed that the pictured keys were in the ignition when he found the Honda in the garage.
1 mention1554 — Patrick Moynihan confirmed that the photograph fairly and accurately depicted the Honda in the garage, and it was admitted without objection on Day 35.
1 mention1559 — Dowd confirmed that the photograph looked down Laurel Street toward where the Honda and Mercedes had been. The photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mention1573 — Knapp described the visible flames as an explosion's thermal effect, usually close to the seat of the explosion. The court overruled objections concerning late disclosure and foundation and admitted the photograph.
1 mention1581 — The Forum video still was identified during Michelle Gamble's direct examination on Day 41.
1 mention1584 — The still was identified during Michelle Gamble's direct examination on Day 41. Gamble did not establish the race clock's setting or the runner release time through the excluded questions; her arithmetic used counsel's supplied 10:40 a.m. starting point, and the Forum video's 20-second offset depended on race-clock accuracy.
1 mention1597 — Woolfenden identified his stroller across the street from the Forum restaurant and confirmed that it was the stroller he had pushed Leo in the previous day. The court admitted the separate photograph over objection after counsel described it as extracted from already admitted 2D material.
1 mention1599 — Whalley identified his right foot and heel in the photograph and said it was taken ten weeks after the injury. The court and prosecutor specified that the display was just for the witness, and no admission was recorded.
1 mention16 — Kensky identified Jeff Bauman, Krystle Campbell and Bill White, and indicated where she believed Karen Rand appeared. She described herself and Patrick as very faintly visible and relied on remembered clothing to recognize them.
1 mention1601 — The photograph was discussed during William Campbell III's direct examination on Day 49.
1 mention1601-01 — William A. Campbell, Jr. identified the photograph as Krystle's first birthday, when the family lived in Somerville, and noted her smile. The photograph was admitted without objection on Day 49.
1 mention1601-02 — William A. Campbell, Jr. identified Patricia and Krystle wearing pajamas, and the photograph was admitted without objection on Day 49.
1 mention1601-03 — The childhood photograph was discussed during William Campbell III's direct examination on Day 49.
1 mention1601-04 — Campbell discussed the childhood photograph during his direct examination on Day 49 and qualified his recollection of the wedding.
1 mention1601-07 — William A. Campbell, Jr. identified the occasion as Krystle's First Holy Communion, and the photograph was admitted without objection on Day 49.
1 mention1601-09 — William A. Campbell, Jr. identified Krystle in the middle of the photograph and recalled her suggestion to cool a watermelon in the pool because the cooler had no room.
1 mention1601-10 — William A. Campbell, Jr. identified the photograph as dating from when Krystle played hardball, before she switched to softball. The court received 1601-10 in place of 1601-14 after Pellegrini corrected the exhibit number.
1 mention1601-12 — The court admitted the photograph without objection as part of a group supplied by Campbell's family.
1 mention1601-14 — Pellegrini stated that she had misspoken about the exhibit number, and the court struck 1601-14 and received 1601-10 in its place.
1 mention1601-15 — The anniversary photograph was discussed during William Campbell III's direct examination on Day 49.
1 mention1601-17 — The extended-family photograph was discussed during William Campbell III's direct examination on Day 49.
1 mention1601-19 — The backyard photograph was discussed during William Campbell III's direct examination on Day 49.
1 mention1601-21 — William Campbell III's direct examination on Day 49 included the photograph, which he believed depicted a Summer Shack promotion.
1 mention1601-23 — The court excluded 1601-23 as unnecessary during William Campbell III's direct examination on Day 49.
1 mention1601-24 — The sibling photograph was discussed during William Campbell III's direct examination on Day 49.
1 mention1601-28 — William Campbell III discussed the wedding photograph during his direct examination on Day 49, qualifying his recollection of the wedding's location.
1 mention1602-05 — During his direct examination on Day 50, Joseph Rogers identified the children as brown-haired Jennifer, Andy, Sean, red-haired Jennifer, Robert and Nicole; the court admitted the photograph without objection.
1 mention1602-10 — During his direct examination on Day 50, Andrew Collier identified the pictured family members, including Sean and two sisters named Jen, and estimated that the photograph had been taken close to ten years earlier, possibly longer.
1 mention1602-12 — During his direct examination on Day 50, Joseph Rogers identified Sean as second from the right, beside Brendan, the groom, and Andy as standing at the far right.
1 mention1602-14 — During his direct examination on Day 50, Andrew Collier recalled stopping at a picture booth with Jen and Sean while exploring Cozumel during a family cruise; the court admitted the photograph without objection.
1 mention1602-16 — The court admitted the photograph without objection during Joseph Rogers's direct examination on Day 50.
1 mention1602-17 — On Day 50, Joseph Rogers identified Robert, Sean, himself and brown-haired Jennifer from left to right and said they were attending a game.
1 mention1602-18 — Joseph Rogers identified the pair during his direct examination on Day 50, when the court admitted the photograph without objection.
1 mention1602-21 — Joseph Rogers identified brown-haired Jennifer, Sean, red-haired Jennifer, Andy and Robert from left to right and said Sean had just graduated from the police academy.
1 mention1602-25 — On Day 50, Andrew Collier described the photograph as taken during the last family cruise he went on with Sean, on one of its formal nights.
1 mention1602-26 — On Day 50, Joseph Rogers identified his wife as the woman pinning Sean's badge and said the MBTA Transit Police Academy graduation was held at Faneuil Hall.
1 mention1602-28 — Joseph Rogers explained that the boy's mother asked whether he could sit in the car for a photograph and that Sean put a hat on the boy to give him a thrill.
1 mention1602-29 — DiFava believed the photograph came from Collier's academy graduation, but qualified that identification; the court admitted it during his testimony on Day 50.
1 mention1602-30 — Andrew identified Sean on the left and himself on the right and recalled that both teddy bears were named Blue Baby.
1 mention1602-8 — Andrew Collier identified the photograph as Sean's school picture during his direct examination on Day 50, after the court admitted it without objection.
1 mention1604-5 — The court admitted the photograph with two other Richard family photographs during Gamble's testimony; defense objections were noted.
1 mention1604-6 — The court admitted the photograph as part of a group of three family photographs during Gamble's testimony; defense objections were noted.
1 mention1604-9 — The court admitted the photograph with the other two Richard family photographs during Gamble's testimony; defense objections were noted.
1 mention1605, '06 and '09 — Bruck questioned the FBI's foundation for introducing the family photographs. The court said the foundation would be adequate and that three photographs were not excessive.
1 mention1607-002 — Zhao thought the photograph dated from Lingzi's third year in college, first suggesting 2011 and then 2010 without settling on a date.
1 mention1607-003 — Zhao identified a family gathering in an apartment in Lingzi's hometown and confirmed that Lingzi was showing a cake, while qualifying her identification of the occasion as a birthday.
1 mention1607-004 — Zhao recalled taking Lingzi crabbing in Narragansett when the photograph was displayed; the court admitted it on Day 50.
1 mention1607-005 — Zhao confirmed the Minnie Mouse ears but qualified the location, saying she thought the photograph was probably taken somewhere at Disney.
1 mention1608 — Fucarile identified the white circles as ball bearings or BBs and a straight object as a nail; the court admitted the X-ray on Day 51.
1 mention1609 — Fucarile identified more BBs but expressed uncertainty as he examined the image; the court admitted the X-ray during his testimony on Day 51.
1 mention1610 — Fucarile confirmed that the image depicted him and that the objects indicated were BBs; the court admitted the X-ray on Day 51.
1 mention1619 — Gross confirmed that the photograph fairly and accurately depicted the Boston finish line on April 15, 2013; the court admitted it after Clarke invoked an earlier objection.
1 mention1620 — Gross identified herself on the stretcher but was uncertain whether the photograph showed a wrap around her right leg. The court admitted it subject to a prior objection that had been overruled.
1 mention1631 — The court excluded the photograph after the prosecution offered it with Exhibit 1632 and acknowledged that both photographs were not needed.
1 mention1632 — The court admitted the photograph after the defense renewed an objection and excluded the separately offered Exhibit 1631.
1 mention1653 — Heather Abbott identified all three people during her direct examination on Day 51, after the court admitted the photograph with a larger group of photographs.
1 mention1654 — Heather Abbott identified Haslet-Davis during her direct examination on Day 51, after the court admitted the photograph.
1 mention1655 — Abbott identified Brannock by the Ravens T-shirt during her direct examination on Day 51, after the court admitted the photograph.
1 mention1656 — Abbott identified herself and confirmed that the pictured prosthetic leg was the one she was wearing during her testimony on Day 51.
1 mention1657 — Heather Abbott identified Bauman during her direct examination on Day 51, after the court admitted the photograph.
1 mention1659 — The photograph of Jane Richard was admitted during Heather Abbott's Day 51 direct examination as previously discussed by the Court and counsel.
1 mention1660 — Heather Abbott identified JP Norden and Paul Norden in the photograph, with JP on the left, during her Day 51 direct examination. The Court admitted the photograph as previously discussed.
1 mention1661 — The photograph of Karen Rand McWatters was admitted during Heather Abbott's Day 51 direct examination as previously discussed by the Court and counsel.
1 mention1662 — The photograph of Mary Daniels was admitted during Heather Abbott's Day 51 direct examination as previously discussed by the Court and counsel.
1 mention1663 — The photograph of Marc Fucarile was admitted during Heather Abbott's Day 51 direct examination as previously discussed by the Court and counsel.
1 mention1664 — Heather Abbott identified Patrick Downes, Jessica Downes and their pictured dog, Rescue, during her Day 51 direct examination. The Court admitted the photograph as previously discussed.
1 mention1665 — The photograph of Paul Norden was admitted during Heather Abbott's Day 51 direct examination as previously discussed by the Court and counsel.
1 mention1666 — The photograph of Rebekah Gregory was admitted during Heather Abbott's Day 51 direct examination as previously discussed by the Court and counsel.
1 mention1667 — The photograph of Roseann Sdoia was admitted during Heather Abbott's Day 51 direct examination as previously discussed by the Court and counsel.
1 mention1668 — Heather Abbott identified Steve Woolfenden and a little boy named Leo in the photograph during her Day 51 direct examination. The Court admitted the photograph as previously discussed.
1 mention1669 — Heather Abbott identified Mary Jo White, Kevin White and Bill White in the photograph during her Day 51 direct examination. She identified Bill White on the far right as the person who had lost a leg, and the Court admitted the photograph as previously discussed.
1 mention17 — Jessica Kensky described Exhibit 17 as a closer view from a different angle immediately after the bomb exploded and identified herself, Patrick Downes, Jeff Bauman, Karen Rand and Krystle Campbell. She described her own image and Downes's face as faint and identified the detached portion of his leg as what she remembered beside her.
1 mention18 — Jessica Kensky recognized the photograph as showing herself and Patrick Downes standing together before the bombs went off and circled them during her Day 29 direct examination. Counsel identified the photograph as already in evidence.
1 mention19 — Nicole Gross identified her sister and her own leg in Exhibit 19 during her Day 49 direct examination. The Court admitted the photograph after Clarke renewed an earlier objection.
1 mention2 — Thomas Grilk described the pictured screen at Boylston Street and Exeter Street as allowing spectators in the grandstands across the street to watch a video feed from the race course. The photograph was admitted during his Day 27 direct examination.
1 mention2:48 p.m. photograph showing the backpack already down — During Day 43 closing argument, Clarke said the backpack was already down by the time of the 2:48 p.m. photograph. She cited that timing while arguing that the video appeared to show Jahar selecting a tree rather than children.
1 mention21-03 — Adrianna Haslet-Davis circled herself and her husband Adam in the photograph during her Day 50 direct examination and confirmed that they were looking toward the finish line. Counsel identified Exhibit 21-03 as already in evidence.
1 mention21-1 — Danling Zhou identified Lingzi Lu in the photograph near the Forum restaurant and confirmed that the photographs showed the scene just before the second explosion. The Court admitted Exhibit 21-1 with Exhibits 21-2 and 21-3 without objection during her Day 29 direct examination.
1 mention21-18 — Adrianna Haslet-Davis identified herself lying on the sidewalk and her husband Adam, wearing a white hooded sweatshirt, bent over her injured leg in the minutes after the blast. The Court overruled a previously noted objection and admitted and displayed the photograph during her Day 50 direct examination.
1 mention21-3 — Danling Zhou circled herself in the photograph and identified visible parts of Lingzi Lu, describing Lu as grabbing her arms just before the second explosion. The Court admitted Exhibit 21-3 with Exhibits 21-1 and 21-2 without objection during her Day 29 direct examination.
1 mention21-43 — On Day 29, Bath identified himself in the photograph and confirmed that it fairly and accurately showed the scene as he arrived; the court admitted the photograph into evidence.
1 mention21-44 — On Day 29, Bath confirmed that the photograph was taken shortly after the first photograph shown to him and accurately depicted his location on the sidewalk; the court admitted it into evidence.
1 mention21-47 — On Day 29, Bath identified himself in the photograph and confirmed that it accurately depicted his location as he moved from the front of the sidewalk toward the Forum; the court admitted it into evidence.
1 mention21-49 — On Day 28, Woods identified herself in the photograph's lower-left corner by the police patch on her right arm and identified Lingzi Lu as the person on the ground beneath several people.
1 mention21-50 — On Day 28, Woods confirmed that the photograph fairly and accurately depicted the scene near the Forum restaurant on April 15, 2013, and the court admitted it with Exhibits 21-49 through 21-52.
1 mention21-51 — On Day 28, Woods identified the photograph as showing her holding Lu on her side while trying to remove vomit from her throat.
1 mention21-52 — Lauren Woods identified herself in Exhibit 21-52 and confirmed that it accurately depicted the scene near the Forum restaurant on April 15, 2013. The photograph was admitted with Exhibits 21-49 through 21-51.
1 mention2101 — Heather Abbott circled herself and her friends Michelle and Jessica in an enlarged portion of Exhibit 2101 during her Day 51 testimony. Counsel identified the photograph as already in evidence.
1 mention2113 — Thomas Barrett identified himself in Exhibit 2113 after confirming that it fairly and accurately depicted the scene. The court admitted the photograph subject to the same reserved defense objection.
1 mention2125 — Thomas Barrett identified Mark Fucarile at the far left of Exhibit 2125 as the man whose leg he had tied with a belt. The court admitted the photograph subject to the same reserved defense objection.
1 mention2126 — Thomas Barrett confirmed that Exhibit 2126 showed him leaning over Mark Fucarile. The court admitted the photograph subject to the same reserved defense objection.
1 mention2139 — Thomas Barrett identified the action in Exhibit 2139 as his taking Leo into his arms from another person. The court admitted the photograph subject to the same reserved defense objection.
1 mention231 — Christopher Donahue recognized the Ruger and the magazine he had tested in photograph 231. He testified that the magazine arrived separated from the pistol, although it came with that firearm.
1 mention24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 33, 34 — The court considered several of the Boylston Street photographs nearly identical and generally overruled exhibit objections while requiring a reduction in similar photographs. The judge emphasized presentation pace rather than prejudice, and Pellegrini agreed that some similar street photographs would not be used.
1 mention3 — Thomas Grilk described Exhibit 3 as showing runners on Boylston Street crossing Exeter Street, about half a block from the finish line. The photograph was admitted with Exhibits 1 through 5.
1 mention3027 — David Henneberry identified Exhibit 3027 as the boat interior to the right of the engine block and testified that the floor stains were absent before April 19. The court admitted the photograph without objection.
1 mention3028 — David Henneberry testified that the stain shown in the closer view in Exhibit 3028 had not been present before the April 19 incident. The court admitted the photograph without objection.
1 mention3029 — David Henneberry testified that the red-brown stain shown in Exhibit 3029 had not been present when he winterized the boat the previous fall. The court admitted the photograph without objection.
1 mention3030 — David Henneberry recognized his toolkit, a bottle on top of it, and a pencil bearing the words Duffy Plumbing in Exhibit 3030. He said the toolbox had been aboard before April 19 but could not remember whether it was open when he stored the boat; the photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mention3035 — David Henneberry recognized his boat in Exhibit 3035 and said the pictured holes and red-brown stain had not been present before April 20, while emphasizing that he had not seen the boat afterward in person. The court admitted the photograph without objection.
1 mention3036 — David Henneberry testified that the bullet holes visible in Exhibit 3036 had not been present before April 19. The court received the photograph into evidence.
1 mention3037 — David Henneberry identified the stern in Exhibit 3037 and testified that its red-brown stains and marker 2W-200 had not been present before the April 19 incident. The photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mention3039 — Matthew Hess confirmed that he took Exhibit 3039 on the morning of the 21st and that it fairly and accurately represented the Mercedes' right side.
1 mention3060G — Laura Lee identified Exhibit 3060G as the scene where medics found the suspect in custody and assessed him. The court admitted the photograph following an earlier discussion.
1 mention3062 — Christopher Derks confirmed that the photograph showed the bin on the shelves in Room H after counsel enlarged the Q685 lab tag. The court admitted the photograph as Defense Exhibit 3062 without objection.
1 mention308 — Exhibit 308 depicts an item on a lawn marked with placard 1.
1 mention3090 — Exhibit 3090 was one of two admitted photographs that Elena Graff recognized as depicting backpack remains and a piece of paper within them.
1 mention3091 — Exhibit 3091 was presented with Exhibit 3090 as an admitted pair of photographs depicting backpack remains and a piece of paper within them.
1 mention3093 — Defendant's Exhibit 3093 depicts fragmented cardboard identified as Q199 and collected near the Scene A blast. Elena Graff identified a latent fingerprint on Q199.26 and a latent palm print on Q199.27 as Tamerlan Tsarnaev's.
1 mention3101 — Exhibit 3101 depicts glove Q671. David McCollam distinguished it from Q667 and Q668: Q671 had chloride, nitrate, and sulfate, which can occur in pyrotechnic formulations and low explosives, but it did not receive the same pyrotechnic finding as the other two items.
1 mention3102 — Exhibit 3102 depicts Q725.11, commonly called a hobby fuse, photographed at the Quantico laboratory. The fuse contains bulk low-explosive material within its core, and the photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mention3137 — Defense Exhibit 3137 was received into evidence without objection during Michelle Gamble's cross-examination on Day 41.
1 mention3153 — Exhibit 3153 depicts the soldering gun identified as Q699.2, which Elena Graff examined for latent prints. The photograph was admitted without objection on Day 42.
1 mention3154 — Exhibit 3154 depicts a group of tools that Elena Graff examined for latent prints; she identified two prints to Tamerlan Tsarnaev but only tentatively recalled that they were on pliers. The court permitted her to describe the tools without recovery-location testimony and admitted the photograph over a relevance objection.
1 mention3156 — Exhibit 3156 depicts the packaging corresponding to physical Exhibit 1195. Elena Graff identified two latent fingerprints on the outside box and one on a plastic bag inside as Tamerlan Tsarnaev's; the photograph was admitted without objection after its connection to the physical exhibit was clarified.
1 mention32 — Government Exhibit 32 shows William Richard walking toward his son Henry and reaching for him immediately after the Boylston Street blast. Richard confirmed that the photograph accurately represented the scene, and it was admitted into evidence.
1 mention3223 — Robert Barnes recognized the photograph of Angelo's Pizza after describing seeing Tamerlan Tsarnaev there in December 2012. Watkins showed it as a chalk without introducing it into evidence.
1 mention3226A — Rogerio Franca identified Tamerlan, Vishkan, and Abubakr Turshaev in Exhibit 3226A and confirmed that the photograph was taken at 20 Harding Street. The photograph was admitted without objection with Exhibits 3226B and 3226C.
1 mention3226B — Rogerio Franca identified Vishkan on the left, himself in the middle, and Abubakr Turshaev on the right in Exhibit 3226B. He placed the photograph in the kitchen at 20 Harding, and it was admitted without objection with Exhibits 3226A and 3226C.
1 mention3226C — Rogerio Franca identified Tamerlan on the left and himself on the right in Exhibit 3226C. The photograph was admitted without objection with Exhibits 3226A and 3226B.
1 mention3253 and 3254 — The two ADX aerial photographs were tentatively identified by Bruck as Exhibits 3253 and 3254: a distant view of the setting and a closer black-and-white view. The government sought exclusion, arguing that the photographs misleadingly emphasized isolation rather than the defendant's actual prison experience. The court permitted their use after Bruck described a proposed close-up of the unit's outdoor areas.
1 mention3254 — Mark Bezy identified Exhibit 3254 as an aerial view from the opposite side of ADX and confirmed that it showed the prison's appearance at the time of his testimony.
1 mention3258 — Sam Lipson identified Exhibit 3258 as the alleyway behind the rug shop on Broadway in Cambridge, where Anzor worked on cars. The photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mention3260 — Sam Lipson identified Exhibit 3260 as the rug shop on Broadway in Cambridge, in front of the alley where Anzor worked on cars. The photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mention3264 — John Curran identified Tamerlan Tsarnaev in boxing headgear and his father in a black shirt in Exhibit 3264. Curran said Tamerlan's apparent age in the photograph approximately matched when he began coming to the gym.
1 mention3286 — Rosa Booth identified Exhibit 3286 as a photograph taken at a barbecue at Emma's house in Cambridge in August 2012. The photograph was admitted during her direct examination on Day 57.
1 mention3287 — Exhibit 3287 depicts the same August 2012 barbecue at Emma's house in Cambridge, and Rosa Booth indicated herself and Jahar in the photograph. Booth said she posted it on Facebook on April 20, 2013. The photograph was admitted, while the separate Facebook writing offered as Exhibit 3287A was excluded.
1 mention3290 — Tiarrah Dottin identified herself and Jahar in Exhibit 3290 and said it was taken at Ultra Nightclub in Providence, Rhode Island, during a club night. The photograph was admitted without objection on Day 55.
1 mention3291 — Tiarrah Dottin identified Jahar, Jamie, Robel and Steven at one of their social gatherings and said Robel was playing video games. The court admitted the photograph without objection.
1 mention3292 — Tiarrah Dottin identified Stacia, Jamie and Jahar but did not know the names of three other men. She described the men playing video games, Jahar watching them and two women playing beer pong.
1 mention3401 — Judith Russell was uncertain about the photograph's date. The court admitted Defense Exhibit 3401 without objection during her direct examination on Day 53.
1 mention3404 — The photograph was described as probably dating to Katherine's sophomore year, although Judith Russell acknowledged difficulty with dates. The court admitted Defense Exhibit 3404 without objection on Day 53.
1 mention3407 — Tracey Gordon identified Jahar at Farm School in Athol, Massachusetts, and said she probably took the photograph.
1 mention3408 — Tracey Gordon described Jahar at a sink, probably doing cleanup chores, and said the photograph could have been taken in fifth or sixth grade.
1 mention3410 — Tracey Gordon described Jahar and other students participating in an activity led by a visiting professional dancer in her classroom. She identified Jahar in the middle of the photograph.
1 mention3416 — Tracey Gordon confirmed that the cropped image showed Jahar as he looked in her class and was a portion of the class photograph previously displayed as Exhibit 3416A. The court admitted Exhibit 3416.
1 mention3416A — Tracey Gordon recognized her fifth- and sixth-grade class but could not confirm that the photograph dated to the 2003-2004 school year. The photograph was displayed as an illustration and was not offered into evidence.
1 mention3419 — During Amanda Ransom's direct examination on Day 58, Conrad corrected her initial reference to Exhibit 3419 to Exhibit 3507-053A and expressly said she would not offer 3419.
1 mention3420 — Rebecca Norris described a celebration with pizza and soda after the soccer team received its trophies, but she did not remember the location.
1 mention3421 — Rebecca Norris confirmed that the photograph came from the same event shown in Exhibit 3420, a celebration after the soccer team received its trophies.
1 mention3422 — Rebecca Norris confirmed that the photograph showed the same post-soccer tournament event. She thought the larger student was a tenth-grader while Jahar was an eighth-grader and did not think Jahar had yet reached adolescence.
1 mention3433 — Sam Lipson identified Bella, Ailina, Zubeida, Jahar and his mother, Joanna, in the photograph displayed during his continued direct examination on Day 55.
1 mention3437A — Gina Crawford identified herself and Katie and recalled that they were preparing for a night out in Boston during freshman year. The court admitted the photograph without objection.
1 mention3437B — Gina Crawford confirmed that the photograph showed herself and Katie on the same night depicted in Exhibit 3437A. The court admitted both photographs without objection.
1 mention3494 — Elmirza Khozhugov identified Hussein, Tamerlan, Andy, Bella, Zubeidat, Jahar and Ailina from left to right. Based on Ailina's clothing, he placed the photograph after the family's visit to Washington.
1 mention3495 — Elmirza Khozhugov said he combined two separate photographs on his computer and emailed the composite to Tamerlan because they had not yet met in person. He explained that the names at the top were their chosen nicknames.
1 mention3501-10 — Naida Suleimanova identified Dzhokhar at the top of the photograph on Tamerlan's shoulder. The photograph was received into evidence during her direct examination on Day 57.
1 mention3501-120 — Raisat Suleimanova identified the person pictured as her aunt Zubeidat. The court confirmed admission while reserving specific issues for later consideration amid a dispute over prior disclosure of some photographs.
1 mention3501-121 — Raisat Suleimanova identified her aunt Zubeidat and described the appearance as consistent with her memory of Zubeidat as beautiful and tastefully dressed.
1 mention3501-16 — Raisat Suleimanova identified her aunt Zubeidat and said the bright clothing represented how she remembered Zubeidat dressing. The photograph was received into evidence.
1 mention3501-20 — Sam Lipson identified Jahar on the left and Tamerlan on the right and recognized the bench outside his mother's building at 410 Norfolk in Cambridge. The court allowed the photograph over an objection concerning notice of its use with Lipson.
1 mention3505-107 — Shakhruzat Suleimanova confirmed that the photograph showed the garden behind her house in Shamkhal. The photograph was received into evidence on Day 57.
1 mention3507-047 — Elmirza Khozhugov identified Zubeidat on the left and Tamerlan on the right, hugging her. He said the photograph reflected their close relationship but was uncertain about Tamerlan's age when it was taken.
1 mention3507-059 — Khozhugov identified himself hugging Ailina and explained that the embrace indicated they were already married, because he would not have hugged her before marriage.
1 mention3507-066 — Khozhugov estimated that Zia was about four years old and dated the photograph to about 2011, possibly that fall. He believed it might show a Skype conversation with family or Jahar preparing the computer so Zia could speak with a family member.
1 mention3507-068 — The court admitted the photograph as Defense Exhibit 3507-068 during Jennifer Carr-Callison's direct examination on Day 59, and she circled Jahar in the image.
1 mention3507-111 — Raisat Suleimanova identified herself, her sisters and cousins in the photograph and pointed to the tree and table set for celebration as indications of the New Year occasion.
1 mention3507-112 — The photograph was received into evidence as Defendant's Exhibit 3507-112 during Naida Suleimanova's direct examination on Day 57.
1 mention3507-113 — Shakhruzat Suleimanova identified herself, her sister Zubeidat, her daughter Naida, her brother's wife Patulya and her brother Shakhrudin in the photograph.
1 mention3507-115 — Shakhruzat Suleimanova identified herself on the left, Zubeidat in the middle and Patimat on the right during her direct examination on Day 57, when the photograph was received into evidence.
1 mention3507-117 — Nabisat Suleimanova confirmed that she sat at the table as the bride and identified Aunt Patimat in the middle and the wife of Uncle Shukhrudin on the right.
1 mention3507-12 — Shakhruzat Suleimanova recognized Anzor and Zubeidat in the photograph, which was received as Defense Exhibit 3507-12 during her direct testimony on Day 57.
1 mention3507-14 — Shakhruzat Suleimanova identified the photograph as showing Anzor and Zubeidat from their time in Siberia, and it was received as Defense Exhibit 3507-14 on Day 57.
1 mention3507-16 — Nabisat Suleimanova's direct testimony on Day 57 included the photograph labeled 3507-16.
1 mention3507-21 — Naida Suleimanova identified the photograph's location as Uncle Shakhrudin's home in Makhachkala, and it was received as Defendant's Exhibit 3507-21 on Day 57.
1 mention3507-25 — Raisat Suleimanova identified her cousin Dzhokhar in the first-grade photograph, which was received as Defendant's Exhibit 3507-25 during her direct testimony on Day 57.
1 mention3507-27 — Nabisat Suleimanova identified Dzhokhar doing homework in the family photograph during her direct testimony on Day 57.
1 mention3507-58 — Raisat Suleimanova identified Zubeidat and said her clothing matched the hijab she had personally observed her wearing in 2010. After a foundation objection, the court directed counsel to narrow the question to that observation rather than a broader account of how Zubeidat began dressing in America.
1 mention3507-60 — Elmirza Khozhugov identified himself, Zubeidat, and Naina Tsarni in the photograph and said it was taken during their first visit to Washington State in his first year of school there.
1 mention3507-7 — Shakhruzat Suleimanova dated the photograph to around the time of her mother's death during her direct testimony on Day 57, when Defense Exhibit 3507-7 was received into evidence.
1 mention3507-77 — The Chiri-Yurt house photograph appeared during Nabisat Suleimanova's direct testimony on Day 57.
1 mention3507-79 — The photograph of the Chiri-Yurt house appeared during Nabisat Suleimanova's direct testimony on Day 57.
1 mention3507-80 — The courtyard photograph appeared during Nabisat Suleimanova's direct testimony on Day 57.
1 mention3507-81 — The photograph of the house remains appeared during Nabisat Suleimanova's direct testimony on Day 57.
1 mention3507-84 — Nabisat Suleimanova identified the mountain view and her garden with fruit in front during her direct testimony on Day 57, when Exhibit 3507-84 was received into evidence.
1 mention3507-85 — Nabisat Suleimanova identified the house as her residence in Unty, Anzor as Jahar's father in the center, and her husband at the far right during her direct testimony on Day 57.
1 mention3507-86 — Nabisat Suleimanova identified the photograph as the road leading into Unty, and Defense Exhibit 3507-86 was received into evidence on Day 57.
1 mention3507-90 — Shakhruzat Suleimanova identified Anzor, Zubeidat, Tamerlan, Ailina, Bella and other relatives in the group photograph. She initially estimated that it dated to 1994 but did not recall the date exactly.
1 mention3507-91 — Shakhruzat Suleimanova identified her mother Aishat, herself, her oldest sister Patimat and her youngest sister Zubeidat in the photograph, which she said was taken at their home in Chokh.
1 mention3507-92 — Shakhruzat Suleimanova identified the pictured person as her father, and the photograph was received into evidence on Day 57.
1 mention4 — Thomas Grilk described the aerial photograph as showing the marathon finish line, two grandstands, the photo bridge and Medical Tent A. Government Exhibit 4 was admitted on Day 27.
1 mention634 — Thomas Barrett identified himself carrying Leo in the photograph. Government Exhibit 634 was admitted on Day 28 subject to the same reserved defense objection as the other photographs offered with it.
1 mention651 — Jennifer Hammers identified the photograph as an accurate depiction of material she collected from Krystle Campbell's wounds. She believed it was an FBI laboratory photograph, and Government Exhibit 651 was admitted on Day 40.
1 mention652 — Jennifer Hammers identified the autopsy photograph as showing Krystle Campbell from approximately her shoulders to her feet, including injuries she had discussed. Government Exhibit 652 was admitted on Day 40 with the prior defense objection noted.
1 mention654 — Jennifer Hammers described the close-up as showing wounds on the back of Krystle Campbell's leg, including a smaller wound containing flat metal with slightly irregular, sharp edges. Government Exhibit 654 was admitted and published on Day 40 under the same conditions previously noted.
1 mention655 — Jennifer Hammers identified the autopsy photograph as showing Krystle Campbell's back and the backs of her arms and legs, from her shoulders to her feet. Government Exhibit 655 was admitted on Day 40 with the previously noted defense objection preserved.
1 mention656 — Jennifer Hammers described the pictured object as a flat piece of metal recovered from a wound in the back of Krystle Campbell's leg, with slightly sharp and irregular margins. She said the photograph might be an FBI laboratory photograph, and Government Exhibit 656 was admitted on Day 40.
1 mention659 — Jennifer Hammers identified the pictured objects as three larger flat metal pieces she recovered during Krystle Campbell's autopsy. She believed the image was an FBI laboratory photograph, and Government Exhibit 659 was admitted on Day 40.
1 mention662 — Katherine Lindstrom identified Lingzi Lu lying face up and described a tear through the skin and muscle of her left thigh, along with a separate inner-thigh laceration. Government Exhibit 662 was admitted on Day 41, and the court warned jurors that the photographs were graphic.
1 mention667 — Katherine Lindstrom identified the photograph as showing Lingzi Lu's body turned face down and stated that the severed vessels could not be seen in it. Government Exhibit 667 was admitted on Day 41.
1 mention668 — Katherine Lindstrom described the photograph as a slightly closer view of injuries on the back side of Lingzi Lu's body. Government Exhibit 668 was admitted on Day 41.
1 mention672 — Katherine Lindstrom identified three small metal pieces recovered from Lingzi Lu's right leg and a larger piece recovered from her purse. She described the smaller pieces on the left of the photograph as silver-colored, jagged, twisted and sharp-edged; Government Exhibit 672 was admitted without objection on Day 41.
1 mention675-5 — Michelle Gamble's cross-examination on Day 41 included an enlarged and cropped image from D108, labeled Exhibit 675-5.
1 mention676 — John DiFava identified Collier's light blue shirt and dark blue trousers and said he believed the photograph was taken for Collier's identification when he enlisted. Exhibit 676 was admitted without objection on Day 31.
1 mention677 — The defense objected to the graduation photograph on Day 31. The court found the photographs cumulative, permitted the career narrative, and allowed the unchallenged photograph and civilian photograph to be used.
1 mention678 — John DiFava identified Sean Collier in the civilian photograph during his direct examination on Day 31. Exhibit 678 was admitted without objection.
1 mention699 — David Cahill identified the photograph as a second discharged 9 mm Luger cartridge casing from the MIT scene, beside Placard No. 2. Mellin said he was told Exhibit 699 was already in evidence and requested publication.
1 mention702 — David Cahill identified a discharged 9 mm Luger cartridge casing in a pool of blood at the center of Officer Collier's front seat. Exhibit 702 was admitted without objection on Day 38.
1 mention704 — David Cahill described Exhibit 704 as a closer view than Exhibit 702 and confirmed that it showed the front driver's seat. The photograph was admitted without objection on Day 38.
1 mention708 — David Cahill identified a discharged 9 mm Luger cartridge casing located on the passenger-side seat, on top of Officer Collier's hat or cover. Mellin said he believed Exhibit 708 was already in evidence.
1 mention710 — David Cahill identified the passenger front seat and described the copper-colored object in the center of the picture as a copper jacket or lead spent projectile. Mellin said he believed Exhibit 710 was already in evidence.
1 mention733 — David Cahill identified Exhibit 733 as an image of a projectile from an autopsy and explained his comparison of its rifling and individual markings with test-fired projectiles. He cautioned that identification is not always possible with a deformed projectile, but said he was able to make that determination in this case.
1 mention746 — Alan Mednick identified the convenience store on the right and the pumps on the left in the photograph of his station. Exhibit 746 was admitted without objection on Day 32.
1 mention747 — Alan Mednick identified the photograph as a view from River Street toward his Shell station. Exhibit 747 was admitted without objection on Day 32.
1 mention777 — John MacLellan identified the photographed object as the other pipe bomb that did not explode and confirmed that the image accurately showed its appearance on the street that night. Exhibit 777 was admitted without objection.
1 mention782 and 783 — Exhibit 782 shows the Mercedes front bumper in the Watertown garage, and Exhibit 783 provides a close-up of its left side. Patrick Moynihan described the deposits as red-brown stains and said he could not identify them as blood; both photographs were admitted without objection.
1 mention787 — Miguel Colon identified his cruiser as the vehicle on the right, with its headlights pointing down Laurel Street toward the camera. Counsel and the court expressed uncertainty about Exhibit 787's admission status, and Mellin conditionally moved to admit and publish it without an express ruling recorded in that discussion.
1 mention797 — Dun Meng identified the photographed Mercedes vehicle identification number and confirmed that it matched the number in lease agreement Exhibit 754. Exhibit 797 was admitted without objection and displayed alongside the agreement.
1 mention798 — David Henneberry recognized his house in Exhibit 798 during his direct examination on Day 34. The photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mention8 — Colton Kilgore pointed out himself, his wife, Gina, and Mike, while saying Peter was probably obscured. He said the location was hard to judge but estimated that the blast had knocked him a couple of feet from where he had been standing.
1 mention801 — David Henneberry recognized his boat and police tape in the yard and said he would place the photograph on the following morning, April 20. Exhibit 801 was admitted without objection with Exhibits 802 and 803.
1 mention803 — David Henneberry confirmed that Exhibit 803 accurately depicted the boat's appearance on April 20 and showed the view from the other side over the fence. The photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mention804 — David Henneberry identified his boat and ladder and placed the photograph later on the night of April 19, after the person came out of the boat. Exhibit 804 was admitted without objection.
1 mention805 — David Henneberry identified the pictured boat as his own during his Day 34 testimony, and the photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mention806 — Henneberry identified the area beyond the stone wall as his neighbor's driveway and confirmed that the photograph was fair and accurate; it was admitted without objection on Day 34.
1 mention807 — Jessica Ulmer identified the boat on the left, the shed behind 67 in the middle, and the shed behind 63 on the right. The photograph was admitted without objection on Day 34.
1 mention808 — Ulmer described a walkway bordered by the shed and a fence, with loose slate and cement blocks nearby, and located the phones on the ground against the wall. The photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mention822 — Henneberry recognized the location as the boat's forward berth and confirmed that he could see the circled pencil tip. The photograph was admitted without objection on Day 34.
1 mention823 — Henneberry agreed that the pencil tip appeared to have blood on it and testified that the blood was absent when he wrapped the boat for winter storage. The photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mention824 — Henneberry testified that the pencil was already aboard when he stored the boat and associated its lettering with the business owned by his stepson and the stepson's father. The photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mention831 — Robert McCarthy identified the equipment as belonging to the Cambridge Police Bomb Squad and described the vessel as a bomb pod. He confirmed that the photograph depicted the equipment on the street on April 19, and it was admitted without objection.
1 mention832 — McCarthy identified the Boston vehicle on the right, a robot in the roadway, and the Cambridge truck on the left. He confirmed that the photograph accurately depicted events on April 19, 2013, and it was admitted without objection.
1 mention833 — McCarthy identified a different robot from the one in the earlier photograph and confirmed that the image accurately depicted activity on Laurel Street on April 19, 2013. The photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mention835 — McCarthy identified the photographed fuse as having been inside and outside the pipe device represented by Exhibit 964. He explained that the burning fuse begins the explosive train that ignites the device.
1 mention840 — McCarthy identified the photograph as the 90-degree elbow pipe after it had been rendered safe and pointed out the BB lining and interior fuse. The photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mention843 — McCarthy observed a small scorched mark at the right end of the photographed fuse and said it appeared that an attempt had been made to ignite it. The photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mention845 — John MacLellan described the image as a better view of the pipe bomb lying in the street. The photograph was admitted without objection during his Day 33 testimony.
1 mention848 — Knapp described the visible area as a darker spot in the ground and explained that an IED explosion on asphalt can leave a crater or residue. Counsel expressed uncertainty about whether the photograph was in evidence.
1 mention855 — McCarthy described the image as a laboratory photograph he believed showed the container after its contents had been removed, and he identified the remaining material as powder residue. The photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mention856 — McCarthy described the visible surface as the bottom of the lid and identified both the remaining powder residue and the fuse passing through its center. The photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mention864 and 865 — Patrick Moynihan identified Exhibit 864 as the CD and Exhibit 865 as its back side. The court admitted the photographs while the defense preserved its earlier objection.
1 mention869 through 875 — Moynihan identified Exhibit 869 as a view through the Honda's front driver's-side window and Exhibit 870 as the same area with the driver's door open. He recognized the white gloves in Exhibit 875 as the pair from the Honda, and all seven photographs were admitted without objection.
1 mention877 — Moynihan could read only portions of the tag, including letters he read as M-A-S and D-A-R-T and part of a word he thought was university. The photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mention878, 879 and 880 — Moynihan identified Exhibit 878 as the backseat with the rear driver's-side door open, Exhibit 879 as a close-up containing a black wallet, and Exhibit 880 as the opened wallet showing Tamerlan Tsarnaev's driver's license. The three photographs were admitted without objection.
1 mention881 — Moynihan confirmed that the image accurately depicted the recovered CD. The photograph was admitted after the defense renewed its earlier objection, with the court distinguishing the photograph from the actual CD.
1 mention883 — Moynihan testified that he personally found the print and that the photograph showed it after fuming and powdering, with a measurement tool included. He described comparing its ridge flow and smaller characteristics with Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's right index fingerprint.
1 mention885 — Moynihan confirmed that the image accurately depicted another print from that door and that the print had been developed using fuming and powder. The photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mention907 — Stephanie Waite clarified that the photograph depicted two separate gloves rather than a pair and testified that she took the image. The photograph was admitted without objection during her Day 35 testimony.
1 mention908 — Stephanie Waite identified the photograph as an exterior palmar view of two separate gloves, and Exhibit 908 was admitted without objection on Day 35.
1 mention909 — Stephanie Waite identified the photograph as an interior palmar view of the gloves, and Exhibit 909 was admitted without objection on Day 35.
1 mention910 — Waite confirmed that Exhibits 907 through 910 fairly and accurately depicted their subjects, and the court admitted all four photographs without objection.
1 mention920-01 — Clarke requested the photograph for everyone to see, then asked that it be taken down because she had questions about exhibit numbers.
1 mention930 — Stephen Silva recognized the photographed gun as the one he had possessed and pointed out its Ruger and P95 markings, reddish rust tint and obliterated serial number. Exhibit 930 was admitted without objection on Day 34.
1 mention937-940 — Christopher Donahue confirmed that the photographs depicted the ammunition box from Laurel Street that he had been asked to fingerprint, and Exhibits 937 through 940 were admitted without objection on Day 38.
1 mention940 — Cahill said the photograph appeared to show one live round of ammunition beside a ruler or scale. He used it to explain the projectile, cartridge case, powder and primer.
1 mention940-532 — The transmitter photograph bears the label Exhibit 940-532 and appears in Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct testimony on Day 36.
1 mention940-541 — The computer-bag photograph includes a laser pointer, documents and a Samsung laptop and appears in Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct testimony on Day 36.
1 mention943-01 — The court permitted David Cahill to use the photograph as an illustrative chalk. Cahill identified matching striated markings within a highlighted area and explained that he also examined other areas to make his identification.
1 mention944-01 — The court permitted David Cahill to use the photograph as an illustrative chalk. Cahill explained that individual microscopic markings in the highlighted area, along with other areas of agreement, informed his identification.
1 mention948-10 — The pressure-cooker photograph bears the label Exhibit 948-10 and appears in Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct testimony on Day 36.
1 mention948-160 through 948-166; 948-01 through 948-05 — Christopher Donahue confirmed that he took the twelve photographs and that they fairly and accurately showed what he saw; the photographs were admitted without objection on Day 38. He described apparent bullet holes, interior damage and a bullet's resting location but did not adopt counsel's Ruger attribution. He also believed two photographs showed different bullet holes and was uncertain which room contained a pictured wall hanging.
1 mention948-174 — John MacLellan circled the windshield hole and identified it as resulting from a shot that struck his vehicle while he was putting it in park. Exhibit 948-174 was admitted without objection on Day 33.
1 mention948-177 — After counsel requested publication of Exhibit 948-177 on Day 33, John MacLellan confirmed that the circled object near the backseat was the bullet he had described. No admission of Exhibit 948-177 was recorded during that testimony.
1 mention948-178 — MacLellan described the three-photograph series as appearing to show a bullet in the backseat of vehicle 468 and confirmed that the vehicle was his car. Exhibit 948-178 was admitted without objection alongside Exhibits 948-187 and 948-179 on Day 33.
1 mention948-179 — MacLellan described the three-photograph series as appearing to show a bullet in the backseat of vehicle 468 and confirmed that the vehicle was his car. Exhibit 948-179 was admitted without objection alongside Exhibits 948-187 and 948-178 on Day 33.
1 mention948-187 — MacLellan described the three-photograph series as appearing to show a bullet in the backseat of vehicle 468 and confirmed that the vehicle was his car. Exhibit 948-187 was admitted without objection alongside Exhibits 948-178 and 948-179 on Day 33.
1 mention948-202 — The house photograph bears the label Exhibit 948-202 and appears in Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct testimony on Day 36.
1 mention948-204 — The close-up photograph of the cardboard disk and its markings was identified during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct examination on Day 36.
1 mention948-213 — Cahill identified the pictured weapon as the Ruger 9 mm Model P95 semiautomatic pistol he recovered from Laurel Street, and Mellin stated that the photograph was already in evidence.
1 mention948-231 — Cahill circled the silver plate on the weapon's handle as the location of the serial number, which he described as defaced or obliterated, and confirmed that the pictured weapon held an extended magazine.
1 mention948-253 — The photograph of a toggle switch among bushes along Laurel was identified during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct examination on Day 36.
1 mention948-256 — The hedge-line photograph was identified during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct examination on Day 36.
1 mention948-270 — Weinreb requested the photograph for the witness and stated that it and Exhibit 948-271 were already in evidence.
1 mention948-271 — Weinreb requested Exhibit 948-271 after Exhibit 948-270 and stated that both photographs were already in evidence.
1 mention948-285 — MacLellan confirmed that the photograph fairly and accurately depicted his cruiser and that the smashed window occurred during the gun battle. The photograph was admitted without objection on Day 33.
1 mention948-289 — Corcoran confirmed that the photograph fairly and accurately depicted the Civic and the embedded pressure-cooker piece he had personally observed; the photograph was admitted without objection during cross-examination on Day 36.
1 mention948-303 — Corcoran described an apparent blast seat approximately in the center of Laurel Street near vehicles parked at 55 Laurel, basing that assessment on his training and experience rather than witnessing the explosion. The photograph was admitted without objection on Day 36.
1 mention948-307 — The photograph shows marked siding damage at 130-132 Dexter and was discussed during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct testimony on Day 36.
1 mention948-524 — Corcoran identified a computer bag removed from the Civic before his arrival and at least three items from it, two on top and one to the right. He testified that those items were inside the bag when he arrived.
1 mention948-524 and 948-525, 948-532, 948-541 and 948-542, 948-533 through 948-537, 948-10 through 948-12, 948-305, 948-30, 948-72 through 948-76, 948-253, 948-355, 948-99 through 948-104, 948-307 through 948-310, 948-416 and 948-417, 948-38 and 948-39, 948-210 and 948-211, 948-552 and 948-553, 948-33 and 948-34, 948-40 — The photographs include views of Laurel Street, its intersection with Dexter, and locations where items were recovered. During Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s direct testimony on Day 35, the court admitted all preceding identified photographs without objection. The exhibit numbers called during identification differed from the printed receipt list, and the record did not resolve those differences.
1 mention948-525 — Corcoran identified the bag, a portable hard drive, a cell phone, two phone batteries and a modified transmitter in the photograph. He described the transmitter's LCD board, exposed circuit board and antenna; the court permitted general-experience descriptions of physical features but warned against expert testimony.
1 mention948-533 — The photograph was identified during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct testimony on Day 36 as showing a messenger bag or knapsack found approximately 15 feet west of the Civic.
1 mention948-552 — The photograph of the Dexter street area was discussed during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct testimony on Day 36.
1 mention948-563 — Clarke described the photograph as showing the full contents of a wallet found behind the driver's seat in the Honda Civic. She said the wallet had been identified as containing papers belonging to Tamerlan Tsarnaev, including identification and credit cards.
1 mention948-571 — Clarke requested enlargement of the purchase detail during her presentation of wallet-content photographs on Day 39.
1 mention948-572 — During the wallet-content presentation on Day 39, Clarke identified the photograph as showing what had just been enlarged.
1 mention948-573 — Clarke described the photograph as another receipt and asked for it to be enlarged.
1 mention948-576 — Clarke presented the photograph on Day 39 and said she believed Exhibits 948-577, 948-578, and 948-579 showed its sections more clearly.
1 mention948-577 — Clarke presented the photograph with Exhibits 948-578 and 948-579 on Day 39 as potentially clearer views of sections depicted in Exhibit 948-576.
1 mention948-578 — Clarke presented the photograph with Exhibits 948-577 and 948-579 on Day 39 as potentially clearer views of sections depicted in Exhibit 948-576.
1 mention948-579 — Clarke presented the photograph with Exhibits 948-577 and 948-578 on Day 39 as potentially clearer views of sections depicted in Exhibit 948-576.
1 mention948-7 — MacLellan identified his cruiser in its final position across from where the suspect's vehicle would have been and believed the photograph was taken the following day. The photograph was admitted without objection on Day 33.
1 mention948-72 — The photograph was identified as a view of 53 Laurel during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct examination on Day 36.
1 mention948-8 — MacLellan identified his cruiser, the area from which Watertown police fired, and the white-flowered tree from which he fired. The photograph was admitted without objection on Day 33.
1 mention948-99 — The photograph was identified as a view of 55 and 57 Laurel during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct examination on Day 36.
1 mention957A — Knapp confirmed that the photograph showed the toggle switch found in Watertown. Exhibit 957A was admitted without objection on Day 40, separately from the physical evidence identified by counsel as Exhibit 957.
1 mentionA possible photograph of Martin Richard's clothing, proposed as an alternative to displaying the clothes — Weinreb proposed a photograph after the court barred display of Martin Richard's clothing during closing argument while allowing reference to or description of it. The judge said he would review the photograph and was inclined to permit it, but gave no final approval in that exchange.
1 mentiona surveillance camera shot — The prospective juror said a surveillance-camera shot was the only picture they had in mind and that they lacked the facts about the bombing.
1 mentionaerial photo of ADX — John Oliver confirmed that the aerial photograph of ADX showed snow on the ground. He said snowfall was infrequent and expected snow on the ground for fewer than ten or 15 days a year in Florence itself.
1 mentionAftermath photograph in which Zhou identified herself and an injured man — Zhou circled herself and said she thought the photograph showed her just after the bomb, waking up and assessing her wounds. She identified the man behind the tree as the man she had described and thought Lingzi was beside her, behind him.
1 mentionAftermath photograph in which Zhou identified herself and Lingzi — Zhou identified herself as the woman on the left and Lingzi as the woman lying down with her hands over her face. She thought the photograph was taken shortly after the earlier image shown to her.
1 mentionAgreed-upon press-conference photographs that Chakravarty said a forthcoming witness would introduce — Chakravarty said a forthcoming witness would describe the press conference and introduce photographs that had been agreed upon.
1 mentionAnother angle of the hobby-fuse collection — Counsel described Exhibit 853 as another angle of the hobby-fuse collection immediately after displaying Exhibit 852.
1 mentionArrest photographs of the defendant getting out of the boat; Clarke described about seven Mass. State Police photographs supplied in discovery and said one was already admitted. The government insisted on a foundation witness for the remaining photographs. — The court described the photographs as showing the defendant getting out of the boat, and Clarke said the series comprised about seven Massachusetts State Police photographs supplied in discovery, with one already admitted. Clarke said the defense had understood authentication was undisputed, while Weinreb denied waiving a foundation and sought testimony about timing, lighting and context. The court required a witness for the remaining photographs.
1 mentionAutopsy photographs announced for the upcoming testimony — The photographs were identified as autopsy photographs announced for upcoming testimony.
1 mentionAutopsy photos of Martin Richard that Bruck said the jury would see — During jury-selection argument on Day 17, Bruck said the jury would see Martin Richard's autopsy photographs and argued that they could affect juror 427 because of her friend's experience at the bombing with her child.
1 mentionAutopsy photos of Martin Richard, described by Bruck as extremely graphic and previously admitted over defense objection. — During Day 51 procedural discussion, Bruck described Martin Richard's autopsy photographs as extremely graphic and said they had been admitted over defense objection. He cited them while arguing that proposed enlarged video footage was cumulative and inflammatory.
1 mentionAutopsy photos of Martin Richard, Krystle Campbell and Lingzi Lu — During Day 63 closing argument, Mellin cited the autopsy photographs of Martin Richard, Krystle Campbell and Lingzi Lu as showing extensive bodily injury. He used them in his argument concerning serious physical abuse and the cruel, heinous and depraved manner of committing the offenses.
1 mentionBoat interior view showing writing, blood, and a wooden slat screwed into the side — Exhibit 828 shows writing, blood, and a wooden slat screwed into the boat's side. David Henneberry testified that the blood and writing were absent when he wrapped the boat for winter, and that the slat was part of the boat and had no carved writing then.
1 mentionCampbell montage — The court considered the complete Campbell montage too emotional relative to its informational value. On Day 49, it directed that the montage be disassembled while allowing individual photographs to be used.
1 mentionCivilian photograph of Collier, which the court allowed counsel to use as well — On Day 31, the court found the proposed Collier photographs cumulative but allowed the career narrative and agreed that counsel could also use the civilian photograph.
1 mentionClose-up of a photograph received from a member of the public, with metadata showing 2:48 p.m. — During her direct examination on Day 41, Michelle Gamble identified Martin, Jane, Bill, and Denise Richard in the public photograph.
1 mentionClose-up photograph of Krystle Campbell's wound, which Pellegrini thought showed removal of shrapnel — The court questioned what the particularly graphic close-up added beyond the fuller-body photograph. Pellegrini tentatively explained that it showed removal of a piece of shrapnel, and the court said it would review the photograph with that explanation in mind.
1 mentionClose-up photograph of the internally threaded portion of a pipe — The photograph was referenced during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct examination on Day 36.
1 mentionClose-up photograph requested during identification of an internally threaded pipe portion — The photograph was referenced during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct examination on Day 36.
1 mentionCloser photograph of the boat as it looked on April 20 — David Henneberry identified Exhibit 802 as a closer view of his boat and a fair and accurate photograph of its appearance on April 20. The photograph was admitted without objection with Exhibits 801 and 803.
1 mentionCloser photograph showing the insignia on the pressure cooker's bottom — The photograph was referenced during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct examination on Day 36.
1 mentionCollier autopsy photograph — During discussion of closing statements on Day 63, Weinreb confirmed that the Collier autopsy photograph would not be used. The court had raised the photograph while considering whether courtroom monitors would need to be shut down.
1 mentionCollier autopsy photographs discussed in the dispute over press viewing — Conrad questioned whether press viewing of Collier's autopsy photographs conflicted with her understanding of restrictions on public disclosure. Weinreb disputed that understanding and described an arrangement allowing reporters to view and describe images without receiving copies, photographing them, or videotaping them.
1 mentionCollier montage — On Day 49, the court directed that the Collier montage be disassembled and allowed individual pieces to be used. The direction accompanied the court's concern that complete montages could carry excessive emotional impact.
1 mentionComparison picture Conrad suggested depicted Grozny in Chechnya — During Steven A. Kimball's cross-examination on Day 30, the court sustained an objection to the form of Conrad's question identifying the image as Grozny. It later sustained the objection to admitting the picture.
1 mentionComparison pictures that Watkins identified as the exhibits available to him — During discussion of Cahill's anticipated testimony on Day 35, Watkins said the exhibits available to him appeared to be comparison pictures. He said he had not understood that Cahill would testify about collecting evidence and did not see the exhibits as connected to that collection.
1 mentionCover photograph of a demonstration with a January 7 date — During voir dire on Day 20, Bruck drew attention to the January 7 date on the demonstration photograph. He said that date would have followed the instructions and suggested renewed questioning about events in Paris.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3005 — MacLellan agreed that the photograph fairly depicted another moment in time, but could not determine whether the larger of the two figures was on the left because both were pushed down. The photograph was admitted without objection on Day 33.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3037 — Nealon did not specifically recall the photographed stain and did not know whether anyone on the team had tested it to identify whose blood it was.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3040 — Hess confirmed that the photograph fairly represented the Mercedes as he saw it on April 21, 2013. The court admitted it over government objections concerning scope, notice, and relevance.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3041 — Hess agreed that the photograph fairly represented the Mercedes as he saw it on April 21, 2013. The court admitted it over government objections concerning scope, notice, and relevance.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3042 — Hess estimated approximately seven bullet holes in the photographed windshield. His count was a qualified visual estimate, not expert trajectory analysis, and the photograph was admitted over government objections.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3043 — Hess agreed that the photograph fairly represented the Mercedes as he saw it on April 21, 2013. The court admitted it over government objections concerning scope, notice, and relevance.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3044 — The photograph depicts numerous bullet holes on the driver's side of the Mercedes and was presented during Hess's cross-examination on Day 35. The court admitted it over government objections concerning scope, notice, and relevance.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3046 — The photograph appears to show a bullet passing through a headrest that Hess believed was in the center of the rear seat. The court admitted it over government objections on Day 35.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3047 — Hess believed he saw one bullet hole in the photographed driver's-side headrest. His count was a qualified visual estimate, and the court admitted the photograph over government objections.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3048 — The photograph depicts bullet holes in the front driver's-side and passenger's-side headrests of the Mercedes. The court admitted it over government objections during Hess's cross-examination on Day 35.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3049 — The photograph depicts the rear of the Mercedes with a shattered window. The court admitted it over government objections during Hess's cross-examination on Day 35.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3058 — Fife agreed that the photograph matched the packaging description of a medium-sized black Adidas hooded sweatshirt from Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at Beth Israel Hospital. The photograph and the physical sweatshirt, Exhibit 3061, were admitted without objection on Day 35.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3093 — Knapp identified the image as fragmented cardboard designated Q199 and confirmed that his report listed it as associated with the bombs. The photograph was separately admitted without objection as Defense Exhibit 3093 on Day 40.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3096 — Fierabend identified the photograph as a still from Watertown Target surveillance showing the exit vestibule, marked April 14, 2013, at 4:07 p.m., and agreed that it was consistent with the Target receipt. The photograph was admitted without objection on Day 39.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3097 — Fierabend confirmed the April 14 image and agreed that the surveillance showed only one person buying the backpacks. The court admitted the photograph without objection on Day 39.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3099 — Fierabend identified the image as a Quantico laboratory photograph while qualifying his recollection that the gloves came from Tamerlan Tsarnaev's CR-V. The court admitted the photograph without objection on Day 39.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3100 — Fierabend qualified his identification of the photographed glove as having been found in the Honda CR-V. The court admitted the photograph without objection on Day 39.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3101 — Fierabend confirmed that the photograph showed a glove found in the Honda CR-V and identified as Q671. The court admitted the photograph without objection on Day 39.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3138 — Gamble confirmed the photograph's approximate time during recross-examination. The court allowed the inquiry over a recross-scope objection and admitted the photograph on Day 41.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3151 — Gamble said the photograph appeared to depict the book displayed during her defense recall testimony. The court admitted the photograph on Day 41.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3243 — Norris said Jahar was receiving a trophy after his soccer team placed second in the charter school league championship. The court admitted the photograph without objection on Day 55.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3246 — Traub identified Jahar, one of the Silva twins, and himself in the photograph. The court admitted it without objection on Day 59.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3253 — Bezy identified the photograph as a view of the Florence, Colorado, prison complex during testimony about ADX and special administrative measures. The court admitted it without objection on Day 59.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3280 — Howard pointed out the photographs in the montage that included Jahar. The court admitted the montage without objection on Day 58.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3281 — Alvarez said the photograph was taken before his senior-night match and that Jahar attended at his invitation, arriving just before the picture was taken. The court admitted it without objection on Day 58.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3284 — Alvarez identified himself wrestling and, after counsel directed his attention to the stands, identified Jahar watching the match. The court admitted the photograph on Day 58 after Alvarez identified it as a photograph from senior night.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3285 — Alvarez pointed out himself and Jahar and dated the photograph to his freshman-year wrestling season. The court admitted it without objection on Day 58.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3412 — Norris recalled bringing her newborn daughter to her advisory group and said Jahar volunteered to hold her and seemed happy doing so. The court admitted the photograph without objection on Day 55.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3413 — Norris twice qualified her recollection that the school photograph was from eighth grade. The court admitted Defense Exhibit 3413 on Day 55 without prosecution objection.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3418 — Ransom identified Tamerlan and Katherine, confirmed that the image reflected their appearance around 2007, and said she took the picture. The court admitted it without objection on Day 58.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3507 053a — Ransom confirmed that the photograph reflected Tamerlan's appearance when she met him in 2007 and at the beginning of their acquaintance. She believed it was taken in Boston's North End, and the court admitted it without objection on Day 58.
1 mentionDefense-proposed photographs of Mr. Tsarnaev leaving the boat; Watkins estimated about five total. Clarke distinguished a previously admitted photograph from a photograph of him on the ground that had not been admitted. — Clarke proposed additional photographs of Tsarnaev leaving the boat, distinguishing an admitted image of him stepping out from an image of him on the ground that had not been admitted. Watkins estimated about five photographs in total and argued that they could explain Tsarnaev's state of mind. The government objected that their timing could mislead the jury, and the court requested the photographs for review without deciding admissibility.
1 mentionDifferent picture Conrad proposed identifying by stipulation as Mecca — During Steven A. Kimball's cross-examination on Day 30, Kimball did not identify the different photograph Conrad showed. The prosecution declined to stipulate that it depicted Mecca.
1 mentionDorm-room photographs showing furniture, a bag and book, BBs, and the firework — During her continued direct examination on Day 39, Kimberly Franks identified photographs of the bed and armoire, a bag and book, BBs, and a Big Snow firework. The photographs were organized by room areas near the bed, dresser, window, and windowsill.
1 mentionEarlier photograph tentatively identified by counsel as Exhibit 1575 — The photograph was discussed during Michelle Gamble's cross-examination on Day 41.
1 mentionEnlarged still photograph of the defendant making a gesture in his lockup — The enlarged photograph was a still from a longer lockup video showing Tsarnaev making a gesture whose meaning the defense disputed. The defense sought exclusion or, alternatively, a bar on using the enlargement in opening. The court found it admissible, permitted its use in opening, and allowed the video to provide context, without a formal exhibit admission recorded in the exchange.
1 mentionExhibit 1230-6 — Franks testified on Day 39 that she did not know who made the decorations or when they were placed on the door.
1 mentionExhibit 13 — Corcoran recognized herself and confirmed that the photograph accurately reflected her recollection of the aftermath of the blast. The court admitted it on Day 27 after overruling an objection whose grounds were not stated in the exchange.
1 mentionExhibit 1499 through 1501 — Chakravarty said on Day 44 that the court reporter had confirmed the three photographs were admitted but omitted from the original electronic exhibit list. He said they would be added without delaying deliberations.
1 mentionExhibit 15 — McWatters recalled that a passing woman took the photograph while she and Krystle were walking through the Public Garden before reaching Boylston Street. The court admitted the photograph on Day 27.
1 mentionExhibit 1532 — Kitzenberg used the photograph on Day 33 to point out his second- and third-floor apartment, the window from which he watched Laurel Street, and the window from which he took photographs.
1 mentionExhibit 1594 — Reny identified her parents, Amanda North, Krystle Campbell, and Karen in the photograph. She believed she was standing behind her father and could not be seen because she was shorter than he was.
1 mentionExhibit 20 — Mellin pointed to Bauman in the photograph while discussing survivors' severe injuries and arguing that the defendant created a grave risk of death to people other than those killed.
1 mentionExhibit 24 — The already-admitted photograph was displayed during Henry Nields's direct testimony on Day 41, when he identified debris on the sidewalk and street and a tree on the right side of the image.
1 mentionExhibit 3029 — Michael Nealon recognized the red-brown stain pictured in Exhibit 3029 and confirmed that the evidence placard indicated a swab. He did not know whether that stain had actually been swabbed.
1 mentionExhibit 3030 — Michael Nealon recognized the toolkit pictured in Exhibit 3030 as having been on the boat. He testified that he had not taken the photograph.
1 mentionExhibit 3253 — Mark Bezy identified the color photograph as the federal correctional complex in Florence, Colorado. During cross-examination on Day 60, he confirmed that he had been shown the photograph the previous day.
1 mentionExhibit 3285 — Roy Howard identified Exhibit 3285 as a photograph from Jahar Tsarnaev's sophomore year, his first year wrestling. Howard indicated Tsarnaev's position in the already-admitted photograph during testimony on Day 58.
1 mentionExhibit 6 — Exhibit 6 shows Shane O'Hara standing with his arms crossed in the Marathon Sports doorway, beside Sugary Heaven. O'Hara explained that he was watching runners finish while staying near the door; the photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mentionExhibit 638 — Henry Nields identified Exhibit 638 as a photograph of Martin Richard from the back at the time of autopsy. The court admitted it with Exhibit 639 subject to prior rulings whose terms were not stated in the exchange.
1 mentionExhibit 648 — Exhibit 648 depicts small nails identified by Henry Nields during his autopsy testimony. Nields said the nails presented as Exhibit 648-A, some of which had been embedded in Martin Richard's left wrist, appeared to be the items shown in the photograph.
1 mentionExhibit 649 — Exhibit 649 shows wood, Styrofoam and cloth fragments, at least one nail, and apparent black plastic. Henry Nields believed the pictured material had been recovered from the body bag during Martin Richard's autopsy. His comparison with the physical material was limited to consistency rather than positive identification.
1 mentionExhibit 650 — Henry Nields described the metal fragment pictured in Exhibit 650 as consistent with one he found underneath Martin Richard's T-shirt. The court admitted the photograph without objection during his testimony on Day 41.
1 mentionExhibit 651 — Henry Nields described the pellets in Exhibit 651 as consistent with pellets removed from Martin Richard's body, but believed the photographed pellets were more likely recovered from the body bag. The photograph was admitted without objection on Day 41.
1 mentionExhibit 681 — Clarence Henniger used Exhibit 681, a closer view of the area pictured in the preceding image, to indicate where Officer Collier's cruiser had been parked. He confirmed that his yellow marking to the left of the prominent building represented the cruiser's location.
1 mentionExhibit 727 — René Robinson identified Exhibit 727 as an accurate photograph of Sean Collier's right hand from the April 19, 2013 autopsy. She described four visible wounds and explained that dissection showed a connecting wound path between two of them.
1 mentionExhibit 771 — Exhibit 771 is an aerial photograph that includes the Laurel and Dexter area and a marking for 144 Dexter Avenue. During cross-examination on Day 38, Timothy E. Dowd could not clearly locate the driveway from his diagram in the photograph because of shadows.
1 mentionExhibit 795 — Matthew Hess identified the Mercedes on the left side of Exhibit 795 as the vehicle he examined for ballistic evidence at Watertown police headquarters. He clarified that the photograph did not show the location where he examined it.
1 mentionExhibit 9 — Exhibit 9 shows Shane O'Hara with his hands extended outside Marathon Sports. O'Hara explained that an officer had asked him to keep people from coming in, but he soon abandoned that effort as people and doctors approached.
1 mentionExhibit 974 — Edward S. Knapp recognized the pressure cooker lid pictured in Exhibit 974 as the lid recovered in Watertown that came to him for analysis. He said it would also have been sent for fingerprint examination.
1 mentionFacial photographs of the four decedents taken before their injuries, proposed for the government's opening statement — On Day 25, Weinreb said the government intended, with the court's permission, to show facial photographs of the four decedents during opening. He described their purpose as showing the jury who the individuals were.
1 mentionField and laboratory photographs linked to evidence items in Exhibit 620 — Paula Ernst explained that Exhibit 620 linked evidence numbers to field and laboratory photographs so viewers could move from an item's mapped location to its image. She described hundreds of photographs and said the field office and laboratory checked photograph-to-number matches.
1 mentionFirst photograph of the writing inside the boat — Todd Brown identified Exhibit 826 as one of three photographs documenting a single contiguous writing inside the boat and confirmed its accuracy apart from lighting conditions. Exhibits 826 through 828 were admitted without objection on Day 30.
1 mentionForum stills, described by the prosecution as screen shots prepared in advance — Pellegrini distinguished the Forum stills from similar Boylston Street photographs that the prosecution would omit. She said the stills were prepared in advance because stopping the video at a precise point was difficult, and she maintained that they were not repetitive.
1 mentionFour photographs of the victims — Bruck recalled Pellegrini displaying a holding-cell still of Jahar Tsarnaev between four photographs of the victims. He criticized that presentation during his penalty-phase opening statement.
1 mentionGeo-referenced aerial image assembled from high-resolution photographs of Boylston Street — Paula Ernst described combining high-resolution aerial photographs of Boylston Street into a to-scale overhead image using GPS data. Her unit cross-checked the crime-scene diagram against that imagery and other measurements.
1 mentionGeoreferenced aerial photographs used as the diagram's reference layer — Timothy E. Dowd described downloading an overhead image through the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and importing it into AutoCAD. He used it to draw houses, roadway edges, and sidewalks around the measured evidence points.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 1222 07 — Michelle Gamble confirmed that Government Exhibit 1222-07 showed the room as it appeared when she entered it on May 5, 2013. The court admitted the photograph and overruled the defense's subsequent scope objection.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 1461 through 1465 — Government Exhibits 1461 through 1465 depict a 180-degree sweep from Building 66 toward the E15 media lab building with its surveillance camera. Matthew Isgur identified the Ames Street crosswalk in Exhibit 1461 and confirmed that the series accurately depicted the area; the photographs were admitted without objection.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 1522 — During John MacLellan's cross-examination on Day 33, Watkins referred to Government Exhibit 1522 as a photograph previously shown to him and requested that the monitor be limited to the witness.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 1523 — Andrew Kitzenberg identified Government Exhibit 1523 as a photograph he took from his bedroom and marked the green sedan on its left side. He connected that car with his observation of individuals moving between the sedan and the area in front of the SUV.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 1524 — Andrew Kitzenberg confirmed that Government Exhibit 1524 fairly showed two individuals crouching. Watkins stated that the photograph was already admitted as Defendant's 3006, and the court received it under the government's number as well.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 1526 — Andrew Kitzenberg described Government Exhibit 1526 as showing the green sedan and backpacks left on Laurel Street after the SUV departed. He confirmed that it accurately depicted the street, and the photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 1575 — During procedural discussion on Day 49, Weinreb described Government Exhibit 1575 as an already-admitted photograph showing the barrier's location on the date of the marathon blast. He proposed using it with the scale grate exhibit, rather than relying on the barriers' recent placement.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 1593 — Government Exhibit 1593 shows two sections of Eric Whalley's brain, with arrows indicating bleeding and a visible ball-bearing lodged in the left prefrontal cortex. Whalley described the ball-bearing's path through his eye and frontal regions and testified that surgical removal was considered too risky, so it remained in place.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 1598 — The sectional eye images show stages after trauma and surgery, including retinal separation. Eric Whalley described repeated operations and explained that irreversible optic-nerve damage left him without sight in the eye. The court admitted Exhibit 1598 over a renewed defense objection.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 27 — Alan Hern identified his son Aaron behind a sign wearing a Nike sweatshirt and confirmed that the photograph accurately depicted his appearance after the April 15, 2013, explosion. The court admitted Exhibit 27 subject to the previously raised defense objection.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 28 — Alan Hern identified Aaron lying on the ground with people trying to help and identified himself as the person wearing black. The court admitted Exhibit 28 over the renewed defense objection on Day 28.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 29 — Alan Hern identified the photograph as the location outside Forum where his group stood and where the second bomb exploded. He identified Aaron, David, Jane Richard, Martin Richard, Bill Richard and Denise Richard in the image. The court admitted Exhibit 29 without objection.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 624 — Eric Whalley confirmed that the photograph depicted him on the sidewalk beside the Marathon Sports grate. The court admitted Exhibit 624 during his Day 50 direct examination over a renewed defense objection.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 680 — David Sacco identified North Court, with the Koch Biology Building on the right, the Koch Institute ahead and the Stata Center to the left. He confirmed that the photograph accurately depicted the area in April 2013, and the court admitted Exhibit 680 without objection.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 681 — David Sacco described the photograph as a closer view of the Koch Institute and Stata Center looking more toward Vassar Street. The court admitted Exhibit 681 without objection during his Day 31 testimony.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 688 — Clarence Henniger identified Sean Collier's cruiser near the Koch building, with its door closed and medical equipment on the ground beside it. He explained that the photograph was taken after Collier had been transported by ambulance. The court admitted Exhibit 688 without objection.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 689 — Clarence Henniger identified the Koch Institute on the right of the photograph and Sean Collier's cruiser parked to its left. He confirmed that the image showed the same scene from another angle, and the court admitted Exhibit 689 without objection.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 690 — Clarence Henniger described the photograph as the aftermath beside the Koch building, with Sean Collier's cruiser still present and the area beginning to be cordoned off. The court admitted Exhibit 690 without objection.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 692 — Clarence Henniger identified Sean Collier's Garrison belt as pictured after he placed it in his cruiser for safekeeping. The court admitted Exhibit 692 without objection during his Day 31 direct examination.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 693 — Clarence Henniger confirmed that the photograph showed the same Garrison belt pictured in Exhibit 692, viewed from a slightly different angle. The court admitted Exhibit 693 without objection.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 721 — Matthew Isgur identified Building 54 in the distance and the path on the right leading past MIT's North Court. The court admitted Exhibit 721 without objection on Day 31.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 722 — The photographic exhibit allows a 360-degree view of the area, and Matthew Isgur identified the displayed view as North Court. He confirmed its accuracy, and the court admitted Exhibit 722 without objection.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 728 — René Robinson identified the photograph as Sean Collier's face at the time of autopsy. The court admitted Exhibit 728 without objection and specified that jurors could see the autopsy pictures while public courtroom and overflow screens would not display them.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 729 — René Robinson identified the photograph as the left side of Sean Collier's face at autopsy. The court admitted Exhibit 729 without objection under the display arrangement that allowed jurors, but not the public courtroom or overflow screens, to see the autopsy pictures.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 733 — René Robinson identified the photograph as a deformed bullet recovered from Sean Collier's neck and a separate small fragment from its jacket. She confirmed that it accurately depicted their appearance when recovered on April 19, 2013. The court admitted Exhibit 733 without objection.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 735 — René Robinson identified the deformed bullet as corresponding to Wound No. 3 and described its recovery from Sean Collier's brain. The photograph also shows an envelope bearing her handwriting and autopsy identifiers. The court admitted Exhibit 735 without objection.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 737 — René Robinson identified the photographed bullet as the projectile recovered from Sean Collier's brain corresponding to Wound No. 2. The image shows the deformed bullet below an envelope bearing handwritten notes and an autopsy label. The court admitted Exhibit 737 without objection.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 782 — Matthew Hess confirmed that the photograph accurately represented the Mercedes bumper as he saw it in the garage. He remembered damage but had made no notes about it and recalled nothing significant beyond photographing the bumper. The court admitted Exhibit 782 without objection.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 882 — During cross-examination on Day 35, Patrick Moynihan agreed that the image appeared to show one receipt with others around its sides. The photograph did not refresh his recollection of how many receipts had been found in the wallet.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit Nos. 694 through 701 — Anthony Grassi confirmed that the photographs accurately depicted his placards and the items beside them. He explained that he numbered three placards in the order he found the exterior shell casings. The court admitted Exhibits 694 through 701 without objection on Day 32.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit Nos. 706 through 714 — Grassi identified a shell casing resting on Collier's hat, a bullet fragment on the passenger-side floor and damage to the center console where the microphone was normally held. The photographs were admitted without objection on Day 32.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit Nos. 948-433, 948-212, 948-230, 948-231, 948-268, 948-270, 948-271, 948-259, 948-277, 948-293, 948-244, 948-264, 948-261 and 948-265 — Tanguay confirmed that the photographs fairly and accurately represented the crime scene, and the court received them into evidence without objection.
1 mentionGovernment photograph of the fender — The photograph depicts a fender and was referenced during Matthew Hess's cross-examination on Day 35.
1 mentiongraphic photo of Jeffrey received in a text message — Jennifer Joyce-Maybury said a text message received on April 15, 2013, showed her nephew Jeffrey Bauman being pushed in a wheelchair with severe leg injuries. She described the image as haunting and recalled hours without knowing whether he was alive.
1 mentionGraphic photographs — The court said the graphic photographs had been admitted to help explain testimony by depicting scene conditions or wounds. Its Day 43 instructions cautioned jurors against allowing the images to interfere with careful, rational evaluation.
1 mentionHolding-cell image of the defendant giving the camera the finger — Weinreb addressed defense criticism of the government's use of the still rather than the full holding-cell video. He argued that the complete recording showed a lack of remorse, an interpretation presented as advocacy.
1 mentionImage from the ATM video showing the individual who made the transactions — William J. O'Keefe, Jr. recognized Exhibit 758 as an image from the ATM video just shown. He confirmed that it depicted the same individual who made the April 18 transactions.
1 mentionImage of a rendered-safe elbow pipe bomb from Watertown — Edward S. Knapp described the pictured device as a two-inch-diameter elbow pipe with internal end plugs, Teflon tape on its threads, BBs inside, and a green hobby fuse emerging through a hole in the elbow.
1 mentionImage of the boat at 67 Franklin — Michael Nealon identified Exhibit 802 as a photograph of the boat at 67 Franklin. The photograph was described as already in evidence during his Day 34 testimony.
1 mentionImage of the collection of hobby fuse — Edward S. Knapp confirmed that Exhibit 852 showed the collection of hobby fuse he had discussed. Counsel described the photograph as already in evidence during the Day 40 examination.
1 mentionImage of the two wooden slats, evidence item 2W-212 — Michael Nealon identified Exhibit 1450 as showing two wooden slats eventually removed from the boat. He described carvings on the boat's port-side wooden rails highlighted by white powder that he thought came from a fire extinguisher.
1 mentionImage showing a flag with the Shahadah — Matthew Levitt described the Shahadah as a Muslim statement of faith that was not inherently radical, while noting its use by many jihadi groups in white lettering on a black background. The court confirmed that Exhibit 1341's picture was in evidence and required redaction of the accompanying document.
1 mentionImages of Officer Collier that defense counsel described as showing actual wounds and potentially having relevance — Conrad said the photographs showed Officer Collier's actual wounds and might have relevance, distinguishing them from the bombing victims' autopsy photographs.
1 mentionimages of the suspected marathon bombing suspects released earlier that day — Joseph W. Sullivan acknowledged being aware of images of the suspected Marathon bombers released earlier that Thursday.
1 mentionInterior and cell photographs that Bruck said the defense would not use — Bruck said the defense had received photographs of ADX's interior and cells but would not use them because they did not address communication restrictions.
1 mentionInterior boat view of the portion below the writing shown in the preceding exhibit — David Henneberry identified the pictured area as inside his boat and testified that what was shown had not been there when he wrapped the boat for winter.
1 mentionInterior boat view showing writing and blood; Weinreb identified Exhibit 826 as already in evidence — David Henneberry recognized Exhibit 826 as the inside of his boat and identified visible writing and blood. He testified that they were not present when he wrapped the boat for winter.
1 mentionInterior photographs of ADX on the defense exhibit list; the government stated it had not objected to their accuracy — Bruck identified the photographs on the defense exhibit list as interior views of ADX. Weinreb said the government had not objected to their accuracy and contrasted them with exterior views in the Day 53 discussion.
1 mentionInternet pictures through which Whalley's sons learned that their parents were involved — Eric Whalley testified that his sons learned he and his wife, Ann, had been affected by the bombing through pictures posted online that day.
1 mentionLaboratory photograph of a collection of tools — Elena Graff recognized Exhibit 3066 as a laboratory photograph of a collection of tools from 410 Norfolk Street. She confirmed that the collection included a roll of tape similar to one pictured separately in Exhibit 1099.
1 mentionLaboratory photograph of a roll of plumber's tape — Elena Graff testified that one latent fingerprint was developed from the roll of plumber's tape pictured in Exhibit 1099. She identified that fingerprint as Tamerlan Tsarnaev's.
1 mentionLaboratory photograph of Q11 — Sarah De Lair described the pictured material as paper- or Styrofoam-like and said she did not know whether it had been submitted for fingerprint testing.
1 mentionLaboratory photograph of the drawer discussed as Item 79 — The laboratory photograph depicts the drawer discussed as Item 79 during Christopher Derks's Day 39 cross-examination.
1 mentionLaboratory photograph of The Sovereign newspaper, Q716 — Elena Graff testified that nine latent fingerprints were developed from The Sovereign newspaper shown in the laboratory photograph. She identified them as Tamerlan Tsarnaev's and said none matched Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
1 mentionLaboratory photograph showing an RC Cars of Boston receipt — Exhibit 1431 showed an RC Cars of Boston receipt recovered from a car outside 410 Norfolk. Elena Graff testified that three latent fingerprints developed on the receipt matched Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
1 mentionLaboratory photographs of the brothers' clothing described by Weinreb — Weinreb said Stephanie Waite photographed the clothing in the laboratory before taking samples but lacked personal knowledge of who wore it. He objected to introducing the clothing through her cross-examination.
1 mentionLaurel Street crime-scene-search photograph; after enlargement, Cahill located the ammunition box near Placard 109 — David Cahill initially could not see the ammunition box in Exhibit 866. After the photograph was enlarged, he located it in the lower-left corner near Placard 109.
1 mentionLord & Taylor photographs — During Day 10 jury selection, Bruck cited a prospective juror's detailed recollection of the Lord & Taylor photographs in challenging her impartiality. He said he did not know whether she had seen them on "60 Minutes" or elsewhere.
1 mentionLu montage — On Day 49, the court directed that the Lu montage be disassembled. Individual pieces could be used rather than presenting the montage intact.
1 mentionMartin Richard's autopsy photographs, which Bruck described as previously displayed with magnification — Bruck recalled an earlier magnified display of Martin Richard's autopsy photographs and renewed the defense's objection to displaying victims' autopsy photographs during closing argument. Pellegrini confirmed that the magnification had occurred on the screen.
1 mentionMedical photographs of Mr. Whalley's injuries, including an open-heel photograph — The defense challenged medical photographs of Mr. Whalley's injuries, including an open-heel image, during the sentencing phase. The prosecution said the photographs would guide testimony about treatment and medical risks. The court allowed the proposed testimony on grave risk of death but reserved its ruling on the photograph pending testimony.
1 mentionOfficer Collier photo described as him backed by his graduation photo — Bruck objected to one of three photographs from Officer Collier's life, describing it as showing him backed by his graduation photograph. The court requested the pictures for review without ruling on that objection at that point.
1 mentionOfficer Collier's graduation photograph with the American flag — Bruck argued that the American flag filling the background of Officer Collier's graduation portrait could encourage discrimination against the defendant. Weinreb defended the portrait's relevance, and the court permitted it while finding a separate photograph involving Officer Donohue unnecessary.
1 mentionOne Sean Collier autopsy photograph, described by Weinreb as already in evidence, bloodless, and not enlarged — Weinreb requested permission to use one admitted Sean Collier autopsy photograph during closing argument, describing it as bloodless and not enlarged. The court permitted that photograph, and Weinreb said he and Mellin did not intend to use other autopsy photographs.
1 mentionOther photographs of the grate that Weinreb said the government did not intend to use — On Day 49, Weinreb said the government did not intend to use these photographs of the grate. He distinguished them from Exhibit 1633, which the government did intend to use.
1 mentionPhoto montage of the carnage on Boylston Street that Bruck described in Chakravarty's closing — Bruck described Chakravarty's closing argument as ending with a nasheed over a rapid photograph montage of the carnage on Boylston Street. He argued that the juxtaposition improperly emphasized the defendant's foreignness and religious beliefs.
1 mentionPhoto of Mr. Tsarnaev with the phone to his ear — During Michelle Gamble's redirect examination, Weinreb recalled that the defense had shown Exhibit 3146 depicting Mr. Tsarnaev with a phone to his ear. Gamble testified that the photograph was taken with an iPhone.
1 mentionphoto shown to defense counsel — Clarke said staff had shown defense counsel a photograph when they asked about a courtroom camera that appeared focused on their table. The court explained that the camera was rarely used and that the principal camera generally remained on the witness.
1 mentionPhotograph counsel described at sidebar as a Spectacle Island wedding image — The photograph labeled 1601-08 was referenced during William Campbell III's direct examination on Day 49.
1 mentionPhotograph counsel said had been authenticated the previous day — The photograph appeared in the Day 36 testimony under exhibit label 948-207.
1 mentionPhotograph depicting a Tupperware container with a hobby fuse — Exhibit 853 was displayed alongside Exhibit 1122 during Elena Graff's direct examination on Day 42. Both were described as depicting a Tupperware container with a hobby fuse protruding from it, and both had been admitted.
1 mentionPhotograph discussed in connection with Krystle's tap dancing — Exhibit 1601-08 was admitted without objection during William A. Campbell, Jr.'s Day 49 testimony. While discussing the photograph, Campbell said Krystle liked tap dancing but gave it up for baseball.
1 mentionPhotograph from River Street showing the Shell station on the left and the Mobil station on the right — Alan Mednick identified Exhibit 744 as a view from River Street, with the Shell station on the left and the Mobil station on the right. He agreed that the photograph was fair and accurate, and it was admitted without objection.
1 mentionPhotograph identified as being at Lingzi's college in China — During Jinyan Zhao's direct examination on Day 50, counsel displayed Exhibit 1501 and asked whether it was also at Lingzi's college in China. Zhao agreed.
1 mentionPhotograph identifying Aza, Dias, and Jahar in Times Square — Alexa Guevara identified Aza, Dias, and Jahar in Exhibit 1178 and said the photograph was taken in Times Square. Counsel described it as having been introduced into evidence during an earlier portion of the trial.
1 mentionPhotograph in front of the Forum showing the tree grate and Martin Richard — Michelle Gamble identified Exhibit 1575 as a photograph in front of the Forum and confirmed that Martin Richard appeared in it. She described the railing as resting on the grate a few inches inward; the associated measurement addressed Richard's position in the picture rather than establishing his blast-time position.
1 mentionPhotograph in which Corcoran identified her husband assisting her and Sydney on the ground — During Celeste Corcoran's Day 49 testimony, Exhibit 9 was identified as already in evidence. Corcoran circled her daughter Sydney, who was on the ground by the black fencing.
1 mentionPhotograph in which Corcoran identified herself, Kevin Corcoran, Mary Daniel, and Jeff Bauman — Exhibit 12 was identified as already in evidence during Celeste Corcoran's Day 49 testimony. Corcoran identified Jeff Bauman below Ms. Daniel in the photograph.
1 mentionPhotograph in which Silva identified Aza, Dias, and the defendant — Stephen Silva identified Aza, Dias, and the defendant in Exhibit 1178 and agreed that it fairly and accurately depicted them. He said he believed it was taken in November but had not been present, and the photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mentionPhotograph in which Silva recognized the defendant but said he had never met the circled person — Stephen Silva recognized the defendant in Exhibit 750 but said he had never met the person circled in the photograph.
1 mentionPhotograph in which Zhou identified herself before the second explosion — Danling Zhou identified herself in Exhibit 21-2 and confirmed that the photographs shown depicted her and Lingzi just before the second explosion. The court admitted the photograph without objection.
1 mentionPhotograph looking from the Mobil station toward the Shell station across River Street — Alan Mednick described Exhibit 743 as a view from beside the Mobil station toward the Shell station across River Street. The court admitted it without objection.
1 mentionPhotograph of a biohazard bag containing three blood tubes — Stephanie Waite identified Exhibit 1519 as her photograph of a biohazard bag containing three blood tubes while discussing preparation of a blood sample obtained from the defendant for DNA testing. Counsel described the photograph as already in evidence.
1 mentionPhotograph of a black iPhone, a debit card, a white iPhone, and the back of the white iPhone case laid out for documentation — Jessica Ulmer described Exhibit 811 as showing a black iPhone, a debit card, a white iPhone, and the detached back of the white phone's case arranged for documentation. The court admitted the photograph without objection.
1 mentionPhotograph of a flag Silva identified as being in the defendant's bedroom — Stephen Silva identified the flag pictured in Exhibit 1201 and confirmed that it had been in the defendant's bedroom. The photograph was received into evidence.
1 mentionPhotograph of a hat used to compare the type of cap Harman remembered — Nathan Harman said the hat in Exhibit 820 was the same type of cap he remembered, but he did not recall its particular pattern or logo. Counsel did not offer the photograph into evidence at that time.
1 mentionPhotograph of a metal piece in a lawn marked number 24 — The photograph described as depicting a metal piece in a lawn with marker number 24 was referenced during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct examination on Day 36.
1 mentionPhotograph of a piece of shrapnel mentioned by Pellegrini — During discussion of autopsy photographs on Day 38, Pellegrini recalled that a close-up of Krystle Campbell's wound might show removal of shrapnel and said there was also a photograph of that piece.
1 mentionPhotograph of drawer items, including the can lid discussed as Q725.24 — Exhibit 3066 depicts a collection of items that David McCollam understood from his notes had been collected from a drawer at 410 Norfolk. A red circle identified a can lid whose residues contained nitroglycerin and ethyl centralite, chemicals he said are commonly found in some double-based smokeless powders.
1 mentionPhotograph of Dzhokhar making a finger gesture at the camera — The photograph depicts Dzhokhar Tsarnaev making a finger gesture toward a camera. In closing argument, Clarke described it as a one-second image taken out of its video context and argued that Tsarnaev had apologized when confronted.
1 mentionPhotograph of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev — Pellegrini displayed the photograph after describing Dzhokhar Tsarnaev alone in a courthouse room with a video camera on July 10, 2013. She characterized the image as showing continuing indifference and lack of remorse.
1 mentionPhotograph of fireworks laid out after the backpack inventory — Exhibit 1256-04 shows fireworks laid out after a backpack's contents were inventoried. Kenneth Benton distinguished that arrangement from his initial view inside the backpack, when he saw only the blue canister on the right; the photograph was admitted.
1 mentionPhotograph of grating compared with impressions on pressure-cooker fragment Q126 — Exhibit 1582 depicts grating that Edward S. Knapp compared with indentations on pressure-cooker fragment Q126. The court allowed his explanation and admitted the photograph over defense objections.
1 mentionphotograph of Jahar Tsarnaev rounding the corner onto Fairfield Street — During redirect examination on Day 29, Anthony Imel confirmed that one image of Jahar Tsarnaev rounding the corner onto Fairfield Street had a metadata time of 2:50.
1 mentionPhotograph of Leo being carried by Officer Tom Barrett — Stephen Woolfenden identified Exhibit 30 as showing his son Leo being carried by Officer Tom Barrett, with blood visible on the side of Leo's head from a cut. Counsel described the photograph as already in evidence.
1 mentionPhotograph of Lipson's mother's building at 410 Norfolk — Sam Lipson identified Exhibit 1185-01 as a photograph of his mother's building at 410 Norfolk. Counsel displayed it as a photograph already in evidence during his direct examination on Day 54.
1 mentionPhotograph of Martin Richard wearing his clothing, discussed in connection with the prior autopsy-photo ruling — Weinreb discussed a photograph of Martin Richard wearing his clothing while accepting the court's restriction on multiple photographs of his corpse. He requested permission to show the clothing instead as evidence of the bomb's effects; the court agreed to review it but granted no permission at that time.
1 mentionPhotograph of Meng's Mercedes showing the rear window and a bullet hole beside the Mercedes symbol — Dun Meng identified his car in Exhibit 796 by its license plate, and an enlargement showed the rear window and a bullet hole beside the Mercedes symbol. He said the rear window had not been damaged before April 18 or while he was riding in the front passenger seat; the photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mentionPhotograph of Officer Collier with Officer Donohue — The proposed photograph shows Officer Collier with Officer Donohue, whom Weinreb described as a close friend and classmate. After defense objections that the image was cumulative and inflammatory, the court found it unnecessary and allowed Collier's graduation portrait instead.
1 mentionPhotograph of one explosive thrown at MacLellan that did not explode — John MacLellan identified Exhibit 776 as a photograph of one of the explosives thrown at him that did not explode. He confirmed that it accurately depicted the object as it looked on the street that night, and the court admitted it without objection.
1 mentionPhotograph of paper with attached BBs or fragmentation, at a location Corcoran believed was 49 Laurel — The photograph was described as showing paper with attached BBs or fragmentation at a location Corcoran believed was 49 Laurel. It was referenced during his continued direct examination on Day 36.
1 mentionPhotograph of Patterson and Michael caring for Jane — Matthew Patterson identified himself as the person in red in Exhibit 40 and described Michael as maintaining pressure on a tourniquet above Jane's injured knee. The court admitted the photograph after Clarke renewed an earlier objection whose grounds were not restated.
1 mentionPhotograph of Richard carrying Jane with Henry beside him on Boylston Street — William Richard identified Exhibit 39 as showing him carrying Jane on Boylston Street with Henry beside his right arm after Jane lost her left leg in the explosion. The court admitted the photograph during his direct examination on Day 28.
1 mentionPhotograph of Richard lifting the barricade after the second explosion — William Richard described Exhibit 34 as showing him back at the Forum sidewalk after the second explosion, lifting a fallen barricade upright. He confirmed that the photograph accurately depicted the scene, and the court admitted it.
1 mentionPhotograph of Sean Collier in his MIT uniform, described by Pellegrini as also being his identification card — Pellegrini described the photograph as showing Collier in his MIT uniform and as also being his identification card. She distinguished that uniform from the one shown in his police-academy graduation photograph.
1 mentionPhotograph of Suleimanova's sisters and cousins in Kaspiysk — Suleimanova identified her sisters and cousins, including Dzhokhar and Tamerlan, in a photograph taken at the square named after Lenin in Kaspiysk. Defendant's Exhibit 3507-109 was received into evidence without objection.
1 mentionPhotograph of the bag Cashman received directly from the lab at Beth Israel — Cashman identified Exhibit 1521 as a photograph of the bag he received from the Beth Israel laboratory. The photograph was received into evidence without objection on Day 32.
1 mentionPhotograph of the black Mercedes showing front quarter-panel damage and bullet holes in the driver's door — Meng said the pictured black Mercedes looked like his type of car but was in a totally different condition, and he identified quarter-panel damage and bullet holes in the driver's door. He testified that he had not caused the quarter-panel damage, did not know how it occurred, and had no bullet holes in the car before April 18 at 10:30 p.m.
1 mentionPhotograph of the defendant in his bedroom, admitted with accompanying writing to be redacted — Silva identified the image as apparently showing the defendant in his bedroom, recognizing the wall flag, chair, and computer table. The court admitted the photograph with accompanying writing to be redacted after the defense challenged the foundation for that writing.
1 mentionPhotograph of the defendant's home — Silva identified the photograph as the defendant's home during his Day 34 direct examination. Government Exhibit 1185-01 was received into evidence.
1 mentionPhotograph of the device removed from the Mercedes after it was considered rendered safe — McCarthy identified the photograph as showing the device removed from the Mercedes at a point when it was considered rendered safe. He described the object as a Tupperware box with a fuse that had raised concern about another improvised explosive device.
1 mentionPhotograph of the family watching the Marathon near Hereford Street and Newbury Street — Richard identified the photograph as showing his family's position near Hereford Street and Newbury Street on Marathon Monday in 2013, watching runners before their turn onto Boylston Street. Government Exhibit 37 was received into evidence without objection.
1 mentionPhotograph of the Honda on Laurel Street and the removed computer bag; McCarthy ultimately believed it showed daytime April 19 — The photograph shows the green Honda on Laurel Street and a computer bag on the street between the tree and vehicle. McCarthy initially agreed that the scene was from April 20, 2013, but later said he believed the photograph showed daytime April 19.
1 mentionPhotograph of the large black flag — The photograph of the large black flag was identified as Exhibit 1201 during Christopher Derks's direct examination on Day 39.
1 mentionPhotograph of the Laurel Street device after an end cap and its powder were removed — McCarthy identified Exhibit 834 as showing a suspected Laurel Street device after it was rendered safe, with an end cap and powder removed. The photograph also showed a number assigned by the FBI laboratory and was received into evidence without objection.
1 mentionPhotograph of the Mercedes SUV magazine, which held seven cartridges and had a ten-round capacity — Cahill identified the photograph as showing the magazine recovered from the Mercedes SUV. He testified that it contained seven live cartridges and had a ten-round capacity.
1 mentionPhotograph of the modified Flysky transmitter submitted with the Watertown evidence — Knapp identified the photograph as showing a modified Flysky transmitter, described as an R/C hobby controller, submitted with the Watertown evidence. He testified that it shared the brand name of the receiver found at Scene A; the photograph was admitted separately from the physical device.
1 mentionPhotograph of the other side of the same biohazard bag — Waite identified Exhibit 1521 as the opposite side of the biohazard bag shown in Exhibit 1519, which contained three blood tubes. She testified that she took both photographs.
1 mentionPhotograph of the rendered-safe straight pipe device, lined with BBs and containing hobby fuse — McCarthy corrected the suggestion that Exhibit 842 showed the previously discussed device, identifying it instead as the straight pipe device after it was rendered safe and its powder removed. He described BBs lining the pipe and hobby fuse visible inside and outside it.
1 mentionPhotograph of the rendered-safe Tupperware container, powder, hobby fuses, and separate lid — McCarthy identified the photograph as showing the device removed from the Mercedes after it was considered rendered safe. He described a Tupperware container holding powder and multiple lengths of hobby fuse, with a separate white lid containing a fuse.
1 mentionPhotograph of the Ruger 9 mm magazine recovered beside the Mercedes driver's seat — Moynihan identified Exhibit 895 as the photograph of the Ruger 9 mm magazine recovered beside the Mercedes driver's seat. The photograph was admitted separately from the physical magazine, Exhibit 894.
1 mentionPhotograph of the same paper and attached fragmentation — The photograph of paper with attached fragmentation was referenced during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct examination on Day 36.
1 mentionPhotograph of the sweatshirt Waite processed — During cross-examination, Waite recognized the photograph as showing the Adidas sweatshirt she had processed. She separately identified Exhibit 3061 as its packaging.
1 mentionPhotograph of the tree grate after the blast — The photograph depicts the tree grate after the blast. Gamble used photographs during her Day 41 testimony to identify the damaged grate and other scene positions.
1 mentionPhotograph of the two removed wooden slats being packaged for transport — Nealon identified Exhibit 1451 as showing two wooden slats removed from their previous position and being packaged for transport. Counsel described the photograph as already in evidence.
1 mentionPhotograph of the uncovered boat from 67 — Ulmer identified Exhibit 802 as showing the boat from 67 without its cover. She distinguished the photograph from the boat's condition when she was there, when a tarp covered it.
1 mentionPhotograph of three blood tubes, initially called 1591 and corrected by counsel to 1519; the admission notation nevertheless lists 1591 — Cashman identified the photograph as showing three blood tubes obtained pursuant to a search warrant after the defendant's arrest. Counsel corrected the photograph's number from 1591 to 1519, but the admission notation still listed 1591; that discrepancy remained unresolved.
1 mentionPhotograph of two cell phones and a debit card in place behind the shed at 63 — Ulmer identified Exhibit 810 as showing two cell phones and a debit card behind the shed at 63 before collection. She described damaged phones, flakes on nearby slate, and the card beneath the phones, but did not identify who placed or damaged them.
1 mentionPhotograph of what appeared to be the same two slats removed and laid on corrugated cardboard, with writing along both boards — Henneberry said the photograph appeared to show the same two slats unscrewed and laid on corrugated cardboard, with writing along both boards. He agreed that the writing demanded an end to killing innocent people and testified that it was not present when he wrapped the boat.
1 mentionPhotograph of wooden slats in the boat with carved writing absent when Henneberry stored it — Henneberry confirmed that Exhibit 1450 accurately pictured the slats' location and that the carved writing was not there when he wrapped the boat for winter. The photograph was admitted without objection.
1 mentionPhotograph or portion of a photograph of Mr. Tsarnaev with the Arabic flag — Conrad requested correction of an online presentation that she said attributed the photograph to Tsarnaev's Instagram account with an unintroduced caption. Chakravarty denied that the government supplied the challenged version and said it provided the image introduced in court with its exhibit number.
1 mentionPhotograph previously showing Suleimanova's other cousin — Suleimanova referred to the cousin previously seen in the photograph while explaining that he and his mother also stayed in the two-room Kaspiysk apartment with her family and the Tsarnaevs.
1 mentionPhotograph showing Barrett carrying Leo across Boylston Street from the front of the Forum — Barrett identified himself carrying Leo from the front of the Forum toward the other side of Boylston Street. The photograph was admitted subject to the reserved defense objection.
1 mentionPhotograph showing disassembled fireworks — McCollam recognized Exhibit 1256-04 as a disassembled version of the fireworks in an earlier photograph and identified powder he extracted as pyrotechnic, low-explosive material. He said he did not analyze the Roman-candle-type product visible at the top.
1 mentionPhotograph showing Gross in a red jacket and her sister on the ground in a light blue jacket — Gross circled herself near the center of Exhibit 12 and separately circled her sister lying on the ground.
1 mentionPhotograph showing Gross near the marathon finish line — Gross identified her face below the red and blue flag in Exhibit 1594. She said her sister Erica was hidden behind the flag beside her and that her husband had stepped back to take photographs.
1 mentionPhotograph showing Gross on the ground and her husband — Gross identified herself on the ground with her right thigh visible and identified Michael as the man in a black sweatshirt with his head turned back. Mellin stated that Exhibit 9 was already in evidence.
1 mentionPhotograph showing Lingzi Lu and Martin Richard after the bombing — The photograph was referenced during Michelle Gamble's direct testimony on Day 41.
1 mentionPhotograph showing spectators responding to the first explosion — Richard described Exhibit 21-2 as showing people trying to see what had happened immediately after the first bomb exploded. He confirmed that it accurately depicted his location, and the photograph was admitted.
1 mentionPhotograph showing the defendant with a backpack at his feet — The photograph was referenced during Michelle Gamble's direct testimony on Day 41, which connected the defendant's position and backpack with the depicted second-blast location.
1 mentionPhotograph showing the family outside Forum — Richard identified himself, Jane, Martin, Henry, and Denise in Exhibit 29. He explained that the family had stopped outside the Forum because there was an opening in the crowd.
1 mentionPhotograph showing where Celeste Corcoran, Sydney, and Kevin stood along Boylston Street — Corcoran confirmed that Exhibit 1594 accurately pictured where she had been standing after her group stopped in front of Marathon Sports. The court admitted the photograph over the previously noted defense objection.
1 mentionPhotograph shown to the family when they learned of Krystle's death — Campbell said his family was shown a photograph when they learned of Krystle's death, after earlier hospital reassurances proved to involve a mistaken identity.
1 mentionPhotograph taken from a longer cell-surveillance video — Oliveira confirmed that the still accurately represented what he watched on the cell monitor on July 10, 2013. The court admitted the photograph over objection and said either party could show the longer video.
1 mentionPhotograph taken in Kaspiysk — Suleimanova recognized Exhibit 3507-109 as a photograph taken in Kaspiysk. She corrected its date from 2004 to 1994, linking the date to her pregnancy.
1 mentionPhotograph with metadata showing 2:49 p.m. — Gamble initially believed the photograph was taken at 2:48 p.m., then agreed that its metadata showed 2:49 p.m. Defense Exhibit 3146 was received without objection.
1 mentionPhotograph Zhao thought was taken at Lingzi's college in Beijing — Zhao tentatively identified Exhibit 1499 as having been taken at Lingzi's college and agreed when asked whether the location was Beijing. The photograph was described as already in evidence.
1 mentionphotographs — Zamparelli testified that one photograph looked like Jahar but that she did not think it was him. The court allowed her to answer the question about her own reaction.
1 mentionPhotographs accompanying the discussion of fatal injuries — Chakravarty displayed photographs while discussing the fatal injuries of Sean Collier, Krystle Campbell, Lingzi Lu, and Martin Richard during his closing argument on Day 43.
1 mentionPhotographs of ADX — During his opening statement on Day 53, Bruck displayed ADX photographs and previewed evidence about secure confinement and restricted, monitored communications. He argued that a life sentence would punish Tsarnaev and protect society.
1 mentionPhotographs of bullet damage to the Mercedes — Clarke pointed to photographs of the bullet-riddled windshield and bullets lodged in the driver's headrest during her closing argument. She used them to argue that Tsarnaev's flight into gunfire left no time for calm reflection.
1 mentionPhotographs of Martin Richard — During discussion of the defense motion to strike the victim-impact aggravating factor on Day 62, Bruck said only photographs of Martin Richard had been presented about him during the penalty phase. He challenged the sufficiency of the government's presentation.
1 mentionPhotographs of Tamerlan Tsarnaev with unidentified people and other photographs that Weinreb challenged as irrelevant — Weinreb described photographs of Tamerlan with unidentified people and other images as apparently irrelevant and potentially distracting. He requested itemization of the proposed digital exhibits before reviewing and challenging individual items; no ruling on those proposed challenges was recorded.
1 mentionPhotographs of the apartment on Norfolk Street and items in the bedroom — During cross-examination on Day 34, Silva said he did not know who placed the photographed items in the bedroom or who used the bedroom items and computer during Jahar's absence.
1 mentionPhotographs of the boat and writings, discussed as an alternative to viewing the boat — The photographs depicted the boat and its writings from inside and outside, with and without the tarp, during daylight and at night. Counsel discussed whether these images could convey the writings' physical context without viewing the boat itself.
1 mentionPhotographs of the deceased, including Krystle Campbell — Sarah De Lair testified that photographs of Krystle Campbell were taken in the medical tent at Scene A during an evening return to Boylston Street with a field photographer.
1 mentionPhotographs of the wiring book — The photographs were identified as images of the wiring book during cross-examination.
1 mentionPhotographs shown by Ms. Conrad, including the Christmas photograph — Sam Lipson denied selecting the photographs or supplying them from his personal collection. He thought he had previously seen the Christmas photograph, which included his mother.
1 mentionPhotographs shown to Bauman during the investigation — Jeffrey Bauman testified that he was shown photographs but did not identify anyone in them as the person he remembered.
1 mentionPhotos addressed by the instruction about their graphic nature — Conrad maintained that the instruction addressing the photographs' graphic nature was insufficient to cure the prejudice asserted in the defense's motion in limine.
1 mentionPhotos of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at family gatherings, school events, dances, camp, and playing the drums — Pellegrini told jurors they might see photographs of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at family gatherings, school events, dances, camp, and playing the drums.
1 mentionPhotos of Lingzi Lu screaming as she lay dying — Mellin described the photographs as showing Lingzi Lu screaming while dying. He discussed them alongside Danling's testimony about being unable to help her friend.
1 mentionPhotos of the defendant as a child — Mellin referred to photographs jurors had seen of the defendant as a child and contrasted those images with his adult decisions and conduct.
1 mentionPhotos of the defendant in classes, at farm camp, with soccer trophies, wrestling, and playing pool — Weinreb described photographs of the defendant in drum and dance classes, at farm camp, with soccer trophies, winning wrestling matches, and playing pool with friends.
1 mentionPhotos of the two marathon bombers released on the news — Joseph Reynolds testified that he saw the released photographs on the news while preparing for work on the evening of April 18.
1 mentionPhotos showing Juror 37's eye condition — Juror 37 offered photographs illustrating more severe episodes of eye swelling and described impaired vision and migraine-like headaches.
1 mentionPicture of ADX in a snowy environment that Weinreb said the defense had shown the jury — Weinreb said the defense's photograph of ADX in snow could suggest extreme cold and isolation. He requested testimony to counter those impressions.
1 mentionPicture of the defendant in the lockup, discussed in the parties' dispute over the government's opening: Weinreb said Pellegrini was pointing at it, while Conrad said the quoted statements preceded the jury's viewing of the photograph. — Weinreb said Pellegrini was pointing to the lockup photograph when she described the defendant as unrepentant and unchanged in her opening. Conrad disputed that timing, maintaining that the quoted remarks preceded the jury's viewing of the photograph.
1 mentionPicture of the man shown on the news — Jeffrey Bauman testified that he recognized the man in a news picture while still hospitalized. He was uncertain whether he first saw it on Thursday or Friday.
1 mentionPicture of the MBTA police academy graduation, described by the defense as already in evidence — Bruck said the MBTA police academy graduation photograph had already been introduced and argued that another photograph involving Officer Donohue would be cumulative.
1 mentionPicture of the straight-coupler pipe bomb with internal end plugs and hobby fuse — Edward S. Knapp described Exhibit 842 as a photograph showing the inside of a straight coupler with internal end plugs and a hobby fuse coming out of it.
1 mentionPicture of the two brothers crouching behind a car, which Weinreb said had been shown to Sergeant Pugliese the previous day — Weinreb said Sergeant Pugliese had identified the brothers by clothing color in the photograph the previous day. He cited that exchange while objecting to proposed clothing evidence through Stephanie Waite.
1 mentionPicture on the Al_FirdausiA account that Kimball understood to depict Mecca — Steven A. Kimball relied on colleagues to identify the account's profile image and did not know whether they had compared it with Mecca.
1 mentionPicture showing the defendant looking toward children at the railing — Weinreb described the photograph as showing the defendant staring toward children along the railing. He discussed it alongside video while arguing that the bomb's placement was deliberate.
1 mentionPictures of backpacks and pictures of hats reviewed with online conspiracy theories — Juror 244 said she had reviewed pictures of backpacks and hats in connection with online theories questioning whether the brothers committed the attacks.
1 mentionPictures of Jahar's niece on Instagram — Alexa Guevara testified that Jahar posted photographs of his niece on Instagram and thought he had shown them to her once.
1 mentionpictures of the boat and message — Conrad argued that displaying the message-bearing portion of the boat would be cumulative because jurors already had pictures and the text. The court also referred to the available photographs while discussing a boat view and possible later removal of a section.
1 mentionPictures Russell saw Thursday night and described as grainy — Judith Russell said she did not recognize Tamerlan in the grainy pictures she first saw Thursday night.
1 mentionPictures turned in by members of the public — William G. Gross testified that members of the public turned in pictures after Boston Police requested information and images concerning the attacks.
1 mentionPre-autopsy photograph of Martin Richard clothed, which Pellegrini said need not be introduced at this time — During the Day 38 photograph discussion, Pellegrini said the pre-autopsy photograph of Martin Richard clothed did not need to be introduced at that time.
1 mentionPress-conference posters showing individuals in black and white hats — During cross-examination on Day 31, James Eppard confirmed that posters showing an individual in a black hat and an individual in a white hat were displayed together at the press conference.
1 mentionPreviously admitted photograph of a suspected Laurel Street device with a green hobby fuse — Robert McCarthy identified the central object in Exhibit 776 as a suspected device on Laurel Street and its green thread as hobby fuse. The clerk confirmed that the photograph was already in evidence.
1 mentionPreviously admitted photograph of the Mercedes where McCarthy found it on the street — During direct examination on Day 35, Robert McCarthy identified Exhibit 795 as a photograph of the Mercedes where it stood on the street when he arrived. Counsel described the photograph as already in evidence.
1 mentionPreviously admitted photograph of the Mercedes with its front doors and rear driver's-side door open — Robert McCarthy confirmed that Exhibit 796 shows the Mercedes with both front doors and the rear driver's-side door open. Counsel described the photograph as already in evidence.
1 mentionPreviously admitted photograph showing Richard, Henry, and Jane after the blast — William Richard identified himself, Henry, and Jane in Exhibit 24, which was described as already in evidence. He corrected his earlier location reference from the mailbox to the tree while identifying Jane.
1 mentionPreviously admitted press-conference display bearing the warning "armed and extremely dangerous" — The previously admitted press-conference display bore the warning that the subjects were armed and extremely dangerous. Bruck sought redaction to avoid speculation about additional information, but the court retained the earlier display as a record of what was actually said.
1 mentionPreviously seen photographs of Sean's injuries — During direct examination on Day 50, Joseph Rogers referred to photographs of Sean's injuries that the jury had already seen while describing viewing Sean at the hospital.
1 mentionPrison-location photographs that Bruck said had already been shown to the jury — During the Day 59 discussion of communication restrictions, Bruck said the jury had already seen photographs showing the prison's isolated location. He distinguished those photographs from interior and cell photographs that he did not plan to use.
1 mentionProm photograph; counsel expressed uncertainty whether its number was 1601-14 or 1601-19 — William A. Campbell, Jr. recognized the photograph as a prom picture during direct examination on Day 49. Pellegrini expressed uncertainty about whether its exhibit number was 1601-14 or 1601-19.
1 mentionProposed autopsy photographs of the three bombing victims, described by counsel in the admissibility dispute — During the Day 25 admissibility dispute, Conrad described the proposed bombing-victim autopsy photographs as largely full-body images and sought exclusion or cropping because of their emotional impact. Pellegrini said the government had limited their number and blocked out private areas while retaining views of widespread injuries. The court reserved decision.
1 mentionProposed autopsy photographs of the victims — On Day 38, the court declined to exclude all autopsy photographs and required the victims' faces to be masked. The court left a close-up wound photograph for reconsideration, and Pellegrini said the pre-autopsy photograph of Martin Richard need not be introduced at that time.
1 mentionProposed individual photographs of amputation survivors, described by the prosecution as fully dressed with prosthetic limbs attached and without scars or gore; the court found them relevant and admissible — On Day 49, the prosecution proposed individual photographs of amputation survivors instead of survivor montages. Weinreb described fully dressed subjects with prosthetic limbs attached, without scars or gore, and estimated a group of 17 or 18 people. The court found the proposed photographs relevant and admissible.
1 mentionProposed survivor photographs, described by the defense as depicting all 17 amputees displaying prostheses or amputated limbs — On Day 51, Bruck described the proposed photographs as depicting all 17 amputation survivors displaying prostheses or amputated limbs. Weinreb described mostly smiling subjects in settings selected to minimize prejudice, and the court accepted the photographs. Mellin confirmed that a duplicate photograph of Kensky had been removed.
1 mentionQ109 — Knapp identified the images as laboratory photographs of a backpack used to conceal the devices and noted Ful branding inside its liner.
1 mentionQ178 — Knapp identified the pictured remains as a Flysky receiver after explaining that the battery supplied power to the recovered receiver, electronic speed controller and improvised initiator.
1 mentionQ199.26 — De Lair initially could not identify Q199 from the photograph, but she agreed that the closer view appeared to show multiple pieces of shredded cardboard with what looked like duct tape.
1 mentionRichard montage — The court discussed the Martin Richard montage on Day 49, distinguishing photographs conveying family closeness from images adding mainly emotional appeal. The court directed that the montage be disassembled and allowed individual pieces to be used.
1 mentionSean's graduation image — In closing argument on Day 63, Mellin identified the image as Sean's graduation and recalled Rogers's description of it as the happiest day of Sean's life. Mellin then stated that Sean was murdered while performing that job.
1 mentionSecond photograph of the writing inside the boat — Todd Brown identified Exhibit 827 as another portion of the writing he saw inside the boat on April 19. The court admitted it without objection alongside Exhibits 826 and 828, which together documented one contiguous writing separated by boat structure.
1 mentionSecond photograph shown on the witness's screen — During cross-examination on Day 33, Francis Hughes acknowledged having seen the second photograph but did not believe he had seen it during the investigation. The court sustained an objection to his describing a scene he had not personally observed.
1 mentionseries of pictures the defense proposed showing to the jury — After announcing the completion of defense witnesses on Day 42, Watkins requested permission to show a series of pictures. Weinreb objected that the pictures lacked authentication and no witness was present; the court requested a sidebar without a recorded ruling.
1 mentionSeven so-called arrest photos — On Day 42, the court permitted use of the seven photographs described as arrest photos. The court considered them cumulative to some degree but found seven within the acceptable range.
1 mentionStill from the ATM surveillance video — During direct examination on Day 32, William J. O'Keefe, Jr. confirmed that Exhibit 761 was a still from the ATM surveillance video that had just been shown.
1 mentionStill from the cell block video discussed by counsel as the government's lack-of-remorse evidence — During the Day 60 discussion, counsel identified the cell-block still as a photograph of the defendant extending his middle finger toward the camera. Conrad said it had been displayed over objection in the government's penalty-phase opening; Weinreb said the presentation characterized the defendant as unremorseful and unchanged as of July 2013.
1 mentionStill image from surveillance video released on April 18 — James Eppard identified Exhibit 1507 as a still from surveillance video released during the April 18 press conference. The court admitted the image without objection and allowed its publication during his Day 31 testimony.
1 mentionStill photo of Jahar with his middle finger out — In his Day 53 opening statement, Bruck discussed the still photograph of Jahar extending his middle finger. He contrasted it with the 30-second video, characterized the gesture as brief and immature, and argued that a facial wound affected the expression visible in the image.
1 mentionStill photograph from the surveillance video showing two figures at the store door — Alan Mednick identified Exhibit 749 as a still he made from surveillance video showing the store's front entrance and confirmed that it depicts two figures at the door. The court admitted the photograph without objection during his Day 32 testimony.
1 mentionStill photograph introduced by Ms. Pellegrini — Gary Oliveira confirmed seeing Tsarnaev get onto a bench, look toward the camera, and make a two-finger gesture before the still image. He did not know why the gestures were made; Conrad's interpretations of the surrounding footage were counsel's contentions, not witness findings.
1 mentionStill photograph made from surveillance video of the store entrance — Alan Mednick identified Exhibit 750 as one of two still photographs he made from video showing the store's front entrance. The court admitted both photographs without objection on Day 32.
1 mentionTelevision-broadcast screen grab from surveillance video — James Eppard identified Exhibit 1507 as a television-broadcast screen grab from surveillance video published on the website. He said the FBI had not added the shading but did not know who had, and recalled that the white-hat individual walked behind the black-hat individual, subsequently identified as Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
1 mentionthe picture that we just looked at — During cross-examination on Day 57, Rosa Booth agreed that the encounter associated with the photograph was the only time she saw the defendant in 2012.
1 mentionThird photograph of the writing inside the boat — Todd Brown identified Exhibit 828 as the last of three photographs documenting portions of one contiguous writing inside the boat. He confirmed that all three fairly and accurately depicted the writing he saw, and they were admitted without objection on Day 30.
1 mentionThree autopsy photographs of Officer Sean Collier that Mellin intended to use, subject to restricted public display — Mellin proposed using three autopsy photographs of Officer Sean Collier without broadcasting them on the large screens. On Day 31, the court selected paper copies for the jury out of respect for victims and their families, and both sides accepted that approach.
1 mentionThree photos in the life of Officer Collier — At sidebar on Day 31, Bruck objected to one of three photographs from Officer Collier's life, describing it as showing him backed by his graduation photo. The court requested the pictures for review but did not resolve that objection in the exchange.
1 mentionTwo photographs already in evidence that Pellegrini intended to use. — During the Day 51 discussion of Dr. King's anticipated testimony, Pellegrini said she intended to use two photographs already in evidence rather than display Martin Richard's clothing.
1 mentionTwo pictures for the defense opening, one identified as Boylston Street — During a sidebar on Day 27, Clarke identified one picture as Boylston Street. The court allowed use of both pictures for the defense opening.
1 mentionVictim photographs referenced during the opening — In her Day 49 opening, Pellegrini described photographs of Lingzi Lu in China, Krystle Campbell celebrating after a wedding she planned, Sean Collier at a family wedding, and Martin Richard wearing green beads for St. Patrick's Day.
1 mentionVictim photographs that Clarke reported Pellegrini planned to use in opening — Clarke asked the court to rule on proposed opening photographs if they were not already in evidence, noting uncertainty about whether they matched previously admitted images. Weinreb characterized them as innocuous family photographs that showed nothing inflammatory.
1 mentionWhole Foods video stills reportedly located by investigators — Chad Fitzgerald testified that he recommended reviewing Whole Foods video between 3:15 and 3:30 p.m. after receiving information he believed came from a witness. He said he was later told that investigators found stills of two suspects, or at least one suspect, during that interval.
1 mentionWrestling-team picture — During cross-examination on Day 58, Henry Alvarez agreed that the picture showed a close-knit wrestling team and that the defendant appeared somewhat of a mentor to him.
1 mentionVideo Evidence (157)
Forum video — The silent surveillance footage shows Jahar Tsarnaev on a phone and an explosion, but Imel could not confirm that the video timestamps reflected actual times or identify which recorded call it depicted. On Day 28, the defense sought to prevent witnesses from characterizing or interpreting the video, particularly regarding the defendant's intent concerning children. On Day 51, Weinreb proposed pairing the footage with nearby recorded sound, describing synchronization based on the blasts and visible reactions.
4 mentionsForum restaurant surveillance video — Marinelli described the restaurant's cameras, including one facing Boylston Street, and its basement recording system. He believed review began at the command post but allowed that it may instead have occurred at the office. Gamble later discussed a 20-second timing offset that depended on the race clock's accuracy.
2 mentionsVideo and photograph timeline compilation with title cards — Anthony Imel assembled videos and photographs into a timeline with title cards and subject highlighting. The court admitted Exhibit 22 despite the defense's request to treat its title cards only as a demonstrative aid. Imel qualified its times and ordering as approximate and could not establish the relative order of the brothers' depicted departures.
2 mentions"60 Minutes" program featuring Rick Deloria — Bruck associated Juror 186's detailed recollection of Lord & Taylor photographs with Deloria's television presentation, but said he did not know whether she had seen 60 Minutes or another source.
1 mention1143-88 — Chakravarty described a video containing a nasheed over jihadi images with the subtitle Ghuraba, tentatively identifying it as Exhibit 1143-88. He said the nasheed had been converted from the video into an MP3 audio file and played during the government's closing.
1 mention1143-97 — During his continued direct examination on Day 38, Matthew Levitt recognized the paused screen as 25 Promises of Allah to the Believers and identified it as a popular Awlaki lecture.
1 mention1165 — Matthew Riportella confirmed that Exhibit 1165 was a fair and accurate surveillance excerpt showing the area outside the Manchester firing range. The exhibit was admitted without objection and played on Day 38, with Riportella placing the footage shortly after the practice period reflected in the receipt.
1 mention1181 — Christopher Frias confirmed the accuracy of the segment, which was admitted without objection and played on Day 29. He explained that the person's gesture was a barcode check-in and identified the door as the fitness-center entrance.
1 mention1182 — Christopher Frias confirmed that the exit and hallway segments were fair and accurate, and Exhibit 1182 was admitted without objection. Before its playback on Day 29, he identified the associated segment's timestamp as April 16 at 10:08 p.m.
1 mention1183 — Christopher Frias described the camera view as looking down the fitness center's secondary exit, or back door, and identified an April 16 timestamp of 10:08 p.m. Exhibit 1183 was admitted without objection and played during his Day 29 testimony.
1 mention11A — Colton Kilgore described filming passing runners while alternating between photographs and video, capturing where his group stood and the atmosphere before the explosion. He confirmed the recording's accuracy, and Exhibit 11A was admitted and played on Day 27.
1 mention11C — Kilgore described filming after first responders arrived while he comforted Gina and followed their directions. Exhibit 11C was admitted subject to an earlier ruling and played on Day 27; Kilgore qualified his identification of Karen Rand as a belief.
1 mention1456 — Kaytlin Harper confirmed that the compilation accurately reproduced store surveillance footage and presented different camera views in sequence. The footage tracked an individual through the store to a milk purchase, and Exhibit 1456 was admitted without objection on Day 29.
1 mention1466 — Michael Cashman identified a section of Ames Street with a crosswalk and an April 18, 2013, timestamp of 10:26 p.m., which he said coincided with the last view of two figures leaving the courtyard. The Court and counsel confirmed the video's prior admission before it was played on Day 32.
1 mention1467 — Investigators drove the Honda recovered from Laurel Street along Ames Street for comparison through the same camera and angle. Cashman identified the recording's timestamp as April 25, 2013, at 9:24 p.m., clarifying that the reenactment used the same lighting rather than the same time as the earlier footage.
1 mention1600 — Jinyan Zhao discussed Lingzi Lu's father's memorial speech and confirmed seeing a video of it. Exhibit 1600 was admitted and played with audio during her Day 50 direct examination.
1 mention1603 — On Day 49, Weinreb said the prosecution would not offer Exhibit 1603 or the other survivor montage. He instead proposed individual photographs of amputation survivors, fully dressed with prosthetic limbs attached and without visible scars or gore.
1 mention1605 — Weinreb stated on Day 49 that the prosecution would not offer the survivor montages, including Exhibit 1605. To address the defense objection, he proposed replacing them with individual photographs of amputation survivors wearing prosthetic limbs, without scars or gore.
1 mention1634A — Stephen Woolfenden identified Martin Richard within the yellow circle and Denise Richard over him during playback. The court sustained an objection to a question describing Martin's arm movements and stopped further movement questions, stating that the video spoke for itself.
1 mention1634B — During playback, Stephen Woolfenden identified Martin Richard at the center of the yellow circle and Denise Richard over him.
1 mention1634C — Michelle Gamble aligned the audio with the explosion visible in the Forum footage. Exhibit 1634C was admitted during her testimony on Day 51, with defense objections noted.
1 mention1634D — Michelle Gamble prepared a separate video circling Martin Richard and enlarging a portion at Weinreb's request. Exhibit 1634D was admitted during her testimony on Day 51, with defense objections noted.
1 mention23-C — During playback, Thomas Barrett recognized the previously shown white-hatted figure and confirmed that spectators turned to look to their left.
1 mention23-E — During playback, Thomas Barrett explained that the many seriously injured people made it difficult to choose whom he could help first.
1 mention23-F — Thomas Barrett testified during playback that the man's clothes had been blown off, that he was on fire, and that Barrett used his hands to extinguish the flames.
1 mention23-G — During playback, Thomas Barrett said a call about a child drew his attention to a man holding a young boy, whom he identified as three-year-old Leo.
1 mention23I — Stephen Woolfenden identified himself wearing a cap and blue jacket behind the three-wheel stroller. He explained that Leo was inside the stroller and not visible in that frame, and that maneuvering through the crowd was challenging.
1 mention23J — Stephen Woolfenden explained during playback that he tried to move in the opposite direction but could not turn the stroller quickly enough before the second explosion. He later identified himself on the ground behind the stroller, trying to check on Leo.
1 mention30-second clip — In his sentencing opening, Bruck described the clip as showing Jahar adjusting his hair, using the security-camera housing as a mirror, flashing a peace sign, and briefly raising his middle finger.
1 mention33-23-004A — The half-hour English-language documentary about Syria corresponded to a Russian-dubbed YouTube version identified by Michel Reynolds. Bruck proposed playing three minutes as a sample of material viewed on the Samsung. The judge reversed the initial relevance ruling and barred the video during Reynolds's testimony, leaving its possible use after he left the stand undecided.
1 mention3306F — Fick marked the excerpt as 3306F and presented a very short portion of the video file during direct examination.
1 mention3317-1-6 — Grant confirmed that the video came from the phone, and Fick sought to show the footage involving Tamerlan and his daughter. The court allowed playback subject to stopping an excessive presentation; the exhibit was later admitted and played.
1 mention3577 — Watkins distinguished the recording, Exhibit 3577, from the actual clip, 3577A. The court permitted the clip over a cumulative-evidence objection.
1 mention3577A — Kendrick Ball identified Bryan Daniels in red headgear and Tamerlan Tsarnaev in yellow headgear, and confirmed Tamerlan's win at the end of the Tournament of Champions heavyweight division. The court permitted playback over a cumulative-evidence objection.
1 mention36 — William Richard confirmed that he appeared in the video and that it fairly and accurately reflected the scene immediately after the blast. The court admitted the smaller clip of the Forum video and permitted playback.
1 mention4000 — The court admitted Defense Exhibit 4000 along with Exhibits 4001 and 4002 as contextual video during Gary Oliveira's cross-examination on Day 50.
1 mention4001 — The court admitted Defense Exhibit 4001 as one of three separate contextual video clips during Gary Oliveira's cross-examination on Day 50.
1 mention4002 — The court admitted Defense Exhibit 4002 together with Exhibits 4000 and 4001 as separate contextual video clips during Gary Oliveira's cross-examination on Day 50.
1 mention5 — Exhibit 5 captured the 2013 Boston Marathon from the photo bridge and was admitted into evidence. During playback, Thomas Grilk interpreted the visible clock as indicating approximately 2:49 p.m. and identified establishments near each blast.
1 mention60 Minutes program discussed by defense counsel as a source of potentially prejudicial publicity — Bruck described the broadcast as featuring Deloria's emotional characterization of the defendant and his account of backpack-placement footage, which Bruck disputed.
1 mention723 — Michael Cashman described figures approaching Sean Collier's cruiser in the MIT courtyard and then fleeing back toward Ames Street. He placed their departure from the screen at about 10:26 p.m. and said they appeared to be heading toward Ames Street.
1 mention725 — Exhibit 725 was admitted without objection and played during Nathan Harman's testimony. Harman identified himself as the cyclist riding along the pathway toward the cruiser.
1 mention748 — Exhibit 748 combines portions of footage from different Shell station cameras and includes a black circle that Alan Mednick said was absent from the original recording. During playback, Mednick described an unnamed person running across River Street to the Mobil station and another figure coming from the car at Pump 5 toward the store's front doors.
1 mention756 — William J. O'Keefe, Jr. confirmed that Exhibit 756 fairly and accurately depicted events at the Watertown ATM on the night of April 18, 2013. The court admitted the video without objection, and it was played.
1 mentionActual video clip played during the government's closing, which Bruck requested for the record and Chakravarty said had been provided to the Court — Bruck requested the actual closing clip so the record would contain the material rather than only arguments about its meaning. Chakravarty said it had been provided to the court and offered to make a copy, with the court's assent.
1 mentionAnwar al-Awlaki videos on his computer — Dottin said she did not know whether Tsarnaev was watching Anwar al-Awlaki videos on his computer; the alleged viewing remained counsel's premise rather than her testimony.
1 mentionApproximately 35 to 40 pieces of video evidence collected on the initial Monday night — Claflin recalled approximately 35 to 40 pieces of video evidence collected on the initial Monday night from locations including Forum, Marathon Sports, LensCrafters, the Lenox Hotel, and the Boston Public Library. He described intake and initial technical triage at the Westin, while qualifying his recollection and disclaiming expertise in extracting video.
1 mentionApril 18th law enforcement press-conference video — The recording depicted the April 18 press conference announcing the public release of suspect photographs. Bruck sought exclusion of the actual video, while Chakravarty offered an edited version and proffered that the broadcast affected the defendant's conduct. The court deferred a ruling and encouraged counsel to explore a resolution.
1 mentionAttempted video from Kitzenberg's bedroom window — Kitzenberg testified that he tried filming from his third-floor bedroom window, but the recording was too dark to reveal recognizable details, so he began taking photographs.
1 mentionBank of America video — In her sentencing opening, Pellegrini described Tsarnaev examining Dun Meng's debit card, correcting an unsuccessful PIN entry, withdrawing money, and attempting another withdrawal. Her characterization of his demeanor as calm was advocacy.
1 mentionColton Kilgore's recording after the Scene A explosion — Chakravarty described Kilgore as beginning to record reflexively after the Scene A explosion. A portion of the audio and video was played during the government's closing argument.
1 mentionComposite of gas station videos with 911 call audio overlaid where appropriate — Government Exhibit 752 combined gas-station videos with appropriately overlaid 911 audio and was admitted without objection. During playback, Meng explained that he moved into a storage room because he feared being followed.
1 mentionComposite surveillance video with opening clips from the Shell station — Lakkis identified the composite's opening clips as Shell station footage and confirmed that its video portion fairly and accurately copied what he had provided to police. The composite was played for him during his testimony.
1 mentionComposite synchronizing the Forum video with a separate sound recording — Weinreb proffered that Gamble synchronized separate audio with the silent Forum video using the explosions and visible reactions. The defense questioned prejudice and the audio's provenance. The court permitted use only if the government could lay the foundation, without finding that foundation already established.
1 mentionDead Man Walking movie — Weinreb argued that jurors might associate Helen Prejean with Susan Sarandon's portrayal in Dead Man Walking rather than assess her testimony independently. Conrad responded that the government could examine Prejean's anti-death-penalty bias without discussing the movie or books.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3434a — Defense Exhibit 3434A contains an animation embedded in the brain-maturation slides admitted during Jay Giedd's testimony. Giedd explained that blue coloring represented maturation toward adult levels and that the prefrontal cortex was among the latest areas to mature. He described the visualization as an average of 52 scans, emphasized substantial individual variation, and characterized continuing development as healthy rather than defective or pathological.
1 mentionDownloaded video linked in Tamerlan's August 28, 2012 email to Jahar — Grant confirmed that the recording played was the beginning of the video linked in Tamerlan's August 28, 2012 email to Jahar. The court favored the downloaded version over live Internet playback as the more cautious approach.
1 mentionExhibit 11B — Gillian Reny confirmed that Exhibit 11B accurately portrayed the sights and sounds around her after the blast. The previously admitted recording was played with audio on Day 49 after the court preserved the defense's earlier objection.
1 mentionExhibit 14 — Sydney Corcoran recognized herself in Exhibit 14 and confirmed that it accurately reflected her recollection of what happened to her and where she was after the blast. The court noted and overruled an objection, admitted the video, and allowed playback.
1 mentionExhibit 3273 — Brandon Douglas identified Tamerlan and Jahar Tsarnaev in footage from the Wai Kru boxing ring but could not identify a third man. During the court-authorized playback, he confirmed that Tamerlan threw hand wraps at Jahar.
1 mentionExhibit 5 — Frank Chiola confirmed that he appeared in the Boston Marathon finish-line video. Exhibit 5 was played on Day 28 alongside his account of moving toward the first explosion.
1 mentionExhibit 7 — Shane O'Hara confirmed that Exhibit 7 accurately depicted activity inside Marathon Sports, and the video was admitted without objection. Playback accompanied his explanation of rescue activity; he acknowledged that he had not necessarily remembered applying a tourniquet and had thought he passed that task to someone else.
1 mentionFilm of certain parts of the bombing seen through news media — Juror 115 said he had seen film of parts of the bombing through television and other media. After the court explained the government's burden of proof, he still said the defendant would have to change his mind.
1 mentionFirst video, divided into Parts A, B and C — The court directed that Part B's audio be suppressed and allowed Part C's audio. The judge expressly limited the ruling to audio, not the video exhibit itself.
1 mentionForum restaurant surveillance video without sound — Gamble aligned separately recorded audio with the explosion visible in the silent Forum video and, at Weinreb's request, prepared a separate version circling Martin Richard and enlarging a portion.
1 mentionForum surveillance tape and photographs of the backpack — In his opening, Weinreb said the tape showed Tsarnaev arriving with a backpack, dipping his shoulder, standing near children, making a phone call, and leaving after the first blast. He distinguished the photographs as showing the backpack at Tsarnaev's feet.
1 mentionForum video films showing crowd movement — Clarke argued that the films showed crowds moving back and forth and that a selected image of Tsarnaev behind the tree overstated the unobstructed space between him and the children. Her interpretation was defense advocacy, not a new factual finding.
1 mentionFull holding-cell video — Weinreb responded to criticism of the government's use of a still photograph by arguing that the complete holding-cell recording was more damaging and showed remorselessness three months after the crimes.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 1466 — Matthew Isgur described Exhibit 1466 as footage of a car fleeing Ames Street, timestamped April 18, 2013, at 10:26 p.m.; his testimony did not identify the occupants. The court admitted the video without objection on Day 31, but counsel deferred showing it to the jury at that time.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 1467 — Matthew Isgur confirmed that Exhibit 1467 came from the same camera as Exhibit 1466 and was recorded exactly one week later. The court admitted both videos without objection on Day 31, and counsel stated that they would not be shown to the jury at that time.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 23 — James Tyra generally described the Forum footage as showing someone setting down a backpack, walking away, and a blast occurring shortly afterward, without identifying the person. He confirmed that Exhibit 23 was an accurate copy, and the court admitted it without objection.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 723 — Government Exhibit 723 combines portions of MIT Building 54 surveillance footage retrieved for the period between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. on April 18, 2013. The admitted composite skips between segments with on-screen time indications and includes a yellow highlighting circle absent from the original footage.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 724 — Matthew Isgur confirmed that Exhibit 724 was an accurate shorter segment of the surveillance video, except for its close-up presentation. The court admitted it without objection, and playback included two walking figures in the lower-right pane.
1 mentionGym video — Pellegrini reminded jurors that they had seen the gym video, naming it alongside the milk-buying and Shell gas-station recordings without describing its contents.
1 mentionHolding-cell surveillance from July 10, 2013 — Mellin described the July 10, 2013 footage as showing the defendant pacing, adjusting his hair and making obscene gestures in a holding cell. His closing argument interpreted that behavior as showing no remorse.
1 mentionHour-long Justice File documentary about the Susan Smith case that Bruck thought the juror probably meant — Bruck suggested that a prospective juror's reference to Court TV probably meant an hour-long Justice File documentary about Susan Smith. He raised the possibility that viewers could recognize him and Clarke as Smith's lawyers.
1 mentionJihadi videos sent by Tamerlan — The penalty-phase rebuttal described Tamerlan sending jihadi videos to the defendant by email while abroad in 2012. The argument characterized the defendant's response as brief and questioned whether the exchange showed coercion or control.
1 mentionKavkaz Center video insulting a deceased local leader in Dagestan — An account read during Sonya Petri's testimony described Tamerlan posting a Kavkaz Center video about a murdered local leader in Dagestan. Kartashov reportedly regarded the post as insulting and questioned Tamerlan about provoking others.
1 mentionKilgore's first post-blast video clip, showing injured people and debris — Kilgore identified Exhibit 11B as footage he recorded after the blast and described chaos, injured people, smoke and smoking shrapnel on the sidewalk. He believed the clip included Rebekah's leg injury; the court received it into evidence subject to an earlier ruling.
1 mentionLockup video excerpt viewed by the court to assess the still photograph's context — The court viewed a silent lockup-video excerpt of about 36 seconds while considering objections to a still photograph. The court found the photograph admissible and permitted the video to provide context.
1 mentionLonger video recorded by the camera within the cell — Oliveira testified that Exhibit 1595 was a still from a longer recording made by a camera inside the defendant's cell on July 10, 2013. The court admitted the photograph and said either party could show the video.
1 mentionLord & Taylor video — During individual voir dire, a prospective juror cited seeing the Lord & Taylor video as one influence on her opinion that Tsarnaev was guilty. Her statement concerned a prior opinion, not a finding of guilt.
1 mentionMarathon bombing timeline video — Chakravarty played a clip from the timeline video and described the brothers walking along Boylston Street, taking separate positions and the defendant making a phone call before the explosions. His account of the call's message was an inference rather than a quotation of known words.
1 mentionMilk-buying video — The penalty-phase opening referred to the milk-buying video as footage the jurors had already seen. The argument presented the defendant's conduct after the bombings as evidence of his character and lack of remorse.
1 mentionNational Geographic reenactment discussed by defense counsel as a source of potentially prejudicial publicity — Bruck described the National Geographic reenactment as featuring an emotional presentation by Deloria. He raised it while opposing a separate press-conference clip; those descriptions were counsel's arguments, not testimony.
1 mentionnews clips of him either in the boat or emerging from the boat — The news clips were discussed during individual voir dire on Day 17.
1 mentionOnline interviews and rally videos of Kartoshov — Michel Reynolds's direct examination on Day 58 included discussion of the online interview and rally footage.
1 mentionOther surveillance video of a car driving down Ames Street — During jury selection, Weinreb described anticipated footage of a car driving down Ames Street at a particular time. His proposed identification of the car as the brothers' vehicle was an argument about expected evidence, not testimony.
1 mentionPropaganda video about Syria from KavkazCenter.com, of which the defense proposed playing approximately three minutes — Bruck proposed playing approximately three minutes of a Syria propaganda video from KavkazCenter.com during Reynolds's testimony. The court found the proposed expansion beyond the disclosed scope and too late for that morning's testimony, while allowing postponement as an option.
1 mentionProposed compilation of Boylston Street surveillance excerpts, which Weinreb described as tracking the defendant and his brother to the bomb locations — Weinreb described a proposed compilation of surveillance excerpts tracking the defendant and his brother along Boylston Street to the bomb locations, with location graphics separating the clips. Counsel disputed its treatment as evidence or a presentation aid, and the discussion recorded no classification or admission ruling.
1 mentionRaw footage seen on the day of the bombings — A prospective juror said the raw footage seen on the day of the bombings had affected him deeply. He mentioned it while explaining his difficulty setting aside prior views and holding the government to its burden of proof.
1 mentionSeparate sound-overlay clip that Weinreb sought to play; no ruling on that clip appears in this exchange. — During the Day 51 procedural discussion, Weinreb said the sound-overlay clip remained part of the proposed presentation. The exchange did not resolve whether it could be played.
1 mentionShell gas station video — The penalty-phase opening described the Shell gas station video as showing the defendant shopping for snacks less than two hours after Collier's killing while a terrified carjacking victim remained outside. The argument presented that conduct as evidence of his character.
1 mentionShell station video — In the Day 27 opening statement, Weinreb previewed footage he said would show the defendant taking his time selecting snacks at the Shell station. He described Meng as remaining in the Mercedes with the defendant's brother during the shopping.
1 mentionSurveillance footage retrieved from all interior Mobil station cameras — Lakkis testified that police called him to the station and asked him to pull video from the DVR. He said he retrieved footage from all interior cameras and reviewed it at that time.
1 mentionSurveillance recording of Dun Meng entering the Mobil station — Weinreb said the surveillance recording would show Meng sprinting across the street and entering the Mobil station after escaping from the Mercedes. His opening statement also described Meng's frightened appearance in the footage.
1 mentionSurveillance video near Officer Collier's cruiser — Weinreb described footage of two figures approaching Collier's cruiser, opening its door and later retreating along their arrival route. He acknowledged that the distant camera could not reveal faces, precise hand movements or who fired the shots.
1 mentionSurveillance video of the approach to Officer Collier's cruiser — Chakravarty narrated the figures' approach to the cruiser, the opening of its door, a passing bicyclist and the figures' departure. He acknowledged that the recording did not identify who shot Collier.
1 mentionSurveillance video of the area under discussion near the Stata Center — Weinreb mentioned surveillance footage while explaining that anticipated evidence concerned the courtyard's physical arrangement and events in the surrounding area.
1 mentionSurveillance video of two people approaching Officer Collier's car — Clarke described two figures walking one behind the other toward the driver's side of Collier's car, while qualifying the recording's clarity. She contrasted those figures with Harman's testimony that he saw only the defendant.
1 mentionSurveillance video released by the FBI — Eppard confirmed that the FBI's released video showed both suspects without emphasizing the white-hat individual. He also said that shadowing in a television screen grab was not added by the FBI, without confirming who added it.
1 mentionSurveillance video released through the FBI website and the FBI's YouTube channel — Eppard described releasing surveillance footage through the FBI website in coordination with the April 18 press conference and making it available through the FBI's YouTube channel. He reported 12 million views within 24 hours for the page containing the video, rather than identifying individual viewers.
1 mentionSurveillance video reviewed with Matt Isgur — Sacco said the footage showed two figures walking from Main Street along the Koch Institute to the cruiser and returning along the same route. His account did not identify the figures or describe their actions beside the cruiser, and he brought Isgur to the command post so personnel could view the recording.
1 mentionSurveillance video taken from the top of a distant building near the Collier shooting location — Weinreb described figures rounding a corner from Ames Street, walking along the Koch Center to the parked cruiser and retreating in the same direction. He said the distant rooftop view could not reveal their faces or exactly what they did.
1 mentionSurveillance video that Weinreb described as showing two people approaching Officer Collier's car and running away, filmed too far away to identify them. — Weinreb said the footage showed two people walking to Collier's car and running away, but its distance prevented identification. He described that limitation during argument over proposed glove DNA evidence.
1 mentionTarget surveillance video showing one person selecting and purchasing two backpacks — Fierabend agreed that Target's cameras followed one person selecting and purchasing two backpacks through checkout and out of the store. He confirmed that the footage was consistent with the receipt and that no companion participated in the purchase.
1 mentionTelevision playback the prospective juror remembered showing an older man falling when the explosion went off — The prospective juror recalled footage of an older man falling when an explosion occurred and clarified that the television coverage was a playback, not a live broadcast.
1 mentionTimeline video containing Forum footage, tentatively identified by counsel as Exhibit 22 — Gamble agreed that the Forum footage showed Tsarnaev beginning to move away at 14:49:28 while other people also moved. She said he was walking down the street when the second explosion occurred.
1 mentionTwo post-blast clips of Martin Richard, described by the prosecution as zoomed portions of video already in evidence, without still photographs; the Court allowed the limited footage to be shown. — The prosecution described two zoomed portions of video already in evidence, without still photographs or specialized forensic enhancement. One ended with Martin moving his arms, and the other showed Denise over him attempting aid or support. The court permitted the limited footage while explaining that it considered the whole disk more prejudicial than probative; Bruck objected that the clips were late-disclosed, inflammatory and cumulative.
1 mentionUnspecified exhibit discussed in a closing exchange about previously addressed video groups — The court told Conrad that it intended to permit the exhibit and had already addressed both groups of videos.
1 mentionup-close video of Rebekah Gregory's injured legs — Gregory said the defendant had seen close-up footage of her severely injured legs and questioned his response to that footage.
1 mentionVideo associated with the second witness, allowed as presented — The court found the second witness's video acceptable as presented when resolving an objection limited to audio, not the exhibit itself.
1 mentionvideo at the Montessori school — Imel confirmed that the video depicted 2:50, while distinguishing the displayed timestamp from personal verification of its accuracy.
1 mentionvideo clip that was shown — Ball answered that he had not seen the defendant in the clip and said he neither knew nor had previously seen him.
1 mentionVideo collected from Whiskey's during the week — Claflin confirmed that footage had been collected from the bar during the week. No numbered video exhibit was offered or admitted during that examination.
1 mentionVideo concerning Sean Collier's killing — Weinreb acknowledged that the video did not show who pulled the trigger and cautioned against treating an argument identifying the shooter as fact.
1 mentionVideo context surrounding the finger gesture — Clarke argued that the gesture photograph isolated one instant and omitted behavior she characterized as childish and silly in the surrounding video. She separately cited an apology when the defendant was confronted about the gesture.
1 mentionVideo depicting Patterson leaving Abe and Louie's and responding on Boylston Street — Patterson identified himself leaving Abe and Louie's and responding on Boylston Street, then explained his assessment of Jane Richard's injury and decision to use a tourniquet. He said the video fairly and accurately depicted those events, and Government Exhibit 41 was admitted without objection.
1 mentionvideo evidence — The prospective juror cited public video coverage among the information behind an initial belief that the defendant was guilty, while saying that opinion could be set aside to consider the evidence presented in court.
1 mentionVideo extracted from Tamerlan's phone — Grant said he processed a physical copy of the device's memory and was unsure where the phone had been found.
1 mentionVideo in which Douglas pointed out the defendant — Douglas acknowledged that he had never met the defendant despite having pointed him out in the video.
1 mentionvideo of a gesture he made to the camera in the cellblock — Questioning about the cellblock gesture explored cooperative interactions and an apology, with Roche limiting his recollection of no further similar behavior to that day.
1 mentionVideo of Ailina's wedding shared with Lipson's mother — Lipson said he watched the wedding video with his mother after it was shared with her, and cited it when asked how he knew where Ailina married.
1 mentionVideo of Jahar approaching the tree at the second bombing location — The footage was replayed during Clarke's closing argument on Day 43. Clarke argued that it appeared to show Jahar approaching and stopping at a tree rather than selecting children as his target.
1 mentionvideo of Jahar Tsarnaev walking down Boylston Street — During her opening statement on Day 27, Clarke referred to anticipated footage of Jahar walking down Boylston Street and acknowledged that the person shown was him.
1 mentionVideo of Marc Fucarile lying on the street — During closing argument on Day 63, Mellin described the video as showing Marc Fucarile lying in the street on fire, with a severed leg bleeding heavily.
1 mentionVideo of the brothers approaching Officer Collier's car — In rebuttal closing argument on Day 43, Weinreb described the footage as showing the brothers approaching Collier's car from behind and opening its door. He expressly stated that the video did not show who fired the fatal shots.
1 mentionVideo of the defendant approaching and standing at the bomb site — During rebuttal closing argument on Day 43, Weinreb argued that the video showed the defendant passing other trees before reaching the bomb site and repeatedly looking at nearby children. He interpreted those movements as deliberate selection of a crowded location, rather than selection merely because a tree was present.
1 mentionvideo of the defendant in the boat the night after the shootout in Watertown — During voir dire on Day 17, a prospective juror said the boat video had appeared widely in the media. The juror distinguished having seen footage from knowing who performed particular acts.
1 mentionvideo of the defendant's hand gestures — During cross-examination on Day 59, Roche interpreted the sideways two-finger gesture as defiance and disrespect based on his personal understanding. He clarified that he had not seen the initial gesture as it occurred and was uncertain whether he knew its form before speaking to the defendant. The court retained his interpretation testimony but sustained objections to repeated peace-sign questions.
1 mentionvideo of the explosion showing Paul and JP's leg injuries — In her statement on Day 67, Liz Norden said the explosion video visibly showed Paul's severed leg and JP's leg barely attached. She described the courtroom images as painful memories she wished she could erase.
1 mentionVideo of the second explosion and the Richard family — During closing argument on Day 43, Chakravarty played a short clip of the second explosion and asked viewers to focus on the Richard family and the aftermath. He pointed out Bill, Denise, Martin, Jane, and Henry Richard in the footage.
1 mentionVideo of Zahara playing at the park — During closing argument on Day 63, Clarke recalled footage of Zahara climbing on playground equipment while Tamerlan prompted her to repeat a religious phrase. Clarke placed that interaction within her argument about Tamerlan's radical ideas.
1 mentionVideo on the daughter's Facebook page showing street celebrations after the Watertown capture — During voir dire on Day 20, the defense sought inquiry into a daughter's social-media posts. Juror 512 said she had not used Facebook during the bombing week and did not use Twitter, where Conrad said the more concerning post appeared.
1 mentionVideo recordings of Silva's transactions with the confidential informant, which he said the government showed him after his arrest — Silva testified that the government showed him recordings of his transactions with the confidential informant after his arrest.
1 mentionVideo recordings of the boat that Weinreb said could convey the circumstances of the writings — During procedural discussion on Day 25, Weinreb argued that existing video and photographic evidence could convey the circumstances in which the boat writings were made without a physical jury view. His argument opposed the defense's request to view the boat itself.
1 mentionVideo referenced in questioning about a release of information — Counsel asked Oliveira whether he knew of a Marshals Service investigation, later referred to the Office of the Inspector General, concerning a release of information about the video. Oliveira said someone had mentioned it to him only the previous day.
1 mentionVideo showing Fucarile after the explosion — Exhibit 23 was described as already in evidence and played during Fucarile's direct examination on Day 51. Fucarile identified himself in the footage and pointed out fire near his crotch before a nurse reached him.
1 mentionVideo showing Fucarile and his companions outside the Forum — Exhibit 22 was described as already in evidence, and its opening portion was played during Fucarile's direct examination on Day 51. Fucarile identified himself, JP, and Steve outside the Forum and said Paul arrived later.
1 mentionvideo showing him dropping off the backpack at the site — During voir dire on Day 17, a prospective juror cited media footage described as showing the defendant dropping off a backpack. The juror said those impressions and personal experiences made it difficult to reconsider an existing opinion of guilt.
1 mentionVideo showing the defendant walking away between the explosions — During redirect examination on Day 41, Gamble confirmed that the video showed the defendant walking away after the first blast, with the second blast occurring when he was almost off-screen. The court sustained objections to questions about suggested looking-back movements, and Gamble gave no answers establishing them.
1 mentionVideo showing the front of the Forum restaurant, runners, and spectators — Exhibit 23 was described as already in evidence and played during Barrett's direct examination on Day 28. Barrett identified the Forum restaurant, runners on Boylston Street, and spectators on both sides of the street.
1 mentionVideo surveillance supplied by the public and businesses — Gross testified that members of the public supplied surveillance footage and that businesses provided recordings from their camera systems. He said he believed more than 4,000 hours of video had been submitted for examination.
1 mentionVideo taken by Kilgore, with previously muted sound — Kilgore's video, Exhibit 11B, had previously been shown with its sound muted. During procedural discussion on Day 49, the prosecution sought to restore the audio for the penalty phase over Clarke's objection. The court said the sound was probably admissible under the different penalty-phase balance because it conveyed the event's horror.
1 mentionVideo that Bruck said showed parts of the gym visit discussed in Dolakov's report — During procedural discussion on Day 54, Bruck said parts of the gym visit were on video. His statement came during a dispute over whether Dolakov's report improperly generalized Jahar's silence around Tamerlan from a single meeting.
1 mentionVideo the Court described as having been shown, discussed in connection with an unfiled government opposition — During a sidebar on Day 23, the court said it had received a courtesy copy of the government's opposition concerning the video but that the document had not been filed in the clerk's office. The discussion concerned filing and service cleanup, not a ruling on the video.
1 mentionVideo with sound taken in front of the Atlantic Fish Company — Michelle Gamble described locating the recording's audio source using the recorder's account and visible surroundings, then aligning its audio with the explosion in the Forum video.
1 mentionVideos discussed for identifying individuals, including Martin Richard and Denise Richard — Weinreb proposed pausing the videos to identify recognizable people, including Martin Richard and Denise Richard. The Court distinguished identification from witness interpretation and said jurors would assess Martin's arm movement themselves.
1 mentionvideos of, say, the defendant and -- allegedly the defendant and his brother with the backpacks on walking under a store camera on a sidewalk — During Day 17 individual voir dire, a prospective juror recalled repeatedly seeing media footage of two people with backpacks walking beneath a store camera. The juror qualified their identification as allegedly the defendant and his brother.
1 mentionVideos on KavkazCenter.com — Michel Reynolds said testimony he had read attributed Tamerlan Tsarnaev's impressions of Dagestan, the North Caucasus, and Chechnya to watching videos on KavkazCenter.com. Reynolds based that account on reported statements by Magomed Kartashov, not personal observation of Tamerlan.
1 mentionvideotape carrying the backpack on Boylston Street with his brother — The videotape was referenced during Day 17 individual voir dire addressing hardship, impartiality, and death-penalty views.
1 mentionvideotape of the defendant making his way in the opposite direction — In his Day 67 statement to the Court, Michael Chase referred to footage showing the defendant moving in the opposite direction after the first explosion. Chase interpreted that movement as indicating that the defendant knew what was happening.
1 mentionWhole disk that the Court said it had intended to exclude as more prejudicial than probative, while finding some limited segments probative. — The Court said it had intended to exclude the entire disk as more prejudicial than probative, but found some segments probative. It permitted only limited footage concerning possible consciousness on Martin Richard's part and his mother's reaction.
1 mentionWhole Foods surveillance tape — Weinreb said the Whole Foods surveillance tape would show the defendant selecting and paying for a gallon of milk, leaving, and returning to exchange it. He placed the purchase about 20 minutes after the bombing while efforts to save Martin Richard continued.
1 mentionWhole Foods video Fitzgerald recommended reviewing between 3:15 and 3:30 p.m. — Chad Fitzgerald said information he believed came from a witness, together with phone activity, led him to recommend reviewing Whole Foods footage between 3:15 and 3:30 p.m. He described the proposed review as a way to check whether the reported visit had been captured on video.
1 mentionWhole Foods video, described by defense counsel as previously introduced — Conrad questioned whether the previously introduced Whole Foods video had been found through the defendant's hospital statements, whose voluntariness remained unresolved. Chakravarty asserted that the information came from an independent civilian witness; the Court cautioned that the tip must not itself derive from those statements.
1 mentionYouTube videos reviewed from the Samsung browsing history — Michel Reynolds described the reviewed YouTube material as predominantly related to Islam, grouping it into instruction, portrayals of atrocities against Muslims, and motivational depictions of jihad. He said some categories overlapped and that instructional videos included both English- and Russian-language material.
1 mentionAudio Evidence (45)
"Matty in the Morning" discussion about Billy's son being called — Individual voir dire on Day 10 included a reference to a Matty in the Morning discussion labeled as being about Billy's son being called.
1 mention1141-03 through 1141-11 — Swindon confirmed that these selected files were on the Samsung phone and that several also appeared on two iPods and a Sony VAIO laptop. The court sustained an objection to reading the phone's audio-file titles aloud.
1 mention1142-100 through 136 — Swindon confirmed that the numbered files were MP3 audio files in the nasheed subfolder and that the selection did not include all music on the computer's hard drive.
1 mention1142-110 — Levitt identified Awlaki's voice over nasheed chanting and interpreted the passage as urging immediate action and portraying death as predetermined. He described that rhetoric as a means of reducing fear of fatal violent activity and expressly distinguished it from traditional Islam.
1 mention1142-124 — Levitt identified Anwar al-Awlaki's voice and interpreted the passage as presenting jihadi violence undertaken with religious intent as a route to paradise despite a lack of prior religious observance.
1 mention1142-32 — Levitt said the speaker was not Anwar al-Awlaki and described the excerpt's tone as shrill and excited, with a more graphic portrayal of Islam in a violent context.
1 mention1142-41 — Kevin Swindon confirmed that Exhibit 1142-41 was an MP3 audio file after the file listing was expanded during his Day 36 direct examination.
1 mention1143-43 to 1143-64 — On Day 36, Kevin Swindon confirmed that Exhibits 1143-43 to 1143-64 were Anwar al-Awlaki audio files in the Hereafter Series folder, similar to files listed in the 1142 collection.
1 mention1145-24 — Kevin Swindon verified that the MP3 file was on the iPod and identified it as common to four devices during his Day 36 direct examination.
1 mention1564 — Miguel Colon described MacLellan requesting a unit through Quinby Street to the end of Laurel Street, then withdrawing the request because of crossfire danger. Colon confirmed that Exhibit 1564 accurately captured the transmission, and the clip was played without objection on Day 38.
1 mention3306G — Fick played a small portion of 3306G during Mark Spencer’s Day 54 direct examination after identifying it as material from inside a TrueCrypt volume; the transcript does not transcribe its contents.
1 mentionAnwar al-Awlaki lectures — In rebuttal closing on Day 63, Weinreb said the defendant listened to Anwar al-Awlaki lectures without several defense witnesses knowing about it. He argued that receiving lectures from Tamerlan did not explain away the defendant's own beliefs, while acknowledging that the computer evidence was open to interpretation.
1 mentionAnwar Awlaki lectures on the external hard drive — Spencer testified that the spreadsheet showed the lectures' creation on external drive Laurel 1W16 on March 18, the same date discussed for Django Unchained. He said the spreadsheet alone did not identify where the files had been obtained.
1 mentionAudio file entitled "Ghuraba" — The audio file entitled Ghuraba, which Chakravarty translated as Stranger, accompanied the government's closing photo montage. During a Day 43 sidebar, counsel disputed the presentation's purpose, and the court noted that the audio was in evidence and permitted preservation of the montage for the record.
1 mentionAudio files that Chakravarty said Mr. Fick introduced the previous day, including Tamerlan's conversation with others — During procedural discussion on Day 55, Chakravarty described audio files that Fick had introduced the previous day as containing Tamerlan's conversations with others. He argued that those conversations provided better evidence of the issue raised by Kartashov's account of counseling Tamerlan against going into the forest.
1 mentionAudio recording described by counsel as found on Tamerlan's computer — During direct testimony on Day 57, Naida Suleimanova recognized Tamerlan's voice in a recording counsel described as found on his computer, identified as Exhibit 3306-J. She identified his voice in highlighted portions but said she did not understand the religious ideas.
1 mentionAudio recording described by Fick as coming from Tamerlan's computer — During Nabisat Suleimanova's direct testimony on Day 57, Fick described the audio recording as coming from Tamerlan's computer.
1 mentionAudio recording from the encrypted files in 3306 — On Day 54, Fick played a short portion of an audio recording from the encrypted files in Exhibit 3306 during Mark Spencer's resumed direct examination. He also referred to displaying an already-admitted English translation; the playback's contents were not transcribed.
1 mentionAudio recordings counsel described as Tamerlan Tsarnaev's discussions concerning jihad in Russia — During cross-examination on Day 38, counsel asked Levitt whether he had received recordings from Tamerlan's computer described as discussions concerning jihad in Russia. Levitt said he had not received them or any files from that computer.
1 mentionAudiotaped Massachusetts State Police interview conducted a few days after the incident — Miguel Colon confirmed that Massachusetts State Police audiotaped his interview a few days after the incident. When Watkins attributed an earlier one-shooter account to him, Colon said he could not tell and explained that his attention had gone to muzzle flash.
1 mentionAwlaki's Hereafter Series — Levitt classified Awlaki's Hereafter Series as religious lectures rather than lectures explicitly about jihad and understood that the files were found on the defendant's computer. He accepted an approximate description of 22 or 24 hour-long files, while expressing concern that earlier nonviolent lectures could draw some listeners toward later violent ones without claiming to know any individual's beliefs.
1 mentioncarjacking 9-1-1 call — Sullivan testified that dispatchers received a 9-1-1 carjacking report, obtained the vehicle's registration information, and contacted its tracking service. The court allowed his account of the caller's statements to explain the sequence of events, not for the truth of those statements.
1 mentionCD containing jihad nasheeds — In closing argument on Day 43, Chakravarty described a CD of jihad songs and chants that the brothers retrieved from the Honda before their intended drive to New York. He also said the defendant's fingerprints were on the nasheed CD found in the Mercedes radio.
1 mentionCD of the Matty in the Morning Show discussion of getting on the jury — On Day 5, Conrad offered the CD to explain requested questions for prospective jurors who listened to Matty in the Morning. The court agreed to listen, but did not resolve whether the CD would become part of the record.
1 mentionCell phone sound recording proposed for the video overlay — Weinreb proposed combining a cell phone sound recording with silent Forum surveillance footage, saying Gamble could explain synchronization through the blasts and visible reactions. During discussion on Day 51, defense counsel questioned how the recording's source and location would be established.
1 mentionDun Meng's 911 tape — In his opening statement on Day 27, Weinreb previewed Dun Meng's 911 tape after describing Meng's escape to the Mobil station. He said jurors would hear Meng's fear in his voice on the recording.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 679 — David Sacco recalled that the caller was unsure whether the sounds were gunshots and described them as loud banging, adding that people had dropped to the floor and then seen a police car outside. Sacco confirmed the recording’s accuracy, and Government Exhibit 679 was admitted without objection and played on Day 31.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 686 — David Sacco identified the recording’s opening as his request for Sector 1-2 or other officers to respond and its final voice as Sergeant Henniger reporting an officer down. Government Exhibit 686 was admitted without objection and played during Sacco’s Day 31 testimony.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 687 — Clarence Henniger confirmed that Government Exhibit 687 fairly captured radio traffic after his arrival, during questioning about his request for assistance after finding Officer Collier shot. The recording was admitted without objection and played on Day 31.
1 mentionJihadi nasheeds on the defendant's iPod or in his car — In rebuttal closing on Day 63, Weinreb said several young women who testified for the defense did not know the defendant listened to jihadi nasheeds on his iPod or in his car. He argued that their limited knowledge weakened their ability to describe his private life and family relationship.
1 mentionjihadi songs and nasheeds on his computer — During cross-examination on Day 55, Tiarrah Dottin said she did not know about the defendant listening to jihadi songs and nasheeds on his computer. The court overruled Watkins's objection, but Dottin's answer did not confirm the listening activity asserted in Weinreb's question.
1 mentionLingzi's retained voicemail messages — Zhao testified that she kept Lingzi's voicemails, including a message saying she could not visit because she had too much to do. Zhao described Lingzi's voice in that message as calm, confident, articulate, and unhurried.
1 mentionMatty in the Morning broadcast discussing jury service in the case — During voir dire on Day 14, a prospective juror said they heard Matty in the Morning while driving to court. The juror described the broadcast as mostly noting that the case was happening and that the hosts knew someone called for jury service.
1 mentionNasheed converted into an MP3 audio file from a video, which Chakravarty said was played during the government's closing — On Day 46, Chakravarty said the nasheed played during the government's closing had been converted into an MP3 from a video with jihadi images and Ghuraba subtitles. He said the relevant files were already in evidence and disputed the suggestion that the presentation sought to inflame religious or ethnic prejudice.
1 mentionNasheed that Bruck said accompanied Chakravarty's closing photo montage — During argument on Day 46, Bruck described a nasheed accompanying a rapid photo montage of the devastation on Boylston Street at the end of Chakravarty's closing. He argued that the combination had excessively emphasized the defendant's foreignness and religious beliefs.
1 mentionNasheed that Conrad said had been played — During a Day 50 sidebar, Conrad referred to the playing of a nasheed alongside the Shahadah to dispute the government's description of its presentation. She also said the defense had not received a copy of the Shahadah despite a court order; the sidebar contained no ruling on that complaint.
1 mentionPhone message Katherine left the next day, as described by Ransom — Ransom testified that Katherine left a phone message the day after Ransom left the apartment in the middle of the night. According to Ransom, Katherine denied that Tamerlan had threatened her and called her childish; Katherine's position came through Ransom's account, not Katherine's testimony.
1 mentionRecording of discussion on Matty in the Morning — During voir dire on Day 4, Conrad described a recorded Matty in the Morning discussion about obtaining jury access and going after the defendant. Bruck acknowledged that the discussion had been presented humorously, and the court agreed to ask the prospective juror about exposure to the show's jury-selection discussion.
1 mentionRecordings of Tamerlan's own voice — Bruck's sentencing opening on Day 53 previewed recordings of Tamerlan's voice among material on his computer that Reynolds would discuss.
1 mentionRussian-language recorded conversations from Tamerlan Tsarnaev's encrypted hard drive and accompanying English translation — Reynolds corrected the recordings' total duration to slightly more than three hours. The court ruled that interpreting the conversations exceeded his scope and rejected reading a passage because it might imply expertise.
1 mentionScene A sound — The government confirmed that it had the Scene A sound, and the court asked whether additional Scene B sound was needed.
1 mentionTape recordings of Tamerlan and others in Dagestan, described by defense counsel as discussing Islamic radical ideas — Fick said he had hoped to connect Suleimanova's reaction to the recordings with her family's concerns about radical ideas, to highlight the extreme nature of Tamerlan's discussions; the court had stopped that questioning.
1 mentionThe Most Amazing Nasheed, identified as common to four devices — Swindon confirmed that the MP3 file was common to all four devices. His comparisons concerned matching content, not who listened to it or the direction of any transfer.
1 mentionThe Most Wonderful Nasheed, discussed as matching across four devices despite different file titles — Swindon confirmed matching content across four devices despite different file titles and explained that changing a filename does not change the file's substance or MD5 hash. The comparison did not identify who listened to the file or the direction of any transfer.
1 mentionVoice recordings of Tamerlan Tsarnaev on his computer, cited by Fick when describing the government's response; Fick sought a stipulation identifying the recorded voice. — Defense counsel reported that the government cited the recordings as other evidence of Tamerlan's radicalization and requested a stipulation identifying his voice, while maintaining that Kartashov could provide the best evidence.
1 mentionDigital Evidence (295)
Sony VAIO computer, 1R6 — On Day 36, the court admitted the laptop as a physical object only, expressly excluding its data from that admission. On Day 39, Heidi Williams reviewed text messages and a report of selected Internet activity from the laptop; she had not extracted the messages and had not really researched all surrounding conversations. On Day 42, Mark Spencer identified the laptop as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's computer, described Anzor as an arbitrary account name, and confirmed Jahar as the full user name in the Windows information.
5 mentionsSony VAIO laptop data, including Mobilsync backups — Exhibit 1142, admitted on Day 36, contained selected files and derivative material from the Sony VAIO computer, not its complete contents. Kevin Swindon explained that organizational folders were added to the CD and that exported text messages came from Mobilsync backup data on the computer. On cross-examination, he agreed that the exhibit comprised 151 sub-exhibits drawn from roughly half a million files and testified that he verified the selected material but did not choose it.
5 mentionsExhibit 620 — Sarah De Lair used Exhibit 620 to connect selected Scene B objects with photographs and recovery locations. During Day 39 cross-examination, Christopher Derks did not recall the original placement of certain photographed items and agreed that they might have been moved for photography. On Day 30, the court admitted only the Boylston Street, Boylston Street camera locations, Scene A, and Scene B portions in that exchange.
4 mentionsDefense Exhibit 1 — Steven A. Kimball identified the complete J_tsar Twitter account, which the court allowed over objection after Conrad invoked completeness and said it was not offered for its truth. During Day 12 voir dire, a Facebook image was marked as Defendant's Exhibit No. 1 for identification, and Juror 251 confirmed having used it as his profile picture.
3 mentionsFiles from the 1W16 external hard drive found on Laurel Street — On Day 36, Kevin Swindon verified that Exhibit 1475 contained data from the hard drive, and the court admitted the exhibit over a renewed defense objection. His Day 37 testimony identified Awlaki files, Inspire magazines, and Russian-language DjVu files converted to PDFs for trial purposes, with translated titles referring to explosives. Swindon also confirmed that an English paper had been recovered from deleted data rather than an active file, but he could not confirm whether the Russian files were absent from the Sony VAIO computer.
3 mentionsInspire Magazine — Clarke argued that the magazine's presence on Jahar's computer did not mean the evidence would show he had downloaded extremist materials through Internet searches. Pellegrini and Weinreb later invoked Inspire in penalty-phase arguments emphasizing Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's own beliefs and actions rather than the origins of his radicalization.
3 mentions1W16 — Spencer found files in the drive's unallocated space and attributed ordinary file and folder ownership to the Samsung laptop's Umar account, excepting system files without traditional security identifiers. His account-ownership analysis did not identify who performed the copying.
2 mentionsCarved/recovered file described by counsel as a homework assignment bearing Giovanni Norgill's name — Swindon testified that Exhibit 1475-03 appeared to be a Word document bearing Giovanni Norgill's name, but he did not know Norgill or whether he was the defendant's classmate. He later identified the document as a carved/recovered file from a previous directory structure on the hard drive. The court agreed to a defense request to separate carved files in the exhibit presentation so they would not be confused with files on the active device.
2 mentionsDjVu files and PDF presentation material associated with the L14 thumb drive found in the landfill — Exhibit 1150 was admitted on Day 36 as a disk reflecting files from the Kingston thumb drive found in a backpack at the Crapo landfill in New Bedford. Swindon testified that its DjVu files were converted to PDF and that files 26, 27, 28, and 33 were corrupted and inaccessible. He acknowledged an intact version on the disks he reviewed without adopting counsel's suggestion that it came from another device, and the court agreed to a request to make the presentation conform to what had been recovered.
2 mentionsExhibit 1 — On Day 30, Conrad asserted that Exhibit 1 lacked tweet times and sought to introduce timed tweets. Separately, on Day 52, the Court described a referenced Exhibit 1 as apparently a search warrant and application missing from a filing seeking materials about the Waltham murders.
2 mentionsExhibit 3000 — Conrad said that previously admitted Defendant Exhibit 1 had been renumbered as Exhibit 3000. During Olga LaFond's cross-examination, Fick displayed an October 30, 2012 tweet from the collection to test a proposed poem reference, which LaFond did not recognize.
2 mentionsExported text messages from the iPhone 3 Mobilsync backup — Exhibit 1385 contains text messages exported from an iPhone 3 Mobilsync backup on the Sony VAIO laptop, with the other correspondent's identifying information redacted. The court admitted it on Day 37 over a derivative-compilation objection. On Day 39, Williams read a November 6, 2012 message attributed to the defendant that discussed the election, preferred Obama as the lesser evil, and condemned both candidates over killing Muslims.
2 mentionsJoin the Caravan — Clarke acknowledged in her opening statement that Join the Caravan was among the extremist materials on Jahar's computer. Matthew Levitt later confirmed that Abdullah Azzam wrote the work in the late 1980s.
2 mentionsLink-file information showing the Kingston thumb drive's volume serial number — Exhibit 1142-02 presents jump-list and shortcut information about files accessed on external devices and includes a volume serial number Swindon identified as unique to the landfill Kingston thumb drive. He testified that he checked registry information to match that drive to the Sony VAIO laptop. On cross-examination, he distinguished the spreadsheet from a device-attachment registry report and said he could not explain its creation-date column without supporting information.
2 mentionsRedacted text messages extracted from Dias Kadyrbayev's iPhone — Swindon verified that Exhibit 1153's exchanges between Dias Kadyrbayev and the defendant's phone number appeared on Kadyrbayev's phone. On Day 36, the prosecution offered the exhibit primarily for those communications, and the court required redaction before admission. On Day 37, the court admitted the redacted version over renewed confrontation and foundation objections.
2 mentions1141 — Swindon identified Exhibit 1141 with a Samsung Finesse phone found in the defendant's dorm room and confirmed that it contained the audio files under discussion. The court admitted the exhibit over a renewed objection.
1 mention1142-10 — The Security Accounts Manager report lists the computer's user accounts, including the username Anzor with the full name Jahar. Swindon interpreted that account's Zulu-time last-login entry as corresponding to the evening of April 17, 2013.
1 mention1142-12 — Swindon described Exhibit 1142-12 as a derivative report of selected Windows shortcut files and testified that the entries indicated files had been opened or accessed on that computer at some point. He cautioned that link files are not necessarily created by every application and may be deleted or no longer retained.
1 mention1142-2 — The jump-list spreadsheet includes entries for completeinspire.pdf and jointhecaravan.pdf associated with a drive labeled Patriot. Swindon explained that access information concerned the examined computer and that timestamps could be affected by computer settings or incomplete collection. He also rejected the suggestion that the recovered Patriot thumb drive was the same device reflected in the earlier history entries.
1 mention1142-49 through 1142-70 — Swindon testified that the files in the Hereafter Series subfolder under the Anzor desktop appeared to be RealPlayer files based on their displayed icons. He confirmed that their different titles all appeared to include al-Awlaki's name.
1 mention1142-51 — The 4,670-page directory listing covers all files on the computer. Kevin Swindon explained that most of the spreadsheets discussed in his testimony were derived from this listing.
1 mention1143-09 — The 20-page report was generated with Internet Evidence Finder and includes completeinspire.pdf entries associated with a J drive. Swindon described one entry recovered from unallocated space as indicating possible access, but said its date was unreliable. He identified another entry in allocated space as showing access on December 26, 2012, at 2:39 p.m.
1 mention1144 — The CD contains a selected portion of the contents of a two-gigabyte Micro Center thumb drive recovered from Pine Dale Hall. The court admitted Exhibit 1144 over a renewed objection during Kevin Swindon's Day 36 testimony.
1 mention1145 — The CD contains files extracted from an iPod Shuffle found in the Honda Civic recovered on Laurel Street. Swindon verified that the files were on the device, and the court admitted the extracted data over foundation and confrontation objections.
1 mention1146 — The CD contains files extracted from an iPod Nano found in the Honda Civic recovered on Laurel Street. Swindon verified that the files were on the device, and the court admitted the extracted data over foundation and confrontation objections.
1 mention1147 — The court admitted Exhibit 1147 with Exhibit 1148 as extracted data from audio CDs found in the Honda Civic and Mercedes, over renewed objections. Swindon then identified a folder within Exhibit 1147 containing a one-page file listing.
1 mention1148 — The extracted CD contents include Anwar Awlaki Hereafter Series audio files and additional folders containing audio. The court admitted Exhibit 1148 with Exhibit 1147 as data from CDs found in the Honda Civic and Mercedes, over renewed objections.
1 mention1150-10 — Swindon confirmed that the filenames being compared were the same. His confirmation concerned the names, and he said the files needed direct comparison before he could confirm a broader match.
1 mention1150-34 — Counsel's attempt to open Exhibit 1150-34 produced an error. Swindon explained that the file's title and possibly part of its data had been recovered, but the recovered file could not be opened.
1 mention1150; 1150-01 — The material concerns the Kingston thumb drive found in the landfill and its file spreadsheet. Swindon said the bulk of the discussed files were recovered or carved and that their deletion dates could not be determined.
1 mention1151 — The CD contains SIM-card reports for a physically broken iPhone 4s and iPhone 5 from Franklin Street in Watertown. Only SIM-card information was recovered, not the phones' browsing history, media, accessed documents, or communications. The court admitted Exhibit 1151 over renewed objections.
1 mention1151-14-report — The HTML extraction report lists the SIM card's unique ICC ID and telephone number 617-286-9151. The recovered information was limited to SIM-card data rather than phone content.
1 mention1180J — Mark Preble identified Exhibit 1180J as a screenshot from UMass Dartmouth's student record system concerning Jahar Tsarnaev. The court admitted it subject to a sidebar conversation whose contents were not stated in his examination.
1 mention1247 — The thumb drive was described as recovered from the dorm room during Kimberly Franks's direct examination on Day 38.
1 mention1248 — The Samsung cell phone was described as recovered from a shelf area during Kimberly Franks's direct examination on Day 38.
1 mention1251 — The iPhone was described as recovered from a shelf area during Kimberly Franks's direct examination on Day 38.
1 mention1258 — Kenneth Benton identified the thumb drive as having been found in the backpack he located at the landfill, although he did not see it during his initial inspection. The court admitted Exhibit 1258 during his Day 39 testimony.
1 mention1264 — Steven A. Kimball identified Exhibit 1264 as subscriber information for the Al_FirdausiA Twitter account. The court admitted it without objection during his Day 29 testimony.
1 mention1266 — Kimball confirmed that the screenshot depicted the Twitter page as it appeared to the FBI person who downloaded it. The court admitted Exhibit 1266 without objection on Day 29.
1 mention1267-1273 — Kimball confirmed that these Al_FirdausiA tweets matched both publicly available content and the search-warrant results. The court admitted Exhibits 1267-1273 without objection during his Day 29 testimony.
1 mention1275-1320 — Kimball identified the exhibits as fair and accurate renditions of tweets from the J_tsar and Al_FirdausiA accounts and confirmed that the presented tweets also appeared in the search-warrant results. The court admitted Exhibits 1275-1320 without objection.
1 mention1281 — Steven A. Kimball confirmed that the writing in Exhibit 1281 was Cyrillic during his direct examination on Day 29.
1 mention1303 — Kimball confirmed that Exhibit 1303 was posted on March 14, 2013, after the Al_FirdausiA account had been created and its posts had appeared. His redirect testimony addressed the post's place in the account chronology.
1 mention1389 — The messages were exported from an iPhone 5 Mobilsync backup stored on the Sony VAIO laptop, with the conversation counterparty's identifying information redacted. The court admitted Exhibit 1389 over a derivative-compilation objection on Day 37.
1 mention1393 — The messages were exported from an iPhone 5 Mobilsync backup stored on the Sony VAIO laptop, with the conversation counterparty's identifying information redacted. The court admitted Exhibit 1393 over a derivative-compilation objection on Day 37.
1 mention14-31 — Mark Spencer identified the CD recovered from the Honda as the disc addressed by Defense Exhibit 3320 during his direct examination on Day 54.
1 mention1411 — Kevin Swindon matched the ICC ID number on 1R6 to the iPhone 5 designated 2W2, correcting his initial designation, and confirmed that the SIM card carried the same number.
1 mention1439 — James Eppard identified the poster as the digital version posted on FBI.gov after 8:20 a.m. on April 19. The prosecution withdrew its offer of Exhibit 1439, and the court retained the earlier display as a record of what had been said.
1 mention1457 — Kevin Swindon said 1457 was not in the binder being checked during his direct examination on Day 36, and counsel said he would obtain it.
1 mention1475-04 through 1475-11 — Kevin Swindon confirmed on Day 36 that these files were located in the Anwar al-Awlaki lectures folder on the device being examined.
1 mention1475-21 — Selected pages of the admitted PDF were displayed alongside Exhibit 3310-01, with the court permitting the display but accepting the concern that comparison testimony was outside Spencer's expertise. Spencer found the earliest Complete Inspire creation reference on December 21, 2011 in the Samsung's documents TrueCrypt container; January 21, 2012 records appeared to indicate copying through the Patriot to the Sony.
1 mention16 devices, mostly cell phones, that Weinreb said were included in the defense's proposed evidence — Weinreb said the defense had not narrowed which materials from the devices it intended to offer and requested itemization before assessing relevance, cumulative presentation, prejudice, metadata, and deletion history.
1 mention18 gigabytes of information from Tamerlan Tsarnaev's computer that Weinreb said the defense had identified as intended trial evidence — Weinreb said the proposed computer materials had not been narrowed sufficiently for review and requested an itemized list before preparing evidentiary challenges. The Court did not rule on those proposed challenges during the discussion.
1 mention1W3 — Spencer agreed that computer analysis formed part of the attribution to Tamerlan and acknowledged that others, including the defendant, used the Samsung. He believed one defendant email-login instance was known, but could not identify who was at the keyboard for a particular action or infer a person's thoughts from files.
1 mention2012 tweet in Mr. Tsarnaev's Twitter feed — Levitt compared the tweet's statement about spending money, regret, and defeat with a similar Awlaki statement. He acknowledged scriptural sources but could not recall the specific source.
1 mention2D exhibit: the court approved redacting the residence heading; the government said it would remove overlays not testified to, and the defense would review the exhibit before jury access — The Court approved removing the heading identifying 410 Norfolk Street as Tamerlan and Jahar Tsarnaev's residence. The government said it would excise overlays not addressed in testimony, and the Court agreed that the defense could review the exhibit before jury access.
1 mention3126A-3126F and 3126H — Gerald R. Grant, Jr. verified posting times from live tweets, except for 3126H, whose wording he matched to a Twitter log and whose UTC time he converted to Eastern Daylight Time. The court admitted Exhibits 3126A through 3126F and 3126H without objection on Day 41.
1 mention3126B — During cross-examination on Day 41, Gerald R. Grant, Jr. confirmed that the tweet was posted early on Marathon Monday and contained a quotation.
1 mention3126H — Grant derived the tweet's displayed time by matching its wording to a Twitter log and converting the stored UTC time to Eastern Daylight Time. He confirmed that J_tsar posted through a web browser, but acknowledged that a phone browser could produce that designation.
1 mention3287A — Booth said she posted the accompanying photograph on Facebook on April 20, 2013. The court excluded her written Facebook reaction while permitting a narrower question about whether the conduct was consistent with her observations of prior conduct.
1 mention3303-6 — Mark Spencer created the Samsung search-history spreadsheet using NetAnalysis and Internet Evidence Finder. He explained that combining the tools sought a comprehensive set of potential searches because their criteria for identifying searches differed.
1 mention3306-H — On Day 54, Fick opened the file from the Umar downloads subfolder and assigned it the label 3306-H; Mark Spencer said it appeared to be the image underlying the recreated Samsung desktop.
1 mention3306A — During Mark Spencer's direct examination on Day 54, Fick opened the file and assigned it the subexhibit label 3306A, and Spencer confirmed that it came from the highlighted Document volume.
1 mention3306B — Fick opened another file and assigned it the label 3306B during direct examination on Day 54. Mark Spencer confirmed that it and the other displayed files were contained within the same encrypted volume on Tamerlan's Samsung laptop.
1 mention3306C — Mark Spencer confirmed on Day 54 that the file opened and assigned Exhibit 3306C was contained within the encrypted volume on Tamerlan's Samsung laptop.
1 mention3306D — The file received the label 3306D after counsel moved up a folder level within the same encrypted volume during Mark Spencer's direct examination on Day 54.
1 mention3306E — Mark Spencer confirmed during his direct examination on Day 54 that the picture assigned Exhibit 3306E was contained within the same encrypted volume as the other files being opened.
1 mention3307-001 — The court excluded the Odnoklassniki page after arguments about authentication and the scope of Michel Reynolds's expertise during his direct examination on Day 58.
1 mention3314-001 — The court received Exhibit 3314-001 into evidence without government objection during Michel Reynolds's direct examination on Day 58, along with its English-language companion and another pair of Kavkaz Center pages.
1 mention3314-001A — The English-language companion page was received into evidence without government objection during Michel Reynolds's direct examination on Day 58.
1 mention3314-003 — The court received the Kavkaz Center announcement into evidence without government objection during Michel Reynolds's direct examination on Day 58.
1 mention3314-003A — The English-language companion to the announcement was received into evidence without government objection during Michel Reynolds's direct examination on Day 58.
1 mention3315-01 — During cross-examination on Day 53, Gerald R. Grant, Jr. confirmed that the displayed number represented 320,321 channel subscribers and that Tamerlan Tsarnaev was one of them.
1 mention655 submissions of videos and images received through Black Falcon — Imel said he personally reviewed every submitted image and video over three to four months. He distinguished submissions from individual files, explaining that one submission could contain a single image while another contained up to 22,000 images.
1 mentionA file-transfer sequence involving Tamerlan's Samsung computer, the missing Patriot thumb drive, the Sony associated with Jahar, and the Hewlett-Packard home computer, which Fick proffered occurred on January 21, 2012 — Fick said he expected evidence to show that a document existed first on Tamerlan's Samsung and then was created on the Patriot thumb drive and the Sony before the thumb drive reached the Hewlett-Packard home computer. He proffered that the sequence occurred shortly before Tamerlan's departure from the country, and the Court deferred the disputed admissibility questions.
1 mentionAl_FirdausiA account tweets — Kimball confirmed that all of the account's tweets had been introduced, that J_tsar covered more topic areas, and that the same user used both accounts during a period in March. The Court sustained objections to the account-name translation and characterization of the posts.
1 mentionAl_Firdausia account's seven tweets over two days — Clarke argued that the posts promoted neither violence nor extremism and that Jahar lost interest after the account's brief activity.
1 mentionAl-Firdaus Islamic Twitter account — Bruck said Jahar started the account a month before the bombings and lost interest after seven tweets.
1 mentionall-user emails — The prospective juror described receiving generic hospital emails rather than patient-care communications and believed they conveyed basically the same information as television coverage.
1 mentionApril 15 tweet, “Ain't no love in the heart of the city” — Mellin said the defendant posted the tweet at 8 p.m. on the evening of the bombings and characterized it as callous commentary.
1 mentionApril 16 tweet, “I'm a stress-free kind of guy” — During closing argument on Day 63, Mellin described the defendant's April 16 tweet calling himself stress free and contrasted it with the victims' hospitalization and injuries.
1 mentionApril 24 Facebook posting about how easily Jahar could be corrupted — During Stephen Silva's cross-examination on Day 34, Conrad asked about an April 24 Facebook post concerning how easily Jahar could be corrupted. The court sustained the objection even after Conrad characterized the question as impeachment.
1 mentionAT&T phone-activity records for the number ending in 5112 — The AT&T records included a 6:50 p.m. outbound text and a 9:03 p.m. data-usage entry on January 31, 2013. Grant acknowledged that the text went to Tamerlan and conditionally agreed to focus on it if the data-usage entry was unreliable.
1 mentionBinder containing 13 CDs with selected extracted files and additional reports — Swindon identified a three-ring binder holding 13 CDs and said he verified that selected files existed on the listed devices. The disks also included derivative reports, file listings, and available log files rather than complete device contents.
1 mentionBlog article on the college website profiling a graphic artist who made T-shirts to raise money for Marathon victims — During voir dire on Day 18, a prospective juror described writing a college-website profile of an alumnus whose graphic arts business made fundraising T-shirts for Marathon victims. The juror said the article focused on the business and did not discuss individual victims.
1 mentionBomb-building instructions on both brothers' computers — In rebuttal closing argument on Day 43, Weinreb said both brothers had bomb-building instructions on their computers. He presented their presence as evidence suggesting possible shared participation in construction, not proof of who performed each task.
1 mentionBook of the End — Counsel described Book of the End as a lengthy English-language PDF on the defendant's computer. Levitt said he had not reviewed it for the case and was quite certain he had not received the file.
1 mentionBoston Strong picture that Juror 69 may have posted on Facebook — The picture was identified in individual voir dire on Day 6 as a possible, rather than confirmed, Facebook posting by Juror 69.
1 mentionBrowsing history on Jahar Tsarnaev's Sony VAIO computer — During direct examination on Day 58, Reynolds confirmed that he had examined browsing history from Jahar Tsarnaev's Sony VAIO computer.
1 mentionBrowsing history on Tamerlan Tsarnaev's Samsung computer — During direct examination on Day 58, Reynolds confirmed that he had examined browsing history from Tamerlan Tsarnaev's Samsung computer.
1 mentionBU-wide emails — The emails were identified as BU-wide communications during individual voir dire on hardship and juror background on Day 10.
1 mentionCD containing file listings and homework from the Laurel Street thumb drive — Exhibit 1149 included derivative file listings, an imaging log, and homework assignments bearing Dias Kadyrbayev's name. The court admitted the CD on Day 36 with the defense objection preserved.
1 mentionCD containing files from the 1W15 Patriot thumb drive; offered with foundation, confrontation, and relevance objections — Swindon said Exhibit 1149 contained files from a Patriot thumb drive found on Laurel Street and distinguished it from another Patriot device reflected in earlier histories. The prosecutor offered the CD, and the court called counsel to sidebar after the defense renewed objections and added a relevance objection.
1 mentionCD containing selected material from the 2R14 desktop computer — Swindon identified Exhibit 1143 as material from the desktop computer listed as seized at 410 Norfolk Street and verified its contents except for certain titles, exhibit numbers, and translations. The court admitted the CD over objections concerning foundation, spreadsheets, and translations.
1 mentionCD recovered from the Mercedes — Spencer said he created a comparison chart for the CD after describing columns indicating whether files appeared on the Sony and Samsung laptops. The court admitted the chart, not the CD in this exchange, as Defense Exhibit 3321.
1 mentionCell-site location evidence presented by Chad Fitzgerald — During closing argument on Day 43, Chakravarty described Fitzgerald's cell-site evidence as showing the defendant's phone first in Dartmouth and then in Cambridge. He also described the evidence as placing the defendant at 410 Norfolk Street around Christmas 2012.
1 mentionChristmas Day 2012 message about doing something with Tamerlan — Heidi Williams read Exhibit 1388 as a message from the defendant on December 25, 2012, at about 11:43 p.m., saying he was doing something with Tamerlan and would contact the recipient later.
1 mentionChristmas Day 2012 text exchange about education and future goals — Exhibit 1387 contained a Christmas Day 2012 exchange about transferring schools, pursuing a master's degree, and future goals, including the defendant's wish to bring justice for his people. Williams read the defendant's messages while Chakravarty read the other correspondent's messages.
1 mentionComments on a friend's Facebook page — During voir dire on Day 7, a prospective juror recalled commenting on a friend's Facebook page about the case and expressing disbelief that someone could commit the acts described in the news.
1 mentionComplete Inspire file on the Laurel external hard drive, identified as Exhibit 38 — Spencer identified Complete Inspire on the Laurel external hard drive as the chart entry labeled Exhibit 38. He testified that its owner identifier related specifically to the Samsung computer's Umar account and agreed that the file had originated on that computer at some time.
1 mentionComplete Inspire, other Inspire files, and charts tracing transfers through the missing Patriot thumb drive — During closing argument on Day 43, Clarke described charts tracing Complete Inspire and other Inspire files from Tamerlan's Samsung through the missing Patriot thumb drive to Jahar's Sony. Her account presented the transfer path as an argument about the brothers' relative roles.
1 mentionComputer file about stealing or taking or seizing the property of infidels, cited by the defense — Fick said Tamerlan apparently read a computer file about seizing the property of infidels within weeks before the Waltham murders. He argued that the document supplied an ideological basis for what the defense characterized as a drug robbery.
1 mentionComputer hard drive identified as search item 58, taken from a shelf off the kitchen — The drive was described as having been taken from a shelf off the kitchen.
1 mentionComputer records tracing Complete Inspire and other Inspire files — Clarke described records tracing the missing Patriot thumb drive's attachment to Tamerlan's Samsung computer, creation of the Complete Inspire file, and subsequent attachment to Dzhokhar's Sony computer. She argued that other Inspire files followed a similar path.
1 mentioncomputers and electronic devices, phones, hard drives — Clarke said the seized computers, phones, hard drives, and other electronic devices would show extremist materials on both brothers' computers. She argued that file origins, transfers, and Internet activity would distinguish Tamerlan's conduct from Dzhokhar's, while expressly disavowing a claim that Tamerlan forced him to participate.
1 mentionComputers of the defendant and his brother — The two computers were addressed during cross-examination on Day 58.
1 mentiondata on the disks entered into evidence — Swindon confirmed that the presented data came from the identified devices, subject to the question's exclusions for translations and derivative analytical products. His answer also excepted changed titles of corrupted files and converted DjVu files.
1 mentionDefendant's laptop computer — Weinreb said the defendant's friends removed the laptop from his dorm room and police later obtained and analyzed it. He previewed extremist writings, recordings, and file-access evidence as revealing beliefs the defendant had concealed from friends.
1 mentionDefendant's tweets concerning violent jihad — Weinreb argued that the defendant's tweets expressed his own reasons for believing in violent jihad and did not mention his brother. He used them in rebuttal to the defense's mitigation account of Tamerlan's influence.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 1387a — Fick offered additional pages of the same conversation from which the prosecution's Exhibit 1387 excerpt had been drawn, and the government objected. On Day 39, the court allowed Defense Exhibit 1387A to be marked for identification and offered to review whether it should be admitted, leaving admission undecided at that point.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3 — The court permitted the extraction to be marked for identification as Defense Exhibit 3 during Chad Fitzgerald's redirect examination on Day 31; the extraction was not admitted at that time.
1 mentionDeleted MP3 songs and schoolwork files associated with Giovanni on 1W16 — Spencer confirmed that traces of deleted MP3 songs and schoolwork associated with someone named Giovanni remained in unallocated space on a hard drive found on a Watertown street. He agreed that Inspire magazines and Awlaki lectures replaced the earlier material, but said he had not noted the schoolwork's content.
1 mentionDerivative spreadsheets included on the disk exhibit — The disk exhibits combined selected source files with derivative reports and organizational folders. Swindon said he personally checked the spreadsheet data against source computer information, while the defense challenged preparation of derivative material.
1 mentionDesktop computer described as found at the 410 Norfolk Street residence — Spencer confirmed that the desktop computer found at 410 Norfolk Street had multiple users and a variety of material. The defense objected to counsel's characterization of the room as the defendant's.
1 mentionDjango Unchained video files and associated torrent text file — Spencer agreed that the video entries and accompanying torrent text file appeared to indicate a peer-to-peer download. He confirmed access on the defendant's computer on March 19, 2013, and another date a couple of days later, and knew of no corresponding access link file on Tamerlan's Samsung computer.
1 mentiondocuments on his computer — Chakravarty said Levitt's forthcoming testimony would emphasize computer documents with limited background about their authors. Bruck challenged broader biographies as prejudicial and insufficiently connected to the defendant's knowledge, and the court endorsed direct answers without expansion.
1 mentionDzhokhar Tsarnaev's Twitter account, previously Defense Exhibit 1 — Counsel renumbered the Twitter-account exhibit from Defense Exhibit 1 to Exhibit 3000 during Christopher Derks's resumed cross-examination on Day 39.
1 mentionEight pages of Twitter and Facebook materials concerning Juror 534 — Bruck presented Twitter posts, retweets, and Facebook profile images as part of a cumulative challenge to Juror 534's impartiality. The court rejected the challenge, viewed the disputed logo as more closely associated with the Red Sox than the Marathon, and agreed to mark the complete eight-page set as an exhibit.
1 mentionElectronic version of the exhibits previously provided to the defense; Watkins said he had heard of an update but had not received it — Watkins said the defense had received an electronic exhibit set at the beginning of trial but had not received an update he had heard about. He described difficulty matching higher-numbered exhibits to discovery before they appeared on the courtroom screen.
1 mentionemail — Bruck said the defense would read important portions of emails and FBI interviews because some witnesses were unavailable. He presented this documentary material as part of the planned account of Tamerlan's conduct and attempts to join jihadi insurgents in Russia.
1 mentionEmail exchanges between Tamerlan and Dzhokhar — Clarke described emails in which Tamerlan sent extremist material from Russia and Dzhokhar responded with concern, thanks for a video, a site she characterized as anti-jihad, and messages about cars. She used the exchanges in her penalty-phase argument about the brothers' differing interests and Tamerlan's influence.
1 mentionEmails concerning peer review and prosecutor review of the draft — Fitzgerald said the emails requested peer review and notified the prosecutor that the draft was ready for review. He described their contents as entirely logistical, not substantive.
1 mentionEvidence supplied to Levitt as coming from the defendant's computer — Levitt confirmed that counsel supplied evidence described to him as coming from the defendant's computer, rather than independently establishing that origin. He reviewed mostly English material, needed help with some Arabic material, could not review material in another language, and had not examined all the evidence.
1 mentionExhibit 1266 — The whole-page Twitter account exhibit was addressed during Steven A. Kimball's cross-examination on Day 30.
1 mentionExhibit 1267 — Questions about the tweet's posting time arose during Steven A. Kimball's cross-examination on Day 30. Exhibit 1267 had been received into evidence on Day 29 as part of Exhibits 1267 through 1273.
1 mentionExhibit 1268 — The tweet's posting time was examined during Steven A. Kimball's cross-examination on Day 30.
1 mentionExhibit 1269 — The tweet slide was examined for its posting time during Steven A. Kimball's cross-examination on Day 30.
1 mentionExhibit 1270 — Questions about the tweet's March 11 posting time arose during Steven A. Kimball's cross-examination on Day 30.
1 mentionExhibit 1271 — The tweet's March 11 posting time was examined during Steven A. Kimball's cross-examination on Day 30.
1 mentionExhibit 1280 — Kimball believed Anwar Awlaki had quoted the passage, but acknowledged that the tweet contained no Awlaki link and that he had not researched the quotation. He did not know of the Qur'an origin proposed by Conrad and agreed that the surrounding page did not mention the Marathon.
1 mentionExhibit 1282 — The Cyrillic tweet and its translation were addressed during Steven A. Kimball's cross-examination on Day 30.
1 mentionExhibit 1294 — The selected tweet was compared with a follow-up in the complete account during Steven A. Kimball's cross-examination on Day 30. Kimball confirmed the follow-up post about respecting others' beliefs.
1 mentionExhibit 1303 — Kimball confirmed during cross-examination on Day 30 that the tweet was posted on March 14, 2013, rather than September 10. He also confirmed its quotation marks and a hashtag about things not to yell when entering a room.
1 mentionExhibit 1308 — The tweet was compared with the immediately following post describing a horoscope during Steven A. Kimball's cross-examination on Day 30. Kimball confirmed the follow-up post about writing a horoscope.
1 mentionExhibit 1309 — The tweet was addressed during Steven A. Kimball's cross-examination on Day 30.
1 mentionExhibit 1310 — The April 13 tweet was addressed during Steven A. Kimball's cross-examination on Day 30.
1 mentionExhibit 1314 — The April 15, 2013 tweet was addressed during Steven A. Kimball's cross-examination on Day 30.
1 mentionExhibit 1315 — The tweet exhibit was referenced during Steven A. Kimball's cross-examination on Day 30.
1 mentionExhibit 1318 — The tweet exhibit was referenced during Steven A. Kimball's cross-examination on Day 30.
1 mentionExhibit 1319 — Kimball relied on colleagues for the Eminem reference discussed during his cross-examination on Day 30.
1 mentionExported text messages from the iPhone 5 Mobilsync backup — The court admitted Exhibit 1386 on Day 37 with the other correspondent's identifying information redacted, overruling a defense objection that the exported messages were derivatives compiled by someone else.
1 mentionFacebook feed containing two messages attributed to a prospective juror's son on April 19th — Bruck brought two April 19 messages attributed to the prospective juror's son to the court's attention. The discussion concerned messages about the bombing suspect and a street appearing on the news, and the judge allowed defense questioning about the feed.
1 mentionFacebook page the defense believed belonged to Juror 318's husband, containing posts opposing a mosque next to Ground Zero and supporting a Rolling Stone boycott — Conrad described a page the defense believed belonged to Juror 318's husband, with posts opposing a mosque near Ground Zero and supporting a Rolling Stone boycott. She presumed the boycott concerned the Tsarnaev cover; the government disputed an inference of juror bias, and the court requested access to the material before ruling.
1 mentionFacebook post about being locked down with armed police — During Day 8 voir dire, a prospective juror recalled posting on Facebook about a building lockdown involving police with what the juror described as semiautomatic rifles or something similar.
1 mentionFacebook posting about Jahar's brother getting him involved — Counsel asked Stephen Silva about a Facebook posting attributing Jahar's involvement to his brother, and Silva confirmed that this was how he felt at the time.
1 mentionFall issue of Inspire magazine containing an Anwar al-Awlaki declaration — In closing argument, Chakravarty said the defendant accessed the second, fall issue of Inspire on April 16. He described an Anwar al-Awlaki declaration advocating retaliatory terror and compared its message with the defendant's boat writing.
1 mentionFBI reports and forensic images reviewed by Spencer — Mark Spencer testified that his firm was asked to review electronic evidence, including forensic images of various devices, and the FBI reports related to that evidence.
1 mentionfile listing and folder directory containing the Hereafter Series, audio files, videos, and separately designated translations — The displayed directory for the Norfolk Street desktop computer identified as 1143 included the Hereafter Series, audio files, and videos. Kevin Swindon distinguished entries marked with an A as translations and said familiar audio titles alone did not verify matches with files on another device.
1 mentionfile system record date column — Kevin Swindon identified the record-date column as an AD Labs output but could not identify its underlying Windows artifact or explain its meaning without checking the tool and software.
1 mentionFiles from Tamerlan Tsarnaev's computer — Matthew Levitt testified on Day 38 that he had not been given any files from Tamerlan Tsarnaev's computer.
1 mentionFive Ground Rules file and its differing creation-date entries — Kevin Swindon agreed that the directory listing showed a September 10, 2011 creation date for Five Ground Rules, differing from the 2006 date discussed for the FBI's derivative exhibit.
1 mentionForensic image of Tamerlan Tsarnaev's HTC phone identified as 1B1 — Gerald R. Grant, Jr. testified that he received access to the forensic image of Tamerlan Tsarnaev's HTC phone. He processed the physical extraction with Cellebrite Physical Analyzer to sort categories of phone contents and extract individual reports.
1 mentionFull Twitter listing — Grant confirmed that the discussed tweets around the 2012 Boston Marathon appeared in the full Twitter listing, except for one that required information returned by Twitter.
1 mentionfundamentalconcepts.pdf and differing creation dates in the selected spreadsheet and complete listing — The comparisons contrasted a September 1, 2004 creation date for fundamentalconcepts.pdf in the derivative spreadsheet with 2011 dates cited for the complete listing. Kevin Swindon said different forensic tools could produce different results and that he did not know which date was correct.
1 mentionGhuraba Twitter account — In closing argument, Chakravarty described Ghuraba as another Twitter account created by the defendant. He said its posts discussed victory over nonbelievers, encouraged followers to listen to Awlaki's Hereafter Series, and expressed aspirations to reach paradise.
1 mentionGhuraba.info — Matthew Levitt described Ghuraba.info as another website where jihadi material could be accessed.
1 mentionGmail subscriber information for Tsar1Jahar@gmail.com — Steven A. Kimball testified that Tsar1Jahar@gmail.com was associated with the Al_FirdausiA Twitter account. He separately obtained Gmail subscriber information and said it came back to the defendant.
1 mentionGoogle Earth image of the scene — During Timothy E. Dowd's cross-examination, Watkins presented a Google Earth image of the same scene depicted in Exhibit 771. The court sustained a relevance objection to the proposed comparison.
1 mentionGoogle Maps images used to illustrate the corner of Boylston and Gloucester — Anthony Imel testified that he took images from Google Maps to identify the Boylston and Gloucester location and make the recordings in his timeline video easier to follow.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 1142 — The CD contained selected files rather than all device data, along with additional spreadsheets. The prosecution's offer of Exhibit 1142 during Kevin Swindon's direct examination on Day 36 drew a defense objection and a request for sidebar.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 1282 — Olga LaFond confirmed during cross-examination on Day 39 that she had translated the tweet as "I shall die young."
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 1387 — The court admitted Government Exhibit 1387 on Day 37 with the other correspondent's identifying information redacted, overruling a derivative-compilation objection. On Day 39, the court distinguished that selected excerpt from additional pages of the same conversation marked for identification as Defense Exhibit 1387A.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 1388 — The court admitted Government Exhibit 1388 on Day 37 with the other correspondent's identifying information redacted, overruling a defense objection that the exported messages were derivatives compiled by someone else.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 1395 — The court admitted Government Exhibit 1395 on Day 37 with the other correspondent's identifying information redacted, overruling a defense objection that the exported messages were derivatives compiled by someone else.
1 mentionGPS data in a government exhibit — Grant confirmed that he used GPS data from a government exhibit to prepare Exhibit 3128, plotting the defendant's cell-phone location on the evening of March 6, 2013.
1 mentionGPS information locating the vehicle in the area of Dexter Ave. — Joseph Reynolds testified that, while on patrol looking for a black Mercedes SUV, he received information that GPS had located the vehicle in the area of Dexter Avenue.
1 mentionGPS maps of the pressure-cooker and BB purchase journeys — Judy Clarke discussed GPS maps for the January 31 pressure-cooker purchase and a BB-purchase journey through Manchester, Bedford, Amherst, and Hudson. She compared those journeys with Jahar's phone activity in Dartmouth during closing argument.
1 mentionHard drive on Laurel Street — The court indicated that it would generally permit Fick's proposed presentation if targeted, noting that government evidence about the Laurel Street hard drive had opened some of those subjects.
1 mentionHard drive recovered on Laurel Street, including a deleted classmate's English paper and radical material; Fick proffered forensic evidence attributing its formatting and file creation to Tamerlan's computer — Fick said the government had suggested a connection to Jahar through a deleted classmate's English paper on the Laurel Street hard drive. He proposed forensic testimony attributing the drive's formatting and creation of every file on it to Tamerlan's computer.
1 mentionHewlett-Packard computer, HP 2R14 — Mark Spencer testified that Windows was installed on HP 2R14 on September 22, 2011, and that its principal user name, Umar, was created the same day.
1 mentionHP desktop at Norfolk and records of its use — In closing argument, Judy Clarke described the HP desktop as openly used by multiple household members and noted Jahar's email access around 2 a.m. on January 1. She disputed the prosecution's attribution of Christmas-break access to jihadi materials to Jahar rather than Tamerlan.
1 mentionHP desktop computer from Norfolk Street in Cambridge — Mark Spencer confirmed that the HP desktop had multiple users and said he understood that it came from Norfolk Street in Cambridge.
1 mentionHTC phone described by Fick as Tamerlan's — Fick asked whether a phone he described as Tamerlan's HTC had connected to the Sony twice before September 2011. Kevin Swindon said he had not been asked to verify those connections and could not confirm them from the information before him.
1 mentionHunafa — An FBI report read during Sonya Petri's testimony attributed to Dolakov an account that Tamerlan recommended Hunafa as a source of Islamic knowledge. Dolakov believed that Hunafa might be a jihadi website.
1 mentionHunafa.info — Matthew Levitt described Hunafa.info as a website with jihadi information and qualified his recollection that it was also related to Chechnya.
1 mentionImage files in 3306, Umar desktop, new folder — Fick displayed image files from the Samsung desktop's new folder within Exhibit 3306. Mark Spencer explained that browser images are generally cached in temporary internet files and said the displayed folder was not that location, without identifying who placed the images there.
1 mentionInspire magazine containing pressure-cooker and pipe-bomb instructions — In closing argument, Chakravarty described an issue of Inspire containing pressure-cooker and pipe-bomb instructions and argued that the defendant accessed it on April 16, 2013. He also cited access around Christmas 2012 and argued that the brothers used the magazine's instructions.
1 mentionInspire magazine files identified in the encrypted-volume directory listing — Mark Spencer confirmed that names shown in the encrypted-volume directory listing were names of Inspire magazine files examined during the case.
1 mentionInspire Magazine on the defendant's computer — In opening statement, Weinreb said the defendant's computer held a virtually complete set of Inspire, an English-language magazine published by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. He previewed evidence of access to an issue containing pressure-cooker and pipe-bomb instructions, including access the day after the bombing.
1 mentionInspire magazines on both laptops — Mark Spencer confirmed that both the defendant's computer and his brother's computer contained Inspire issues, including issues beyond the collection discussed earlier that day.
1 mentionInteractive exhibit showing rooms and recovered items — Clarke described an interactive exhibit that allowed viewers to select a room and see where recovered objects were found. She noted that the caulk gun appeared in that exhibit.
1 mentionJ_tsar account containing 1,080 tweets — Steven A. Kimball confirmed that J_tsar's 1,080 tweets covered more topic areas than Al_FirdausiA's tweets and that the same user used both accounts during a period in March.
1 mentionJahar's computer — In his penalty-phase opening statement, Bruck argued that viewing Jahar's computer alone had created an impression of self-radicalization. He previewed a comparison with Tamerlan's computer and asserted that Tamerlan supplied most of Jahar's radical material and showed a much more consuming extremist focus.
1 mentionJahar's Internet-browsing history — During closing argument, Clarke displayed Jahar's browsing history and described Facebook as its leading browsing destination, followed by VK. She argued that this activity provided context for the extremist materials on his computer.
1 mentionJahar's phone-location, outbound-text, and data-usage records during the purchases — Clarke cited phone-location records, outbound texts, and data usage placing Jahar's phone in Dartmouth during pressure-cooker and BB purchases. Her closing argument inferred that Jahar was there with his phone and therefore was not with Tamerlan at the purchases.
1 mentionJanuary 28, 2013 text exchange about school, Jannah, jihad, and religious study — Exhibit 1395 contained a January 28, 2013 exchange about school, Jannah, jihad, religious study, and an unspecified plan. Heidi Williams read the defendant's messages while Chakravarty read the other correspondent's messages; the express preference for a jihad life belonged to the other correspondent, who was not Tamerlan.
1 mentionJihad Watch — Matthew Levitt described Jihad Watch as an anti-jihadi, anti-terrorism website that collects extremist material for scholars and counterterrorism users to access without visiting jihadi websites.
1 mentionJihadi files on the defendant's computer — In rebuttal closing argument, Weinreb addressed the defense claim that Tamerlan supplied most of the jihadi files on the defendant's computer. He acknowledged that the computer evidence was open to interpretation and argued that the source of the files did not resolve the question of influence or control.
1 mentionJuror 140's Twitter statement about the defendant's arrest, which Bruck described as an obscene expression of exultation inconsistent with her questionnaire — Bruck described Juror 140's arrest-related Twitter statement as an obscene expression of exultation inconsistent with her questionnaire representations about social-media use. He cited it while renewing his request to ask prospective jurors whether they wanted to serve.
1 mentionJuror 251's Facebook page and profile picture, discussed by counsel — Conrad argued that Juror 251's Facebook page differed from his neutral questionnaire presentation, while Chakravarty disputed treating the ISIS-related profile picture as evidence of anti-Muslim bias. The judge said the juror would be stricken and noted reasons apart from the social-media issue.
1 mentionJuror 355's marathon-training and charity fundraising blog — Juror 355 described a blog about training for the 2014 Boston Marathon and raising money for the Framingham Boys and Girls Club. The juror said the posts concerned training difficulties rather than politics and that the charity was not the One Fund.
1 mentionJuror 359's blog post written the day after the marathon bombing — Conrad described Juror 359's blog and offered copies to the Court. The judge discouraged extended reading and focused the inquiry on whether earlier reactions would still prevent fair-mindedness.
1 mentionJuror 359's social-media materials, including April 2014 Twitter posts about Boston Strong and heroes of Boston — After the judge briefly reviewed Juror 359's social-media materials, Conrad cited April 2014 Twitter posts about Boston Strong and Boston heroes and requested disqualification. Mellin agreed that this particular juror should be excused without establishing a broader trend, and the Court moved to the next juror.
1 mentionJuror 512's daughter's April 19, 2013 Twitter post about Dzhokhar Tsarnaev — Conrad identified the more concerning post by Juror 512's daughter as a Twitter post and did not know whether the mother followed it. Juror 512 denied using Twitter.
1 mentionJuror 512's Facebook page showing her daughter as a friend — During questioning about her daughter's social-media posts, Juror 512 said she had not used Facebook during the bombing week.
1 mentionJuror 534's profile picture changed from B Strong to a series of pencils — Juror 534 explained that the earlier B Strong picture expressed support for the town and injured people. The juror attributed the later three-pencil picture to the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris and described the resharpened pencil as an expression of continuing onward.
1 mentionJuror 534's Twitter retweets during the events and shelter-in-place period — Juror 534 did not specifically remember the retweets but assumed they reflected reactions to the unfolding events, especially the shelter-in-place period. The juror recalled that the activity would have tapered off after the arrest.
1 mentionJuror 59's Facebook post criticizing Dzhokhar's appearance on the Rolling Stone cover — The Facebook post was identified during individual voir dire on Day 6 as Juror 59's criticism of Dzhokhar's appearance on the Rolling Stone cover.
1 mentionJuror 70's Facebook post about being called for jury duty — Juror 70 said the Facebook post announced being called for jury duty without expressing an opinion about the case, and placed the posting in December.
1 mentionJuror No. 143's Facebook posts about the shelter-in-place order — Juror No. 143 recalled that the Facebook posts mostly criticized the shelter-in-place order as government overreach and a dangerous precedent, rather than discussing the bombing itself. The juror said there had been no posts about the case since receiving the jury summons.
1 mentionKatherine Tsarnaev's entire Internet search history, described by Weinreb as containing tens of thousands of entries within the proposed material — Weinreb described Katherine Tsarnaev's entire Internet search history as containing tens of thousands of entries within the digital material the defense proposed to offer. He requested itemization before assessing individual evidence and preparing challenges.
1 mentionKavkaz Center — Levitt described Kavkaz Center as a website affiliated with the Chechen jihadi movement while answering questions about extremist websites.
1 mentionKavkazcenter — An FBI report read during Sonya Petri's testimony attributed to Dolakov an account that Tamerlan recommended Kavkazcenter as a resource for knowledge about Islam. Dolakov believed the website might be jihadi.
1 mentionkavkazcenter.com — Reynolds described kavkazcenter.com as the leading jihadi website based in the North Caucasus and said it had established several related websites.
1 mentionKingston thumb drive and its recorded connection to the Sony — Swindon confirmed that registry information showed the Kingston thumb drive had been inserted into the Sony at a particular time. His cross-examination returned to the single attachment date discussed during direct examination.
1 mentionLevitt's retweets of news coverage, including Boston Globe accounts of his testimony — Levitt acknowledged retweeting news coverage of his testimony shortly after leaving the witness stand, then deciding to stop. He said he shared media reports without adding his own opinions or commentary.
1 mentionLinkedIn page cited by Mellin concerning Juror 355 — Mellin said Juror 355's LinkedIn page listed an Innocence Project group and presented a separate synopsis of that organization's capital-punishment position. Conrad could not retrieve the profile and questioned the suggestion that its link led directly to the death-penalty page.
1 mentionMacBook Air seized from Norfolk Street — Spencer confirmed examining both a MacBook Air and a MacBook Pro seized from Norfolk Street.
1 mentionMacBook Pro seized from Norfolk Street — Spencer identified Katherine Russell as the MacBook Pro's operating-system username, KTsarnaev26 as its active Skype username, and KORussell26 as a prior Skype username. He also described search-history queries about shahid, a wife of mujahidin, and rewards.
1 mentionMaterials supplied as coming from Jahar's computer and possibly MP3 players — Levitt said he reviewed approximately 24 to 48 files supplied as coming from Jahar's computer and possibly MP3 players. He was uncertain about the precise device origins and relied on the information provided to him rather than independently verifying provenance.
1 mentionMedia tweets about Levitt's testimony that he retweeted — Levitt confirmed retweeting media reports about his testimony without adding commentary. On redirect, he acknowledged that he should have waited before tweeting.
1 mentionMemri — Levitt described Memri as an anti-jihadi, anti-terrorism website collecting material for scholars and counterterrorism personnel to access without visiting jihadi websites themselves.
1 mentionMercedes tracking location information — Sullivan recalled that the Mercedes tracking service initially located the SUV at approximately 87 Dexter Avenue in Watertown. He broadcast the location on two police channels and remained on the telephone for updated coordinates, while qualifying his recollection of the system's accuracy and nearby address variations.
1 mentionMetadata for photograph 3146 — During cross-examination, Gamble initially believed photograph 3146 was taken at 2:48, then agreed that its metadata showed 2:49. A foundation objection to questioning her about the metadata was overruled.
1 mentionMissing Patriot thumb drive identified by its volume serial number; no forensic image was available — Spencer identified the missing Patriot thumb drive by its known volume serial number because no forensic image was available. A jump list on another computer pointed to Complete Inspire on that drive and recorded a creation date of January 21, 2012. Spencer explained that creation dates can reflect copying or moving rather than original authorship and treated the copying sequence as an inference.
1 mentionNicholas's text message asking the defendant about returning the gun, which Silva said received no response — Silva testified that Nicholas sent the defendant a phone text asking about returning the gun and that the defendant did not respond.
1 mentionPatriot thumb drive reflected in the Sony artifacts — Swindon confirmed that a Sony artifact reflected attachment of a Patriot thumb drive and viewing of a file on it. Its volume serial number differed from the recovered Patriot exhibit, and Swindon said he was unaware of this drive being recovered.
1 mentionPhone extraction identified by Conrad as coming from Tamerlan's phone — Conrad displayed a forensic extraction she identified as coming from Tamerlan's phone, contrasting its eight- and 18-second entries with network-record entries of 19 and 30 seconds. Fitzgerald agreed that the extraction listed 18 seconds for the April 15, 2013 call at 2:51, but could not explain how its software measured duration. He said the extraction was not used for his maps, although its contacts might have been used.
1 mentionPhone records concerning contact between the brothers — During rebuttal closing on Day 63, Weinreb argued that the phone records showed the brothers seldom spoke during the period he described after their parents returned to Russia. He presented that claimed limited contact as part of his argument that the defendant was independent of Tamerlan.
1 mentionPhone records for the 19-second call — During closing argument on Day 43, Chakravarty described a 19-second call shown in surveillance footage as matching the defendant's phone records. His account of what the defendant communicated was an inference, not a quotation from the call.
1 mentionPhoto montage linking to the photographs released in the investigation — Eppard testified that visitors could click the montage on the FBI's investigative-updates page to reach photographs released in the case. He reported more than 4 million views associated with the montage in the first 24 hours, but did not identify the defendant as a viewer.
1 mentionPhysical copy of the phone's memory, including Internet history, call logs, and contacts — Grant testified on Day 53 that he received and processed a physical copy of the phone's memory containing Internet history, call logs, and contacts. He did not confirm the location where the phone was found.
1 mentionPortable hard drive found in Watertown — In closing argument on Day 43, Chakravarty said computer testimony showed the defendant accessing Awlaki files on a portable hard drive found in Watertown around March 2013. He presented that attribution as part of his argument about the defendant's radicalization.
1 mentionPost 1280, posted on Marathon Monday of 2012 — During Steven A. Kimball's redirect examination on Day 30, counsel called up post 1280 and confirmed that it had been posted on Marathon Monday in 2012. Counsel identified it as a post previously shown by Conrad for context.
1 mentionPosting by Juror No. 152 online — During jury selection on Day 9, Conrad cited Juror No. 152's online posting alongside other online material in seeking to strike him for cause. The court excused the juror without a specific finding about the material's contents.
1 mentionPowerPoint put together by Dr. Robinson — During procedural discussion on Day 31, Mellin identified the PowerPoint he had given the court as Dr. Robinson's presentation containing Officer Sean Collier's autopsy photographs. Counsel requested that three intended photographs be shown to the court, jury, and witness rather than on the large screens.
1 mentionPrejean's own website — On Day 61, Prejean agreed that her website described her as one of the best-known voices for abolishing the death penalty in the United States.
1 mentionPreviously admitted tweet compared with 3126B to explain its Pacific-time label and Eastern-time equivalent — Grant testified that Government Exhibit 1280 and Defense Exhibit 3126B contained identical tweet text but different time displays. He explained that 3:42 a.m. was correct in Pacific Daylight Time, not Pacific Standard Time, and corresponded to 6:42 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on April 16, 2012.
1 mentionPreviously admitted Twitter-account document for J_tsar, including the tweets on Page 88 — Exhibit 3000 was identified during Grant's testimony on Day 41 as an admitted document for the J_tsar Twitter account, which he understood to be connected to Jahar Tsarnaev. Grant had reviewed selected messages, including tweets on Page 88, rather than the entire document.
1 mentionPurported message from Zubeidat to a former son-in-law, described as a January text by the defense and an email by the government; its provenance and reliability were disputed — During procedural discussion on Day 54, the defense described the purported communication from Zubeidat to a former son-in-law as a January text, while the government described it as an email supplied by Russia after the bombing. Its authenticity and provenance were disputed, and the broader dispute remained unresolved in that discussion.
1 mentionRecords obtained for the email account associated with J_tsar — Kimball testified that someone applied for a search warrant for the contents of the email account associated with J_tsar. He stated that the account came back to Jahar Tsarnaev.
1 mentionRemovable storage device containing Complete Inspire — After counsel corrected the date to December 2011, Spencer confirmed that Complete Inspire appeared on a removable storage device. He agreed that the device could have been connected to a computer never found, without identifying such a computer or its user.
1 mentionRoommate's Chinese text message and a translated reply sent using Meng's phone — Meng testified that his roommate sent a Chinese-language text asking where he was and warning that it was dangerous outside. He said Tamerlan asked for a translation, used an English-to-Mandarin dictionary application on Meng's phone, and sent back a one-word reply meaning no.
1 mentionRussian translation of Inspire and a second bomb-construction safety document on Tamerlan's computer — In closing argument on Day 43, Clarke described a Russian translation of Inspire and a separate bomb-construction safety document on Tamerlan's computer. She argued that those instructions were not on Jahar's computer.
1 mentionRussian-language computer document shown during examination of the reviewed translations — On Day 39, LaFond identified Exhibit 1142-148 as a Russian-language document. She explained that she reviewed translations received from her supervisor for accuracy rather than translating these documents originally, and did not recall where the initially displayed document had been retrieved.
1 mentionRussian-translated version of how to build a bomb — In the defense opening statement on Day 27, Clarke said the evidence would show that Tamerlan had a Russian-translated version of bomb-building instructions on his computer. Her statement previewed expected evidence rather than reporting a finding.
1 mentionSamsung collection of derivative spreadsheets, summaries, extracted folders and files, and supplied translations — Spencer described Exhibit 3306 as derivative spreadsheets and summaries, selected folders and files extracted from the Samsung laptop's forensic image, and supplied translations. He confirmed creating or checking the nontranslation material against the forensic image, and the court admitted the entire folder on Day 54.
1 mentionSamsung computer identified in the examination as Tamerlan's laptop — On Day 42, Spencer recalled testimony identifying the Samsung recovered on Laurel Street in Watertown as Tamerlan's laptop. He gave its Windows installation date as December 21, 2011, its principal username as Umar, and its manufacture date as September 2011.
1 mentionSamsung internet web history — During procedural discussion on Day 42, Chakravarty described the Samsung's Internet history as several thousand pages long. He distinguished that underlying history from graphical representations prepared by the witness and expressed his expectation that the graphics would be demonstrative aids rather than exhibits.
1 mentionSamsung laptop — During testimony on Day 54, Spencer confirmed that earlier testimony suggested Tamerlan Tsarnaev was the Samsung laptop's principal user. That association did not establish who created every file or entered every item on the computer.
1 mentionSamsung laptop identified as D385, also referenced as 1W3 — Swindon testified that the Samsung was understood to be Tamerlan's computer, while describing his own review as cursory. He confirmed similar kinds of material on the Samsung and Sony and acknowledged a TrueCrypt volume on the Samsung. He knew investigators could access the encrypted material but did not know how they obtained the password.
1 mentionSamsung phone examination report challenged for apparently missing image thumbnails — Swindon identified the phone examination report as software-generated from data on the handset, including call data. The defense objected that the exhibit version appeared to lack image thumbnails, and the court permitted examination on that issue without resolving completeness.
1 mentionScreen capture of the marked Boylston Street graphic, confirmed captured and saved; printing was being investigated — The clerk confirmed that the marked graphic had been captured and saved, while printing was still being investigated.
1 mentionSearch-warrant return for Tamerlan Tsarnaev's YouTube account — Grant confirmed that he had reviewed the search-warrant return for Tamerlan Tsarnaev's YouTube account.
1 mentionSearches on Katherine Russell's computer — Clarke displayed searches attributed to Katherine Russell's computer about whether women could become martyrs and rewards for wives of martyrs or mujahidin.
1 mentionSelected directory listing within the Anzor user folder — The spreadsheet lists files present in selected folders under the user-defined Anzor account name; Swindon distinguished that listing from information showing whether files had been accessed.
1 mentionSelected internet-activity export from 1R6 — Swindon described a selection of internet history converted into a usable format with Internet Evidence Finder and confirmed that the history existed on the drive.
1 mentionSelected internet-history report from the Sony 1R6 — Swindon described the report as a subset of the Sony computer's internet history, with some entries lacking dates or times because browsers handle history differently. He explained that recorded times corresponded to the computer's clock.
1 mentionSelected portions of Juror 359's Twitter feed — Conrad described selected tweets and offered copies to the Court. The Court discouraged extended reading and focused the inquiry on whether earlier reactions still prevented fair-mindedness.
1 mentionSelected text-message excerpt — Williams confirmed that the exchange mentioning several colleges formed part of a larger conversation. The Court distinguished Exhibit 1387 from additional pages marked for identification as Defense Exhibit 1387A, which were not yet admitted.
1 mentionSIM-card extraction report for 2W2 showing the unique card identifier and number 857-247-5112 — The extraction report displays the SIM card's unique identifier and phone number 857-247-5112. Swindon explained that only SIM-card information was recovered, not browsing history, media, documents or communications from the phone.
1 mentionSix emails from Tamerlan during his time in Russia — Weinreb argued that Tamerlan emailed the defendant only six times during his time in Russia, sent jihadi videos and received a brief acknowledgment.
1 mentionSkype communications between Tamerlan and Todashev described by the defense — Fick described extensive communications, particularly through Skype, involving radical images, videos and religiously motivated violence. He acknowledged that the exchanges did not explicitly discuss the Waltham events.
1 mentionSony laptop — Spencer agreed that evidence and testimony identified Jahar Tsarnaev as the Sony laptop's principal user.
1 mentionSony VAIO computer — Swindon said he checked the exhibits against the original file set rather than extracting the files himself, and associated the computer with Jahar based on the activity he reviewed.
1 mentionSpreadsheets derived from the original spreadsheet — Fitzgerald said the spreadsheets were filtered derivatives of an existing spreadsheet, sometimes narrowed to April 15 through 18, rather than newly created originals.
1 mentionSubscriber information for the J_tsar Twitter account — Kimball identified the Twitter-provided subscriber information for J_tsar, and the Court received Exhibit 1274 into evidence without objection.
1 mentionTamerlan Tsarnaev's computer materials: YouTube videos, emails, his Odnoklassniki page, Kavkaz Center pages, and Internet history, described by counsel as already in evidence — Bruck described the computer materials as already in evidence and proposed using a few examples to illustrate Reynolds's historical and cultural testimony, not to elicit expert opinions about them. Weinreb objected that notice was inadequate. The Court found the proposed use beyond the indicated scope and too late for that morning's testimony, while allowing postponement until the following week.
1 mentionTamerlan Tsarnaev's March 2013 Internet search for Ruger — Weinreb argued that Tamerlan searched for Ruger in March 2013, after the defendant had obtained the gun in January or February.
1 mentionTamerlan's computer desktop background and sticky-note translations — Clarke displayed Tamerlan's desktop background and read translated sticky notes addressing divine testing, reliance on Allah and fighting despite reluctance.
1 mentionTamerlan's computer search history, which Fick proffered would show searches for Ruger P95, a gun store in New Hampshire, and Boston Marathon, without corresponding searches on the Sony — Fick proffered searches on Tamerlan's computer for Ruger P95, a New Hampshire gun store and the Boston Marathon, asserting that corresponding searches were absent from the Sony. The Court deferred the disputed admissibility questions.
1 mentionTamerlan's Internet research about radio transmitters, receivers, and a fireworks firing system — Clarke displayed April 7 internet research about radio transmitters, receivers and a fireworks firing system, attributing that research to Tamerlan.
1 mentionTamerlan's Internet search for "P95 Ruger" — Weinreb argued that Tamerlan's search for P95 Ruger occurred well after the defendant obtained the gun.
1 mentionTamerlan's Odnoklassniki web page and closed-group activity — Kartashov reported changes to Tamerlan's page between December 2012 and April 2013, including provocative video postings and typed exchanges about them. He described concern about a private group he could not join, but said his concerns had not seemed serious enough to discuss with others.
1 mentionTamerlan's Samsung computer — Bruck said Mark Spencer would return to examine Samsung computer contents not shown in the first phase and compare the brothers' radical online activity.
1 mentionTerrorist writings, songs, and lectures on the defendant's electronic devices — Weinreb said the defendant had extremist writings, songs, and lectures across his electronic devices and had read or listened to them for well over a year. He acknowledged uncertainty about their original source but argued that the defendant had absorbed their teachings.
1 mentionText messages between Dias Kadyrbayev and the defendant — Weinreb previewed messages about the televised suspect images in which the defendant offered Kadyrbayev access to his room. He alleged that Kadyrbayev and two friends subsequently removed a fireworks backpack and the defendant's laptop.
1 mentionText messages described by Pellegrini as drug-related — Pellegrini described purported drug-related texts after Guevara denied phone communications about doing drugs with Tsarnaev. The court stopped further text questioning, and counsel's descriptions were not adopted as testimony or resolved through additional witness answers.
1 mentionText-message exchange with Dias Kadyrbayev — Chakravarty described messages in which Kadyrbayev asked about the news and whether the defendant had seen himself in it. The defendant discouraged further texting and offered Kadyrbayev access to belongings in his room.
1 mentionThe 19-second phone call from the defendant to Tamerlan Tsarnaev — Weinreb argued that the defendant's 19-second call to Tamerlan Tsarnaev gave the go-ahead for the bombings. He rejected the defense's cross-examination suggestion that the recorded call was not the call immediately before the explosions.
1 mentionThe defendant's post-bombing tweets — Chakravarty discussed post-bombing tweets expressing concern for others' safety and describing the defendant as stress-free. He contrasted those public messages with the defendant's subsequent access to Inspire magazine and other extremist material.
1 mentionThe defendant's tweets and Internet searches — Weinreb argued that the defendant's tweets and searches reflected both ordinary youthful interests and largely concealed violent extremist beliefs. He also argued that the absence of a tweet announcing Marathon attendance did not undermine Silva's account of attendance the previous year.
1 mentionThe questionnaire form on the disk, also missing the page — The court noted during individual voir dire that Page 15 was missing from both the questionnaire form being reviewed and its disk version, then asked counsel whether the omitted questions needed to be asked.
1 mentionThe wife's Facebook profile picture, Brigham and Women's Strong — A prospective juror said his wife's Brigham and Women's Strong profile picture concerned the recent death of a doctor, not the Marathon bombing.
1 mentionThree TrueCrypt volumes on the Samsung — Spencer identified three encrypted TrueCrypt volumes on Tamerlan's Samsung and said he accessed them using a common password provided by the government. The password also existed elsewhere on the computer in clear text, which he characterized as poor security practice.
1 mentionthumb drive — Clarke previewed forensic traces of an unrecovered thumb drive attached to both brothers' laptops and the Norfolk Street desktop. She said its last known attachment occurred on the day Tamerlan left for Russia in 2012.
1 mentionTibyan Publications — Levitt described Tibyan Publications as a prominent online publication house for al-Qaeda and other jihadi publications. He recalled that its website was no longer operating but said its publications remained available on mirror sites.
1 mentionTotal-station survey data supplied to the Operational Projects Unit — Costello described electronic survey data mapping fixed scene features and marked recovery locations, which he downloaded to a thumb drive for the Operational Projects Unit's scene drawings. He estimated approximately 407 evidence and human-remains locations and about 4,000 measurements at Scene B, including fixed features.
1 mentionTrueCrypt container named documents on the Samsung laptop — Spencer identified documents as the name of an encrypted TrueCrypt container on the Samsung laptop. He said the earliest Complete Inspire creation reference he found was December 21, 2011, in that container; creation timestamps did not necessarily indicate original authorship.
1 mentionTweet paraphrasing an Awlaki note, dated April 16th, 2012 — Levitt confirmed that the tweet displayed as Exhibit 1280 paraphrased an Awlaki note and was dated April 16, 2012, about a year before the Marathon bombing.
1 mentiontweet stating "Ain't no love in the heart of the city." — A statement identified as Heather Abbott's contrasted the defendant's post-bombing tweet about an absence of love in the city with the help, compassion, and support received by survivors. The record does not clarify who delivered the statement.
1 mentionTweets dated March 20 and April 7 — Mellin discussed a March 20 tweet about evil prevailing through good people's inaction and an April 7 tweet presenting action as the next step after knowledge and inspiration. He placed them alongside firearm practice and other preparations in his closing argument.
1 mentionTwitter account under the name "Ghuraba" — Guevara's cross-examination elicited that she did not know about the Twitter account named Ghuraba, as counsel questioned the breadth of her knowledge of Tsarnaev.
1 mentionTwitter birthday greeting to Silva and his twin brother — Silva recalled that the defendant posted a greeting wishing him and his twin brother a happy 20th birthday on April 1, 2013.
1 mentionTwitter feed by Juror No. 152's sister — The defense cited the sister's Twitter feed alongside other online material when challenging Juror No. 152 for cause. The court excused the juror without making a specific finding about the material's contents.
1 mentionTwitter log supplied in government discovery, used to establish the missing live tweet's timestamp and posting method — Grant matched an unavailable live tweet's wording to an account log provided in government discovery and converted its stored UTC timestamp to Eastern Daylight Time. He said the log also contained forwarding or retweet information and indicated whether posts came from the web or a mobile device.
1 mentionTwitter posting about Obama being reelected — Counsel asked Silva about a purported November 2012 post celebrating Obama's reelection. Silva answered affirmatively before the first objection was sustained, and the court sustained an objection when counsel returned to the subject.
1 mentionTwo proposed interactive Adobe flash exhibits; Watkins described one as containing different kinds of evidence — Watkins distinguished two proposed interactive Adobe Flash exhibits from a separate surveillance compilation and said one encapsulated different kinds of evidence. Counsel discussed reviewing the materials later, but the court made no classification or admission ruling during that discussion.
1 mentionTwo thumb drives containing extremist materials, Katherine Tsarnaev's paycheck stub, and a rental application in her name — Clarke said two thumb drives, one found in the dorm room and one in the Crapo landfill, each contained extremist materials, Katherine Tsarnaev's paycheck stub, and a rental application in her name. She argued that those contents indicated the drives came from Tamerlan.
1 mentionUMass Dartmouth swipe card records — Grant identified a Maple Ridge Hall entry several hours after an early-morning Marathon Monday tweet and a later swipe at 1:38 a.m. on April 17. He testified that the records did not reveal the defendant's whereabouts between those entries.
1 mentionUMass Dartmouth swipe-card data — In closing argument on Day 43, Chakravarty said the UMass Dartmouth swipe-card data showed that the defendant had not been at UMass for days before the bombing.
1 mentionUMass Dartmouth swipe-card sheet and April 2012 tweets — In closing argument on Day 43, Clarke reviewed April 2012 dormitory-access entries alongside tweets about sleeping and breakfast. She argued that this combination made the defendant's attendance at the 2012 Marathon unlikely.
1 mentionUSB thumb drive with a Falcons image, found in a bag on the floor — Christopher Derks's direct testimony on Day 39 included discussion of the USB thumb drive.
1 mentionWebsite for the prospective juror's art shows — During voir dire on Day 8, the prospective juror told the court that they maintained a website for their art shows.
1 mentionYahoo search-warrant return and emails for the Jahar and Tamerlan accounts — Grant testified that Yahoo's response to a federal search warrant contained 5,561 emails from the account associated with Jahar Tsarnaev and 92 from the account associated with Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
1 mentionDocuments & Records (825)
Indictment — The indictment sets out three conspiracy counts and 27 substantive counts, including bombing, property destruction, firearm, carjacking, and robbery charges. On Day 43, the court agreed to redact the uninstructed foreign-national alternative in Count 7 and possession-in-furtherance language in the use-and-carry counts. On Day 44, the court told deliberating jurors they would have a copy for reference and emphasized that it was not evidence.
20 mentionsquestionnaire — On Day 2, prospective jurors were instructed to complete the questionnaire independently and truthfully, sign it under penalty of perjury, and submit it to court staff before leaving. The judge said completed forms would initially be reviewed only by case participants and the Court, with sensitive information assessed before public disclosure. Individual voir dire followed up on answers about prior jury service, hardships, media-based opinions, impartiality, and death-penalty views.
14 mentionsJuror questionnaires — The forms asked about prior opinions concerning guilt and punishment, general death-penalty views, and willingness to vote for death or life imprisonment without release if considered appropriate. Prospective jurors signed their answers under penalties of perjury. On Day 26, defense counsel identified the questionnaires, voir dire record, and notes as materials to review when explaining peremptory strikes.
8 mentionsJuror questionnaire — Prospective jurors were instructed to complete the questionnaire independently and sign it under penalty of perjury, with Attachments A and B listing potential witnesses. The judge used questionnaire answers during individual voir dire to explore religious views, preferences for law-enforcement testimony, prior opinions about guilt, and attitudes toward the death penalty. Completed forms were initially restricted to review by case participants and the court, with public disclosure deferred pending review for sensitive information; jurors could mark sensitive questions for oral follow-up.
7 mentionsPhone records for the number ending in 9151 — The records list an April 15 outgoing call from 9151 to 4634 at 2:49:06, with a 19-second duration, and an incoming call at 2:51 that Imel believed was from Tamerlan to Jahar. Fitzgerald explained that the 19 seconds measured T-Mobile network-resource use. An April 17 SMS entry lacked tower information and required a three-hour adjustment from Pacific to Eastern time; Fitzgerald described its originating number, 7777, as typically used for network-generated messages.
7 mentionsquestionnaires — The court explained that prospective jurors had signed the questionnaires under penalty of perjury and that individual questioning would follow up on their answers. The court emphasized that there were no right or wrong answers because both sides were entitled to jurors without firmly settled views on guilt or potential punishment before hearing the evidence and law.
7 mentionsAttachment A — Attachment A contained the longer of the two potential-witness lists accompanying the juror questionnaire. The court instructed prospective jurors who recognized someone to enter that person's number in the questionnaire rather than write on Attachment A. During individual voir dire on Day 8, a prospective juror identified someone on the list as a former FBI agent who worked at the juror's bank.
6 mentionsAttachment B — During jury selection on Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3, the court instructed prospective jurors who believed they knew someone on Attachment B to circle that person's name on the attachment without writing it in the questionnaire. The court also prohibited prospective jurors from leaving the room with the questionnaire or either attachment.
5 mentionsProspective juror questionnaires — The questionnaires asked about prior opinions on guilt and punishment, general death-penalty attitudes, and employment circumstances. Responses included uncertainty, opposition to execution, and support for execution qualified by willingness to consider life imprisonment without release. Prospective jurors signed an affirmation that their answers were true under penalty of perjury.
5 mentionsMulti-page exhibit offered with T-Mobile business-record certification — The account pages list Tamerlan Tsarnaev for the number ending in 4634 and Jahar Tsarni for the prepaid number ending in 9151, activated on April 14, 2013. Chad Fitzgerald associated the prepaid phone with Dzhokhar Tsarnaev but noted that prepaid subscribers could enter any name. The court admitted Exhibit 1170 after counsel confirmed that T-Mobile's business-record certificate covered it.
4 mentionsverdict form — The court instructed jurors to return a separate verdict for each count and to agree unanimously on specified alternatives and additional findings. For Counts 1, 6, and 11, jurors were instructed to answer all subsidiary questions after a guilty finding and skip them after a not-guilty finding. During argument objections on Day 63, Fick challenged a characterization of the verdict form as mere record keeping.
4 mentionsProspective jurors' completed questionnaires — The completed questionnaires addressed media-derived opinions about guilt, capital-punishment views, and reactions to possible jury service. The court and counsel asked prospective jurors to explain their answers, including whether they could set aside existing opinions and decide guilt and punishment solely on the trial evidence.
3 mentionsWitness list — Prospective jurors were asked about acquaintances they recognized on the list of potential witnesses. On Day 17, the judge explained that recognizing a name was not necessarily disqualifying and called for inquiry into the likelihood of testimony, the closeness of the relationship, and its possible effect.
3 mentions1591 — Lindstrom identified the report as her account of the autopsy she performed on Lingzi Lu on April 16, 2013. The report was marked as Exhibit 1591 for identification only during Day 41 testimony.
2 mentions3023A — The court allowed selected factual passages about the 2011 assessment of Tamerlan Tsarnaev and ordered other material redacted as speculative or poorly supported. It excluded a travel-to-Russia sentence as cumulative. Clarke later cited the report during closing argument when discussing Tamerlan's purpose in traveling to Russia.
2 mentionsFirst prospective juror's questionnaire — The Day 4 questioning addressed questionnaire answers about a prior guilt opinion and death-penalty views that the prospective juror said had changed. The Day 23 questioning addressed inconsistent death-penalty answers and a written concern that jury service would burden the operation of a meat-processing business.
2 mentionsIntelligence Committee report — Clarke described the report as recounting information received by the FBI in March 2011 alleging that Tamerlan and Zubeidat adhered to radical Islam and that Tamerlan planned travel to join unspecified underground groups. The court approved four selected pages subject to existing redactions and additional deletions on pages 2 and 8.
2 mentionsJuror 251's questionnaire — Juror 251 answered that he had no strongly held opinions about Muslims or Islam, then qualified that answer during questioning. Counsel disputed whether his questionnaire presentation conflicted with his Facebook material. The court struck him primarily for volatility, while also expressing some concern about questionnaire candor without resolving the controversy over his opinions.
2 mentionsJuror 345's questionnaire — Juror 345's questionnaire indicated that she could vote for either death or life imprisonment without release if appropriate. During questioning, she emphasized wanting to understand the circumstances and intent behind a murder. The defense cited her questionnaire and oral answers in arguing that her death-penalty views warranted exclusion.
2 mentionsJuror 352's questionnaire — Juror 352's questionnaire expressed strong opposition to the death penalty, while her oral answers allowed for remote circumstances in which she might impose it. The government argued that these answers showed substantial impairment; the defense argued that she remained open-minded and would vote for death if warranted.
2 mentionsJuror 375's questionnaire — Juror 375's questionnaire addressed uncertain employer pay, a prior guilt opinion, and a case-by-case approach to capital punishment. After clarification, he said he thought he could set aside his prior opinion. The defense sought disqualification, arguing that his uncertainty and comments about the bombings' community impact remained insufficiently explored.
2 mentionsJuror 54's questionnaire — Juror 54's questionnaire expressed opposition to capital punishment alongside a qualified willingness to impose it when the facts and law warranted it. During Day 6 argument, Bruck disputed Weinreb's description of the questionnaire as calling the death penalty state-sanctioned murder, identifying the wording instead as state-sponsored vengeance. Counsel disagreed about whether the juror's assurances overcame his reservations.
2 mentionsJuror 60's questionnaire — Juror 60's questionnaire indicated opinions that the defendant was guilty and should receive death, with a handwritten expression of uncertainty about changing her opinion. She clarified during questioning that the uncertainty concerned punishment. The defense later sought reconsideration, arguing that her answers left unresolved doubt about setting aside her guilt opinion.
2 mentionsJuror No. 161's questionnaire — Juror No. 161's questionnaire prompted questions about family background, service hardship, and his experience as a witness in a murder case. Counsel later disputed his response concerning graphic injuries, and the defense questioned his candor about knowing that a child had died in the bombings. The court granted the strike principally because of the anticipated effect of his close relative's IED injury and Afghanistan service, not hardship, and did not decide the remaining grounds.
2 mentionsMcCollam's laboratory report — McCollam's lengthy laboratory report identified numerous items examined or tested for explosive residues in the Boston Marathon investigation. He consulted it to refresh his recollection about pyrotechnic residues found in filters identified with 410 Norfolk Street, Apartment No. 3. On cross-examination, he explained that collection locations in the report came from information supplied to the laboratory, not his firsthand knowledge.
2 mentionsMD5 hash analysis chart comparing files across four devices — During Day 36 testimony, Kevin Swindon described a team spreadsheet and an updated version that added MD5 hash values for files across devices. On Day 37, he identified Exhibit 1438 as an analysis showing selected files common to four devices, and the court admitted the chart.
2 mentionsPresentence report — The presentence report indicated that the government would provide a date for submitting restitution information, which Clarke cited in explaining why the defense anticipated later litigation. She also referred to objections concerning supervised release. The court stated that it would not impose supervised release because it was practically unnecessary in light of the sentence.
2 mentionsProspective juror questionnaire — The prospective juror questionnaire included questions about prior guilt and punishment opinions, personal effects of the bombings, and death-penalty attitudes. On Day 5, the defense argued that further questioning was needed to uncover relevant bias, while the government maintained that the questionnaire and follow-up were adequate. On Day 23, the court used completed answers as a starting point for individual questioning.
2 mentionsQur'an — Judith Russell testified that Tamerlan encouraged her to read the Qur'an but that she did not do so. Sister Helen Prejean testified that she had begun studying the Qur'an and Islam to understand shared spiritual ground before meeting with Dzhokhar.
2 mentionsSentencing verdict form — The form organized eligibility findings, aggravating and mitigating factors, and the sentencing decision. Mellin described it as a step-by-step guide, while Clarke distinguished factual findings from the weight assigned to factors and emphasized each juror's individual judgment.
2 mentionsSilva's signed plea agreement — Silva identified his signature on page 15 of the plea agreement, which was admitted as Government Exhibit 926 without objection. During cross-examination, he acknowledged the prosecutor's control over the motion needed for relief from a five-year sentence and his hope for the best possible deal.
2 mentionsVerdict slip — On Day 44, the court described the verdict slip as providing questions and branching directions for each count. On Day 63, the court explained a sentencing-slip revision deleting a life-sentence statement for other counts because that consequence followed as a matter of law.
2 mentionsWritings in the boat — Chakravarty characterized the boat writings as the defendant's explanation and justification of the attacks during the Day 43 closing argument. On Day 63, Mellin interpreted the writings as showing lack of remorse and urged jurors to give them greater weight than claims about Tamerlan's influence.
2 mentions"moderate" version of the Qur'an — The FBI 302 reading stated that Tamerlan had given Vakhabov a version of the Qur'an described as moderate many years earlier. The account contrasted that earlier period with a later change Vakhabov reported observing in Tamerlan's behavior.
1 mention0975 — During Elena Graff's Day 42 testimony, counsel identified Exhibit 0975 as an admitted City of Cambridge Rindge and Latin diploma bearing Tamerlan Tsarnaev's name. Graff testified that five latent impressions were developed, one was identified with Tamerlan, and none was identified with Dzhokhar.
1 mention1142-091 — Levitt described the first issue as freely accessible online in colloquial American English and as combining ideological encouragement with practical guidance. The examined pages included advocacy of violence and a section discussing bomb-making and secure online communication.
1 mention1142-11 — Swindon confirmed that the registry reported February 26, 2011, for installation of a particular Windows version with a particular product key. He cautioned that Windows could be installed multiple times during a computer's life, so the date did not necessarily mark the computer's first existence.
1 mention1142-150 — Swindon testified that the resume came from the hard drive and was placed in a files folder created for the exported materials. The document named Jahar Tsarnaev, included contact information, and listed him as a University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth student; it appeared to have two pages with content on only one.
1 mention1142-151 — During cross-examination on Day 37, Kevin Swindon said X-Ways Forensics generated the listing and described a complete file listing as one technique used to verify whether files were present on the computer.
1 mention1142-16 — Matthew Levitt described the document as presenting a theological requirement for jihadi operational security while warning against both excessive secrecy and negligent precautions.
1 mention1142-35 — During direct examination on Day 36, Kevin Swindon confirmed that the papka folder contained a document named Issue 9 and said it appeared to be another issue of Inspire magazine.
1 mention1142-45 — During direct examination on Day 36, Kevin Swindon confirmed that Saif al Bader was a 56-page PDF whose cover identified the document as The Slicing Sword.
1 mention1142-71 — Kevin Swindon explained that forensic software can replace unsupported non-English characters with underscores and said he was unsure whether this document had been sent for translation. He confirmed that the CD contained no translation of the document.
1 mention1142-79 — On Day 37, Matthew Levitt identified the statement as Anwar al-Awlaki's and read passages rejecting a blanket prohibition on terrorizing people living in safety and security. The passages advocated retaliation against those accused of terrorizing Muslims.
1 mention1142-88 — On Day 38, Matthew Levitt read a page 3 passage arguing that smaller, more frequent attacks could circumvent American security barriers by involving fewer participants and requiring less preparation time.
1 mention1142-89 — The issue includes an interview with Anwar al-Awlaki about choosing al-Qaeda and a page 11 passage favoring lone operations over group operations because of disclosure risks.
1 mention1143 series — Olga LaFond confirmed reviewing fair and accurate translations of selected Russian-language computer files in the 1143 series and recalled those exhibits when asked about her review.
1 mention1143-05A — During cross-examination on Day 37, the approximately 2,000-page spreadsheet was examined for date and time entries that did not appear in ordinary date or time formats. Kevin Swindon said two forensic tools had been used to verify the information, but he could not identify which was used in the particular instance or explain the unusual formatting.
1 mention1143-08 — Kevin Swindon confirmed during cross-examination on Day 37 that the registry reported September 23, 2011, for the particular Windows license, product key, and software installation, not necessarily the computer's first existence.
1 mention1143-69 — Kevin Swindon confirmed on Day 36 that the magazine document appeared within the documents folder under the subfolders blio and tema.
1 mention1143-71 — The lecture translation includes a photograph and short biography of Anwar al-Awlaki. A highlighted passage predicts victory for Islam as opponents spend money fighting it.
1 mention1144-05 — The completeinspire.pdf document was present as a PDF in active space on the thumb drive, rather than recovered through carving. Kevin Swindon said visual inspection showed the same document on the two computers previously examined.
1 mention1144-06 — Kevin Swindon confirmed that the scanned document was on the thumb drive and said it appeared to be a pay stub for Katherine from Donald Larking.
1 mention1150 series — Olga LaFond confirmed reviewing fair and accurate Russian-language translations and recalled the 1150 exhibits when asked about a list that included 1150-01B, 1150-3 and 1150-7A.
1 mention1150-03 — The translation document was added to the data set to translate files present on the thumb drive. Kevin Swindon expressly distinguished it from material originating on the drive and did not verify it as having come from that device.
1 mention1150-09 — Kevin Swindon identified the carved document as a rental application from Katherine Tsarnaev. He conditionally confirmed that it included her pay stub, provided the displayed document was Exhibit 1150-09.
1 mention1150-09-02 — Kevin Swindon said the scanned document appeared to be a rental application prepared by Katherine Tsarnaeva. He described it as either recovered or carved from the thumb drive, without specifying which method applied.
1 mention1150-14-169 — Kevin Swindon confirmed that the document's heading named At-Tibyan Publications and attributed A Message to Every Youth to Imam Abdullah Azzam. He confirmed that it contained English but did not confirm whether its other text was Arabic.
1 mention1160 — The receipt lists an R/C rally truck package, a transmitter-and-receiver package, an additional Flysky receiver and batteries. Edward S. Knapp confirmed that the transmitter and receiver were compatible and that the additional receiver was also compatible.
1 mention1160-02 — The NitroRCX invoice named Tamerlan as the recipient during Christian Fierabend's Day 39 direct examination.
1 mention1163-03 — The offer and admission entry named Exhibit 1163-03, while the second Walmart receipt was displayed and discussed as Exhibit 1161-03.
1 mention1164 — Dzhokhar's record listed two 9 mm handgun rentals, roughly an hour at the range and a $170.75 total; Riportella's interpretation of four marks as four ammunition boxes came from someone else. Riportella said Tamerlan's card showed no rental, purchase or payment. Both forms self-reported intermediate handgun experience and no history of mental illness, rather than documenting independent findings.
1 mention1167 — The subscriber information names Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for the AT&T number ending in 5112 and lists an address of 69 Carriage Drive, New Bedford.
1 mention1167-01 — The billing page names Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as the financially liable party and states that he had been a customer since December 1, 2012. It lists the same number ending in 5112 for home and work.
1 mention1169 — Weinreb represented that the T-Mobile business-record certificate applied to both Exhibits 1170 and 1172. Conrad said she had not confirmed Exhibit 1172's origin but did not oppose its admission.
1 mention1180A — The document forms part of a campus housing application package and includes student biographical information, an address and a housing preference form on page 2. The court admitted Exhibit 1180A subject to a conversation at the side whose contents were not stated during the examination.
1 mention1180B — The UMass Dartmouth card-access report included Pine Dale swipes for Jahar Tsarnaev's card on April 16, 17 and 18. Preble described recorded card activity, not the identity of the person using the card. He distinguished swipes from door openings, noted front-door contact problems, and explained that exits did not require swiping.
1 mention1180C — The student-completed form initiated an appeal concerning financial aid threatened by unsatisfactory academic progress. Tsarnaev's appeal attributed his academic difficulties to losses of relatives and stress; those explanations were statements in the appeal, not independently verified events. Preble understood that the appeal had been denied.
1 mention1180E — Preble identified the document as Tsarnaev's school grades and confirmed that the incomplete spring semester showed no grades. The court admitted Exhibit 1180E subject to a conversation at the side whose contents were not stated in the examination.
1 mention1199 — The notebook was described as coming from an upper bunk-bedroom shelf.
1 mention1200 — Derks read handwriting on the loose page, including kalamullah.com and apparent names, but did not identify the writer. His reading included uncertainty about one name and acceptance of counsel's suggested reading of another word.
1 mention1210 — The certificate was described as having been found on a bunk-bedroom shelf.
1 mention1217 — The tax return was described as coming from a bookcase.
1 mention1219 — Derks confirmed that the travel receipt bore Tamerlan Tsarnaev's name. The receipt was described as bearing the date July 17, 2012.
1 mention1241 — Kimberly Franks's direct examination on Day 38 included the receipts under Exhibit 1241.
1 mention1246 — Franks identified the book as an object she collected from the floor-near-bed area and described its title and author. The court admitted Exhibit 1246 without objection, and Franks held it up for the jury.
1 mention1249 — Franks testified that she removed the notebook from the dorm-room closet. The court admitted Exhibit 1249 without objection, and she held it up for the jury.
1 mention1321 — LaFond recognized page 2 when it was displayed during her review of documents containing Russian-language material. The court admitted Exhibit 1321 without objection.
1 mention1347, '48, '49, '50, '51, '53, '54, '55, '56 and '57 — Clarke said the separately numbered emails had different dates, although their content might match the 1611 through 1618 set. Counsel agreed to check, but the question remained unresolved. The prosecution said it did not plan to use any emails.
1 mention1407 — Shishani confirmed that she partially prepared and fully verified the glossary of words encountered in trial evidence. She agreed that an isolated word might not convey the full context of its original writing. The court admitted Exhibit 1407 without objection.
1 mention1408 — The document described a practical study guide for shooting combat handguns in various conditions. LaFond clarified that the original language was Russian, although the website was Ukrainian, and that she reviewed the translations for accuracy rather than originally translating them. The court admitted Exhibit 1408 without objection.
1 mention1409 — The document placed English translations beneath Cyrillic file names across a continuing list. LaFond confirmed that the first example translated a file name as Why Do We Hate Them. The court admitted Exhibit 1409 without objection.
1 mention1433 — The court admitted the travel record, and Fick highlighted the portion reflecting Tamerlan Tsarnaev's departure from the United States on January 21, 2012. The court later sustained objections to questions seeking travel-related significance for that date.
1 mention1475-22 — Swindon said he was unaware of the encryption recommendation proposed in Fick's question. When Fick sought to pull up Exhibit 1475-22, the court sustained Chakravarty's objection that the attempted use was not impeachment.
1 mention1502 — The receipt reflected a half gallon of High Lawn Farms whole milk costing $3.49, paid for with $20 cash and $16.51 returned in change. Harper read the receipt date and time as April 15, 2013, at 14:15 and described it as matching the video. Her earlier video purchase time of 3:14 was not reconciled with the receipt time.
1 mention1529 — Moynihan identified the image as a fair and accurate picture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's known fingerprints used for comparisons. He explained that examiners added handwritten markings when making individualizations. The court admitted the exhibit after Clarke questioned whether the handwriting made it partly a chalk.
1 mention1563 — Dowd identified the exhibit as one page of a larger field sketch documenting cars at the scene. He explained that some cars not identified as evidence were placed in the diagram from the sketch rather than measured points. The court admitted Exhibit 1563 without objection.
1 mention1567 — Cahill identified the document as his 32-page report generated on August 22, 2013, following his examination of firearms-related evidence. Mellin supplied it for Cahill's reference and expressly stated that he was not introducing it into evidence.
1 mention1585 — Michelle Gamble's direct examination on Day 41 included a reference to the certificate.
1 mention1606 — Zhao testified that Lingzi's grandfather had written a book in her memory and confirmed that the displayed image was its cover. The court admitted Exhibit 1606 after Bruck stated that the exhibits remained subject to the previous motion.
1 mention1611 through 1618 — The prosecution said it did not plan to offer these emails but might seek to use them for context if the defense introduced defendant or family emails, or later as rebuttal. Whether they duplicated a separately numbered email set remained unresolved.
1 mention1671 — Reynolds identified Exhibit 1671 as an article he wrote for the Foreign Policy Research Institute in May 2013, before meeting the defense attorneys. The article was marked for identification, not admitted during this examination, and the judge initially directed questioning to continue without displaying it.
1 mention2011 Russian government communication requesting investigation of Tamerlan; the defense offered it as contemporaneous corroboration, while the government disputed its reliability and probative value — Counsel disputed evidence of a 2011 Russian government communication requesting an American investigation of Tamerlan Tsarnaev. The defense argued that contemporaneous information countered a hindsight explanation of radicalization, while the government raised reliability, speculation, and cumulative-evidence objections. The broader dispute remained unresolved in this exchange.
1 mention28 C.F.R. 501.3 — Bezy testified that his research on special administrative measures included reading 28 C.F.R. 501.3, rather than relying solely on meetings with prison officials.
1 mention28 C.F.R. 501.3, concerning special administrative measures — Bezy identified 28 C.F.R. 501.3 as the regulation concerning special administrative measures used to control or restrict prisoners' communications when the government believes those communications present a threat.
1 mention3,000 — Clarke described Exhibit 3,000 as a thick document containing Jahar Tsarnaev's Twitter material that was in evidence. She argued that the government selected tweets without their broader context and omitted ordinary adolescent subjects such as sleep, homework, and relationships.
1 mention3002 — The previously admitted AT&T records comprise 515 printed pages for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's phone ending in 5112 and begin on December 11, 2012. Grant explained that their tower identifiers, coordinates, and antenna directions allowed him to map towers associated with phone activity, not an exact handset position.
1 mention302 about the collection of the receipts — Moynihan said the collection report refreshed his recollection about receipts retrieved from a wallet after a photograph had failed to do so.
1 mention302s cited by the defense as an analogy for an instruction about unsworn statements and lack of cross-examination — Conrad cited the court's instruction that the 302 statements were not under oath and their witnesses were not subject to cross-examination as an analogy during a dispute over a proposed defendant statement. Pellegrini responded that those witnesses did not have the same right.
1 mention302s of Kartashov — The documents were identified as Kartashov's 302s during Michel Reynolds's cross-examination on Day 58.
1 mention302s that Conrad said the defense offered for their truth but was not allowed to display — Conrad said the defense had offered the 302s for their truth but had not been allowed to display them. She invoked that restriction while objecting to the government's display and use of Reynolds's prior statements during rebuttal.
1 mention3046 — Conrad requested the handwritten version as 3046 when turning to what appeared to be the notebook's last page. Petri identified the writing as apparently English and read a passage about Allah's oneness.
1 mention3063 and 3064 — Exhibits 3063 and 3064 were notebook documents seized from the Norfolk Street apartment and previously admitted for the limited purpose of showing their existence. Conrad cited Tamerlan's fingerprints to argue that he wrote them, while Chakravarty disputed that attribution.
1 mention3063A — Defense Exhibit 3063A translates the notebook document designated Exhibit 3063 and was received into evidence during Petri's testimony. The court allowed the notebook translations to show what was written, rather than establish the truth of the writing.
1 mention3063A and 3064A — Exhibits 3063A and 3064A translate Russian notebook documents already in evidence as Exhibits 3063 and 3064. The court allowed the translations to show what the writing was, not to establish its truth.
1 mention3064A — Conrad presented Exhibit 3064A alongside matching pages of the Russian original, and Petri read religious exhortations and references to commanders. The translator supplied Sariiya, meaning military group, as an alternative rendering of Syria.
1 mention3068 — Exhibit 3068 comprises Pages 3 and 4 of the pleading at Docket 350. Those pages were marked for identification, not admitted, during Christopher Derks's resumed cross-examination on Day 39.
1 mention3125 — Exhibit 3125 contains a University of Massachusetts building-access log, of which only Page 8 was admitted, without the certificate. Grant explained that the April 16, 2012 entry showed somebody using a card to enter Maple Ridge Hall at 10:56 a.m.; the entry did not independently identify the user.
1 mention3127, 9:03 p.m. data usage for 5112 — Exhibit 3127 was cited in a question about whether the defendant's 5112 phone could have been outside the UMass New Bedford area at 9:03 p.m. Grant's answer referred to the tower's location in AT&T records, rather than giving an unqualified location for the phone.
1 mention3130 — Only Page 4 of Exhibit 3130, a meal-card patron history, was admitted. Grant identified two transactions involving Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's meal card on January 31, 2013, including a Wendy's entry at 6:54 p.m.
1 mention3132 — The recovery list identified a home-wiring book as G28 and listed its location as Room A under the couch. Gamble did not remember the book and said she had not compiled the list. The court sustained the objection to admitting a proposed redacted portion.
1 mention32 pages of similar online comments that Bruck said the defense had submitted at the beginning of jury selection — Bruck said the defense had submitted 32 pages of similar online comments at the beginning of jury selection. He cited them while renewing a request to ask prospective jurors whether they wanted to serve, arguing that the question could help reveal concealed bias.
1 mention3203A — Exhibit 3203A presents a March 2014 Homeland Security Committee report from the U.S. House of Representatives. Petri read passages describing Russian concerns about Tamerlan's possible radicalization and an FBI assessment that found no links to terrorism and closed on June 24, 2011.
1 mention3204A — Defense Exhibit 3204A presents the Unclassified Summary of Information Handling and Sharing Prior to the April 15th, 2013, Boston Marathon Bombings. Petri identified its date as April 10, 2014 and its preparers as the Inspectors General of the Intelligence Community and Central Intelligence Agency; the court received it into evidence.
1 mention3235A and 3236A — Exhibits 3235A and 3236A concern 2011 FBI interviews with Tamerlan and his parents. The government sought exclusion, and the defense clarified that it wanted to establish the interviews' occurrence rather than introduce the reports' contents. The court left the broader dispute for separate consideration.
1 mention3235A; 3236 — The court identified the documents discussed as 3235A and 3236 as FBI 302 interview reports. Conrad said she did not intend to offer their substance and might instead establish that the interviews occurred through a narrative already under consideration.
1 mention3238 — Ransom identified Exhibit 3238 as her December 14, 2009 email seeking a lawyer's advice about leaving the lease. The court refused admission but allowed Conrad to show the email to Ransom; the judge stated no reason for excluding it.
1 mention3240 — Curran identified himself, Tamerlan, Tamerlan's father, and Gene McCarthy in the Lowell Sun article's photograph. The court admitted Exhibit 3240 but limited the article's purpose to showing that coverage of the event existed, not proving assertions in its text.
1 mention3249 — Conrad described Exhibit 3249 as a signed handwritten statement by the defendant that had been provided to the government in connection with plea discussions. The court excluded the statement and accompanying email on Day 60 without stating an express rationale for the document ruling.
1 mention3269A — Conrad identified 3269A as the redacted version of Exhibit 3269 among documents the defense might reach that day. The judge planned to begin reviewing the associated issues.
1 mention3270 — Petri read Dolakov's reported account of discussions with Tamerlan about understanding the Qur'an and obtaining religious knowledge online. When Conrad offered Exhibit 3270, the court referred back to the arrangement allowing readings rather than admission of the report itself.
1 mention3274 — Exhibit 3274 summarizes Jeffrey F. Hunter's April 20, 2013 interview with Viskhan Vakhabov at his Allston residence and was marked for identification. Petri read Vakhabov's account of Tamerlan's change from smoking, drinking, and club visits to religious criticism and statements endorsing extremist violent jihad.
1 mention3300-07 — Exhibit 3300-07 contains a six-page extraction of the Windows master file table from the external hard drive found on Laurel Street. Spencer described it as a complete listing of the files and folders currently on the device, and the court received it into evidence without objection.
1 mention3301-01 — The admitted summary lists files and folders currently on Laurel 1W16 with security-identifier ownership information. Spencer attributed ordinary file ownership to the Samsung laptop's Umar account while preserving an exception for system files lacking traditional security identifiers.
1 mention3302-04 — The chart identifies attachments of the external hard drive to Tamerlan's computer and the defendant's computer, including a first attachment to Tamerlan's computer on January 21, 2013. The court admitted it without objection. Spencer distinguished attachment evidence from evidence that particular files were accessed.
1 mention3303-005 — Mark Spencer identified the chart as his summary of browsing history extracted from the Samsung laptop, and the court admitted it without objection on Day 54.
1 mention3303-006 — Spencer explained that search-history tools can collect material that is not an entered search, but identified Google query syntax in the displayed top entry as indicating a search for that phrase. He confirmed that multiple similar terms appeared in the history.
1 mention3303-009 — Michel Reynolds reviewed the chart and identified Kavkazcenter.com as its second-most-frequent browsing target during his direct examination on Day 58.
1 mention3303-06E — Spencer identified Google query syntax in the displayed entry and confirmed that the pages contained multiple similar terms. The court admitted the 13-page subset over an objection that it exceeded the scope of cross-examination.
1 mention3303-6A — The enlarged entry contained the search term Ruger P95 and a search date and time expressed in UTC.
1 mention3303-6B — Spencer identified the excerpt as searches from Tamerlan's Samsung on or about April 6 and 7, 2013, and the court permitted its display to the jury on Day 42.
1 mention3303-6D — The page reflected Samsung search terms from April 10 and 11, 2013, including gun stores in New Hampshire and Salem. Spencer dated the Boston Marathon search to April 10, 2013.
1 mention3303-7A — Spencer identified the page as an extraction from the MacBook Pro's Internet search history produced using a combination of forensic tools he described as reliable, and the court admitted it without objection.
1 mention3303-7B — Mark Spencer identified the page as part of his MacBook Pro Internet-history extraction and read January 7, 2012, search terms about a wife of mujahidin and rewards for such a wife.
1 mention3303-9 — Mark Spencer testified that he created the chart using NetAnalysis to reflect the Internet history on Tamerlan's Samsung laptop.
1 mention3306-10 — The summary lists files and folders within New Folder on the Samsung Windows desktop for user Umar, with image listings on the first five pages and images from its RRRR subfolder on the sixth page.
1 mention3306-12 — Mark Spencer identified the chart as a list of files in RealPlayer downloads, a subfolder of videos within the Umar folder.
1 mention3306-14 — The 13-page chart summarizes Samsung audio, visual, and multimedia files with YouTube in their filenames, using data extracted from a forensic image both inside and outside TrueCrypt volumes. The court admitted the chart without objection.
1 mention3306-2 — Mark Spencer testified that he extracted formatted text from the sticky-notes file and identified the first note as containing Cyrillic and a few non-Cyrillic characters.
1 mention3306-2A — Mark Spencer read English portions of the translation containing a religious passage calling for participation in a campaign and fighting in Allah's way with possessions and souls. The prosecution challenged the translation's foundation and accuracy, but the court allowed it to be read because it was already in evidence, without separately explaining its accuracy.
1 mention3306-3 — Mark Spencer identified the second note as text he had extracted in Cyrillic letters; the note and its translation, Exhibit 3306-3A, had previously been admitted.
1 mention3306-3A — On Day 54, Mark Spencer read religious passages in the translation about fighting, reliance on Allah, and divine testing.
1 mention3306-5 — Mark Spencer explained on Day 54 that the list reflects default user settings, which exclude system files and temporary document copies.
1 mention3306-6 — On Day 54, Mark Spencer identified the displayed summary as the top level of the third encrypted volume, presented as a user would see it.
1 mention3306-6C [sic] — On Day 42, Mark Spencer confirmed that the highlighted search terms appeared in the history of Tamerlan's Samsung for April 7, 2013.
1 mention3306-8 — Mark Spencer explained on Day 54 that Documents was a different TrueCrypt volume from the separately named Document volume.
1 mention3306-9 — On Day 54, Mark Spencer identified the displayed list as the contents of the Downloads subfolder under Umar, which he described as the Samsung's principal user.
1 mention3306-K — On Day 57, Fick asked to display the transcript while playing part of the recording after Suleimanova said she recognized Tamerlan's voice. An objection prompted a sidebar.
1 mention3309 — Mark Spencer testified that the checklist was based on forensic images of both computers, and the court admitted it without objection on Day 54.
1 mention3310-01A — Mark Spencer read a paragraph on Day 42 stating that the material had been translated from Inspire into Russian so that Russian readers could use it.
1 mention3310-02A — On Day 42, Mark Spencer read comments describing an article as difficult for novices and referring to bomb-making video lessons and handling precautions.
1 mention3310-1 — Mark Spencer testified that the copy's contents matched the original Word file on the Laurel Street hard drive, and the court admitted Exhibit 3310-1 on Day 42.
1 mention3310-2 — Mark Spencer confirmed that the copy's contents matched the second original Word file on the Laurel Street hard drive, and Exhibit 3310-2 was received into evidence on Day 42.
1 mention3312-02 — The summary draws on jump-list data, file and folder listings, and Windows registry information within forensic images. The court admitted Exhibit 3312-02 during Mark Spencer's testimony on Day 42.
1 mention3312-1 — Mark Spencer described the chart as a summary drawn primarily from file and folder listings across forensic images, and the court admitted it on Day 42. Spencer cautioned that creation dates can reflect copying or moving rather than original authorship.
1 mention3313-03 — The chart lists Patriot attachments to the Samsung and Sony laptops, creation of completeinspire.pdf on the Patriot, and creation times for multiple Inspire issues on the Sony. Spencer placed these events between 6:22:31 and 6:26:10 Universal Time, and the court admitted the chart on Day 42.
1 mention3315-001 — Gerald R. Grant, Jr. identified the account's home screen during his direct examination on Day 53, and the court admitted Exhibit 3315-001 without objection.
1 mention3315-002 — Grant explained that the page displayed categories created by the accountholder and that a gray box indicated an unavailable video. Exhibit 3315-002 was admitted without objection on Day 53.
1 mention3315-003 — Grant confirmed that the page listed four subscribed channels and explained that subscriptions allowed quick access to those channels. The court admitted Exhibit 3315-003 on Day 53.
1 mention3316 — During cross-examination on Day 53, Grant confirmed that a selected page contained an email from the defendant to his brother with an apparent hyperlink to an article. Grant initially questioned whether the defendant had recommended an article and had not seen a translation of the linked page.
1 mention3316-001 — Grant checked the dates, times, senders, recipients, and subjects against Yahoo's files. The chart omitted two additional messages with invalid links and possible spam characteristics, and the court admitted it without objection on Day 53.
1 mention3317-1-1 — Grant confirmed that he extracted the audio-file list, and the court admitted Exhibit 3317-1-1 with the other phone-content reports on Day 53.
1 mention3317-1-3 — Grant described using Cellebrite Physical Analyzer to process the phone extraction and produce the contacts report. The court admitted Exhibit 3317-1-3 on Day 53.
1 mention3317-1-4 — Grant confirmed that he extracted the video-content list, and Exhibit 3317-1-4 was admitted without objection alongside other phone reports on Day 53.
1 mention3317-1-5 — Grant confirmed Marathon-related entries in the phone's web history during his direct examination on Day 53, and the web-history report was admitted.
1 mention3318-003 — Spencer confirmed that the document summarized another conversation between the accounts under discussion, dated April 30, 2012. The court admitted Exhibit 3318-003 without objection on Day 54.
1 mention3318-1 — Spencer identified the chart after describing his extraction of Skype conversations from Tamerlan's Samsung laptop. Exhibit 3318-1 was admitted without objection on Day 54.
1 mention3320 — Spencer prepared the chart to list each multimedia filename on the Honda CD and indicate whether the file was found on each laptop. The court admitted Exhibit 3320 without objection on Day 54.
1 mention3321 — Spencer confirmed that the chart indicated whether the Mercedes CD files were found on each computer. Exhibit 3321 was admitted without objection on Day 54.
1 mention3436A — Crawford read messages in which she asked whether everyone was safe and Katie discussed her whereabouts and civilian deaths in Syria and elsewhere. Exhibit 3436A was admitted without objection on Day 53.
1 mention3436B — Crawford testified that she supplied the texts to the FBI and received no response from Katie. Exhibit 3436B was shown and read during Crawford's direct examination on Day 53.
1 mention3505 — The court initially allowed Exhibit 3505 as an illustrative chalk for the witness's reference on Day 57. The judge found that Nabisat Suleimanova lacked a basis for one spelling question and later halted further questioning because the document had not been authenticated. The certificate was marked for identification but was not admitted.
1 mention3509B — The court admitted Exhibit 3509B without objection during Sonya Petri's direct examination on Day 59, as part of the remaining medical records following the earlier partial introduction during Dr. Niss's testimony.
1 mention3509C — Exhibit 3509C was admitted without objection during Sonya Petri's direct examination on Day 59, together with the remaining medical records that completed the earlier partial introduction during Dr. Niss's testimony.
1 mention3509D — The court admitted Exhibit 3509D without objection on Day 59 during Sonya Petri's direct examination, alongside the remaining medical records following the earlier partial introduction during Dr. Niss's testimony.
1 mention3509J — The court admitted Defense Exhibit 3509J without objection during Sonya Petri's testimony on Day 59, completing medical records partially introduced during Dr. Niss's testimony the previous day.
1 mention3521 — Niss confirmed that the displayed Exhibit 3521 accurately summarized his psychiatric treatment records for Anzor. The government did not object to its use, but no separate receipt into evidence was noted.
1 mention3523 — Petri prepared the summary by extracting complaints, diagnoses, and prescribed medications from Anzor's medical records. The court admitted Exhibit 3523 in lieu of Exhibit 3522, and Bruck asked Petri to read selected dated entries rather than the entire document.
1 mention3534A — Ponte said the displayed material refreshed his recollection and identified the school year as 2004-2005.
1 mention3552 — Gordon recognized her written recommendation that Jahar would be a good candidate for peer conflict resolution because he respected different perspectives and understood the difficulty of resolving conflicts. She explained that she remembered him befriending and helping others rather than aligning with particular cliques.
1 mention578-page PDF with writing Swindon recognized as Cyrillic — Swindon confirmed that the displayed file was a 578-page PDF and recognized its writing as Cyrillic, but said he could not speak the language.
1 mention754 — Mellin displayed the lease agreement alongside Exhibit 797, a photograph of the Mercedes VIN. Meng confirmed that the two documents showed the same vehicle identification number.
1 mention768 — O'Keefe identified Exhibit 768 as an ATM transaction record from Bank of America's Banking Online Support System showing its account relationship with Dun Meng. He confirmed that it was a copy of a record kept in the normal course of business, and the court admitted it without objection.
1 mention769 — O'Keefe explained that Exhibit 769 showed Meng's account relationship with Bank of America and an $800 debit. The court admitted the business record without objection.
1 mention830 — Brown confirmed that the transcription's three pages corresponded to the writing shown in photographs 826, 827, and 828, and the court admitted Exhibit 830 without objection. Counsel identified holes interrupting the text while reading it and did not supply the missing words.
1 mention882 — Gamble compared the backpack receipt's time with a SIM-card receipt during testimony on Day 41. Weinreb used the comparison alongside video movements and phone records to build a chronology, without establishing any call's contents.
1 mention975 — The paper materials identified as Exhibit 975 were referenced during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct examination on Day 36.
1 mentionA book by someone the juror thought was from the Chelmsford area — The juror recalled hearing of someone involved in the bombing who had written a book and might have been from Chelmsford, but could not recall the person's name. The juror denied knowing him personally or attending related events.
1 mentiona couple of stories in the press this morning — The court said the morning stories suggested that reporters were well informed about the previous day's voir dire. It distinguished the transmission system's design from technical failures, which it said would prompt corrective action.
1 mentiona federal search warrant — Counsel discussed a federal search warrant used to obtain samples that might contain blood for analysis in the Waltham murder investigation. Conrad cited the warrant as an indication of federal involvement when seeking investigative information, while Chakravarty said the analysis yielded no DNA profile in any sample.
1 mentionA portion of the defendant's note left in the boat, which Weinreb planned to read during opening — Weinreb said he planned to read part of the defendant's boat note during opening and display a typed version so jurors could follow along. He specified that the display would not be the actual note.
1 mentionA prisoner's composition that Bruck described as detailing psychologically debilitating effects of H unit confinement despite access to cable television — Bruck described the composition as recounting paranoia and psychological deterioration during H Unit confinement despite access to cable television.
1 mentionAbdullah Azzam's Join the Caravan — Levitt identified Abdullah Azzam's Join the Caravan as Exhibit 1142-36. Selected passages described promised rewards for martyrs and an obligation for Muslims collectively to defend threatened Muslim territory.
1 mentionactual tweets showing the times — Conrad sought to introduce tweets displaying times because she said redirect had inaccurately characterized their order and Exhibit 1 lacked times. The Court acknowledged the offer, but the exchange recorded no admission of the proposed exhibit.
1 mentionAdditional jury question discussed in connection with unanimity and identifying counts — The Court agreed to answer the additional note's first question affirmatively and emphasize unanimity as to A, B, or both. The discussion required identification of applicable counts without specification of which theory applied.
1 mentionAdditional material filed regarding Juror 318 — Bruck said the filed material was not self-explanatory and requested an opportunity to address it. The Court acknowledged the filing but said it had not reviewed it.
1 mentionAdmitted English translation accompanying the audio recording — Fick referred to an already-admitted English translation that he intended to display alongside a short excerpt from an audio recording in Exhibit 3306's encrypted files.
1 mentionAffidavit from Mr. Eyad that Bruck described as recounting psychological decline under SAMs at H Unit — Bruck described Mr. Eyad's affidavit as recounting psychological decline under SAMs at H Unit while the inmate had television access. He argued that the defense expert should be permitted to read it if broader prison-conditions evidence was introduced.
1 mentionAgreement drafted with the government after Tazhayakov's conviction, which Chakravarty said the defense already had — Chakravarty said an agreement had been drafted with the government after Tazhayakov's conviction and that the defense already possessed it. He denied that there had been promises or inducements.
1 mentionAmazon.com receipts discussed in connection with an April 4 purchase through Tamerlan Tsarnaev's account of a Duratrax electronic speed controller, a Tamiya banana plug, and Tenergy batteries — The Amazon purchase discussed during Christian Fierabend's testimony used Tamerlan Tsarnaev's account. The testimony did not establish who operated the account for that transaction.
1 mentionanalysis report of the blood analysis — Chakravarty said Middlesex provided a blood-analysis report after inquiries concerning samples obtained through a federal search warrant. According to his account, none of the samples yielded a DNA profile.
1 mentionAnother witness's 302, which Pellegrini said had been provided to the defense and described a pulse and continuing chest compressions — Pellegrini said another witness's 302 had been provided to the defense and described Lingzi Lu as having a thready pulse while chest compressions continued. She raised the report while disputing the defense's characterization of proposed resuscitation testimony.
1 mentionAnzor's medical and psychiatric records — Bruck told the jury it would see medical and psychiatric records describing Anzor's post-traumatic stress disorder, organic delusional disorder, and panic attacks. These statements formed part of his penalty-phase opening, rather than testimony about the records.
1 mentionAnzor's medical records — Clarke said Anzor's medical records were in evidence and reviewed entries describing hallucinations, sleep difficulties, headaches, depression, and impaired functioning. She also cited an entry stating that he could not work and needed constant supervision and support.
1 mentionApril 8 RC Cars of Boston receipt in Tamerlan's name — Clarke described an RC Cars of Boston receipt in Tamerlan's name that was found in a car parked on Norfolk Street. She said it concerned an April 8 purchase of an additional transmitter and receiver.
1 mentionApril 8, 2013, purchase record that Knapp believed concerned Spektrum products — Knapp believed the April 8, 2013, purchase record concerned Spektrum products. He separately confirmed Spektrum's association with Scene B.
1 mentionArabic-word list previously introduced by Chakravarty — Fick revisited a list Chakravarty had shown and introduced, asking Shishani about common expressions meaning God willing and praise be to God. She agreed that people in Muslim countries who do not speak Arabic commonly use such expressions.
1 mentionArticle about changing the venue — Juror 229 recalled reading part of an article about the defense's effort to change venue because of concerns about local prejudice. She was uncertain about when she read it and clarified that her reference to the North Shore came from her residence, not the article.
1 mentionArticle on change management published on HR.com — The juror described an article about facilitating organizational change, written around 2002 and published online at HR.com.
1 mentionAT&T phone records underlying the proposed cell-site analysis — The AT&T records included cell-tower information used to estimate phone locations, with proposed testimony addressing December 25 and 26 and the period around the marathon bombing. Counsel disputed whether the underlying record set should be introduced alongside Fitzgerald's analysis.
1 mentionAT&T Wireless records for (857) 247-5112 — Fitzgerald identified a sample of AT&T Wireless records for (857) 247-5112 and agreed that subscriber information associated the phone with Jahar Tsarnaev. He said he reviewed related records for testimony focusing on the bombing week and a period around Christmas 2012.
1 mentionAutopsy report and findings of Dr. Henry Nields with respect to Martin Richard — King confirmed that he had reviewed Dr. Henry Nields's autopsy report and findings concerning Martin Richard at the government's request. He applied the described anatomic injuries to questions about death and pain.
1 mentionAutopsy reports that Pellegrini said Dr. King had reviewed — Pellegrini said King had reviewed all autopsy reports and that his proposed testimony concerning the heinous, cruel and depraved factor would relate to the victims.
1 mentionAutopsy reports that Pellegrini said Dr. King reviewed as a basis for his proposed opinions. — Pellegrini said King had reviewed the autopsy reports to address injuries and pain experienced by Martin Richard, Lingzi Lu, and Krystle Campbell, without displaying autopsy photographs. Bruck objected to the proposed extrapolation and the disclosure of opinions concerning the other two victims.
1 mentionBank statements showing Juror 48's monthly living costs — Juror 48's bank statements concerned monthly living costs. During voir dire, he said service without disability income would leave him unable to pay his mortgage and car payments.
1 mentionBauman's written account and description of the man — Bauman testified that he wrote down his observations while breathing tubes prevented him from speaking. His description included a tall, athletic man wearing a low black hat, sunglasses, a black hooded jacket, and carrying a black bag.
1 mentionBB purchase receipts and Walmart location notes found in Tamerlan's wallet — During closing argument, Clarke described BB purchase receipts and notes listing Walmart locations and telephone numbers in Tamerlan's wallet. She compared the purchase locations and times with Jahar's phone activity in Dartmouth to argue that Tamerlan made the purchases alone.
1 mentionBlowup of the government's Laurel Street hard-drive file listing — During Day 42 testimony, Spencer confirmed that two highlighted filenames in Cyrillic corresponded to files present on the Laurel Street hard drive. Counsel identified the enlarged listing as Government Exhibit 1475-02A, already in evidence.
1 mentionBoat writing discussed in the government's papers, whose interpretation Bruck disputed — During Day 46 argument about Dr. King's proposed testimony, Bruck challenged the government's reading of the boat writing as referring to attacks on troops in Iraq. He maintained that the writing did not specifically mention Iraq.
1 mentionboat writings — During Day 61 procedural discussion, Weinreb agreed that Dr. Francis would not be needed if Sister Helen's testimony remained within the Court's limits. Conrad consequently said she did not need to address his opinion about the boat writings.
1 mentionBook about Islam mentioned in counsel's unanswered recovery question — The Court found the proposed inquiry about a book from Carriage Drive beyond the scope of Christopher Derks's examination on Day 39. Derks did not answer the question about its recovery.
1 mentionBook on remittances — During Day 18 voir dire, a prospective juror described a completed and submitted book about remittances, including how immigrants could influence home-country politics through social networks. The juror expressly said the book did not address terrorism financing.
1 mentionBoston Globe report about post-trial juror counseling — Bruck said the defense had read a Boston Globe report about post-trial counseling and asked whether jurors had already been informed. The Court said it did not believe so and would check.
1 mentionBoston Herald article cited by the defense to support its claimed family connection between Juror 65 and a bombing survivor — During a Day 6 sidebar, Conrad cited a Boston Herald article while challenging Juror 65 based on connections to the bombing events. She described an indirect connection involving the juror's sister, a wedding, and a nurse who cared for a recovering victim.
1 mentionBoston University identification card bearing Lingzi Lu's name, which Woods said she saw in a bag supplied by a citizen — Woods testified that a citizen gave her a bag in which she saw a Boston University identification card bearing Lingzi Lu's name. She said the card enabled her to address Lu by name while continuing chest compressions.
1 mentioncalendar for June of 2011 — Counsel showed Elizabeth Zamparelli a June 2011 calendar to refresh her recollection of her graduation date. Zamparelli tentatively agreed that the date was June 2, 2011.
1 mentionCall-log extraction report from Tamerlan's phone — Grant initially said he had not created a call-log report, then confirmed that Exhibit 3317-1-2 refreshed his recollection. The report was received into evidence with the phone's audio, contact, and video reports.
1 mentionCasebook used to refresh Franks's recollection of the dorm-room number — During Day 38 testimony, Franks consulted a casebook and identified Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's dorm room as Room 7341 in Pine Dale Hall.
1 mentionCell block log — The cell block log documented prisoner arrival times and refreshed Oliveira's recollection that Tsarnaev arrived at 11:10. Oliveira explained that the recorded 3:55 p.m. departure did not establish how long Tsarnaev was physically in the cell.
1 mentionCertification of a public record from Immigration and Customs showing Tamerlan Tsarnaev's U.S. departure and return dates, which the defense proposed to introduce — Fick described a certified Immigration and Customs public record giving Tamerlan Tsarnaev's departure and return dates. The defense proposed introducing it alongside computer testimony to orient the jury to digital events near his departure, while the government objected that it could confuse or mislead the jury.
1 mentionChuck Colson's personal statement on capital punishment — During Day 9 voir dire, a prospective juror said reading Chuck Colson's statement had moved him from opposition toward viewing capital punishment as necessary. He remained uncertain whether a juror representing civil authority could personally call for mercy.
1 mentionclerk's note — The clerk's note addressed allowing visits without contemporaneous monitoring or proposing monitoring that excluded investigative and prosecutorial team members. The Court said the note and conference transcript could be understood as reflecting an order, but declined further clarification because it would confuse the jury.
1 mentionClippings from the Boston press that Bruck said the defense had filed with the Court — Bruck cited press comparisons involving two brothers and connections to Anwar al-Awlaki while requesting broader voir dire questions about Paris-related coverage. He sought questions addressing feelings about the case or defendant, not only attitudes toward Muslims.
1 mentionCompeting proposed redacted 302 versions for Viskhan Vakhabov — The parties submitted competing proposed redactions of Viskhan Vakhabov's 302 while a government motion to bar its reading remained pending. Weinreb sought removal of impressions and opinions; Conrad accepted that the brother-influence explanation was speculative but defended the little-boy description as an observation. The Court deferred comparison of the versions.
1 mentioncomplete file listing concerning a file counsel thought was Five Ground Rules — Swindon explained that the complete file listing included created, modified, and accessed information, but that forensic conclusions required multiple sources of information. Counsel tentatively identified the file as Five Ground Rules and used October 10, 2011; Swindon's final answer used October 11, without resolving the difference.
1 mentionComplete hard-drive file listing, including Book of the End, Join the Caravan, and Russian-language documents — Counsel displayed a page from the complete file listing for the hard drive recovered in Watertown. Swindon tentatively agreed that Book of the End and Join the Caravan appeared at the drive's top level and confirmed the presence of Russian-language documents there.
1 mentionCompleted juror questionnaires — During Day 7 voir dire, the Court used completed questionnaires to ask prospective jurors about news habits, prior impressions of guilt, and death-penalty views. Jurors explained their written answers and whether their views had changed.
1 mentionCompleted questionnaire page for Juror No. 356 — The Court said Juror No. 356 had left a questionnaire page blank, apparently by inadvertently turning two pages together. The juror completed the page, and copies were provided to counsel.
1 mentioncompleteinspire.pdf, a 67-page magazine containing Make A Bomb In The Kitchen Of Your Mom — Swindon identified completeinspire.pdf, Exhibit 1142-91, as a 67-page magazine whose filename appeared across multiple pieces of media and in access-related spreadsheets. He identified the article Make A Bomb In The Kitchen Of Your Mom as beginning on page 33 and ending on page 40. He acknowledged that he was not an expert on the magazine.
1 mentionComposition notebooks from the Norfolk Street apartment and translations of their notes — During Day 63 closing argument, Clarke described composition notebooks found in the Norfolk Street apartment and translations of their notes. She attributed fingerprints on the notebooks to Tamerlan and characterized the writing as reflecting radical extremist ideas.
1 mentionConrad's motion or reply/opposition quoting statements from the government's opening. — Conrad referred to a defense filing quoting the government's opening and maintained that the remarks preceded the lockup photograph. Weinreb disputed that the government had opened the door to additional testimony and limited its lack-of-remorse argument to the period after the crimes and the lockup; their competing timing accounts were not resolved in this discussion.
1 mentionCopy identified as Q78, marked for identification only — The Sovereign publication was excluded, and a copy was marked as Exhibit 3065 for identification only to preserve the point during Christopher Derks's cross-examination on Day 39.
1 mentionCopy of the court's oral instructions — The court planned to give jurors a written copy of its extensive oral instructions so they could review them. The instructions and verdict slip would address aggravating factors, making the government's notice of intent unnecessary as a jury reference.
1 mentionCopy of two handwritten pages identified as Q685.1 — The original Q685.1 material consisted of two handwritten notebook pages, one torn in half. A copy was admitted as Defense Exhibit 3063 without objection, and the witness confirmed that the displayed copy matched the papers.
1 mentionCopy of United States versus Morrow — Conrad brought a copy of United States v. Morrow and other First Circuit cases to the Day 45 charge conference. She described them as applicable to whether the evidence showed a single conspiracy or multiple conspiracies.
1 mentionCorrespondence concerning the marshals' investigation into disclosure of information about the video to the press — Conrad offered correspondence about the investigation into disclosure of information about a video to the press and requested that it become part of the record. The government objected, and the court agreed that the disclosure issue was beside the point.
1 mentionCourtesy copy of a sealed pleading — Bruck said the defense had sent the law clerk an advance courtesy copy of a sealed pleading prepared outside business hours. The court accepted the proposed practice of serving the government and sending the law clerk a copy, without government objection.
1 mentionDead Man Walking book — Dead Man Walking was discussed during objections to Sister Prejean's proposed testimony on Day 60. Conrad said she did not plan to mention the book, while Weinreb argued that the government would need to raise it when examining bias.
1 mentionDecorum order — The court explained that a literal reading of the decorum order left excused prospective jurors free to speak to the press. That concern had led the court to delay revealing excusal status until it was ready to announce the jury.
1 mentionDefendant's handwritten message inside the boat — The defendant's handwritten message inside the boat explained his actions in religious and political terms. In penalty-phase rebuttal, Weinreb argued that the writing demonstrated independent ideological commitment rather than obedience to Tamerlan.
1 mentionDefense discovery request for examples of rejected SAMs requests and citations concerning judicial modification — Bruck said the defense requested examples of rejected SAMs requests and citations concerning judicial modification but had received no response. He raised those requests while arguing that cross-examination had misleadingly suggested that restrictive confinement could end.
1 mentionDefense draft verdict form — Weinreb reported that the defense's submitted draft verdict form contained only aggravating factors, as did the government's draft. The court requested anticipated mitigating factors to organize a working form that could later be rearranged.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 2 — The court admitted a portion of the T-Mobile call-detail records as Defense Exhibit 2. The displayed entries listed a 19-second outgoing call from Jahar's phone at 2:49 p.m. and a 30-second call from Tamerlan to Jahar at 2:51 p.m.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3051 — Clarke moved to admit the receipt image after Moynihan recognized it. Weinreb offered to stipulate that the receipt items came from Tamerlan Tsarnaev's wallet and stated that the government had no objection to their admission.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3247 3 — Traub identified and read his December 2010 recommendation, which described Dzhokhar's academic engagement, good-natured competition, and respectful relationships with peers and adults. The court admitted the letter without objection.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3509e — The court admitted Dr. Niss's records as redacted by the government during his testimony on Day 58. Clarke distinguished the records from the separate typewritten summary identified as Exhibit 3521.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3543a — The court admitted Exhibit 3543A without objection on Day 53. Ponte identified his name on the document and testified that he taught Tamerlan beginning jazz ensemble in September 2004, when Tamerlan was in grade 11.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3555a — The court admitted the report-card page during Rebecca Norris's testimony on Day 55. Norris agreed that it showed all As except in Spanish, including As in algebra 2.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 4 — Conrad sought admission of the AT&T records for April 15 through 18, or those reviewed during questioning. After the government objected, the court permitted Defense Exhibit 4 to be marked for identification only.
1 mentionDefense expert summary and exhibit lists, which Fick cited to dispute the government's claim of inadequate notice — Fick said the defense expert summary mirrored a government summary previously found sufficient and that the exhibit lists identified almost every file proposed for introduction. He cited those disclosures to dispute the government's inadequate-notice objection to proposed digital evidence.
1 mentionDefense filing concerning Juror 318's husband — Conrad described the filing as explaining how the defense identified Juror 318's husband. The court said it had not reviewed the filing and would do so, without announcing a disposition.
1 mentionDefense motion concerning victim impact, initially filed under seal — Bruck said the defense had filed the victim-impact motion under seal without seeking leave and no longer considered sealing necessary. The court agreed and received the motion for filing without requiring continued sealing.
1 mentionDefense motion to modify the pretrial SAMs — Bruck said the defense's pretrial SAMs challenges concerned access and preparation, were never ruled on, and resulted in voluntary government modifications. Weinreb argued that the motion's reliance on constitutional and legal review made it fair to discuss during cross-examination about confinement restrictions.
1 mentionDefense notes — Defense counsel sought to consult their notes, questionnaires, and voir dire records before stating their actual reasons for challenged juror strikes. The court allowed time within the session to review those materials rather than recessing.
1 mentionDefense response to the government's motion in limine — The defense response concerned the government's request to exclude mitigating evidence from the guilt phase. Chakravarty characterized the response as showing an intention to develop mitigation during that phase and argued that sentencing considerations should remain separate from liability.
1 mentionDefense status report/in limine evidentiary issues filing — Clarke said the filing identified evidentiary issues the defense believed required rulings before opening statements. Counsel agreed to revisit it after the court raised scheduling and Weinreb suggested that developments required additions.
1 mentionDefense Touhy request concerning Bureau of Prisons witnesses — Mellin said the government responded to the defense's Touhy request by identifying three witnesses who could discuss ADX or SAMs and making them available for interviews. Bruck disputed that account as incomplete, saying the government substituted those officials for the ADX witness the defense sought. The court agreed with the defense's objection to portraying the designated officials as witnesses the defense had chosen and left uncalled.
1 mentionDefense witness list with summaries of relationships to the case — Clarke described the list as overinclusive and said its relationship summaries had been provided at the court's request. She asked the court to reconsider or delay publication while the defense narrowed the potential witnesses.
1 mentionDefense-proposed verdict form, which the Court said omitted an age question; the government requested a jury finding that the defendant was 18 at the time of the events even if stipulated. — The court noted that the defense's proposed verdict form omitted an age question and asked whether the age issue would be stipulated or submitted to jurors. The government maintained that jurors needed to make the finding even if it was stipulated; no final ruling or stipulation was announced.
1 mentionDefense-requested penalty-phase instruction against considering or speculating about incarceration costs — The defense requested an instruction barring jurors from considering or speculating about incarceration costs when choosing between life imprisonment and death. The government did not object but maintained that no error had occurred and the instruction was unnecessary; the court did not decide here that it would give the instruction.
1 mentionDefense's additional written follow-up questions — The defense's additional questions addressed presumed innocence, publicity, bias, desire to serve, and death-penalty views in relation to the charges. The court anticipated possible modest amendments to its questioning but did not announce a blanket grant or denial.
1 mentionDefense's prior written requests on publicity, Morgan, and Witherspoon — Bruck said the defense had combined its earlier publicity, Morgan, and Witherspoon requests into a single follow-up request for efficiency. He expressly declined to withdraw the prior written requests.
1 mentionDefense's proposed mitigating factors — The proposed mitigating factors drew government objections to bundled factual premises and statements about others' continuing affection for the defendant. Bruck defended the relationship factors as reflecting the defendant's character. The court tentatively favored striking Factor 19 as a legal proposition rather than a fact to prove, while otherwise allowing broad latitude for factual mitigation.
1 mentionDefense's third list of proposed Morgan questions, Questions 7, 8, 9 and 10 — Bruck requested that Questions 7 through 10 on the defense's third list remain a standing request for Morgan questioning tied to the actual charges. The court recognized the continuing request and objection where a Morgan issue arose, without requiring repeated attempts to ask the questions, and maintained its existing approach.
1 mentionDeleted English paper carved from the hard drive — Swindon confirmed that the English paper was not visible as an active file when the hard drive was seized and had been recovered from a previously deleted file.
1 mentionDerivative spreadsheet showing a Yahoo email login for Jahar Tsarnaev — Exhibit 1143-01 included an artifact noting access to Jahar Tsarnaev's Yahoo email account on January 1, 2013, at 1:47 a.m. Swindon could not determine whether another access had occurred and said nobody had asked him to make that determination.
1 mentiondevice list including 2R58 — The court sustained a scope objection when questioning turned to the description of device 2R58. Swindon then confirmed that the list included other devices found at 410 Norfolk Street.
1 mentionDevice-identification chart used to identify source media and recovery locations — Swindon used the chart to associate Exhibit 1143 with a desktop computer listed as seized from 410 Norfolk Street. He also identified the device corresponding to Exhibit 1141 as a Samsung Finesse phone seized at Pine Dale Hall.
1 mentionDocket No. 350, the government's suppression opposition; Conrad sought the information supporting its residence and storage-room assertions — Conrad requested the information supporting the government's assertions in Docket No. 350 about residence and use of a room as a closet or storage room. Weinreb said the underlying information had been disclosed, while Conrad said she knew of no report supporting the storage-room assertion.
1 mentionDoctor's letter concerning Juror 235 — The court noted that it had a doctor's letter concerning Juror 235 while listing prospective jurors for whom no further voir dire had been considered necessary on the papers.
1 mentionDoctor's note that Clarke said would be provided concerning Mirra's illness — During discussion of unavailable witnesses and possible use of FBI reports, Clarke said the defense had recently learned that Mirra was very ill and that her doctor would provide a note.
1 mentiondocument — Conrad showed Zamparelli a document and referred to a June 2011 calendar to refresh her recollection of graduation. Zamparelli remained tentative, answering that the date was probably June 2, 2011.
1 mentionDocument addressed to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, shown among living-room shelf documents — The document was described as addressed to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and shown among papers on a living-room shelf.
1 mentionDocument bearing FBI number Q685.1 — Petri read the FBI sticker number Q685.1 after the displayed document was rotated and enlarged. Exhibit 3063 was already in evidence, and the court admitted its English translation, Exhibit 3063A, before the two were displayed together.
1 mentionDocument handed up concerning a reported 2012 assault-and-battery arrest — Conrad said the document indicated that the prospective juror had an assault-and-battery arrest in 2012. Bruck requested an open-ended inquiry into possible nondisclosure, but no resolution or charge disposition was stated.
1 mentionDocument identifying Gamble as photographer on July 26, 2013 — Gamble recognized the document and confirmed that it identified her as the photographer on July 26, 2013. She described the event as a dorm-room search rather than a search of the removed property counsel had described.
1 mentionDocument Mr. Tsarnaev wrote in January 2013, which Conrad believed appeared in embedded images — Conrad raised a prior objection to a January 2013 document during Kimberly Franks's direct testimony on Day 38.
1 mentionDocument shown to refresh recollection of Jahar's age — After viewing the document, Charner-Laird testified that Jahar would have been nine years old in the fall of 2002.
1 mentionDocument used to refresh Gordon's recollection of the school year — Gordon initially recalled the school year as 2004–2005. After reviewing the document and hearing counsel's reference to January 2004, she revised her answer to 2003–2004.
1 mentionDocument used to refresh Kimball's recollection of the July 3, 2013 Twitter search warrant — Kimball initially could not recall the exact warrant date. After reviewing the document, he confirmed July 3, 2013, as the date the search warrant was issued to Twitter.
1 mentionDocument whose translation LaFond recognized after it was shown to her — LaFond initially expressed uncertainty about the exhibit number while discussing documents whose Russian translations she had reviewed. She recognized Exhibit 1282 when it was displayed individually.
1 mentionDocument written in Cyrillic script — Levitt said at least one document provided to him was written in Cyrillic script. He thought it might be Russian but could neither read it nor confirm its language.
1 mentionDocumentation of the tip underlying the Whole Foods video, requested by the defense — Conrad requested documentation, even if redacted, of the tip underlying the Whole Foods video. She raised uncertainty about the information's source during discussion of evidence potentially derived from the defendant's hospital statements.
1 mentionDocuments bearing the name of Tamerlan Tsarnaev — Derks confirmed that numerous documents bearing Tamerlan Tsarnaev's name had been found in the apartment.
1 mentionDocuments identifying Dzhokhar Tsarnaev — Derks confirmed that documents identifying Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were found in several rooms at 410 Norfolk Street, including Room H, which was described as having a flag and bunk beds.
1 mentionDolakov FBI 302 dated May 21st, 2013 — The government objected to a statement that Jahar did not really speak when with Tamerlan, arguing that Dolakov's single encounter could not support a generalization. The court allowed the statement to remain in the context identifying that single encounter.
1 mentionDr. Bath's 302, which Clarke described as including the personal impact of his experiences — Clarke distinguished Dr. Bath's observations while assisting bombing victims from the personal impact described in his 302. She asked that the latter material be limited.
1 mentionDr. King's CV — Pellegrini stated that Dr. King's CV had been provided while arguing about the relevance of his planned testimony and the role of his military medical experience.
1 mentionDr. Levitt's expert report — Matthew Levitt confirmed that he wrote an expert report for this case. He described such reports as presenting findings on the issues counsel asked the expert to address.
1 mentionDr. Levitt's report — The court reviewed Levitt's report and the motion concerning terrorism experts before allowing him to testify. The denial of the motion applied only to Levitt and did not resolve its application to others.
1 mentionDr. Scott Atran's Rule 16 expert disclosure, including the disputed prediction about future attacks — Bruck explained that the disputed future-attacks prediction appeared at the end of Scott Atran's Rule 16 expert disclosure. He said the defense was not making an empirical prediction, while Mellin argued that the statement was speculative and inappropriate for sentencing.
1 mentiondraft of 31 — During the Day 62 charge conference, the court asked whether counsel had received the draft identified as 31, and Bruck confirmed receipt.
1 mentionDraft proffer agreements that Weinreb said went back and forth during plea negotiations — Weinreb said draft proffer agreements had gone back and forth during plea negotiations. He cited those documents and the extensive exchanges when explaining why a stipulation about the negotiations was unlikely.
1 mentionDzhokhar Tsarnaev's naturalization certificate — Testimony confirmed that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's naturalization certificate was found in Room H, the room described as having a flag and bunk beds.
1 mentionDzhokhar's writings in the boat — In penalty-phase closing argument, Clarke argued that Dzhokhar's boat writings reflected language introduced by Tamerlan. She also contrasted the writings with Helen Prejean's account of later remorse.
1 mentionEffects of Intention document — Chakravarty argued that computer evidence showed Dzhokhar accessed Effects of Intention on April 16, the day after the bombing. He recalled Levitt's explanation that the document emphasized sincere intention in jihad as a condition for receiving religious rewards.
1 mentionEffects of Intention PDF on the laptop desktop — Swindon confirmed that Effects of Intention, identified as 1142-15, was a PDF on the laptop desktop. He said he had checked the computer image and identified the displayed contents as the verified file.
1 mentionEight-page Dolakov FBI 302 with an April 30th entry date — Counsel identified Exhibit 3270A as an eight-page Dolakov FBI 302 with an April 30 entry date. The court retained Russia–Chechnya background material but directed removal of two short opinion paragraphs and two FBI-related passages.
1 mentionEmail from a roommate to a family member concerning alleged abuse of Katherine — Clarke cited an email as corroboration for an alleged abuse account relayed through a roommate's parent. Weinreb disputed its reliability and said Katherine had denied the allegation; the court excluded the multilayer account.
1 mentionEmail provided to establish the plea-discussion context and government receipt of the defendant's statement — Conrad said she provided the email to explain the plea-discussion context and show that the government received the defendant's handwritten statement. The court ruled that both the email and the statement were inadmissible without giving an express rationale for that ruling.
1 mentionEmployee handbook — During individual voir dire, a prospective juror cited the employee handbook when explaining that the company paid for only a limited amount of jury-duty time.
1 mentionEric Traub's December 2010 letter of recommendation — Traub's December 2010 recommendation described Dzhokhar as a good student who absorbed new ideas quickly and was amiable, polite and respectful. In closing argument, Clarke recalled that Traub read the letter and affirmed that he still believed its assessment.
1 mentionExcerpt from Macy's Excel purchase spreadsheet — The excerpt from Macy's Excel purchase spreadsheet was examined during Christian Fierabend's Day 39 direct testimony. Fierabend qualified his assessment of the excerpt's accuracy rather than giving an unqualified confirmation.
1 mentionExhibit 11; 1142-91 — Levitt read Question 5 and its answer from page 15 of the first issue of Inspire. The displayed answer proposed stopping attacks if the West stopped aggression and oppression against Muslims and withdrew from their land.
1 mentionExhibit 1152-03 — The map was marked for identification and displayed during James Tyra's testimony on Day 28. Tyra believed its plotted dots represented waypoints extracted from the GPS device he analyzed, but qualified his recognition as familiarity rather than detailed recollection.
1 mentionExhibit 1152-05 — The map was marked for identification and displayed during James Tyra's testimony on Day 28. Tyra believed its plotted dots represented waypoints extracted from the GPS device he analyzed, but qualified his recognition as familiarity rather than detailed recollection.
1 mentionExhibit 1152-06 — The map was marked for identification and displayed during James Tyra's testimony on Day 28. Tyra believed its plotted dots represented waypoints extracted from the GPS device he analyzed, but qualified his recognition as familiarity rather than detailed recollection.
1 mentionExhibit 1160-02 — During cross-examination on Day 40, Knapp confirmed that the February 8, 2013, R/C car receipt bore Tamerlan Tsarnaev's name. That identification did not establish who assembled or operated either bomb.
1 mentionExhibit 1264 — Kimball confirmed that the already-admitted Al_FirdausiA account record showed an April 27, 2013, update and that the account remained open to viewing and comments after Tsarnaev's arrest. The examination did not resolve what the update signified.
1 mentionExhibit 1274 — Kimball confirmed during cross-examination on Day 30 that the subscriber information showed creation on October 20, 2011, and an update on July 3, 2013. The examination did not resolve what the update signified.
1 mentionExhibit 1321 — LaFond confirmed that Exhibit 1321 contained translations of several of Mr. Tsarnaev's tweets and that its cover page bore her name.
1 mentionExhibit 1557 — The exhibit's second line identified 2R14 as an HP Pavilion from 410 Norfolk Street, and Swindon confirmed that the computer had been seized there.
1 mentionExhibit 3002 — The AT&T call-detail records in Exhibit 3002 concern Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's phone ending in 5112. Watkins showed the exhibit to Grant while asking about his years of computer forensic experience.
1 mentionExhibit 3522 — Bruck initially named Exhibit 3522 when offering Sonya Petri's extracts from Anzor Tsarnaev's medical records. He then corrected the number to 3523 and stated that 3522 was not being offered; the court received Exhibit 3523 in lieu of Exhibit 3522.
1 mentionExhibit 682 — Isgur used the exhibit to identify Ames Street, circle a pointed building, and locate a surveillance camera on a building across the street that faced it.
1 mentionExhibit 683 — Isgur identified the diagram as a fair and accurate depiction of MIT's North Court area. The government offered it as Exhibit 683 without objection, but the receipt notation named Exhibit 682; the numbering discrepancy remained unresolved.
1 mentionExhibit list sought by the media — Weinreb said the media were satisfied with the current access arrangements and were not pressing their requests for the witness and exhibit lists. He qualified his recollection about withdrawal, and the court did not expressly rule that all access motions were moot.
1 mentionExpert witness disclosure concerning Dr. King; Bruck said it identified Martin Richard but omitted pain opinions about the other two deceased victims. — Bruck said Dr. King's expert disclosure mentioned Martin Richard but did not disclose pain opinions about the other two deceased bombing victims. The court said that, if those victim-specific opinions were absent from the disclosure, King should not give them, while general injury testimony remained within scope.
1 mentionExpert witness summary and disclosure concerning Martin Richard's death — Bruck argued that Dr. King's generalized hemorrhage testimony exceeded a summary stating that Martin Richard's death was not instantaneous. After reviewing the disclosure, the court found that King had generally stayed within it and denied the mistrial motion.
1 mentionExtract of phone records and cell locations, previously Defense Exhibit 2 — During Christopher Derks's Day 39 cross-examination, the phone-record and cell-location extract previously designated Defense Exhibit 2 was renumbered as Exhibit 3001.
1 mentionFamily tree displayed in English, with a Russian version on paper before the witness — An English family tree was displayed while Suleimanova had a Russian version on paper. She used it to identify her husband and children and later confirmed the identification of Mukhammad Haji and his wife Patimat.
1 mentionFBI 302 from August of 2013 about Mr. Khozhugov, which Fick said had recently been disclosed and contained information the defense viewed as mitigating and exculpatory — Fick said the government had recently produced an August 2013 FBI 302 about Khozhugov containing some of the family information he could provide. Fick questioned the timing of disclosure and described much of the content as mitigating and exculpatory.
1 mentionFBI 302 interview report concerning Kuznetsov's statements — Fick sought to explore observations underlying stronger descriptions in Kuznetsov's FBI report. The court sustained an objection to further questioning as seeking opinion about the brothers' relationship, and Kuznetsov did not adopt the passages counsel read.
1 mentionFBI 302 of Magomed Dolakov's April 30, 2013 interview — Petri identified Exhibit 3270A as an FBI report of Magomed Dolakov's April 30, 2013 interview in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The court explained that FBI 302s are agent-written interview summaries and that Petri would read their text for the defense's presentation.
1 mentionFBI 302 of Magomed Dolakov's June 11, 2013 interview — The report summarized an interview conducted at a Starbucks Coffee on Soldier's Field Road in Brighton, Massachusetts. Petri read passages attributing to Dolakov a beach discussion about a suicide bombing and an account of watching jihad videos at Tsarnaev's home, preserving blacked-out passages as omissions.
1 mentionFBI 302 of Magomed Dolakov's May 21, 2013 interview — The report described an interview conducted by William O. Filbert III and James B. Bailey, apparently at Dolakov's Cambridge apartment. Petri read Dolakov's qualified recollection of earlier contact with Dzhokhar and his account that their only conversation occurred at the gym while Tamerlan showered.
1 mentionFBI 302 summarizing Magomed Kartashov's June 5, 2013 interview — The report attributed to Kartashov accounts of his family relationship with Tamerlan, religious disagreements, and concerns about Internet influences. The court cautioned that the report recorded what the interviewee said rather than findings and distinguished the reading from live testimony subject to cross-examination.
1 mentionFBI interviews — Bruck said the defense would read important portions of FBI interviews and email because some witnesses were unavailable. He described those materials as part of the promised evidence about Tamerlan's attempts to join jihadi insurgents in Russia.
1 mentionFBI report of selected Internet activity from the Sony VAIO laptop computer — The report listed selected Internet activity from the Sony VAIO laptop, including FoxNews.com coverage of the Boston Marathon explosions. Williams read entries describing photographs of explosions, injured people, and police activity, correcting one reading from confronts to comforts after noting difficulty reading the display.
1 mentionFBI statement by Magomed Kartoshov referring to Tamerlan's use of kavkazcenter.com — Reynolds confirmed that he had reviewed Kartoshov's FBI statement and that it referred to kavkazcenter.com. He agreed that Kartoshov quoted Tamerlan as saying that the website was where he obtained his ideas.
1 mentionFifth prospective juror's questionnaire — The fifth prospective juror confirmed that their questionnaire answers did not reflect their opposition to execution and described a possible exception only for a crime against their own child. The judge declined further questioning, but no express ruling on the motion to strike was recorded.
1 mentionFingerprint reports for the Ruger, extended magazine, and pellet gun — Cahill testified that fingerprint reports were generated for all three objects before his analysis, but he had not received the reports. He did not know whether the objects were compared with Dzhokhar's or Tamerlan's fingerprints, and his examination established no comparison result.
1 mentionFirst Circuit decision described as rejecting a trial delay and change of venue — A prospective juror said they sought out the decision after hearing about the motion on the radio to determine whether they would still need to report to court. The juror could not recall the day they read it.
1 mentionFirst interview with Mr. Dolakov, paragraph circled in black pen — Petri read Dolakov's account of speaking with Dzhokhar while Tamerlan showered after their workout. Dolakov qualified his recollection that Dzhokhar reported majoring in mechanical engineering and also attributed to him a wish to visit Russia and dissatisfaction with America.
1 mentionFitness-center swipe-data report — Homol identified the report as swipe data from his system and affirmed its accuracy to the best of his knowledge; the court received it without objection. The system recorded check-ins but required no departure swipe, so the report did not establish a departure time.
1 mentionFormer girlfriend's complaint, which Weinreb said she later dropped — Weinreb said Tamerlan's former girlfriend filed a complaint, later dropped it, and obtained a restraining order. He characterized the domestic-violence allegations as unproved and sought exclusion of such evidence as irrelevant and potentially misleading; the discussion did not state a ruling on that request.
1 mentionFourth motion for change of venue, which the defense planned to file that afternoon — Clarke announced that the defense planned to file the motion that afternoon, chiefly to preserve the venue objection and gather the relevant parts of the record. The discussion did not state a ruling on the announced motion.
1 mentionFront page of the Globe — The prospective juror cited the previous week's Globe front page while explaining that media exposure could not be avoided completely. The juror said their wife read the coverage but they did not.
1 mentionFSB memorandum regarding Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Zubeidat Tsarnaeva — A report passage read by Petri stated that the FBI's Moscow legal attaché received the Russian-language memorandum in March 2011. According to the English translation used by the FBI, the memorandum alleged radical Islamic adherence and planned travel by Tamerlan to join unspecified underground groups; Russian authorities also requested information about the two individuals.
1 mentionGeneral manager's email to the gym owner expressing displeasure with Tamerlan's behavior — Douglas testified that the gym's general manager emailed the owner after Tamerlan's behavior that evening to express displeasure. The testimony did not set out the email's text.
1 mentiongeneral voir dire request — Bruck requested questions from the document to explore jurors' exposure to publicity, reactions to a possible acquittal, and willingness to consider life imprisonment for the charged crimes. He argued that general assurances of impartiality did not adequately test those concerns.
1 mentionGiedd's article discussing a young person taking a car — Giedd recalled the article's example of a 12-year-old who jumped into a police car and drove away. He explained that the behavior itself demonstrated impulsivity and that a brain scan would not make that assessment more certain.
1 mentionGlobe Magazine — The prospective juror mentioned Globe Magazine while responding to questions about following instructions to avoid case coverage. The juror said their wife read it but they did not.
1 mentionGlobe's motion for access to the legal rulings — The court noted that the response period for the Globe's request had passed and confirmed that no further party response was expected. The court said it would act on the motion but did not announce a disposition in that discussion.
1 mentionGlobe's motion to alter the arrangements — The court referred to the Globe's request to alter the arrangements and said it was about to file a disposition. The discussion did not specify the requested changes or the disposition's terms.
1 mentionGovernment draft verdict form — Weinreb said the government's draft, like the defense's draft, contained only aggravating factors and needed mitigating factors. The court requested anticipated mitigating factors to organize a provisional form subject to rearrangement.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 753 — Meng identified the document as the registration for the Mercedes he drove on April 18, 2013, and the court admitted it without objection.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 754 — Meng identified Exhibit 754 as a fair and accurate copy of his lease agreement with Mercedes-Benz of Boston, and the court admitted it without objection. When the agreement was displayed alongside a photograph of the Mercedes' vehicle identification number, he confirmed that the numbers matched.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 775 — MacLellan identified markings for the Civic and his cruiser on the map. He agreed that the Mercedes was also present during the events he described but was not depicted.
1 mentionGovernment exhibit list discussed in connection with missing witness associations and difficulties matching exhibit numbers to discovery — The government described its list as providing evidence numbers and descriptions, while the defense said it lacked witness associations and Bates numbers. Clarke described difficulty finding a numbered exhibit in discovery, and the court recalled that advance notice was intended to connect exhibits with witnesses.
1 mentionGovernment filing described by the defense as substituting “propaganda of nasheeds” for “propagation of nasheeds” — Conrad said the government filing used the phrase propaganda of nasheeds instead of propagation of nasheeds and had not been corrected despite the defense's request. The exhibit number was unknown, and the court declined to order a correction.
1 mentionGovernment filings in the Court of Appeals concerning the two mandamus proceedings — Weinreb proposed incorporating the government's appellate filings and earlier voir dire responses into its opposition to the defense motion to strike the panel. He said the filings were on the Court of Appeals docket but not the district court docket.
1 mentionGovernment forfeiture motion filed June 19 — Clarke asked the court to defer forfeiture until the defense could respond to the June 19 motion, citing an anticipated two-week response period and an Apprendi objection.
1 mentionGovernment motion in limine concerning portions of Kartashov's report — Conrad said the filed motion challenged only portions of Kartashov's report as irrelevant or more prejudicial than probative. The government explained that subsequently admitted evidence had prompted its broader objection to the report as cumulative.
1 mentionGovernment statement referenced in the defendant's docket 350 concerning whether the room was the defendant's — Conrad characterized the statement as disputing that the room was the defendant's and sought to offer it and question Michelle Gamble. The court refused the request, stated that the witness was done, and did not admit the statement.
1 mentionGovernment submission proposing a pool reporter — The government had proposed a pool reporter but raised concerns about the courtroom arrangement and the ability to make portions of jury selection more private. The proposal remained under consideration.
1 mentionGovernment's 404(b) notice concerning marijuana-related conduct and the stated robbery purpose for obtaining a weapon — The government said it did not intend to elicit the information in its notice, but cautioned that associates might mention shared marijuana use or sales when describing their relationships with the defendant. It said it would not elicit the stated robbery purpose for obtaining a weapon unless the defense opened the door.
1 mentionGovernment's cell-site expert disclosure — Conrad said the disclosure focused on April 15 through April 19 and did not identify December 25 and 26. The government acknowledged that the December dates were absent from the original disclosure but said it had provided a supplemental graphic about three months earlier.
1 mentionGovernment's filed forfeiture motion and proposed forfeiture order — The government said it would ask the court to grant its filed motion, enter the submitted written forfeiture order, and pronounce forfeiture orally as part of the sentence.
1 mentiongovernment's forfeiture motion — The government requested that the court grant the motion, pronounce forfeiture orally as part of the sentence, include it in the judgment, and enter the proposed preliminary forfeiture order.
1 mentionGovernment's motion to exclude mitigating evidence from the guilt phase — The court began addressing the government's request to exclude mitigating evidence from the guilt phase at the Day 25 motion hearing before opening statements.
1 mentionGovernment's notice of intent outlining the aggravating factors — The court said it would not send the notice of intent to the jury room because its instructions and the verdict slip would address the aggravating factors.
1 mentionGovernment's opposition to the motion to suppress, identified by defense counsel as document 350 — The defense offered the government's prior pleading as a party admission while challenging a residence caption. The court treated the pleading as legal argument rather than a party admission and excluded it.
1 mentiongovernment's proposed preliminary order of forfeiture — The government asked the court to enter its proposed preliminary forfeiture order alongside granting the forfeiture motion and incorporating forfeiture into the sentence and judgment.
1 mentionGovernment's revised proposed execution judgment language — The defense requested time to respond to the revised execution language and disputed the government's proposed designation of Indiana. The government defended its proposal as consistent with the controlling statute and suited to implementing the sentence.
1 mentionGovernment's second motion to strike or modify certain mitigating factors — The government sought to strike or modify proposed mitigating factors and attached a red-line version separating bundled factual propositions. The court initially indicated that it was inclined to strike Factor 19 as a proposition of law but not the other factors.
1 mentiongovernment's trial brief — The court referred to the brief as a possible outline of the offense elements and invited the defense's substantive disagreements. The government said it had not necessarily briefed those elements in detail.
1 mentionGovernment's witness list — Chakravarty raised the possibility that Juror 74's former history professor was a UMass Dartmouth professor on the government's witness list. He noted that it was uncertain whether the listed professor would be called.
1 mentionGovernment's witness list, discussed because it included Juror 74's former professor under the name Brian Glynn Williams — The defense cited Juror 74's former professor's presence on the witness list when seeking her removal. The government said it did not then intend to call him and offered not to call him if she served on the jury.
1 mentionGovernment's written response to the production motion — The court read the government's filed response during the Day 52 discussion. Weinreb rested on the papers without stating the government's substantive arguments orally.
1 mentionGraff's latent-print examination reports — Graff testified that she generated more than 20 reports documenting her findings from comparisons that consistently included Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev's known prints. She consulted a report to recall the number of fingerprints collected from a pressure-cooker lid.
1 mentionGrand jury testimony of defense witnesses that may be in the government's possession or control — The defense sought production of grand jury testimony of its witnesses that might be in the government's possession or control. The court denied the motion because no particularized need had been shown, while allowing reconsideration if such a need developed.
1 mentionGrouped notebooks and binder identified as Q708 — Derks identified notebooks recovered from Room B, the front room, rather than Room H. He described four spiral notebooks, a composition book, a small graph-paper book with birds on it, and a Bunker Hill Community College portfolio binder; the court kept them grouped rather than individually marked.
1 mentionGuevara's 302 — The document identified as Guevara's 302 was discussed on Day 57 during her cross-examination.
1 mentionGuevara's sketches — Guevara testified that Jahar and Dias looked at her sketches and thought they were good, after which Jahar encouraged her to pursue art school rather than let her talent go to waste.
1 mentionH unit institutional supplement — Oliver described the supplement as a template for H unit operations and confirmed that it listed an indefinite duration for Phase 3. He did not confirm the suggested 2013 update date without checking the document.
1 mentionHandwriting shown by Ms. Conrad — Derks was asked whether the handwriting shown by Conrad differed from handwriting in a note examined earlier. He said he was not a handwriting expert and did not adopt the suggested distinction.
1 mentionhandwritten note — Kevin Swindon said the handwritten note put the information in context, then identified AD Labs as the source of the record column and affirmed that he was testifying from memory.
1 mentionhandwritten piece of paper — Kevin Swindon testified that he did not recognize the handwriting on the paper Chakravarty had shown him while asking about the file-system record date in local time.
1 mentionHandwritten statement that defense counsel described as expressing the defendant's remorse during the plea-offer process — Bruck described a short handwritten statement expressing the defendant's remorse that was provided to the government during the process of offering a guilty plea in exchange for life without parole. He thought it followed the written offer by a few weeks and distinguished it from a later statement repudiating AQAP propaganda. The government requested exclusion of the proposed statement.
1 mentionHome Depot receipt dated 3/30 of 2013 reflecting the purchase of a soldering gun — Patrick Moynihan identified a Home Depot receipt dated March 30, 2013, reflecting a soldering-gun purchase among the receipts recovered from Tamerlan Tsarnaev's wallet; he did not identify who made the transaction.
1 mentionHomeland Security committee report that Conrad said she had redacted to remove discussion of possible investigative failures — Conrad said the Homeland Security committee report contained references to FBI interviews and that she had redacted discussion of possible miscommunications and failures of follow-up. The defense sought to show that the interviews occurred rather than introduce their contents.
1 mentionHP desktop browser-history spreadsheet — Swindon identified Exhibit 1143-01 as a spreadsheet generated from the HP desktop at 410 Norfolk Street. He confirmed a browser-history record of someone logging into the JTsarnaev Yahoo email account, without identifying that person.
1 mentionIhlas website text attributed to Ibn Arabi's Shajarat al-Kawn, or Tree of Being — Michel Reynolds described the Ibn Arabi text linked in Dzhokhar's email reply as non-jihadi material about everyday religious conduct.
1 mentionIncident report — Gary Oliveira initially expressed uncertainty about the report date, then agreed that he wrote it two days after the incident at a supervisor's direction, although he normally reported the same day and had immediately notified supervisors.
1 mentionIndictment, including its overt act section and conspiracy counts — The indictment's overt-act section had not been given to the jury. The government requested that jurors receive those allegations or an explanation of the alleged conspiracy's duration, while the defense opposed providing the overt acts or highlighting Officer Collier. Subject to checking the wording, the Court planned to reference the dates alleged in Counts 1, 6 and 11 without identifying specific conspiracy details.
1 mentionInnocence Project page cited by Mellin concerning capital punishment — Mellin cited an Innocence Project page stating support for a capital-punishment moratorium while arguing that Juror 355 was biased. Conrad, unable to retrieve the LinkedIn profile, questioned whether its link led to that page rather than the organization's home page.
1 mentionInspire magazine alarm-clock pages — Knapp said the portion of Inspire he had read did not mention radio-controlled cars as a fusing system and agreed that such information could readily be found through Internet searches.
1 mentionInspire magazine and similar AQAP publications that defense counsel described as praising the Boston Marathon bombing and urging further attacks — Bruck described anticipated expert testimony about AQAP publications praising the Boston Marathon bombing and encouraging further attacks. He said the defense provided a handwritten repudiation of that propaganda in September 2014 and distinguished it from the defendant's plea-related remorse statement.
1 mentionInspire magazine article containing explosive-device instructions — Knapp reviewed the explosive-device article in Exhibit 1142-91 and described its instructions as consistent with a simple fusing system usable in an improvised explosive device. He also compared its fragmentation discussion with recovered BBs and nails, while noting that explosive-device information was widely available.
1 mentionInspire magazine, 2010, including pages 33 and 40 and “Make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom” — During the Day 63 sentencing closing argument, Mellin cited pages 33 and 40 of the 2010 Inspire magazine and its bomb-making article. He compared its instructions with the bombs used in the case and argued that its descriptions of lethal effects, crowded placement and shrapnel bore on intent and aggravating factors.
1 mentionInspire magazine's advice to wear gloves when building bombs — Weinreb said Inspire advised wearing gloves during bomb construction and suggested that glove use could explain the absence of the defendant's fingerprints on some objects. He presented that explanation as a possibility, not as proof that the defendant had worn gloves.
1 mentioninstruction concerning cruel, heinous and depraved — Weinreb challenged the draft instruction's restriction on considering accomplice and coconspirator conduct, while Bruck defended its underlying principle. The Court said it might leave the instruction unchanged if the cited decisions were not binding; the exact disputed draft language was not read aloud.
1 mentionInstruction manual from the soldering-gun case — Elena Graff identified the instruction manual as a separate component of the soldering-gun case and testified that ten latent fingerprints were developed on it, none identified as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's.
1 mentionIntelligence Community report cited by Conrad concerning the interviews and Tamerlan's placement on a terrorist watch list — Conrad said the Intelligence Community report referenced FBI interviews and had been redacted to remove discussion of possible investigative miscommunications or failures. She also cited the Intelligence Community record in stating that Tamerlan had been placed on a terrorist watch list.
1 mentionInvestigative materials from a Florida attorney general investigation proposed by the defense — Fick proposed using the Florida investigative materials to describe what Todashev said and his interaction with law enforcement. He argued that an official-investigation hearsay exception permitted their admission, but that position was counsel's argument rather than an announced ruling.
1 mentionIslam for Dummies — Judith Russell said she had kept Islam for Dummies on her shelf for a while but did not know where she obtained it or whether she had been encouraged to read it.
1 mentionIssues of Inspire magazine — Matthew Levitt confirmed that the files provided to him included various issues of Inspire and said he had read all the issues. He rejected the suggestion that Tsarnaev obtained the Muslim profession of faith from the magazine and could not recall a passage describing Americans as innocent people.
1 mentionItem 1274 and its July 3, 2013 date — Kimball testified that providers were customarily asked to preserve data before a search warrant and confirmed, to the best of his knowledge, that the warrant was served on July 3, 2013.
1 mentionJanuary 2014 letter of apology described by the defense — Before Tsarnaev addressed the Court on Day 67, Clarke stated that he had provided a letter of apology in January 2014 and had offered to resolve the case without trial as early as October 2013.
1 mentionJoin the Caravan, a 35-page PDF — Kevin Swindon identified the displayed document labeled Join the Caravan as a 35-page PDF in the papka folder.
1 mentionJudge Sand's Instruction 9A-20 — Bruck proposed Instruction 9A-20 as a fallback that would explain that death required unanimous findings and that life imprisonment without release was the only alternative sentence. He argued that the language would preserve a preference for unanimous verdicts while avoiding pressure from a mistaken belief that disagreement would require a new trial.
1 mentionJudge Wolf's opinion in Sampson — Clarke described Judge Wolf's Sampson opinion as emphasizing public access to an execution and explained that he selected New Hampshire because Massachusetts had no manner of execution.
1 mentionJudgment language Judge Wolf used in Sampson — Clarke offered to submit the execution-related judgment language used by Judge Wolf in Sampson and urged the court to adopt it.
1 mentionJune 11th report, to which the government stated it had no objection — Conrad identified Exhibit 3269 as the June 11th report, and Weinreb confirmed that the government had no objection to it.
1 mentionJuror 115's questionnaire answer reporting an opinion of guilt — Question 77 indicated an opinion of guilt and uncertainty about punishment. During follow-up, Juror 115 attributed his opinion to media coverage and said the defendant would have to change his mind.
1 mentionJuror 116's questionnaire answer reporting an opinion of guilt — Juror 116 answered yes to the guilt question but left the remaining parts of Question 77 unanswered. She explained that she understood guilt to mean that the defendant was present on the streets and in a boat.
1 mentionJuror 118's questionnaire answers about the death penalty — The questionnaire expressed uncertainty about punishment and selected a position permitting either sentence. During follow-up, Juror 118 said reflection had changed her view and that she did not think she could vote for death.
1 mentionJuror 119's questionnaire answers about sentencing and prison conditions — The questionnaire indicated willingness to vote for death, uncertainty about voting for life imprisonment, and a belief that the defendant might receive special treatment in prison. During questioning, Juror 119 acknowledged a slight preference for death while saying the facts could change her view.
1 mentionJuror 126's questionnaire, including page 5 and Question 10 — The court identified the completed questionnaire and announced that it would review page 5 after cutting the audio.
1 mentionJuror 140's questionnaire, which defense counsel described as presenting neutral views and denying relevant social-media use — Bruck argued that Juror 140's sworn representations about relevant social-media use conflicted with an arrest-night Twitter statement. Conrad described the questionnaire as presenting neutral views and warned that similar discrepancies might be harder to discover for other jurors.
1 mentionJuror 169's questionnaire — During questioning, Juror 169 expressed doubt that he could set aside his existing opinion because of extensive coverage and the victims; he was excused afterward.
1 mentionJuror 171's questionnaire — During questioning, Juror 171 expressed uncertainty about fulfilling the presumption-of-innocence obligation and described strong emotional reactions to television coverage; she was excused afterward.
1 mentionJuror 172's questionnaire — Clarke questioned Juror 172 about the questionnaire's qualified answer on setting aside prior opinions. Juror 172 explained that unfamiliarity with the situation prevented absolute certainty and that her uncertainty concerned guilt.
1 mentionJuror 173's questionnaire — During questioning, Juror 173 said life imprisonment would be easier to choose and remained uncertain about personally voting for death, while saying she could probably choose it if the evidence justified it.
1 mentionJuror 176's questionnaire — The court placed the completed questionnaire before Juror 176 and explained that follow-up questioning would move roughly from the front of the form to the back.
1 mentionJuror 181's questionnaire — During questioning, Juror 181 described family connections to a court clerk's office and law-enforcement agencies, while expressing uncertainty about some relatives' duties.
1 mentionJuror 186's questionnaire — Bruck cited questionnaire statements favoring guilt and death, donations, and comments about skipping trial in support of the defense's motion to excuse Juror 186. Mellin emphasized her written and oral assurances that she could set aside prior views and weigh aggravating and mitigating factors, while Conrad questioned her account of the comments.
1 mentionJuror 195's questionnaire — The questionnaire expressed concern about fairness and responsibility, uncertainty about guilt and punishment, and willingness to consider either sentence. During follow-up, Juror 195 said she needed to examine all the evidence before deciding.
1 mentionJuror 198's questionnaire — Question 77 expressed opinions favoring guilt and death while indicating an ability to set those opinions aside. During later questioning, Juror 198 said he could not completely put media material out of his mind and did not think he could honestly extend the presumption of innocence.
1 mentionJuror 199's questionnaire — The questionnaire reported a guilt opinion, uncertainty about punishment, and a qualified ability to set prior opinions aside. It also expressed general opposition to death with an exception for convicted terrorists and uncertainty about personally voting for either sentence.
1 mentionJuror 204's questionnaire — Chakravarty cited Juror 204's written disclosure of anxiety and her responses during questioning in seeking removal for cause. The court denied the challenge, finding that she handled questioning well despite her reported anxiety.
1 mentionJuror 219's questionnaire — Question 77 reported an opinion of guilt, uncertainty about punishment, and an inability to set the opinion aside. When the court asked whether she understood the question about setting aside her opinion, Juror 219 answered no.
1 mentionJuror 237's completed questionnaire — The court reviewed questionnaire answers about the time demands of service, distrust of law enforcement following high-profile media coverage, and an emotional reaction to the jury summons.
1 mentionJuror 243's questionnaire — Juror 243 marked unsure for all parts of Question 77 concerning guilt and punishment. During follow-up, she acknowledged a personal belief in guilt but said she would wait for evidence from both sides before forming her full opinion.
1 mentionJuror 244's questionnaire, missing Page 15 — The court noted that page 15 was missing from both the questionnaire form and its disk copy, then asked the omitted law-enforcement-attitudes question orally. The form also answered no to whether Juror 244 could conscientiously vote for death, which she reaffirmed during questioning.
1 mentionJuror 245's questionnaire — Juror 245 had the questionnaire available during follow-up questioning. He later said its refusal to vote for life imprisonment could have been a mistake, and the court allowed a question exploring differences between his sentencing answers.
1 mentionJuror 246's questionnaire — The questionnaire expressed interest in civic service and uncertainty about guilt, including a view that the defendant was likely guilty. During follow-up, Juror 246 explained that a case should be heard before guilt was determined and that possible influence by the older brother contributed to the uncertainty.
1 mentionJuror 248's completed questionnaire — The court placed the completed form before Juror 248 for follow-up questions and directed attention to page 5.
1 mentionJuror 250's questionnaire — The questionnaire expressed opposition to capital punishment and selected 3 on the death-penalty attitude scale; Juror 250 reaffirmed that opposition during questioning.
1 mentionJuror 255's questionnaire — The questionnaire expressed concern about missing work but denied serious scheduling hardship. During follow-up, Juror 255 explained that unpaid time away would cause serious financial difficulty and that the earlier answer reflected a desire to fulfill civic duty.
1 mentionJuror 258's questionnaire — The questionnaire marked uncertainty about voting for death but willingness to vote for life imprisonment without release. After the court clarified the hypothetical in Question 95, Juror 258 remained unsure about casting a death vote.
1 mentionJuror 260's completed questionnaire — The completed form was discussed during Juror 260's individual voir dire on Day 13.
1 mentionJuror 260's questionnaire, page 25 — Page 25 explained Juror 260's view that life imprisonment was less severe than death by asserting that officials sometimes release people sentenced without release. Bruck characterized that belief as a misconception that could distort the weighing of aggravating and mitigating factors.
1 mentionJuror 263's completed questionnaire — The completed form was discussed during Juror 263's individual voir dire on Day 13.
1 mentionJuror 263's questionnaire answers concerning capital punishment — Conrad qualified her recollection that Juror 263 had selected the strongest death-penalty rating and that follow-up questions had been curtailed. The court cited a different answer to Question 90 and satisfactory follow-up before clearing him.
1 mentionJuror 264's completed questionnaire — The completed form was discussed during Juror 264's individual voir dire on Day 13.
1 mentionJuror 267's completed questionnaire — The completed form was discussed during Juror 267's individual voir dire on Day 13.
1 mentionJuror 288's questionnaire answers to Questions 90 and 95 — The parties disputed whether Juror 288's evolving answers reflected ordinary uncertainty about a future decision or inability to impose death. The court noted that her eventual uncertainty on Question 95 differed from her questionnaire response.
1 mentionJuror 292's questionnaire — The questionnaire included reservations about defense lawyers and a prior opinion of guilt, with an answer indicating inability to set that opinion aside. It also mistakenly described Matanov as a codefendant.
1 mentionJuror 296's questionnaire — The questionnaire reported a prior guilt opinion but indicated an ability to decide from courtroom evidence. Its sentencing answers expressed opposition to capital punishment, difficulty voting for death, and a negative answer to Question 95.
1 mentionJuror 314's questionnaire describing potential financial hardship and his wife's medical condition — The questionnaire described potential financial hardship and concerns involving Juror 314's wife's medical condition. The court sought an interview because the written answers did not satisfy it that an excusable hardship existed, then found no sufficient hardship.
1 mentionJuror 323's questionnaire answers concerning an opinion of guilt and opposition to the death penalty — Mellin cited questionnaire answers indicating that Juror 323 could not set aside his guilt opinion and believed nothing could change it. He also described the juror's moral opposition to death, while the court later found the juror's answers untruthful.
1 mentionJuror 324's questionnaire, which the Court compared with his changing oral answers — The court compared Juror 324's questionnaire with his changing oral answers during argument over his qualification. It found the shifts unreliable and stated that it would not qualify him because it did not believe his answers.
1 mentionJuror 328's questionnaire answers concerning lost income and uncertainty about imposing the death penalty — The questionnaire stated that Juror 328 would lose salary income and expressed uncertainty about voting for death. Although the government raised several objections, the court found hardship sufficient after inferring that her small employer probably would not continue paying her.
1 mentionJuror 338's questionnaire describing travel, an interview, and religious opposition to the death penalty — The questionnaire was described as listing extensive trips and an important February interview without a specific date. The court also recalled strong opposition to the death penalty, which it thought was based on religious reasons.
1 mentionJuror 350's questionnaire answers to Questions 95 and 96 — Mellin stated that Juror 350 answered yes to both Questions 95 and 96, indicating willingness to vote for either death or life imprisonment. He invoked those answers during argument over the juror's sentencing views.
1 mentionJuror 354's questionnaire — The questionnaire reported no general death-penalty views but selected 9 on the attitude scale. During further review of the listed statements, Juror 354 retained choice D.
1 mentionJuror 355's jury questionnaire — Mellin referred to the completed questionnaire while arguing that Juror 355 understood the questioning process. He based his impairment argument on the juror's courtroom example of genocide as a situation in which he could contemplate death.
1 mentionJuror 355's questionnaire answers about capital punishment — The questionnaire described capital punishment as overused and appropriate only in exceptionally rare cases, while expressing conditional willingness to impose it when facts and law warranted. Juror 355 marked uncertainty about both sentencing options because he did not yet have the facts or instructions.
1 mentionJuror 356's questionnaire answers about guilt and sentencing — The questionnaire marked uncertainty about guilt and punishment, and Juror 356 explained that the facts were incomplete. She initially remained unsure about casting a death vote but later said she thought she could perform the task honestly and equitably depending on the evidence.
1 mentionJuror 358's questionnaire response about scheduling and work obligations — The questionnaire included a lengthy response about scheduling and work obligations, which Juror 358 explained as concern about disruption to important financial-risk projects. He separately added a March Philippines trip that had not been booked when he completed the form.
1 mentionJuror 366's questionnaire — The court referred to Juror 366's completed questionnaire before asking about the juror's work as a food service supervisor in a nursing facility.
1 mentionJuror 369's questionnaire — Juror 369's answer to Question 10 described self-employment and a wish to consult family and a business partner about serving in a three- to four-month case.
1 mentionJuror 370's questionnaire — Juror 370's questionnaire indicated that the anticipated trial schedule would not cause significant hardship, but the juror expressed uncertainty during questioning because four months without pay would be unaffordable.
1 mentionJuror 376's questionnaire — The court reviewed Juror 376's questionnaire information about employment as a Pepsi delivery driver, the potential income impact of several months of service, and marital and spouse information.
1 mentionJuror 390's questionnaire — Juror 390's questionnaire included a maximum rating in favor of the death penalty and an affirmative answer about voting for life imprisonment if that punishment were appropriate. The defense argued that the juror would automatically impose death after a finding of guilt, while the government interpreted the answers as permitting either punishment.
1 mentionJuror 393's questionnaire — The government cited Juror 393's questionnaire opposition to the death penalty and unanswered Question 90 in seeking exclusion, while the defense argued that the juror could vote for death if persuaded it was appropriate. The court expressed uncertainty about the reliability of both written and oral answers before excusing her.
1 mentionJuror 396's questionnaire — During discussion of Juror 396's workload and potential emotional strain, Bruck referred to the questionnaire's Question 8(h) response and emphasized that the juror would continue to be paid.
1 mentionJuror 41's questionnaire — Juror 41's questionnaire expressed uncertainty about conscientiously voting for death in Question 95. During questioning, the juror explained that a sentencing decision required hearing the circumstances and evidence.
1 mentionJuror 42's questionnaire — Juror 42 signed the previously unsigned questionnaire after the court directed attention to its perjury declaration. The juror then explained written policy reservations about capital punishment and the mitigating weight assigned to the defendant's age.
1 mentionJuror 427's questionnaire — The defense cited Juror 427's written and oral acknowledgment of a television-based guilt opinion, together with personal connections and other concerns, in seeking disqualification. The government argued that the questionnaire and examination reflected a candid, thoughtful person rather than an unsuitable juror.
1 mentionJuror 429's questionnaire answers to Questions 81 and 82 — The parties discussed Juror 429's bank-branch closures during shelter in place and attendance at an event honoring first responders. The court expressly addressed the questionnaire answers to Questions 81 and 82 when rejecting the defense's request for disqualification.
1 mentionJuror 43's questionnaire — Juror 43's questionnaire expressed strong opposition to capital punishment and uncertainty about personally voting for death. During questioning, the juror described that opposition as nonabsolute but said such a vote would be a struggle.
1 mentionJuror 435's questionnaire — Juror 435's questionnaire favored death but included answers allowing life imprisonment. After the court explained the separate guilt and penalty phases, the juror attributed those answers to misunderstanding and said the affirmative answer about voting for life imprisonment would change.
1 mentionJuror 446's questionnaire — The government cited Juror 446's uncertain questionnaire answer, continued uncertainty during questioning, and visible anxiety in seeking exclusion. Its argument distinguished intellectually finding death appropriate from being able to vote to impose it.
1 mentionJuror 448's questionnaire — Juror 448 selected the maximum death-penalty rating in Question 89 but later attributed that selection to possible misunderstanding or reading too quickly. During questioning, the juror said death should not be imposed in every murder case.
1 mentionJuror 46's questionnaire, Question 80 — Question 80 prompted Juror 46 to explain that his son had been near the marathon finish line earlier that day, had planned to go there, and called to report that bombs were going off.
1 mentionJuror 47's questionnaire, page 4 — Page 4 expressed Juror 47's concern about following rapid speech in English. During questioning, the juror said English was a second language and that some words in the court's death-penalty and rules explanations had been missed.
1 mentionJuror 48's questionnaire — The court drew Juror 48's attention to Question 9 on page 5, which listed medications, and asked whether any would affect participation as a juror.
1 mentionJuror 489's questionnaire, including Questions 90, 95, and 96 — Juror 489 selected a statement allowing either punishment according to the facts and law in Question 90 and answered affirmatively to Questions 95 and 96 about voting for either sentence. The government relied on those answers in opposing disqualification, while the defense argued that the oral answers left the ability to consider life imprisonment inadequately demonstrated.
1 mentionJuror 49's questionnaire answers about the death penalty — Juror 49's questionnaire expressed opposition to capital punishment at the strongest level and included a corrected selection among statements about sentencing views. During questioning, the juror confirmed the answer that death would never be imposed regardless of the facts.
1 mentionJuror 51's questionnaire — Juror 51's questionnaire indicated a news-based guilt opinion and uncertainty about personally making a death-sentencing decision. During questioning, the juror said the presumption of innocence could be applied but expressed difficulty accepting responsibility for taking another person's life.
1 mentionJuror 512's questionnaire — Juror 512's questionnaire indicated a prior guilt opinion, an ability to set that opinion aside, and death-penalty support rated 9 out of 10. The juror also selected a statement permitting life imprisonment when called for by the facts and law.
1 mentionJuror 517's questionnaire — Juror 517's questionnaire marked uncertainty about guilt and punishment, rated death-penalty views at 3 out of 10, and selected a statement allowing death despite personal opposition when warranted by the facts and law. It also expressed uncertainty about whether graphic evidence might affect assessment.
1 mentionJuror 520's questionnaire — Juror 520's questionnaire indicated a guilt opinion and uncertainty about punishment but left unanswered whether that opinion could be set aside. During questioning, the juror answered that it could be set aside and that the evidence would need to be seen.
1 mentionJuror 529's questionnaire answers about guilt and inability to set aside an opinion — Juror 529's questionnaire indicated a guilt opinion, uncertainty about punishment, and inability to set the opinion aside. During questioning, the juror explained that media coverage would continue to influence the decision regardless of the evidence presented.
1 mentionJuror 533's questionnaire answer permitting either death or life imprisonment without release — Juror 533 selected an answer permitting either death or life imprisonment without release according to the facts and law, and confirmed during questioning that it accurately summarized his views.
1 mentionJuror 534's incomplete form — The court proposed having Juror 534 complete and sign the unfinished form while individual questioning began, noting uncertainty about whether the omission was accidental.
1 mentionJuror 534's questionnaire answers about a prior opinion of guilt and ability to set it aside — Juror 534's Question 77 answers indicated a prior opinion that the defendant was guilty, uncertainty about punishment, and an ability to set the opinion aside. He explained that new evidence could change his assessment.
1 mentionJuror 534's questionnaire, including Questions 80 and 82 — Defense counsel argued that Question 80 omitted coworkers' observations of the bombing response and that Question 82 omitted attendance at a benefit specifically for the Richard family.
1 mentionJuror 536's questionnaire — Juror 536's questionnaire indicated a prior guilt opinion and a death-penalty rating of 10. During questioning, he said a death sentence would not be automatic in his mind and clarified his understanding of the separate punishment decision.
1 mentionJuror 536's questionnaire, including Question 89 — The defense argued that Juror 536's initial rating of 10 and later explanations left uncertainty about automatic support for death. The government maintained that his revised answers reflected clarification, and the court found him acceptable.
1 mentionJuror 537's questionnaire — Juror 537's questionnaire expressed a prior guilt opinion and doubt about setting aside her death-penalty views. She clarified that she had crossed out her negative answer to Question 95 and remained uncertain about the question's wording.
1 mentionJuror 537's questionnaire, including Question 95 — The government cited Juror 537's altered Question 95 answer in arguing that she could not practically impose death. The defense argued that her eventual willingness to vote for death if she found it appropriate satisfied the qualification requirement.
1 mentionJuror 538's questionnaire — The court reviewed Juror 538's revised Question 77 answers indicating uncertainty about guilt and punishment, along with his general death-penalty views. A requested clarification of Question 19 led to a sidebar whose discussion is not available.
1 mentionJuror 54's questionnaire, Question 90 on Page 24 — Defense counsel cited Juror 54's selection of option C on Question 90 as expressing opposition to death but willingness to impose it when the facts and law called for it. The government disputed his practical ability to do so.
1 mentionJuror 547's questionnaire response about the schedule and children — Juror 547 said the schedule would be especially difficult because her husband worked during the day and at night, and she was the available caregiver.
1 mentionJuror 548's questionnaire — Juror 548 confirmed prior opinions favoring guilt and death. After initially questioning her understanding of the questionnaire, she maintained that she did not think she could set aside her guilt opinion, even after the court explained the required focus on trial evidence.
1 mentionJuror 57's questionnaire — Juror 57's questionnaire reflected a changed guilt answer and strong religious opposition to death. She affirmed that she could apply the presumption of innocence and burden of proof, but explained that she could not vote for death under any circumstances.
1 mentionJuror 58's questionnaire — Juror 58 described unpaid time away from a small paint company where she was the only employee besides the owner, along with a prepaid destination wedding during February school vacation.
1 mentionJuror 59's questionnaire — Juror 59 acknowledged that her attitudes toward Muslims would interfere with impartiality and said she already believed the defendant was guilty and should receive death, even if she heard evidence.
1 mentionJuror 61's questionnaire — Question 10 prompted Juror 61 to explain that he would be out of state beginning January 28 and out of the country beginning February 5, with commitments extending into the second week of April.
1 mentionJuror 62's questionnaire — Juror 62 expressed a strong preference for death and substantial resistance to changing it. Asked about questionnaire responses concerning Islam, Muslims, and people from other countries, he acknowledged that his attitudes would affect impartiality.
1 mentionJuror 63's questionnaire — Juror 63 described dependence on consulting income and reported mortgage arrears during questioning about hardship.
1 mentionJuror 637's questionnaire — Government counsel cited Juror 637's written moral opposition to death and uncertainty about actually imposing it. Defense counsel disputed that interpretation and emphasized his repeated statements that the decision would depend on evidence.
1 mentionJuror 64's questionnaire — Juror 64 affirmed willingness to consider either death or life imprisonment during questioning about sentencing options.
1 mentionJuror 645's written answers discussed by counsel — Juror 645's written answers described concern that jury service would burden the proper running of his meat-processing plant. Counsel also disputed whether his death-penalty answers showed genuine willingness to consider mitigation and both sentences.
1 mentionJuror 65's questionnaire — Juror 65 generally opposed death but believed she could vote for it if the facts supported it. After initially doubting whether evidence could change her guilt opinion, she said she thought she could listen and decide afterward; she also described uncertainty about continued pay and travel anxiety.
1 mentionJuror 65's questionnaire, including financial concerns and responses to Questions 75, 78 and 93 discussed by defense counsel — Counsel discussed Juror 65's financial concerns and written answers about her summons reaction, existing guilt opinion, and comparison of general-population imprisonment with death. Defense counsel identified additional questions it would have asked had it not expected an agreed excusal.
1 mentionJuror 67's questionnaire — Juror 67 said others could handle paperwork but could not assume her overall responsibilities as the facility's only licensed administrator.
1 mentionJuror 69's questionnaire — Juror 69 affirmed willingness to consider either death or life imprisonment during questioning about sentencing options.
1 mentionJuror 69's questionnaire, which the defense characterized as avoiding acknowledgment of information associated with Mass. General; the government disputed that assessment — The defense argued that Juror 69's questionnaire avoided acknowledging information associated with Mass. General. The government rejected that assessment and described her work as removed from the hospital's clinical activities.
1 mentionJuror 70's questionnaire — The questionnaire indicated an existing opinion of guilt and strong opposition to capital punishment, which Juror 70 explained arose from lifelong beliefs rather than media coverage.
1 mentionJuror 71's questionnaire — Question 10 raised an income concern that Juror 71 explained by citing limited paid jury-duty time and a requirement to work 1,000 hours for pension vesting.
1 mentionJuror 73's questionnaire — Juror 73 acknowledged that his questionnaire omitted the burden of missing four classes meeting Monday through Thursday.
1 mentionJuror 74's questionnaire — The questionnaire paired uncertainty about guilt with a negative answer about innocence, which Juror 74 acknowledged could be contradictory. It also expressed support for capital punishment while allowing life imprisonment without release when warranted by the facts and law.
1 mentionJuror 75's questionnaire — Juror 75 marked each part of Question 77 as uncertain and explained that he would form an opinion after hearing both sides in court.
1 mentionJuror 75's written hardship response, discussed alongside his reported concerns about losing income and clients — Juror 75's written response indicated no hardship, while the defense argued that his reported risk of losing income and clients could interfere with service. The court contrasted those concerns with his apparent willingness to accept the burden.
1 mentionJuror 76's questionnaire — The questionnaire expressed support for death when applicable law and a guilty verdict warranted it and selected the strongest level of support on the numerical scale. Juror 76 explained that he could evaluate guilt objectively but favored the maximum punishment allowed when he regarded the choice as subjective.
1 mentionJuror 79's questionnaire — The questionnaire identified Juror 79 as a self-employed construction consultant, but the court noted that his subsequently described loss-of-pay hardship had not appeared in it.
1 mentionJuror 98's questionnaire — The defense cited questionnaire answers favoring guilt and death, together with limits on follow-up questioning, as grounds to excuse Juror 98. The government opposed excusal, and the court denied the challenge.
1 mentionJuror No. 10's questionnaire — The questionnaire contained uncertain answers about guilt and punishment and apparently inconsistent death-penalty selections. Juror No. 10 explained that he opposed execution when a modern prison system could protect the public and would not vote for it in this trial.
1 mentionJuror No. 138's completed questionnaire — The completed questionnaire leaned toward capital punishment and expressed uncertainty about voting for either sentence, while Juror No. 138 said he needed the evidence and had no present opinion.
1 mentionJuror No. 139's completed questionnaire — Juror No. 139 said the Paris shooting had not changed his questionnaire answers and explained that his concerns about regions listed in Question 65 came from headlines rather than expertise or study.
1 mentionJuror No. 14's questionnaire — Juror No. 14 confirmed questionnaire statements that he considered the defendant guilty and had already made up his mind, and said penalty-phase evidence would not change his preference for execution.
1 mentionJuror No. 143's questionnaire — The questionnaire expressed strong opposition to government execution while marking uncertainty about case-specific guilt and punishment. Juror No. 143 explained that his less absolute answers reflected reluctance to be dogmatic and uncertainty about deciding an actual case.
1 mentionJuror No. 145's questionnaire — The questionnaire expressed media-based opinions favoring guilt and death for the defendant, while reporting no general death-penalty views and selecting the midpoint of the attitude scale. Juror No. 145 said she could set aside prior views and choose either sentence according to the evidence.
1 mentionJuror No. 15's questionnaire, Question 77 — Question 77 indicated that Juror No. 15 had formed opinions that the defendant was guilty and should receive the death penalty, prompting the court to ask what led to those conclusions.
1 mentionJuror No. 152's questionnaire — The questionnaire combined uncertain or negative answers about having formed a guilt opinion with general reservations about capital punishment. Juror No. 152 confirmed that he could vote for death if the facts and law called for it, despite preferring life imprisonment.
1 mentionJuror No. 156's questionnaire — The questionnaire marked uncertainty about guilt and punishment, placed Juror No. 156 slightly toward opposition to death, and selected a statement allowing either sentence according to the facts and law.
1 mentionJuror No. 158's questionnaire — The questionnaire indicated some belief in guilt while also expressing uncertainty and a wish to hear the facts. Juror No. 158 explained that he did not regard the defendant as entirely innocent or entirely guilty.
1 mentionJuror No. 159's questionnaire — The questionnaire left hardship uncertain pending consultation with an employer and expressed difficulty reconciling justice with religious concerns about punishment. Juror No. 159 said he had reflected further on the death penalty since completing it.
1 mentionJuror No. 16's questionnaire — The court used Questions 11 and 27 to ask Juror No. 16 about extended courtroom sitting and a questionnaire statement describing unemployment following an auto accident.
1 mentionJuror No. 21's questionnaire — The questionnaire marked uncertainty about guilt and punishment and expressed general opposition to death. Juror No. 21 explained skepticism toward media conclusions and confirmed willingness to vote for either sentence under the law.
1 mentionJuror No. 22's letter from his boss — The court described the employer's letter as saying that service would cause trouble and asked what to do with it; defense counsel suggested mailing it back after noting the agreed strike.
1 mentionJuror No. 223's questionnaire — Question 10 expressed concern that jury service could jeopardize Juror No. 223's job, and she explained that combining service with demanding full-time work and children would substantially affect her life.
1 mentionJuror No. 229's questionnaire — The questionnaire marked uncertainty about opinions on guilt and punishment and changed the death-penalty scale response from 6 to 5. During follow-up, Juror No. 229 described a case-by-case approach and affirmed willingness to consider either death or life imprisonment without release.
1 mentionJuror No. 646's questionnaire — The questionnaire marked uncertainty about opinions on guilt and the death penalty. Juror No. 646 explained that his prior information came from television, newspapers, and word of mouth and that he wanted to be certain before reaching a judgment.
1 mentionJuror No. 647's questionnaire — The court offered counsel the questionnaire while discussing whether to bring Juror No. 647 in for voir dire after a postponement had caused him to be skipped in the sequence.
1 mentionJuror No. 649's questionnaire — The questionnaire indicated a prior opinion that the defendant was guilty but an ability to set that opinion aside. It also marked uncertainty about conscientiously voting for death if the juror determined that punishment was appropriate.
1 mentionJuror No. 650's questionnaire — The questionnaire indicated opinions that the defendant was guilty and should not receive the death penalty, while marking an ability to set those opinions aside. It also stated that family and friends knew of the juror's guilt opinion.
1 mentionJuror No. 9's questionnaire — The questionnaire indicated a guilt opinion and opposition to the death penalty that would make voting for it difficult. During follow-up, Juror No. 9 said he did not think he could consider death, prompting the court to explore whether his opposition was firmer than the written answer suggested.
1 mentionJuror notebooks and notes, which the court said a clerk's office member would now shred — The court said a clerk's office member would shred the jurors' notebooks and notes now that they had rendered their verdict. The court explained that step as part of preserving the confidentiality of deliberations.
1 mentionJuror questionnaire, including Pages 17 and 18 — Pages 17 and 18 asked about international affairs and attitudes toward the War on Terror, Islam, Muslims, and immigration. Juror No. 113 said peripheral exposure to reports of attacks in France would not change his earlier answers.
1 mentionJuror questionnaire, including Questions 29 and 30 about social-media use — Conrad said the questionnaire described Facebook posts as limited to personal matters and did not list Twitter. She contrasted those answers with online accounts she believed belonged to the juror, including a Twitter account following a reporter covering the trial.
1 mentionJuror questionnaire, including Questions 77 and 95 — Bruck sought fuller inquiry into pre-summons opinions under Question 77 and less emphasis on Question 95's inquiry about conscientiously voting for death. Chakravarty defended the existing process, and the court said Question 95 remained useful for exploring how jurors reconciled intellectual views with moral responsibility.
1 mentionJuror questionnaire, Questions 36 and 77 — Conrad distinguished Question 36's inquiry about following an instruction from her proposed inquiry about evaluating a law-enforcement witness, but the court considered them substantially the same. The court explained that Question 77 asked about specified opinions and acknowledged that the meaning of an unsure answer was a fair question.
1 mentionJuror questionnaires quoted in the venue motion — The court ordered the venue motion placed under seal because it publicly quoted questionnaires from jurors not yet examined. Counsel offered a redacted replacement, and the court clarified that indirect quotations were also covered.
1 mentionJuror questionnaires, which the court said would likely be released in redacted form — The court told jurors that redacted questionnaires would likely become public after their service ended. Strictly private personal information would be removed, answers about subjects such as the death penalty would become public, and jurors would receive advance notice.
1 mentionJurors' completed questionnaires — The court used Juror No. 507's questionnaire to clarify uncertainty about voting for death and willingness to consider either sentencing option. The court also reviewed Juror No. 508's questionnaire answer about the employment and financial effects of lengthy service.
1 mentionJury note asking whether gateway-factor answers should account for aiding and abetting and conspiracy — The jury asked whether answers to the gateway-factor questions should follow the wording of each count and take aiding and abetting into account. The note asked the same question about conspiracy, and the court read it aloud before soliciting counsel's views.
1 mentionKartashov's redacted 302 interview report — The defense sought to introduce Kartashov's redacted report as an account offering distinctive observations of Tamerlan. The government challenged its reliability and argued that other evidence made it cumulative, but the court declined wholesale exclusion and said it would admit the report with a caution to the jury; particular redactions remained unresolved.
1 mentionKnapp's 108-page report — Knapp confirmed that his report was 108 pages long and said he had reviewed it previously, but not that day. After consulting the report during cross-examination, he identified Q199's origin as Scene A.
1 mentionKnown fingerprint cards used for comparison — Graff testified that known fingerprint cards were supplied for comparison with latent prints in the case. Some examinations involved several comparison subjects, but the known prints of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev were consistently included.
1 mentionLab report of Elena Graff proposed as a source of fingerprint evidence — Conrad proposed introducing a wiring book before presenting fingerprint evidence she said linked it to Tamerlan Tsarnaev. The government disputed introducing the book through Gamble without that foundation; the discussion concerned counsel's proposed evidence, not fingerprint testimony from Gamble.
1 mentionLaw Review article by William Bowers concerning the myth of early release — Bruck described Bowers's article as research on the misconception that a life-without-release sentence may end in early release. He argued that the research associated that belief with less weight given to mitigation, greater weight given to aggravation, and harsher judgments about dangerousness.
1 mentionLetter from Juror 58's employer — The employer's letter was mentioned during Juror No. 58's individual voir dire on Day 6.
1 mentionLetter from the psychotherapist's supervisor — The psychotherapist said the supervisor's letter supported the questionnaire account of disruption to clients and Boston University if the juror served. The juror estimated that about 20 clinical hours per week would be lost, and the court agreed to keep the letter.
1 mentionletter in the mail requesting a description of physical, emotional, and financial harm — Zipin said the mailed letter asked recipients to describe physical, emotional, and financial harm, including foreseeable long-term effects on their lives. She said the request was nearly impossible to answer within three lines and used it to introduce her account of continuing injuries and losses.
1 mentionLetter requesting the names of FBI agents who interviewed the family in April 2011 — Clarke raised Conrad's pending letter requesting the agents' names. Weinreb said the government wanted an exclusion ruling before responding and planned a motion in limine; no ruling on those issues was stated.
1 mentionLetter Russell thought her sister wrote to Katherine expressing concerns about the relationship — Judith Russell's direct examination on Day 53 included a reference to a letter described as one she thought her sister had written to Katherine about concerns over the relationship.
1 mentionLevitt's book on Hamas — Levitt testified that Yale University Press published his book on Hamas in 2006 and that the book underwent formal peer review.
1 mentionLevitt's book on Hezbollah — Levitt identified Georgetown University Press as the book's U.S. publisher and Hurst Publishers as its European publisher. He said a Spanish edition was forthcoming in Argentina and described the Georgetown book as peer-reviewed.
1 mentionLevitt's expert report — Levitt said he examined case evidence before drafting his expert report. Most materials he reviewed were in English, and he needed assistance with the small number of Arabic materials reviewed for the report because he did not read or write Arabic.
1 mentionLevitt's report — Levitt said his report addressed some, but not all, of the materials he reviewed during preparation. Cross-examination also addressed the report's descriptions of groups drawn to radical and violent narratives, including people responding to suffering in ancestral lands.
1 mentionLimited presentence report, including an updated report — The probation office prepared the limited presentence report to assist sentencing on the non-capital counts and served an update adding recent information. The report calculated offense level 43 and criminal history category VI, producing an advisory life-sentence recommendation that neither party formally contested.
1 mentionlist — The Court showed the witness list to a prospective juror who had reported recognizing a name. The juror described having met that person once at a graduation party.
1 mentionList of 20 witnesses that Conrad said the government had provided, apparently on Friday, without Azamat's name — Conrad said the government had provided a list of 20 witnesses, apparently on Friday, without Azamat's name. She cited the omission when requesting at least a one-day postponement of his anticipated testimony to prepare for cross-examination; the request was not resolved in that exchange.
1 mentionList of names used to ask prospective jurors about acquaintances — A prospective juror said a name on the list might belong to a former coworker but was unsure whether it was the same person. The Court asked whether that connection would affect the weight given to the person's testimony.
1 mentionList of software on the Sony VAIO that did not include TrueCrypt — Swindon confirmed that an exhibit listing software on the Sony VAIO did not include TrueCrypt. He also said he was not aware of TrueCrypt being on that computer.
1 mentionLiz Norden's original draft — Norden said she had already submitted her original draft for the judge's review and expressed her expectation that it would become part of the record.
1 mentionLiz Norden's prepared statement — Norden's prepared statement described her sons JP and Paul each losing a right leg, her family's lasting distress, and their efforts to move forward. She also thanked those whose assistance and kindness had helped the family.
1 mentionLog of people present at and entering the crime scene — O'Hearn testified that he began a log of people already at the taped-off scene and subsequent arrivals after Sean Collier left in the ambulance. He later gave the log to Officer O'Callaghan and explained that scene security required accountability for everyone present.
1 mentionMagomed Kartashov's FBI 302 — Clarke summarized Kartashov's FBI 302 as describing Tamerlan's expectations about jihad in Dagestan and his stated intention to fight there. Her account also described Kartashov discouraging him from pursuing that course.
1 mentionManifesto written and carved inside the boat on Franklin Street — Pellegrini described Dzhokhar as writing and carving a manifesto inside the boat on Franklin Street while alone. She characterized the writings as declaring his beliefs and the righteousness of his actions.
1 mentionMap of the area — McCarthy recognized the map, identified Laurel and Cypress Streets, and indicated the direction from which he had approached. Counsel identified the map as Exhibit 775, already admitted into evidence.
1 mentionMarketing materials about Everbridge's use during the Boston bombings — A prospective juror cited workplace marketing materials about the company's use during the Boston bombings, along with emergency-preparedness contacts and online manhunt activity. The juror said those personal connections made setting aside prior opinions harder than initially expected.
1 mentionMartin Richard autopsy report — Nields confirmed that he had his report before him and that he performed Martin Richard's autopsy on April 16, 2013, correcting the date in the question.
1 mentionMatanov 302 — Conrad described a recently disclosed Matanov 302 as containing questions about the Waltham murders, Todashev, and money sent to Russia. She argued that those questions indicated additional federal information, without establishing her suggested connection between the transfers and robbery proceeds.
1 mentionMaterials sought by the defense from the Massachusetts State Police, Middlesex District Attorney's Office and Waltham Police regarding the Waltham murders — The defense sought an order for Waltham-murder materials from the Massachusetts State Police, Middlesex District Attorney's Office, and Waltham Police, with in camera review. The Court said the motion would not be handled ex parte and deferred discussion pending a government response.
1 mentionMedical records for the two people Dr. King treated; Bruck said they had not been provided in discovery, and Weinreb said the government did not possess or control them. — Bruck complained that the defense had not received medical records for the two people Dr. King treated and had only just learned their identities. Weinreb responded that the government did not have the records in its possession, custody, or control.
1 mentionmemorandum about new security measures around the courthouse — Conrad said the memorandum described street closures and explosive-sniffing canine screening of vehicles under an order involving Boston Police, the U.S. Marshals, and the Federal Protective Service. She expressed concern about the measures' effect on prospective jurors, while the Court said the security arrangements were outside its control.
1 mentionMilestones — Levitt attributed Qutb's increased posthumous prominence particularly to the repeated quotation and citation of Milestones.
1 mentionMoneyGram receipt dated 4/13 of 2013 reflecting a $900 transfer to Russia — Moynihan described a MoneyGram receipt dated April 13, 2013, reflecting a $900 transfer to Russia, and confirmed that it was found in Tamerlan's wallet. He declined to confirm the receipt's named sender without inspecting the receipt itself.
1 mentionMontgomery's notes identifying sweatshirt sampling locations — Montgomery consulted the notes to identify red-brown stain sampling locations on the sweatshirt's exterior, including its sleeves, cuffs, abdomen, shoulders, and back.
1 mentionMotion in limine challenging Doctor David King's proposed testimony — The motion challenged proposed testimony comparing King's experience treating soldiers injured by IEDs with injuries he saw on April 15, 2013. Bruck raised the pending motion during discussion of a prospective juror whose cousin had suffered an IED injury; the court indicated that it had not yet decided the motion.
1 mentionMotion to delay disclosure of foreign witnesses — The defense sought delayed disclosure of foreign witnesses' identities or a protective order barring government efforts through foreign authorities to interview them overseas. The motion also requested a firewalled immigration agent to assist with entry arrangements, and Fick asked that the motions remain sealed.
1 mentionMotion to strike the panel filed under seal on Friday — The defense distinguished the sealed motion to strike the resulting panel from its separate public challenge under the statute and jury plan. The court required both challenges to be resolved before the jury was sworn but decided neither during the exchange.
1 mentionMoynihan's fingerprint report — Moynihan consulted his report during cross-examination and confirmed that 66 prints were identified in the Mercedes, including 22 on items inside it.
1 mentionMoynihan's notes, consulted before giving the defendant's exterior Mercedes fingerprint count — After consulting his notes and clarifying that the question concerned the vehicle's exterior, Moynihan testified that he found ten of the defendant's fingerprints on the outside of the Mercedes.
1 mentionMoynihan's report, consulted to refresh recollection about the vehicles and a Honda print location — Moynihan consulted the report to identify the vehicles as a black Mercedes ML-350 SUV and a green Honda Civic. He later consulted it to locate a Honda print on the rear driver's-side door.
1 mentionMr. Dolakov's FBI interview report (302) — The defense sought to present Dolakov's FBI interview report as substitute evidence because, according to Conrad, neither side could find him. The government waived its objection to the report despite its general concerns about unsworn, uncross-examined interview summaries.
1 mentionMr. Kartashov's FBI interview report (302) — The judge said he had previously suggested using Kartashov's FBI interview report as a substitute because Kartashov could not be deposed. The government agreed to waive its objection to using the report, while the judge noted that portions remained disputed.
1 mentionMr. Silva's plea agreement with the government — The court told jurors that Silva's plea agreement was in evidence and available for review. The government had agreed to consider his cooperation when recommending a sentence, creating the prospect of a lower sentence without guaranteeing one.
1 mentionMr. Tsarnaev's actual SAMs — During cross-examination on Day 61, Nicolet said she believed Tsarnaev could not have physical access to another inmate but would need to see his actual SAMs to confirm that restriction.
1 mentionMr. Tsarnaev's Bureau of Prisons records from two years of pretrial confinement at the Federal Medical Center at Devens, Massachusetts — Bruck asked whether Bezy had reviewed Tsarnaev's confinement records, prompting Mellin to object and request an approach that the judge allowed. The exchange did not establish whether Bezy reviewed the records or resolve the objection.
1 mentionMr. Tsarnaev's medical records — A prospective juror disclosed possible work-related access to Tsarnaev's medical records. She denied having accessed them, said she would not do so, and confirmed that someone else could handle any related work.
1 mentionMr. Tsarnaev's medical records from the April admission — Clarke said the defense had produced the April-admission medical records in discovery. Weinreb said the government had independently obtained medical records from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center under a court order, but the hospital did not regard that order as covering CT films.
1 mentionMr. Vakhabov's FBI interview reports (302s) — The defense sought to present Vakhabov's FBI interview reports in place of testimony, arguing that he was unavailable and that reliability objections concerned weight rather than admissibility. The government opposed their use, alleging inconsistent statements, self-incrimination concerns, and cumulative material. The judge left the disputed report for further review without announcing a final admissibility decision.
1 mentionMr. Vakhabov's interview statement — The judge explained that Vakhabov had indicated he would invoke his Fifth Amendment privilege, making him unavailable for live testimony but not preventing his statement from being read. The judge cautioned that FBI interview reports summarize statements rather than necessarily transcribing them verbatim.
1 mentionMRI, CAT scan and PET scan images from medical journal articles that the government proposed offering, rather than the articles themselves — Chakravarty explained that medical journal articles depicted MRI, CAT scan, and PET scan images, some involving victims who would testify. The government proposed offering only the images, not the articles themselves.
1 mentionMs. Kensky's 302, which Bruck described as containing material beyond her injury and immediate aftermath — Bruck described Kensky's 302 as containing material extending beyond her injury and immediate aftermath. He cited it while renewing the defense request to limit her testimony to the injury and immediate consequences rather than her subsequent history before the penalty phase.
1 mentionMulti-page chart presenting the 21 emails with their contents, attachments, and linked-content screenshots — The multi-page chart presents all 21 messages from the preceding email exhibit, including headers, message bodies, attachments, and screenshots of linked content. Grant said he checked its information against the Yahoo snapshot and verified attachments and accessible links; he understood that translations came from a separate government-provided document. The court received Defense Exhibit 3316-002 into evidence without objection.
1 mentionNaturalization documents — During the penalty-phase closing argument on Day 63, Mellin cited the naturalization documents and school records for a birth date of July 22, 1993. He argued that the defendant was almost 20 in April 2013.
1 mentionNegotiating Under Fire - Preserving Peace Talks in the Face of Terror Attacks — Levitt described the book as the publication of his doctoral thesis on terrorism's impact on negotiations. His research included fieldwork in Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip and case studies of extremist attacks that undermined the beginning of the Oslo peace process.
1 mentionNetAnalysis summary chart counting domain-name occurrences in browser history — Spencer described the chart as NetAnalysis output visually representing how often domain names occur in web browser history. The court admitted Defense Exhibit 3303-10 as a summary despite the government's position that it should be a chalk.
1 mentionnew filing by the defense — The court asked at the sidebar whether the prosecution had seen the defense's new filing.
1 mentionNew motion filed with respect to venue — The court objected to the venue motion's public quotation of questionnaire responses from jurors not yet examined, including indirect quotations. The judge ordered the entire filing sealed for the time being and required review of any proposed redacted version before its public release.
1 mentionNew York Times article describing the start of the trial — Bruck asked a prospective juror what she remembered about the article describing the start of the trial. The juror clarified that she had seen it after receiving her summons but before coming to court to complete the questionnaire.
1 mentionnews story about the Charlie Hebdo thing — During individual voir dire on Day 4, Juror No. 4 reported seeing a news story about Charlie Hebdo and a possible move of the case, but said the story had not been read.
1 mentionNewspaper article counsel described as published in December of 2013 — During Gary Oliveira's witness voir dire on Day 50, counsel asked whether an incident had been described in a December 2013 newspaper article. The court sustained an objection, and the unanswered question did not establish its premise.
1 mentionNewspaper report about the Marathon Monday Red Sox game — Bruck said a newspaper report described Marc Fucarile throwing the first pitch and players wearing Boston jerseys at a Marathon Monday Red Sox game attended by Juror No. 186. He offered to make the report an exhibit if needed; no admission was recorded.
1 mentionnote exhibit already in evidence — During the boat-view discussion on Day 31, the court said the admitted exhibit was easier to read than the faded writing on the boat. The government argued that viewing the boat was unnecessary to explain the note's substance.
1 mentionNote in a book on the same shelf — During redirect on Day 39, counsel asked Christopher Derks to compare handwriting with a note in a book on the same shelf. Derks said he was not a handwriting expert and did not adopt the suggested difference.
1 mentionNote in the boat, invoked by Chakravarty in defending the montage — During the Day 43 sidebar, Chakravarty argued that the defendant's boat writing expressed beliefs reflected in the government's closing montage. His argument responded to the defense's claim that the montage inflamed religious or ethnic prejudice.
1 mentionNotebook identified by counsel as Q714 — Conrad presented copies she identified as Q714 but was unsure whether the requested notebook had been located. Derks tentatively recalled a red-covered book with Russian writing and wanted to consult search photographs before completing the identification.
1 mentionnotes Weinreb described as defiant — Notes described by Weinreb as defiant arose in discussion of possible contrary evidence during Kevin Michael Roche's testimony on Day 59. The judge deferred a decision until hearing the particular evidence, and no particular statement was admitted in that exchange.
1 mentionNotice of Intent to Seek the Death Penalty — During argument about Dr. King's proposed testimony, Bruck read a provision from the death-penalty notice and challenged the relevance of survivors' injuries. Pellegrini distinguished the intent threshold from the statutory grave-risk aggravator, and Bruck acknowledged reading the wrong provision while maintaining his objection.
1 mentionNumber 7 in the notice letter of December 12th, concerning execution and future terrorist attacks — On Day 46, the court identified Number 7 in the December 12 notice letter as a proposed factor asserting that execution would increase rather than reduce the danger of future terrorist attacks. Bruck disclaimed an empirical prediction and offered to consider redrafting the factor.
1 mentionOctober 2nd, 2014 letter disclosing Professor Reynolds's proposed expert testimony — Weinreb described the October 2, 2014 letter as disclosing historical and cultural context concerning Chechnya and the North Caucasus. He argued that it did not disclose Reynolds's newly proposed discussion of specific computer exhibits and left insufficient time to prepare cross-examination.
1 mentionOfficer Donohue's medical record, mentioned as needed to verify the platelet quantity — Heather Studley estimated that Officer Donohue received six units of platelets but said she would need to double-check his medical record.
1 mentionOfficer Woods's BPD F26: a two-page memo to Captain Ivens dated 4/23/2013, without Bates numbers — Pellegrini offered Officer Woods's BPD F26 to give the court an idea of her anticipated testimony while counsel disputed its appropriate detail. The court identified the document as a two-page memo to Captain Ivens dated April 23, 2013, without Bates numbers.
1 mentionOne document containing online material concerning Juror No. 152 — Conrad said a document had been given to the court after the defense found online material concerning Juror No. 152. The court excused the juror without making a specific finding about the material's contents.
1 mentionOne-page selected internet history from the VAIO — Exhibit 1142-01 presented one page of selected Sony VAIO internet history generated from Internet Evidence Finder results. Swindon agreed that the investigative team selected the entries from approximately 30,000 history entries and that the selected entries were checked against the program's results.
1 mentionOrder retaining jury status for 90 days for administrative purposes — On Day 66, the court explained that the 90-day administrative order existed solely to extend Employee Assistance Program benefits to former jurors. The court said the order was not intended to restrict press contact.
1 mentionOriginal call-detail records — During voir dire on Day 31, Chad Fitzgerald said he used original call-detail records and filtered thousands of calls down to those of interest. He distinguished those filtered derivatives from an original spreadsheet and said he prepared the presentation without notes or reports.
1 mentionOriginal jury instructions — On Day 45, the court said its proposed response repeated offense elements from instructions whose text the jury already had. Counsel agreed on directing jurors to those elements rather than wording differences, while disputing additional clarification about conspiracy scope and death-resulting liability.
1 mentionOther examiners' transmitter-and-receiver testing report and proposed range findings — During Edward S. Knapp's cross-examination, Watkins asked about other examiners' transmitter-and-receiver testing and a separate report. Counsel disputed whether Knapp had adopted the range findings and whether their proposed use would mislead the jury; the court excluded the range evidence.
1 mentionPage 29 of the instruction transcript, quoted by Weinreb — During the Day 64 charge conference, Weinreb read page 29 as explaining that offense elements were repeated so jurors could determine whether an alleged death occurred during the conduct. He relied on that explanation in disputing Bruck's proposed separation of aiding-and-abetting instructions from gateway-factor analysis.
1 mentionPaper identified as a homework response to questions about "The Predator War" — Rachel Otty identified the displayed Exhibit 1142-147 as appearing to be homework answering teacher-provided questions about Jane Mayer's 2009 article The Predator War. Clarke described the paper as previously admitted, and Otty explained the reading and assignment that students would have completed.
1 mentionParsed web searches from the Sony VAIO computer — Spencer identified Exhibit 3303-02 as parsed Sony VAIO web searches he had created and confirmed entries for the call of jihad on April 11, 2013, and Jannah al Firdaus on February 2, 2013. The court allowed questioning and display despite a scope objection, and Chakravarty agreed to show the whole page at the defense's request.
1 mentionPartially completed or completed verdict slip, which jurors had been instructed to seal at the end of each day — In discharging the jury on Day 65, the court explained that jurors had been asked to seal their partially completed or completed verdict slip at each day's end to protect the secrecy of deliberations.
1 mentionPassport or State Department document in Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's name, found on the first-bedroom closet floor — During direct testimony on Day 39, Christopher Derks identified State Department or passport material associated with Dzhokhar Tsarnaev among personal documents.
1 mentionpenalty phase verdict — The penalty-phase verdict announced on Day 65 set out findings on age, gateway factors, aggravating factors, and mitigation. The jury unanimously selected death for counts 4, 5, 9, 10, 14, and 15, with no death determination announced for other counts. All 12 jurors individually confirmed the verdict when polled.
1 mentionPending press motion for juror identification — On Day 66, the court said it had deferred the press motion seeking juror identification and invited further input without deciding it; defense counsel declined to weigh in.
1 mentionPersonal papers used to establish Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's side of the room — Kimberly Franks explained that personal papers were collected to determine which side of the shared room each occupant used and that their review identified Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's side.
1 mentionphone record of the call from Jahar Tsarnaev to Tamerlan Tsarnaev — Anthony Imel testified that the recorded call from Jahar Tsarnaev to Tamerlan Tsarnaev preceded the Forum explosion, without giving an exact interval and while retaining his timestamp-accuracy qualification. The court sustained an objection to the initial question asserting that the call occurred right before the explosion but permitted testimony about the order shown by the records.
1 mentionPhone records — During the Day 49 opening statement, Pellegrini referred to the phone records alongside images of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev using his phone at the Forum site. She argued that the evidence showed coordinated and calculated detonation.
1 mentionPlea agreement — Stephen Silva's plea agreement described conditional protection for cooperation information, consequences of breach, and the court's control over sentencing. Silva understood that truthful testimony offered his best sentencing chance, while breach could cost him the expected cooperation benefit and allow his statements to be used against him.
1 mentionPolice report concerning Sean's underage drinking incident — Joseph Rogers recalled reading a police report while recounting an incident in which Sean, while underage, complied with police instructions to discard a beer and remain at a party.
1 mentionPolice reports about this case — Michel Reynolds's cross-examination on Day 58 included discussion of police reports about the case.
1 mentionPolicy Bezy said he had available to consult — Mark Bezy said he did not know the answer to a question about keeping someone at ADX but could consult the policy he had with him.
1 mentionPresentation draft — Chad Fitzgerald said he sent one presentation draft to Al and that the draft became the final presentation. Conrad requested drafts, and Chakravarty responded that the defense had received a presentation draft; no express ruling on further production followed.
1 mentionPreviously admitted fitness-center record bearing the name Jahar Tsarnaev, used to select surveillance by date and time — Weinreb displayed Exhibit 1180H5, described as already in evidence, and directed Christopher Frias to the entry bearing Jahar Tsarnaev's name. Frias confirmed that he was asked to retrieve fitness-center surveillance for that entry's date and time and did so.
1 mentionPreviously admitted record of two pressure cookers purchased at Macy's Square One Mall on January 31, 2013, at 8:38 p.m. — The court confirmed that Exhibit 1159 had already been admitted when it was displayed during Gerald R. Grant, Jr.'s testimony. Grant confirmed that the record documented two pressure cookers purchased at Macy's Square One Mall in Saugus on January 31, 2013, and gave the transaction time as 8:38 p.m.
1 mentionPreviously supplied jury-pool data and the defendant's requested update, described by the judge as basically extending through 2014 — On Day 7, the judge described the requested jury-data update as basically extending through 2014 and said work would begin promptly. Clarke identified the earlier data as concerning the pool that indicted and believed it already included disqualification and undeliverable information, while the judge remained uncertain.
1 mentionProfessor Reynolds' prior statements and quotes from his article — After rebuttal on Day 63, Conrad argued that Reynolds's prior statements were impeachment material rather than evidence offered for their truth and challenged their display and the omission of his explanation. Weinreb responded that Reynolds had adopted the statements when questioned and that they therefore became evidence.
1 mentionProfessor Reynolds's May 2013 writings — Weinreb used passages from Reynolds's May 2013 writings about changing Chechen cultural norms and the brothers' relationship to Chechen identity during rebuttal. The court permitted use as a chalk over defense objections that the statements were impeachment material and had not been shown to the jury.
1 mentionProffer letter dated July 23, 2014 — Silva confirmed that his plea agreement's immunity provision covered information supplied under the July 23, 2014 proffer letter and information derived from it in return for full and truthful cooperation. The provision preserved exceptions for prosecutions involving perjury, obstruction of justice, false statements after the agreement, physical violence against another person, or conspiracy to commit such violence.
1 mentionProffer of Sister Helen Prejean's proposed testimony, reviewed paragraph by paragraph; Conrad emphasized that it was not a verbatim script. — The court and counsel reviewed Sister Helen Prejean's proposed testimony paragraph by paragraph, and Conrad emphasized that the proffer was not a verbatim script. The court permitted an observation-based remorse opinion, limited spiritual-counseling background including prisoners, and disclosure of death-penalty opposition, but barred support based on death-row experience or explanations of that opposition through moral or experiential reasons. The court also excluded wording presuming an ongoing remorse process, predictions of lifelong painful remembrance or growth, and proposed future visits or willingness to work with the defendant.
1 mentionProgram statement that Bruck said the defense was prepared to offer if necessary — Bruck said the defense was prepared to offer a program statement if necessary but did not want to explore every aspect of prison life. He said television was not listed in the statement and described access to it as discretionary and withdrawable.
1 mentionProposed Mitigating Factor No. 21 concerning government restrictions on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's communications with the outside world — Proposed Mitigating Factor No. 21 concerned the government's power to severely restrict Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's communications with the outside world. Weinreb said the court had allowed the defense to list it, but argued that the power was not individualized to this defendant and that the government could discuss prison conditions already in evidence.
1 mentionProspective juror's completed questionnaire — During Day 9 voir dire, the court reviewed questionnaire answers expressing uncertainty about the War on Terror, guilt, punishment, and the death penalty. The prospective juror described himself as slightly in favor of the death penalty but said he believed he could vote for either appropriate sentence.
1 mentionProspective juror's papers addressing his fire-department status — The judge read the prospective juror's papers as indicating an apparent status as a part-time regular firefighter rather than a full-time employee or volunteer. The court concluded that the firefighter exemption applied and decided to skip him.
1 mentionProspective jurors' criminal records — On Day 5, counsel discussed prospective jurors with disclosed and undisclosed criminal histories, including an active warrant identified as involving failure to appear for jury service. The court requested advance notice and copies of available records but did not resolve how to notify the juror about the warrant.
1 mentionProspective-juror questionnaires reviewed for possible excusals — On Day 7, the judge reviewed prospective-juror questionnaires for possible excusals based on hardship, travel plans, and wage-earning concerns. The judge considered one substantially incomplete questionnaire disqualifying, distinguishing it from leaving only a question or two unanswered.
1 mentionProvider search-warrant returns for text messages and emails described by the defense — Fick said Tamerlan's text messages and emails came through provider search-warrant returns rather than being on the computer itself. He reported little interaction with Mess or others in the electronic evidence available to the defense.
1 mentionProvider tower listings identifying tower locations and sector directions — Chad Fitzgerald explained that provider listings give unique tower and sector identifiers, tower locations, and sector service directions. He used a Boston-area sample to illustrate mapping and confirmed that he relied on tower listings for his presentation.
1 mentionPublic motion challenging the jury plan and selection of jurors in the district — On Day 25, the defense distinguished its public challenge under the statute and jury plan, including district jury-selection randomness, from a separate sealed motion to strike the resulting panel. The judge required both challenges to be resolved before the jury was sworn, but neither was decided in that exchange.
1 mentionPublic record travel document — On Day 42, the court authorized Fick to introduce the travel document before questioning Spencer, finding it sufficiently limited; the exchange did not record a completed admission.
1 mentionPublished reports from three agencies investigating Todashev's death, cited by the government — Weinreb described lengthy published reports from three separate agencies that investigated Todashev's fatal shooting, without recounting their contents.
1 mentionQ685.1 — Graff initially expressed uncertainty, then confirmed that Tamerlan Tsarnaev's fingerprints had been found on the letter.
1 mentionQuestionnaire filled out by Juror 204 — The court reviewed questionnaire answers expressing uncertainty about guilt and punishment, limited radio listening, and conditional support for the death penalty.
1 mentionQuestionnaire filled out by Juror 205 — The questionnaire indicated a prior opinion about guilt, uncertainty about punishment, and a stated ability to set preconceived opinions aside; another answer described complete innocence as hard to imagine based on news reports.
1 mentionQuestionnaire filled out by Juror 208 — The court questioned Juror 208 about a citizenship entry he identified as mistaken and a crossed-out answer changing uncertainty to an affirmative response about having formed an opinion on guilt.
1 mentionQuestionnaire filled out by Juror 211 — The document contained Juror 211's written questionnaire responses for jury selection.
1 mentionQuestionnaire filled out by Juror 215 — Juror 215 said she probably should have marked uncertainty rather than affirmative answers for both sentencing options and remained unable to say confidently that she could vote for death.
1 mentionquestionnaire for Juror No. 4 — The court reviewed answers identifying existing opinions of guilt and death as the appropriate punishment, an inability to set those conclusions aside, and other answers indicating that either sentence could depend on the evidence.
1 mentionquestionnaire for Juror No. 6 — The questionnaire indicated an opinion about guilt, uncertainty about punishment, and support for death only with complete certainty of guilt; Juror No. 6 described his existing opinion as a high-level reaction to media accounts.
1 mentionquestionnaire for Juror No. 7 — The court examined uncertainty about guilt and punishment alongside inconsistent sentencing answers. Juror No. 7 explained that he might have misunderstood questions to which he had rejected both sentencing options.
1 mentionQuestionnaire reviewed with Juror 399 — The questionnaire expressed openness to either punishment but uncertainty about personally voting for death. Juror 399 attributed that uncertainty partly to ambiguous wording and said he would vote for death if he considered it appropriate, although life imprisonment would be easier.
1 mentionQuestionnaire reviewed with Juror 400 — Juror 400 corrected a selection expressing opposition to death by choosing an option favoring death while permitting life imprisonment without release when warranted, and affirmed openness to either punishment.
1 mentionQuotation about spending money and defeat — Exhibit 1280 contained a quotation about spending money, regret, and defeat; Levitt identified it as a paraphrase of a lecture passage about spending money to fight Islam.
1 mentionRC Cars of Boston receipt billed to Tamerlan Tsarnaev for a Spectrum transmitter and receiver; recovery location corrected to his registered Honda CR-V — The RC Cars of Boston receipt named Tamerlan Tsarnaev as the bill-to customer. Weinreb corrected its recovery location from the Norfolk Street residence to a Honda CR-V registered to Tamerlan, and Fierabend agreed.
1 mentionRC Cars receipt from Tamerlan's Honda CR-V — Fierabend confirmed that the RC Cars of Boston receipt previously shown by Weinreb came from inside Tamerlan's Honda CR-V.
1 mentionReceipt for a Spektrum transmitter and receiver — Exhibit 1431 was displayed as an admitted receipt for a Spektrum transmitter-controller and receiver.
1 mentionReceipt for the Rally Monster Off-Road Rally truck, rechargeable batteries, and transmitters — Clarke displayed the receipt's entries for a Rally Monster Off-Road Rally truck, rechargeable batteries, and transmitters, and argued that Tamerlan purchased them.
1 mentionReceipt from Dick's Sporting Goods for the BB gun — Franks confirmed that the Dick's Sporting Goods receipt discussed alongside Smith & Wesson BB-gun packaging was for the BB gun.
1 mentionReceipt in the wallet for a shoulder holster purchased on April 11, 2013 — The document was labeled as a wallet receipt for a shoulder-holster purchase dated April 11, 2013.
1 mentionReceipts for the Wal-Marts BB purchases — Grant said he believed the Walmart purchases were BBs and confirmed that the receipts matched in time during questioning about his March 6, 2013 GPS and cell-phone plot.
1 mentionReceipts used to select the Scene B exemplar transmitter — Knapp testified that an unmodified transmitter purchased for the Scene B demonstration matched a receipt examined earlier.
1 mentionRecord consulted to refresh Ponte's recollection of Tamerlan's age — Conrad displayed and enlarged the record while asking about Tamerlan's age in 2004; Ponte initially read the year as 1988 and, after enlargement, recognized the final digit as six.
1 mentionRecord of the voir dire — Bruck identified the voir dire record, questionnaires, and counsel's notes as materials available to review before stating the defense's actual reasons for jury strikes.
1 mentionRed-line version attached to the government's motion proposing reworded mitigating factors — The government attached proposed rewordings that separated bundled factual premises into propositions for jurors to determine, arguing that the existing wording appeared to assume disputed facts.
1 mentionRedacted indictment — The court proposed sending the same redacted indictment to the jury room for reference, and neither side objected.
1 mentionRedacted version of 3270, designated A — Conrad identified Exhibit 3270 among the documents the judge planned to review, specifying that the intended versions carried the A designation and were redacted.
1 mentionRedacted version of 3271, designated A — Conrad identified Exhibit 3271 among the documents the judge planned to review, specifying that the intended versions carried the A designation and were redacted.
1 mentionRedacted version of 3274, designated A — Conrad identified Exhibit 3274 among the documents the judge planned to review, specifying that the intended versions carried the A designation and were redacted.
1 mentionRelated court documents including motions and rulings — During Day 5 voir dire, Juror 42 acknowledged reading the indictment and related motions and rulings. The juror said curiosity had prompted reading materials posted online the night before coming to court.
1 mentionRenewed defense motion concerning survivor victim impact testimony, filed under seal — Bruck said the defense filed the renewed motion under seal on Day 28 after hearing three survivors testify the previous day. He argued that the testimony exceeded previously represented limits concerning memory and perception and asked the court to enforce those limits.
1 mentionReport about the July 10, 2013 cell-block incident — Oliveira recognized the document as his report about the cell-block incident on July 10, 2013, and confirmed July 12 as its submission date. The questioning did not clearly establish when he drafted it.
1 mentionReport compared with the juror's answer to Question 40 — The court tentatively considered the report consistent with Juror 57's Question 40 disclosure, and both sides agreed. The judge decided not to raise the report separately but allowed counsel to ask about the questionnaire answer.
1 mentionReport of Sean Collier's autopsy — Robinson testified that she prepared the report after performing Sean Collier's autopsy and that it listed the three head shots. She could not determine their order because the wounds occurred in rapid succession and the autopsy did not reveal which came first.
1 mentionReport of Silva's August 4 interview — Silva acknowledged that the August 4 interview report described peer pressure but said he had used an incorrect term. He maintained that Jahar chose to smoke with him and could not remember the specific encouragement Conrad suggested.
1 mentionReport prepared by Mr. Knapp addressing transmitter range, cited by Conrad in seeking further guilt-phase evidence — Conrad said Knapp's report addressed the range of the transmitters used to detonate the bombs. During Day 41 procedural discussion, she renewed the issue after cross-examination about that range had been excluded and cited a memorandum filed that morning.
1 mentionReport shown during cross-examination — Silva initially agreed that he wrote the report, then corrected himself and confirmed that an agent wrote it. He said he had seen the report before and that the statements read to him refreshed his memory of what he told police.
1 mentionRequested criminal-record check printout — Conrad requested a printout because she questioned whether a handwritten negative notation accurately reflected a criminal-record check. Chakravarty said checks without positive hits generated no paper for counsel, and the court directed that the check be run again.
1 mentionRestraining order that Weinreb said Tamerlan Tsarnaev's former girlfriend obtained — Weinreb said Tamerlan Tsarnaev's former girlfriend had obtained a restraining order and had filed a complaint that she later dropped. He described the associated domestic-violence allegations as unproved and sought their exclusion.
1 mentionReynolds's article — Reynolds said his article raised questions about describing the brothers as Chechen before affirming that Chechen identity and culture played a role. He also clarified that its discussion of rejecting violent extremism concerned Chechens inside Chechnya.
1 mentionRolling Stone cover featuring Dzhokhar — The magazine cover was mentioned during individual voir dire.
1 mentionRule 16 expert notification that defense counsel said described intended terrorism-expert testimony about exploitation of the bombing by AQAP — Bruck said the defense received the notice shortly before September 2014 testimony proposals concerning AQAP publications that praised the bombing and urged further attacks. He said the defense subsequently provided a handwritten statement repudiating that propaganda, separate from the guilty-plea offer.
1 mentionRussian government communication concerning defense-team travel to Russia, invoked by Weinreb as a comparison in his reliability argument — Weinreb said an official Russian communication alleged that defense-team members misrepresented their purpose, told interviewees they were FBI agents, and were expelled from Russia. He acknowledged that the defense disputed its accuracy and compared its reliability with the earlier Russian warning about Tamerlan.
1 mentionRussian-language document bearing FBI number Q708 — Petri read Q708 from the FBI sticker on Exhibit 3064. Conrad described the Russian-language document as already in evidence and requested matching pages be displayed alongside its translation, Exhibit 3064A.
1 mentionRussian-language documents at the top level of the hard drive — Swindon confirmed that Russian-language documents appeared at the top level of the drive recovered in Watertown. He did not confirm counsel's suggestion that they contained explosives instructions, explaining that he had not reviewed their translations and was unaware of anyone under his supervision determining their contents.
1 mentionSand's model — The judge anticipated following Sand's model with tailoring for the case. The Day 56 discussion did not settle any particular instruction text.
1 mentionSand's proposed instruction — Weinreb described the proposed instruction as explaining the distinctions and sequence among threshold, statutory, and non-statutory aggravating factors. He said both parties had previously agreed it could be given largely verbatim and opposed removing that material from the preliminary instructions.
1 mentionSchool records — In Day 63 closing argument, Mellin said the school records and naturalization documents showed a birth date of July 22, 1993. He argued that the defendant was almost 20 in April 2013 and therefore met the requirement that he be at least 18.
1 mentionScreenshot of the article linked in the defendant's email — Grant confirmed that he created a screenshot of the page reached through a hyperlink in the defendant's email to Tamerlan. He agreed that the page appeared to contain Arabic and Cyrillic writing but had not seen a translation of the article.
1 mentionSearch history from Tamerlan's Samsung — Fick described the complete search history as an approximately 100-page PDF and sought to introduce it to avoid accusations of cherry picking. The court favored individual excerpts and approved displaying selected searches with sub-pages to be offered into evidence; the exchange did not admit the complete history.
1 mentionSearch log concerning Mr. Tsarnaev's property at UMass Dartmouth — The log concerned a search of Mr. Tsarnaev's property at UMass Dartmouth.
1 mentionSearch sketch showing G28 in Room A — Gamble recognized the sketch but said she had not prepared it. After reviewing it, she confirmed that Room A was the living room and that the wiring book was found under the couch.
1 mentionSearch warrant later obtained for laptop 1R6, according to Christiana's understanding — Christiana testified that he understood a search warrant had later been obtained for laptop 1R6.
1 mentionSearch warrant or search warrants for Tamerlan's vehicle, cited by the defense — Fick said a warrant or warrants for Tamerlan's vehicle had been sought on probable cause to believe he was involved in the Waltham murders. He was unsure whether federal or Massachusetts authorities had sought them and said he would need to consult the warrant.
1 mentionSearch-warrant docket entries, which the Court considered sufficient without a further proffer — The Court declined to alter its rulings and considered the search-warrant docket entries sufficient without a further proffer.
1 mentionSecond paragraph on page 18 of the Court's instructions concerning personal actions and intent — The second paragraph on page 18 required gateway-factor findings to rest on Mr. Tsarnaev's personal actions and intent, not anyone else's. Bruck proposed directing jurors to that paragraph, and Weinreb later agreed.
1 mentionSecurity account manager information file used to question the Samsung administrator-account date — Swindon identified the document as a security account manager information file but could not say whether the administrator account was user-created or machine-generated. The Court sustained a foundation objection before the proposed September 21, 2011, creation date was established.
1 mentionSelected user files from the VAIO, with created-time and file-system-record-date columns — Exhibit 1142-13 was a roughly four-and-a-half-page report of VAIO files selected by someone on the investigative team, with file names, paths, and two local-time date columns. Swindon said the file-system-record-date column was added by an analyst rather than drawn from a Windows time artifact. He could not explain its basis without consulting the analyst.
1 mentionSentencing verdict form and list of mitigating factors — Weinreb discussed the mitigating-factor list and the verdict form's intent, aggravating, and mitigating findings during sentencing rebuttal. He urged careful consideration of each factor and said jurors should enter 12 for a mitigator only if all 12 found it proved.
1 mentionSeparate handwritten statement that defense counsel described as repudiating AQAP propaganda urging attacks — Bruck described a September 2014 handwritten statement by the defendant repudiating AQAP propaganda urging further attacks, and distinguished it from the remorse statement associated with a plea offer. He said the defense sought permission to publicize it because special administrative measures prevented release. Weinreb said the government declined to use it because it believed publication would not benefit public safety.
1 mentionSilva's Indictment — The indictment was discussed on Day 34.
1 mentionSilva's plea agreement — Silva agreed that lying or committing a crime would prevent a 5K motion and that, without that motion, the government would recommend a guidelines sentence. He also agreed that he faced a five-year minimum unless the government filed a motion.
1 mentionSketch prepared with an FBI-associated artist — Bauman recalled working for about an hour with an artist who arrived with the FBI, probably on Wednesday a couple of days after the bombing. He said some facial details were unclear and that he did his best to describe the hat, glasses, five o'clock shadow, and face he remembered.
1 mentionSkilling questionnaire — Bruck said the question about what stood out appeared in the Skilling questionnaire and had been cited with approval by the Supreme Court. He argued that its omission from this case's questionnaire strengthened the reason to ask it orally.
1 mentionSocial-media packet that Conrad described as linking the juror to online photographs, Facebook and Twitter accounts, and a reporter's trial coverage — Conrad said she believed online photographs and linked Facebook and Twitter accounts belonged to the juror. She contrasted the questionnaire's omission of Twitter with packet material she described as showing that the account followed a WBZ reporter live-tweeting the trial; Weinreb proposed asking the juror about it.
1 mentionSony computer search history — Fick displayed the same Sony search-history excerpts previously discussed on cross-examination without offering them into evidence, and Chakravarty did not object. Spencer explained that tool-classified search history did not necessarily establish a typed search and that dates might not have been stored or might no longer be available.
1 mentionSony Internet-history domain-hit chart — Spencer described Exhibit 3303-10 as a chart of raw domain-name hit counts from the Sony's Internet history. Fick identified the chart as already in evidence.
1 mentionSovereign publication, Item 2R93 — Derks identified the Sovereign newspaper as Item 2R93 and said it was found on the living-room TV stand, to the left of the television. The Court excluded the publication, and a copy was marked as Exhibit 3065 for identification to preserve the defense's point.
1 mentionspecial verdict form — The Court instructed jurors to complete the special verdict form with findings on age, gateway factors, aggravation, mitigation, and sentencing for each capital count. The form recorded how many jurors found each mitigating factor, rather than the weight they assigned it, and included sentencing and nondiscrimination certifications.
1 mentionspreadsheet of web-search-related tool output — Spencer described the spreadsheet as web-search-related tool output and agreed that the entries under discussion were dated April 15 and April 16, 2013. He said he did not know who made the searches and could not distinguish between the defendant and Tamerlan if they were together.
1 mentionSpreadsheet with a handwritten "negative" notation — Conrad questioned whether the handwritten negative notation could be erroneous where a juror had reported an incident but no criminal-record printout was available. The Court directed another check and asked counsel to raise such discrepancies while the juror remained available.
1 mentionState law-enforcement materials concerning the Waltham issue — The Court denied the motion for the Waltham materials, citing its earlier denial and the lack of new matter. The judge expressed uncertainty about authority to compel state authorities and said he believed law-enforcement privilege applied.
1 mentionStateline Gun and Ammo Archery receipt dated 4/11 of 2013 from New Hampshire — Moynihan described a New Hampshire Stateline Gun and Ammo Archery receipt dated April 11, 2013, and confirmed that it was found in Tamerlan Tsarnaev's wallet. His testimony did not identify who made the transaction.
1 mentionStatements in Docket No. 350 concerning apartment occupancy and use, including use of the defendant's room as a storage and computer room. Conrad renewed her request to offer the government's statements and sought discovery identifying their source. — Conrad renewed her request to offer the government's statements about apartment occupancy and the defendant's room being used for storage and computers. She said discovery had not identified the source of those assertions and requested that information as an alternative. The Court called the discovery issue not germane, without declaring room occupancy irrelevant.
1 mentionStatus report raising autopsy photographs and other graphic images — On Day 25, the Court referred to the status report when turning to discussion of photographs, saying it believed autopsy photographs and other graphic images had been raised there.
1 mentionStatutory jury-service exemptions for police, fire department members, and public officers — Clarke raised whether a juror's employment with the Plymouth Sheriff's Department made the juror exempt. The Court found the statutory application unclear and continued questioning while the government proposed further research with the issue reserved.
1 mentionStephanie Waite's case notes, which Watkins said identified Tamerlan Tsarnaev's jacket and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's sweatshirt — Watkins said Waite's notes identified Tamerlan Tsarnaev's jacket and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's sweatshirt. Weinreb disputed whether Waite had personal knowledge of who wore the clothing, and the Court said her suitability depended on what she knew.
1 mentionStore sign advertising halal turkey for Thanksgiving — Razak described a store sign offering halal turkey for Thanksgiving and testified that Tamerlan Tsarnaev reacted by yelling, gesturing toward it, and objecting to the sales.
1 mentionStructural MRI of Pediatric Brain Development: What We've Learned and Where We Are Going — The article by Giedd and Judith Rapoport addressed substantial variation in brain measurements and the difficulty of applying group-average findings to individuals. Giedd acknowledged those limitations during cross-examination.
1 mentionSubpoena Barnes received from defense counsel's office — Barnes confirmed that defense counsel's office had subpoenaed him and said he was not appearing voluntarily.
1 mentionSubpoenaed T-Mobile phone records — Watkins explained that subpoenaed T-Mobile records included the cell towers used when phones made calls or sent texts.
1 mentionSummary chart of findings concerning the Samsung, Hewlett-Packard, and Sony computers — Spencer identified Exhibit 3308 as a chart he created compiling findings from multiple forensic sources about the Samsung, Hewlett-Packard, and Sony computers. The Court admitted it as a summary despite the government's position that it should be a chalk.
1 mentionSummary chart of three analyzed computers — Spencer confirmed that the previously admitted Exhibit 3308 summarized information about three computers he had analyzed, and the chart was displayed to reorient his testimony.
1 mentionSummary of the indictment, as modified by the parties in two filings — The Court planned to substantially use the parties' modified indictment summary without promising to follow it verbatim. It also planned to explain responsibility through direct commission, aiding and abetting, and conspiracy.
1 mentionSusan Smith trial transcript, including opening and closing statements, discussed by Weinreb — Weinreb said he had read the Susan Smith trial transcript and interpreted its opening and closing statements as supporting his account of the prosecution's theory. Defense counsel disputed his account while arguing about a prospective juror's recollection of media coverage.
1 mentionT-Mobile receipt for a micro SIM plug, electronic pin, and SIM starter kit — The receipt identified Jahar Tsarni and a phone number ending in 9151, with purchase and activation the day before the bombings. The Court admitted the T-Mobile receipt as Exhibit 1586 without objection.
1 mentionT-Mobile records for Tamerlan Tsarnaev's (857) 928-4634 phone — Fitzgerald confirmed reviewing T-Mobile records for the number subscribed to Tamerlan Tsarnaev. He corrected the suggested scope of his analysis, saying he thought he had examined only the week around the marathon bombing for that number.
1 mentionTamerlan's phone call log showing 851 calls — Grant agreed that Exhibit 3317-1-2 showed 851 calls in Tamerlan's phone log. Chakravarty stated that the exhibit was not yet in evidence, and no admission was recorded during that questioning.
1 mentionTamerlan's phone records for the same call — Fitzgerald said Tamerlan's records showed a 17-second entry at approximately the same time as a 19-second outgoing entry from Jahar's phone, allowing for a possible one-second timing difference. He explained that the 19-second duration measured network-resource use.
1 mentionTarget receipt dated 4/14 of 2013 reflecting the purchase of two backpacks — Moynihan identified a Target receipt dated April 14, 2013, reflecting the purchase of two backpacks among receipts recovered from Tamerlan Tsarnaev's wallet. His testimony did not identify who made the transaction.
1 mentionTarget receipt for two backpacks dated April 14, 2013, at 4:06 p.m. — Fierabend agreed that surveillance of one person selecting and purchasing two backpacks was consistent with the receipt. He also agreed that a store transaction log matched the receipt's items, payment amount, and SKU numbers, but was unsure what verification agents had performed.
1 mentionTazhayakov's PSR — The Court authorized defense access to Tazhayakov's PSR after stating that Judge Woodlock had released it for that purpose. Access was subject to confidentiality, and the government was to provide the report.
1 mentionTelephone records Conrad proposed using during questioning of Agent Fitzgerald; the court said the volume of records should not be admitted — Conrad proposed questioning Fitzgerald about his review and showing records underlying excerpts in the government's chalk. The Court said the volume of records should not be admitted, without giving blanket approval or rejection of the proposed questioning or excerpts.
1 mentionthe book counsel asked whether Mr. Hammer wrote — The Court stopped Mellin's question about whether Mr. Hammer had written a book, explaining that Bezy's general answers about inmates writing books were sufficient and specific examples were unnecessary.
1 mentionThe Choices Program curriculum — Otty described a Brown University Choices Program curriculum used for classroom analysis of conflict case studies under a definition of terrorism. Her account did not identify a particular position expressed by Jahar.
1 mentionThe Court's proposed answers to the jury's questions — The Court's draft repeated portions of its earlier instructions. After argument, the Court planned, subject to checking the wording, to add a reminder about the conspiracies and dates alleged in Counts 1, 6 and 11, without highlighting Officer Collier or specific conspiracy details.
1 mentionThe defendant's resume, referenced as bearing number 857-247-5112 — Swindon confirmed that the number 857-247-5112 in a SIM-card extraction report was the same number shown on the defendant's resume.
1 mentionThe defendant's statements written in the boat, which Mellin identified as the basis of the government's alleged aggravating factor — Mellin said the alleged aggravating factor concerned the defendant's own boat writings, actions, and intent. He distinguished that allegation from predictions about how executing the defendant might affect third parties.
1 mentionThe first prospective juror's questionnaire — The Court and Clarke reviewed questionnaire answers about prior opinions of guilt and sentencing, including an explanation linking punishment to degrees of certainty. Follow-up distinguished the juror's desire for complete certainty before imposing death from his ability to consider life imprisonment after a fully certain finding of guilt.
1 mentionThe first prospective juror's questionnaire answers about guilt and the death penalty — The questionnaire indicated an existing opinion about guilt and uncertainty about punishment. During follow-up, the juror said he could separate media-based impressions from the required proof and described conditional opposition to the death penalty while expressing greater certainty about voting for life imprisonment.
1 mentionthe first three 302s of Mr. Dolakov — The court explained that Dolakov could not be brought to court and that his first three 302 reports substituted for live testimony. Jurors were instructed that such reports summarize unverified, unsworn statements and do not permit observation of the interviewee or cross-examination.
1 mentionThe Globe's courtroom-access motion — The government did not oppose public and press access and suggested admitting ten reporters as a possible accommodation. The defense said it did not plan to oppose the Globe's motion, and the court announced no access ruling in the exchange.
1 mentionThe Globe's filed motion concerning court procedures — The judge expressed uncertainty about how to handle the Globe's challenge to court procedures and discomfort with defending those procedures while deciding the motion.
1 mentionThe next prospective juror's original questionnaire — The prospective juror reported finding a Boston Strong towel at home despite a contrary answer on the original questionnaire.
1 mentionThe Predator War, a Word document headed Jahar Tsarnaev, Modern World History, Miss Auty — The Microsoft Word file was found in the computer's public folder and bore the title The Predator War and the heading Jahar Tsarnaev, Modern World History, Miss Auty.
1 mentionthe SAMs in this case — Bezy acknowledged reading the SAMs order in this case but no actual SAMs order before his involvement. He agreed that the written order provided at least one phone call per month and that additional calls could be granted.
1 mentionThe Slicing Sword — Levitt said he might have been shown The Slicing Sword but did not remember whether he had seen it.
1 mentionThe story Juror No. 152's sister wrote about the events surrounding the Marathon bombing — Juror No. 152 recalled that his sister had written a story about events surrounding the Marathon bombing but said he had neither seen nor read it and did not know its depth or detail.
1 mentionthe supplement on H unit — Bezy identified the H unit supplement as the document he was consulting. He explained that advancement depended on case-by-case committee decisions and was not required even when an inmate met the eligibility criteria.
1 mentionThird request for follow-up voir dire questions, described by Bruck as a revised filing addressing publicity, Morgan and Witherspoon questions — Bruck described a complete revised list of publicity, Morgan, and Witherspoon questions that did not withdraw earlier requests. The defense asked the court to explore jurors' experiences and opinions before explaining legal duties and to conduct most of the questioning, with defense follow-up.
1 mentionTibyan Publications document concerning jihad and intention — Levitt identified Exhibit 1142-15 as a Tibyan Publications document placing jihad in a religious context. He described its treatment of intention as conditioning religious rewards on motives other than monetary gain or personal glory.
1 mentionTime Magazine cover featuring the juror's police-officer friend — The juror said conversations with the police-officer friend focused more on his appearance on the magazine cover and denied that the friend had been a significant source of information about the events.
1 mentionTo Kill a Mockingbird — Prospective-juror questioning on Day 23 included discussion of the document identified as To Kill a Mockingbird.
1 mentionTodashev 302s reviewed by the court in camera — The court's review included some Todashev 302 reports examined in camera. The judge found insufficient evidence to determine participation or relative roles in the Waltham events and excluded references to those events, while reserving decisions on other alleged bad acts.
1 mentionTodashev's written confession — Fick proposed presenting the written confession and argued that it implicated Todashev and Tamerlan and was relevant to the defense account of Tamerlan's influence and family history. Weinreb distinguished Todashev's self-incriminating statements from accusations against Tamerlan, which he challenged as blame shifting and unavailable for cross-examination.
1 mentionTop half of a receipt from Tamerlan Tsarnaev's wallet for two backpacks purchased in Watertown on April 14: one Ful and one JanSport — The receipt from Tamerlan Tsarnaev's wallet listed one Ful and one JanSport backpack purchased in Watertown on April 14. Fierabend described recovered backpacks of those brands but did not identify them as the specific backpacks purchased.
1 mentionTower list — Fitzgerald said he used the tower list alongside existing records and mapping to prepare a multiple-page presentation on a computer, without taking notes.
1 mentionTransaction log compared with receipt 948-575 — Fierabend agreed that the displayed transaction log matched the receipt's items, payment amount, and SKU numbers. He said he did not know exactly how agents had verified the receipt.
1 mentionTranscript including sidebar and chambers matters — Fick reported that a transcript containing sidebar and chambers matters had appeared online and led to Boston Globe coverage about resources spent on Russian witnesses. He requested sealing of those portions, and the court attributed the release to a court reporter's misunderstanding without expressly deciding the request.
1 mentionTranscript of Juror 38's voir dire — The court deferred the defense challenge to Juror 38 so it could reread his testimony rather than rely on memory. The parties disputed whether the financial hardship from lost self-employment income warranted disqualification.
1 mentionTranscript of Juror 54's voir dire — The government argued that Juror 54 could not adequately consider the death penalty, while the defense maintained that he could impose it based on a particular case's facts and law. The court reserved its decision to clarify the questioning through transcript review.
1 mentionTranscript of Juror 60's questioning, which the defense proposed reviewing before deciding whether to challenge her — The defense sought to review the transcript before deciding whether to challenge Juror 60 over uncertainty about the presumption of innocence. The court considered her qualified but agreed to entertain a transcript-based argument that might change its assessment.
1 mentionTranscript of Juror 60's voir dire — Bruck used a marked copy of Juror 60's voir dire to argue for reconsideration of her qualification, questioning her ability to set aside views about guilt. The government maintained that clarification had resolved her misunderstanding of presumed innocence. The court agreed to read the full transcript overnight before deciding.
1 mentionTranscript of Mr. Bezy yesterday, page 42 — Bruck cited page 42 of the prior day's Bezy transcript while arguing that cross-examination had improperly introduced incarceration costs. Weinreb responded that the objection had been sustained and the question had received no answer.
1 mentiontranscript of Mr. Weinreb's earlier question — Conrad cited the transcript to argue that Weinreb had previously asked the same general question about whether having children would affect impartiality. The court permitted the question, and Juror 487 answered that it would not.
1 mentiontranscript of the April 16, 2014, conference — The Court reviewed the conference transcript and clerk's note, found that they could be understood as reflecting an order about visit monitoring, and left the disputed testimony unchanged to avoid further jury confusion.
1 mentiontranscript of the prior discussion about "view" and "watch" — The Court asked whether Weinreb had checked the transcript to confirm his recollection that "view" was permissible because it could encompass written materials without implying television; Weinreb acknowledged that he had not.
1 mentionTranscript of the writing in the boat — Levitt identified the displayed transcript as a transcription of the boat writing and interpreted themes of explanation, collective defense, martyrdom, and religious reward. He qualified reconstructed readings where bullet holes interrupted the text and noted that some religious expressions were not inherently radical.
1 mentionTranscript of Tony Imel's testimony, which Weinreb proposed checking to resolve the path animation's admission status — Weinreb proposed checking Tony Imel's testimony transcript after counsel disputed whether the path animation had been admitted as an exhibit rather than used as a chalk; the Court expressed only a recollection that it had been admitted.
1 mentionTranscripts of hearings and status conferences concerning SAMs — The Court continued Michelle Nicolet's examination without deciding whether earlier discussions constituted an implicit modification order and left a possible correction for further consideration, potentially after reviewing status conference transcripts.
1 mentionTranscripts of the boat writings, discussed by Fick as a means of presenting and reviewing the words — Fick argued that photographs, transcripts, and testimony could communicate the boat writings without removing panels from the boat. He maintained that detached panels would separate the words from the circumstances needed to evaluate the defendant's state of mind.
1 mentionTranslation of the Cyrillic post — Kimball confirmed that Exhibit 1282 translated the Cyrillic writing shown in Exhibit 1281, and the translation was then displayed.
1 mentionTraub's written assessment that the defendant motivates himself — Traub confirmed that he had written that the defendant motivated himself and agreed that the defendant was self-motivated as a student.
1 mentionTwitter pages that Conrad believed belonged to Juror No. 140 — Conrad said she believed the Twitter pages belonged to Juror No. 140 and identified them as an issue concerning questionnaire Questions 29 and 30 rather than Question 40.
1 mentionTwo Russian-language bomb-building documents on the Laurel hard drive and defense-proposed translations, which Fick sought to introduce and display the following day; he reported an unresolved government objection to the translations — Fick sought to introduce two Russian-language bomb-building documents found on the Laurel hard drive and display proposed translations the following day. He said the translations had been provided to the government weeks earlier and reported an unresolved government objection to them.
1 mentionTwo short high-school essays by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev about the Chechen deportations — Reynolds testified that he reviewed the two short essays, found their account of the Chechen deportations accurate, and considered their perspective mainstream rather than extremist or radical.
1 mentionTwo-page letter described as Russian language and Cyrillic writing — Graff testified that examination of the two-page letter developed ten latent fingerprints and three latent palm impressions, and that ten of the developed impressions were identified to Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
1 mentionU.S. Attorney's letter declining to authorize public release of the repudiation statement — Bruck described a U.S. Attorney's letter refusing permission to release the defendant's statement repudiating AQAP propaganda. Weinreb said the government had explained in a letter that publication would not benefit public safety and could draw attention to the defendant as a rallying point.
1 mentionUndated 53-page analytical report concerning the Sony VAIO — Swindon described the 53-page Sony VAIO report as an analytical product rather than an examination product and identified a collection of search terms on page 46. He confirmed that its final sentence said digital forensic analysis remained ongoing, acknowledged that counsel's copy was undated, and said he was unaware of an additional version.
1 mentionUnderlying AT&T call-detail records, including April 10, 2013 — Fitzgerald confirmed that his presentation used a screenshot of selected April 10, 2013, call-detail entries from a larger set of AT&T records for Jahar Tsarnaev's phone. He did not recall which of two overlapping record sets he had used, and the records presented during cross-examination were marked for identification rather than admitted.
1 mentionUniversity of Massachusetts Dartmouth paperwork belonging to the defendant — Benton testified that the JanSport backpack contained University of Massachusetts Dartmouth paperwork belonging to the defendant. He described removing a white piece of paper and confirmed that it concerned UMass and the defendant.
1 mentionVakhabov 302 — Weinreb stated that the Vakhabov 302 had been admitted and cited it with other admitted material when arguing that the proposed Kartashov report would be cumulative.
1 mentionVakhabov FBI 302 reviewed for redaction — The Court reviewed Vakhabov's FBI 302 for redaction, distinguishing historical facts from opinions especially requiring cross-examination. It excluded double-hearsay and disputed opinion passages, including radicalism and childlike characterizations, and rejected replacement wording. The Court described its acceptance as conditional and said it would give an immediate and later caution concerning the unavailable witness, referring to Vakhabov's refusal to testify.
1 mentionVerdict slip asking the general question about Count 7 — The Court observed that the verdict slip asked a general question about Count 7 rather than separately highlighting the foreign-national allegation. The discussion concerned whether that allegation had been withdrawn and whether jurors should be told not to consider it.
1 mentionVerdict slip for which the Court reported supplying 12 copies — The Court reported that jurors had requested extra copies of the verdict slip and instructions so they would not have to share, and that it had sent them 12 copies of each.
1 mentionVerdict slip setting out relevant aggravating factors — The Court said jurors would receive instructions and a verdict slip setting out relevant aggravating factors, so it would not send the government's notice of intent. Bruck sought confirmation that the non-statutory factors matched the notice; the Court thought they did but said it would have to check.
1 mentionVishkan Vakhabov's FBI 302 — Clarke said Vakhabov had not appeared but that his FBI 302 had been read to the jury. In closing argument, she attributed to the report descriptions of Dzhokhar as childlike and of Tamerlan advocating extremist violent jihad.
1 mentionWal-Mart receipt for Store 1796 in Amherst, New Hampshire, dated March 6, 2013, at 5:34 p.m. — Grant identified Exhibit 1161-03 as a receipt from Wal-Mart Store 1796 in Amherst, New Hampshire, and read its purchase timestamp as March 6, 2013, at 17:34:06, or 5:34 p.m.
1 mentionWal-Mart receipt for Store 2399, with a March 6 purchase time Grant read as 3:22 p.m. — Grant identified Exhibit 1161-02 as a Wal-Mart receipt bearing Store No. 2399 and read the March 6 purchase time as 15:22:11, or 3:22 p.m., after distinguishing the purchase entry from a terminal-idle entry.
1 mentionWalmart receipt discussed as showing a March 6 BB purchase at 5:34 p.m. and six seconds, corresponding to the Amherst stop — The second Walmart receipt was displayed and discussed as Exhibit 1161-03 during comparison of March 6 BB purchases with GPS stops, including the Amherst stop. Fierabend acknowledged that the comparisons could not identify the purchasers and that relevant purchase surveillance was unavailable.
1 mentionWalmart receipt for a March 6 cash purchase of two 6,000-count boxes of copper-head BBs at 3:22 p.m. and 11 seconds — Christian Fierabend discussed March 6 BB purchase times alongside GPS stops on Day 39 and acknowledged that those comparisons did not identify vehicles, drivers, passengers, or purchasers.
1 mentionWatkins's letter concerning discovery requests about Tony O'Garro — Watkins reported on Day 52 that the government had not answered his specific discovery requests concerning BOP witness Tony O'Garro, and Mellin said the government would respond.
1 mentionWitness list given to the jury, which defense counsel said included 57 Boston police officers — Defense counsel counted 57 Boston police officers on the list and cited a prospective juror's acquaintance with one listed witness when requesting her removal for cause. The government described that person as a potential witness it might not call.
1 mentionWitness list identifying the injured police officer — A prospective juror recalled that the list might have identified the injured officer as a Watertown officer; government counsel said that might be a typo and confirmed that he was an MBTA police officer.
1 mentionWitness list on which Juror 198 recognized someone whose wife he worked with — The court asked whether the prospective juror's acquaintance with a listed witness's wife would affect his assessment of testimony, and the juror said he could evaluate the evidence critically.
1 mentionWitness list sought by the media — Weinreb said the media were satisfied with current access arrangements and were not pressing their requests. He qualified his recollection that they intended to withdraw the witness-list and exhibit-list motions, and the court did not expressly rule them moot.
1 mentionWriting in the boat — Levitt identified the Shahadah in the boat writing as a profession of faith that was not inherently extremist. He allowed that personal influence could contribute but doubted that conversations alone explained the close parallels he identified with radical texts. He acknowledged that the slogans could be learned quickly and that he could not scientifically determine how much material the writer needed to have absorbed.
1 mentionWritings inside the boat, discussed by counsel in disputing whether the proposed photographs could illuminate the defendant's state of mind when he wrote them — Watkins proposed photographs of Tsarnaev leaving the boat to explain his state of mind in response to the government's use of the writings as motive evidence. The government objected that uncertain timing between the writing and the photographs risked misleading the jury.
1 mentionWritten copy of the jury instructions — The court told deliberating jurors on Day 44 that they would receive written instructions covering the substantive offenses, their elements, evidence, and the burden of proof.
1 mentionWritten plea offer that defense counsel described as offering a guilty plea and life without parole if the government did not seek death — Bruck described an offer to plead guilty and accept life without parole if the government did not seek death, first made orally in October 2013, later submitted in writing, and repeatedly renewed. He distinguished the offer from a remorse statement that he thought followed the letter by a few weeks. The government disputed the offer's significance and said its admission would require airing contested negotiation and proffer history.
1 mentionWritten victim statements — At sentencing on Day 67, the court said it had read the written victim statements, that copies had been provided to the parties, and that the statements would be filed on the case docket.
1 mentionWritten victim statements with names redacted, including the defense's copies — Clarke requested the authors' names because the defense copies were also redacted, and the government agreed to provide names and corresponding victim identification numbers. The court left the question of written-name redactions unresolved while requiring public speakers to identify themselves.
1 mentionYahoo email exchange between Tamerlan and Jahar, including a link sent by Jahar — Reynolds said Jahar's substantive email reply linked an Ibn Arabi text about everyday religious conduct that he considered non-jihadi, contrasting it with the jihadi material he said Tamerlan had sent.
1 mentionyesterday's transcript — Bruck cited the prior day's transcript when objecting that defendant-specific death-penalty questions sought a conditional commitment. Defense counsel also cited the transcript in arguing that voir dire should explore the strength of preconceived beliefs rather than merely elicit assurances of impartiality.
1 mentionYesterday's voir dire transcript — Defense counsel said a search of the previous day's transcript found no questions about the presumption of innocence. Bruck also announced plans to review the voir dire transcripts for questions he believed led jurors toward assurances of impartiality.
1 mentionDemonstratives (131)
Diagram of Boylston Street showing the finish line, photo bridge and Boston Public Library — The diagram presents Boylston Street from above, including the finish line, photo bridge, and older and newer portions of the Boston Public Library. Thomas Grilk said it appeared to scale based on his street familiarity, but acknowledged taking no measurements and could not verify every depicted business's presence in 2013 or identify certain brown features. The court permitted its use while reserving admission, and it remained a chalk rather than admitted evidence during Michelle Gamble's Day 51 testimony.
5 mentionsExhibit 775 — Andrew Kitzenberg identified an enlarged section showing Laurel Street, cars, and his apartment when Exhibit 775 was displayed to the jurors on Day 33. During cross-examination on Day 38, Dowd acknowledged that cars in the indicated section were inaccurately drawn because he had not taken GPS readings at their tires.
4 mentionsAnimated Boylston Street diagram showing the suspects' approach and exit paths — Exhibit 623 animates the two suspects' approach and exit paths on Boylston Street, which Anthony Imel described as fair and accurate on direct examination. On cross-examination, he agreed that its continuous side-by-side depiction differed from the footage and did not show the older brother leading as he had observed. The court permitted use as a chalk while reserving admission.
2 mentionsGovernment Exhibit 1455 — Government Exhibit 1455 combines an overhead satellite-style view with diagrams of the Dexter and Laurel Street neighborhood, the Spruce and Lincoln Street area, and the Franklin Street area. It was admitted without objection on Day 33. On Day 34, Michael Nealon indicated an approximate boat location, conditional on the highlighted property representing 67 Franklin Street.
2 mentionsInteractive Boylston Street diagram showing camera locations, fields of view, and recordings — Exhibit 620 marks security-camera locations on Boylston Street and lets users display camera fields of view and play associated recordings. The court provisionally permitted chalk use while reserving admission. During cross-examination, Conrad used the diagram to question Imel about camera locations and described it as not introduced, although the jury had seen it.
2 mentionsMap showing the Memorial Shell station area — Exhibit 742 maps the Memorial Shell station near Memorial Drive and River Street and the Mobil station across the street. The map was admitted without objection, and Eddie Lakkis later circled the Mobil station during his testimony.
2 mentions1405A — Exhibit 1405A comprised three pages of transcript excerpts that Levitt said fairly tracked three audio clips. The court allowed playback subject to the defense's previously made objection, with the transcript used as a chalk rather than newly admitted evidence.
1 mention1485 — Exhibit 1485 plotted the AT&T 5112 phone's December 25 and 26, 2012 activity across five Cambridge sectors and depicted 410 Norfolk Street. Fitzgerald supported only a general-area inference, not a pinpointed location at that address; the court allowed chalk use while deferring admission.
1 mention1492 — The annotated Forum image bore the timestamp 14:49:36. During Gamble's cross-examination on Day 41, the court confirmed that Conrad offered chalk 1492 as an exhibit and received it without objection.
1 mention1535 — Moynihan used Exhibit 1535 on Day 35 to explain arch, loop, and whorl fingerprint patterns. The government expressly used the illustration as a chalk and did not offer it as evidence.
1 mention1536 — Moynihan used Exhibit 1536 during his direct examination on Day 35 to identify a fingerprint's core, bifurcation, ending ridge, short ridge, island, delta, and pore.
1 mention1569 — Exhibit 1569 represented the Scene B pressure-cooker device, including its hobby fuse, remote-control components, and BBs and small steel nails embedded in sealant. Knapp demonstrated it with a purchased Spektrum transmitter because the original transmitter was not located and its configuration was unknown. The court permitted exhibition while reserving admission.
1 mention1570 — Knapp placed Exhibit 1570, a bag of inert substitute powder, inside the Rubbermaid container labeled Exhibit 854 and removed the lid to illustrate how much of the container had been filled. The substitute was not the recovered explosive material.
1 mention1571 — Knapp described Exhibit 1571 as a Watertown pressure-cooker reconstruction incorporating cardboard, BB fragmentation, a toggle switch, wire, and a 9-volt battery, while noting that no improvised initiator remained attached to the recovered wire. He said the Watertown device lacked the circuitry of the two Boylston Street devices and weighed half as much.
1 mention1572 — Exhibit 1572 comprised two pipe-bomb mockups representing intact devices that had been rendered safe, including a 90-degree elbow configuration. Knapp distinguished them from the exploded pipes, whose exact appearance was unknown, and the mockups were passed to the jurors while admission remained reserved.
1 mention1580 — Exhibit 1580 marked the second-blast location and the locations of Lingzi Lu's and Martin Richard's bodies during Gamble's testimony on Day 41. The court allowed its display over objection, and Weinreb clarified that it was a chalk, not an admitted exhibit.
1 mention1593 — The display labeled 1593 presented a comparison of race-clock time, Forum video timestamps, and phone records during Michelle Gamble's direct examination on Day 41.
1 mention2-D interactive exhibit showing the blast seat and distribution of recovered materials — The two-dimensional interactive display identified as Exhibit 620 depicts the Scene A blast seat and materials radiating outward in all directions. Edward S. Knapp explained that its colors distinguish backpack material, pressure-cooker pieces, added fragmentation, and fusing-system components.
1 mention3127A — Grant's Exhibit 3127A plotted the defendant's phone activity in Dartmouth on January 31, 2013 using a 6:50 p.m. outbound text and a 9:03 p.m. data entry. Cross-examination challenged the data entry's location reliability; Grant acknowledged hour-block recording but did not unconditionally accept that unreliability premise.
1 mention3205-1 — Reynolds confirmed that Exhibit 3205-1 depicted the Caucasus Mountains region containing Chechnya. The map was used as a chalk during his direct examination on Day 58.
1 mention3205-13 — Reynolds identified Exhibit 3205-13 as a photograph of Grozny after the initial Russian invasion in the First Chechen War and attributed the depicted destruction to artillery barrages and aerial bombardment. Bruck displayed the photograph as a chalk on Day 58.
1 mention3205-20 — Reynolds identified Amir Khattab as the man on the left wearing a beret while discussing Khattab's arrival in Chechnya in 1995.
1 mention3205-5 — Reynolds described the depicted mountains and small village community as a typical example of Chechnya's topography.
1 mention3248-1 — Rachel Otty identified the article as Jane Mayer's 2009 New Yorker piece about the predator drone program, which she assigned students to read. The court permitted its use for illustration, not admission into evidence.
1 mention3306-001 — Spencer recreated the desktop by booting the Samsung's forensic image in a virtual machine. He said the displayed imagery and objects matched the user view, although object positions and the displayed date and time could differ.
1 mention3434 — Giedd agreed that the displayed picture was colorful after explaining that brain images provide only a loose indication of possible behavior and that behavior itself is more informative.
1 mention3503 — Suleimanova confirmed that the highlighted area on the map was Dagestan after identifying her birthplace as the village of Chokh.
1 mention3506 — Suleimanova confirmed that the circled mountainous area on the closer-scale map was where Chokh was located.
1 mention3507-118 — Suleimanova used the displayed chart, with a Russian paper copy available, to identify herself and her mother, Shakhruzat. She explained that Zubeidat was her mother's younger sister and that Jahar was her cousin.
1 mention633 — The left pie chart showed patient counts by transporting agency, including 76 transported by Boston EMS, while the right chart showed Boston EMS patient distribution among hospitals. The court permitted the chart's use as a chalk only.
1 mention683 — Harman traced the route he took when leaving on his bicycle by indicating it on the closer view of the courtyard.
1 mention691 — DiFava described the holster as resembling the Safariland triple-retention model issued to Sean Collier and demonstrated its three protective mechanisms. The blue resin training pistol was nonoperable and could not fire.
1 mention772-A — The court admitted the annotated map screen capture over a defense objection.
1 mention775-A — Corcoran pointed out the cruiser and Civic on Exhibit 775 and confirmed that the depiction showed the scene as he saw it when investigating the pressure cooker lid. A screenshot was then received into evidence as Exhibit 775-A without objection.
1 mention775-B — Corcoran marked his understanding of the approximate blast location and where the pressure cooker struck the Civic. The annotated screenshot was received into evidence as Exhibit 775-B.
1 mention790 — Grilk identified the depicted block as the stretch between Exeter and Fairfield and discussed the area in front of the Forum restaurant. The court allowed the diagram's use while reserving the admission question, and it was marked for identification.
1 mention791 — Grilk described the diagram as showing a further block along the race course before the finish and corrected his street identification from Hereford to Gloucester. The court permitted its use while deferring admission, and it was marked for identification.
1 mention884 — Moynihan used the diagram to explain similarities in ridge flow, the core, short ridges, and bifurcations between the questioned and known fingerprints. The court permitted its display as a chalk rather than admitted evidence.
1 mention886 — The chart marked comparison points that Moynihan discussed in terms of ridge flow, ridge endings, and bifurcations. Counsel corrected an initial offer of admission and requested its display as a chalk, which the court allowed.
1 mention898 — The illustration included a digital image of a latent fingerprint documented on the Mercedes's passenger-side gas tank cover.
1 mention900 — Moynihan located the chart's latent fingerprint on the Mercedes's passenger-side front corner panel, beside the hood and above the front wheel.
1 mention902 — Moynihan said the illustrated latent fingerprint was on the Mercedes's exterior, immediately beside the print discussed with Exhibit 900.
1 mention904 — Moynihan located the illustrated latent fingerprint on the exterior of the Mercedes's gas tank door, next to the print previously discussed with Exhibit 898.
1 mention912 — Montgomery used the diagram while discussing DNA profiles developed for Sean Collier and blood from the outside of white gloves. She identified a reference column for Collier's head hair standard and labels for the tested DNA locations.
1 mention914 — The chart compared Collier's head hair standard with a swab of red-brown stains from a Honda Civic key card, showing a match at each tested location. Counsel requested its display as a chalk.
1 mentionA single proposed bar graph breaking down web activity on the Sony computer — The defense proposed introducing a single bar graph through Mark Spencer to break down the Sony computer's web history. Fick described the intended display as an objective, visual presentation of where most of the web traffic occurred.
1 mentionA typed version of the boat-note excerpt proposed for display during opening, rather than the actual note — Weinreb proposed displaying a typed version of the boat-note portion he intended to read during opening so the jury could follow along. He expressly distinguished the proposed display from the actual note.
1 mentionBoylston Street crime-scene diagram with interactive evidence locations and linked photographs — Exhibit 620 provides a to-scale Boylston Street crime-scene diagram with color-coded evidence locations, descriptions, category filters, and linked field and laboratory photographs. Paula Ernst explained that some moved or grouped items had locations marked as approximate or generalized. The court permitted publication as a chalk without admitting it in that exchange.
1 mentionBoylston Street mockup, which the government said it was using for witness preparation but did not currently intend to use at trial — During procedural discussion on Day 23, Weinreb said the government had been using the Boylston Street mockup for witness preparation but did not then intend to use it at trial.
1 mentionCell-sector presentation — During redirect, Chad Fitzgerald confirmed that pages of Exhibit 1440 reflected the discussed calls and the sectors used by the phones. He distinguished network tower-and-sector information from information obtainable through handset extraction.
1 mentionCell-site location graphic discussed as supplemental disclosure — Chakravarty said a graphic identifying cell-site data for December 25 and 26 had supplemented the government's disclosure roughly two or three months earlier. Conrad disputed the disclosure's scope and said the chalk she had lacked those dates.
1 mentionChalk previously used with Mr. Swindon — Fick briefly displayed the chalk marked 1557 at the beginning of Mark Spencer's direct examination on Day 42. He described it as previously shown with Mr. Swindon and then took it off the screen.
1 mentionChart grouping the 30 charges — The chart graphically grouped the 30 charges into approximately six sets involving different crime scenes and acts. Chakravarty presented that grouping during closing argument on Day 43 and described the charges as overlapping and interrelated.
1 mentioncharts — Fitzgerald agreed that the charts did not refer to the data-connection information that would reflect wireless calls. He said that information was not part of the data relied upon.
1 mentionCopies of the scene diagram passed to the jury — Weinreb passed Exhibit 945 to the jury with the court's permission after the ELMO image failed to appear on the monitors during Timothy E. Dowd's testimony.
1 mentionCrime-scene graphic showing mapped evidence locations — Exhibit 620 uses color-coded dots to depict mapped evidence locations around the Forum restaurant and near Marathon Sports. Jason Costello said the graphic omitted some mapped items and that he had not participated in labeling them. The court permitted its display as a chalk rather than admitting it at that point.
1 mentionDartmouth Dorm Room portion of the interactive diagram and photographs — The Dartmouth Dorm Room portion of Exhibit 620 combines a room-layout diagram with photographs of the scene searched on April 21. Kimberly Franks confirmed the accuracy of the layout and photographs, and the court admitted the material under that heading over preserved objections.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3434 — Giedd supplied the PowerPoint slides to illustrate his testimony about brain maturation. The court admitted the slides and the separately identified embedded video, Exhibit 3434A, without objection.
1 mentionDiagram of Laurel and Dexter showing explosive and ballistics evidence — Exhibit 945 diagrams the Laurel and Dexter scene with locations of collected explosive and ballistics evidence. Timothy E. Dowd identified it as accurate to the best of his knowledge, and it was admitted without objection.
1 mentionDiagram of Laurel and Dexter showing Ruger ballistics evidence — Exhibit 946 uses GPS data and an aerial-image reference layer to map Ruger shell casings and projectiles at Laurel and Dexter with magenta markers. Dowd acknowledged that its depiction of two driveway cars differed from a field sketch, which he said was more accurate. The diagram was admitted without objection.
1 mentionDiagram of the block between Exeter Street and Dartmouth Street near the finish line — Exhibit 789 depicts the block between Exeter and Dartmouth Streets near the marathon finish line, including Medical Tent A. Thomas Grilk used it to locate the flags opposite the library, and the court allowed use of the diagrams while reserving admission.
1 mentionDiagram of the Dexter Avenue and Laurel Street area — Exhibit 775 depicts the Dexter Avenue and Laurel Street area and was described as already in evidence. Pugliese used it to mark Tamerlan Tsarnaev's movement and firing position, noting that a chain-link fence and part of the route were not depicted. With the diagram displayed again, he said no police cars blocked the SUV's alternative direction.
1 mentionDiagram of the Laurel and Dexter area — Watkins displayed Exhibit 775 as a previously admitted diagram, and David Cahill recognized the Laurel and Dexter area without being certain he had seen that particular map before. When Watkins returned to the diagram, Cahill confirmed awareness of a vehicle reported fleeing through the indicated intersection.
1 mentionDiagram of the MIT courtyard area — Nathan Harman recognized Exhibit 682 as depicting one of MIT's main courtyards, including the Stata Center, and said he walked through the area regularly. Weinreb described the diagram as already in evidence.
1 mentionDiagram of the MIT courtyard used to indicate the figures' exit toward Ames Street — Michael Cashman used Exhibit 682 to circle where two figures were last visible leaving the courtyard in the video toward Ames Street. He then traced Ames Street on the diagram.
1 mentionDiagram of vehicles on Laurel Street — Exhibit 775 depicts some vehicles on Laurel Street, and Miguel Colon used it to identify the green Honda and his general parking position. He confirmed that the SUV was absent from the diagram and later traced his departure down Laurel Street onto Cypress Street.
1 mentionDiagram showing Floyd's house and Laurel Street — Floyd marked the house identified as 56 Laurel Street as his April 2013 residence and identified the plum tree shown nearby. Exhibit 772 was described as already in evidence.
1 mentionDiagram shown as 775 — Colon identified cruiser 465 on the diagram as Reynolds' cruiser and confirmed that his own cruiser was not depicted. He estimated that his vehicle had been approximately two car lengths farther up.
1 mentionDiagrams of the boat that Weinreb said had been provided to the defense — Weinreb said the boat had been diagrammed when it was discovered and that the diagrams had been provided to the defense.
1 mentionExhibit 691 — Henniger identified the holster as the type worn by MIT patrol officers, including Sean Collier. He demonstrated its three retention mechanisms and explained that a lowered second latch would not release the weapon without pressing the release button.
1 mentionExhibit depicting Laurel Street and the Dexter intersection — Corcoran recognized the exhibit as depicting Laurel Street and its intersection with Dexter. Counsel described Exhibit 772 as already in evidence and requested its display to everyone.
1 mentionExhibit on which Corcoran identified the cruiser and Civic — Corcoran pointed out the cruiser and Civic on the admitted Exhibit 775 and confirmed that the depiction matched the scene he saw that morning while investigating the pressure cooker lid. A screenshot of his markings was received as Exhibit 775-A.
1 mentionFamily tree shown on the screen — Suleimanova confirmed that the circled position on the displayed family tree represented her after describing Jahar as her brother.
1 mentionFamily tree, with a Russian version before the witness — Suleimanova explained that her mother and Jahar's mother were sisters and that she and Jahar were cousins. She confirmed her circled position on the chart while a Russian version was before her.
1 mentionFitzgerald's cell-site presentation — Fitzgerald prepared Exhibit 1440 from phone records and tower lists as a pared-down presentation of his analysis. One map showed 45 Laurel Street in relation to the last call between the two phones during the week of the bombing. The court allowed the presentation's use as a chalk and deferred admission; a later request to admit the whole presentation prompted further discussion.
1 mentionFitzgerald's phone-location slides, maps, and diagrams — The slides showed calls at approximately 2:49 p.m. and 2:51 p.m. on April 15, with data consistent with Jahar near the Forum restaurant and Tamerlan near Marathon Sports, rather than pinpointed locations. Fitzgerald explained that the timestamps reflected network activity rather than necessarily the start of conversation. He said most displayed calls on later dates were not between the brothers and illustrated only each phone's general area.
1 mentionFull-size photographic tree-grate reproduction on Tyvek-type backing — Gamble measured and photographed recovered tree-grate sections, printed the images approximately to actual size, and duplicated the right-side image to complete the four-section reproduction. The assembled photographs were mounted on Tyvek-type material with a thin backing. Exhibit 1633 was admitted over objection.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 620 — Sarah De Lair reviewed the graphic's item locations, classifications, and photographs during direct examination on Day 30. The court admitted only the Boylston Street, Boylston Street camera locations, Scene A, and Scene B portions in that exchange, not the remaining layers.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 682 — David Sacco identified the diagram as a fair and accurate depiction of the area during direct examination on Day 31, and the court received it into evidence.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 685 — David Sacco confirmed that the close-up diagram fairly and accurately depicted the area during direct examination on Day 31. The court received it into evidence without objection.
1 mentionGovernment GPS plot associated with a device recovered from a Mercedes, showing a stop near Square One Mall from 8:13 to 8:42 p.m.; Grant did not prepare it or verify each underlying GPS point — Exhibit 1152-06 plotted track points from a GPS device recovered from a Mercedes. Grant read the plot as showing a stop near Square One Mall from 8:13 to 8:42 p.m. and acknowledged that he had not prepared the map or verified its individual points.
1 mentionGovernment plot from a GPS recovered from a Honda Odyssey for March 6, 2013; Grant agreed its plotted times were consistent with the purchase locations and times — Grant reviewed Exhibit 1152-07, a government plot from a GPS recovered from a Honda Odyssey for March 6, 2013. He said he had not prepared it but agreed that its plotted times were consistent with the locations and times of the BB purchases discussed in his testimony.
1 mentionGovernment's chalk containing telephone-record excerpts, whose underlying records Conrad proposed showing — Conrad said she intended to question Fitzgerald about his review of phone records and show the underlying records for excerpts included in the government's chalk.
1 mentionGPS plots from the device recovered in the Mercedes — Exhibit 1152-06 mapped data extracted from a handheld GPS recovered from the Mercedes, which Fierabend compared with pressure-cooker purchase dates and times. The exhibit was admitted without objection. After a challenge to its vehicle caption, the court permitted immediate display but required an edited permanent version.
1 mentionGrant's map comparing cell towers associated with the 5112 phone's March 6 activity and the two Wal-Mart stores — Grant prepared Exhibit 3128 in Google Earth using March 6 phone-record activity and added the two Wal-Mart stores discussed in the purchase records. The plotted coordinates represented associated cell towers rather than exact phone positions. The exhibit was admitted without objection.
1 mentionGrant's map comparing Macy's at Square One Mall with cell towers associated with the 5112 phone's January 31 activity — Grant prepared Exhibit 3127 to show Macy's at Square One Mall and cell towers associated with activity from the phone ending in 5112. He clarified that the phone activity occurred around, not exactly at, the January 31 purchase time. The exhibit was admitted without objection.
1 mentionGraphic representations of Samsung internet web history — Chakravarty described witness-created graphics representing Samsung internet history and said he assumed they would be used as chalks rather than exhibits. He contrasted those graphics with the several-thousand-page history; the discussion did not establish a ruling on their status.
1 mentionIntact Flysky transmitter shown for comparison — Knapp held an intact Flysky transmitter beside a modified transmitter and described the pistol grip, trigger, steering wheel, battery pack, buttons, and dials to explain the differences.
1 mentionInteractive apartment diagram and photographs, including the 410 Norfolk Street third-floor overlay — Exhibit 620 provided an interactive overview of the 410 Norfolk Street third-floor apartment, allowing individual rooms and photographs of seized evidence to be displayed. Derks confirmed the depiction and photographs as fair and accurate. The exhibit was admitted with an instruction that its caption was not evidence of residence.
1 mentionLocation chalk — Gamble confirmed that she had been questioned about how far back she reviewed photographs when preparing the chalk.
1 mentionLocation chalk, tentatively identified by counsel as 1580 — Gamble placed the chalk's depiction at 2:48 p.m., a minute before the second explosion, and said the depicted people did not move between the photographs she reviewed. She acknowledged that other nearby people and Bill Richard had been omitted at the government's direction.
1 mentionMap 945 — Dowd described Maps 945 and 946 together as depicting vehicles and locations of Ruger cartridges and explosive materials around Laurel and Dexter. He said he had not created a separate map of law-enforcement ballistic evidence.
1 mentionMap 946 — Dowd discussed Maps 945 and 946 as narrower scene maps showing vehicles, Ruger cartridges, and explosive materials. He explained that a complete diagram containing all evidence locations had preceded those maps.
1 mentionMap chalk showing the family's moves — Clarke referred to a map chalk previously shown during testimony while recounting the family's moves from Kyrgyzstan to Kazakhstan, Chechnya, and Dagestan. She described those moves as often covering thousands of miles and requiring relatives' help.
1 mentionMap intended to orient the jury — Bruck announced that he intended to use an orientation map as one of two chalks and said the government had them. He distinguished it from a second map schematically depicting the family's movements.
1 mentionMap of GPS plots from one device found in the Honda Odyssey, showing travel into New Hampshire — The map depicted GPS plots from a device found in the Honda Odyssey, including travel into New Hampshire, and was identified as Exhibit 1152-07 during Christian Fierabend's direct testimony on Day 39.
1 mentionMap of the region — Suleimanova used the displayed map to identify Unty as a mountain village near Chokh, where she said she currently lived.
1 mentionMap of the Watertown, Mass., Laurel Street area — Colon used the interactive map to trace his route through School Street, Putnam, and Hazel Street toward the Laurel Street scene. Exhibit 771 was described as already in evidence.
1 mentionMap showing Chechnya, Dagestan, and Kyrgyzstan — Bruck displayed the map to orient the jury to Chechnya, Dagestan, and Kyrgyzstan while previewing Michael Reynolds's historical background testimony. He expressly said that testimony would provide family background, not explain why the crimes happened.
1 mentionMap showing Dexter and Laurel Street and 40 Laurel Street — Donahue marked the Dexter and Laurel intersection and circled 40 Laurel Street on the enlarged map during his direct testimony on Day 38.
1 mentionMap showing Marathon Sports and the Boston Marathon finish line — O'Hara identified Marathon Sports on the displayed map and confirmed that a marked line represented the Boston Marathon finish line.
1 mentionMap showing the Civic but not the police cruiser identified in the photograph — Corcoran confirmed that the map depicted the Civic but said he did not see the police cruiser that had been identified in a photograph of the scene.
1 mentionMap shown as Exhibit 771 — Colon corrected a proposed description of his route and drew his approach through School Street, Putnam, Hazel Street, and Dexter toward Laurel Street.
1 mentionMap used to identify vehicles, residences and recovered-evidence locations — The map was identified as a depiction used to locate vehicles, residences, and recovered evidence during Brian J. Corcoran, Jr.'s continued direct testimony on Day 36.
1 mentionMaps of Boylston Street, which Conrad recalled being admitted — Conrad said she thought the Boylston Street maps had been admitted, while expressing uncertainty about whether the path animation had been admitted as an exhibit rather than used as a demonstrative.
1 mentionMaps, diagrams and photographs of shrapnel, pressure-cooker pieces and Ruger slugs — Weinreb said the prosecution would present maps, diagrams, and photographs of bomb fragments found around Laurel Street and Ruger slugs found inside homes. His description was a preview of evidence, not testimony about the demonstratives themselves.
1 mentionMarch 6, 2013 plot combining GPS data and phone activity — Grant confirmed that he created Exhibit 3128 using GPS data from a government exhibit and plotted the defendant's cell-phone location information for the evening of March 6, 2013.
1 mentionMockup of the grill — Clarke argued that replaying Dzhokhar's image alongside the grill mockup misleadingly suggested that nothing stood between him and the children. Her criticism concerned the presentation, not a denial that he placed the backpack.
1 mentionModified Flysky exemplar transmitter — Knapp identified the modified Flysky transmitter as a mockup rather than original evidence. He demonstrated that it activated the Scene A mockup, Exhibit 1568, through its bound receiver; the separate exemplar control systems activated their own lights rather than each other's.
1 mentionOne poster board planned for the prosecution's presentation — Chakravarty said he planned to use one poster board and then move it aside so it would not obstruct the view during the rest of his presentation.
1 mentionOriginal diagram containing all recorded points — Dowd said he initially created a complete diagram before producing narrower maps and provided it to the U.S. Attorney's Office. He estimated approximately 448 recorded points, clarifying that the total included vehicles and other locations rather than 448 separate pieces of evidence.
1 mentionOverhead diagram of Dexter at Laurel — MacLellan identified Exhibit 772 as an overhead depiction of Dexter at Laurel and agreed that it fairly and accurately represented the area. The exhibit was received into evidence without objection.
1 mentionOverhead map with marked streets — MacLellan agreed that the streets were correctly marked and that Exhibit 771 fairly and accurately depicted the area. The exhibit was received into evidence without objection.
1 mentionPath animation: counsel disputed its admission status and what prior testimony established about its accuracy — Conrad questioned whether the path animation had been admitted and said prior testimony disputed its portrayal of side-by-side walking. Prosecutors disagreed with that characterization and proposed checking the testimony; the court recalled admission but expressly qualified that recollection.
1 mentionPhoto montage with the nasheed playing in the background — Conrad described a montage pairing a nasheed with religious imagery, a photograph of the defendant, and bombing devastation, and argued that it inflamed religious or ethnic prejudice. Chakravarty said the combination presented evidence of the defendant's state of mind and radicalization. The court found the argument not improper and permitted preservation of the montage in the record.
1 mentionPiece of cardboard Watkins proposed holding up — Watkins proposed using cardboard while asking about surfaces and heat-related fingerprint loss. The court directed him to ask questions without holding up the cardboard.
1 mentionPowerPoint presentation prepared for Robinson's testimony — Robinson confirmed preparing the presentation for testimony and meetings with prosecutors after performing Sean Collier's autopsy. Mellin told Robinson that the presentation could be consulted while testifying.
1 mentionPowerPoint slide show with audio/video and mostly static images, planned for the prosecution's presentation — Chakravarty described a planned presentation consisting mostly of static PowerPoint images with audio and video, with the video concentrated near the beginning. He said its volume had been checked and was no louder than during trial.
1 mentionProposed inert substitute material for demonstrating the plastic-container device's weight — The prosecution proposed adding inert substitute material to the actual plastic container to illustrate weight. The court required the exhibit to remain unaltered, and the discussion did not establish that the proposed demonstration occurred.
1 mentionProposed one-to-one photographic model of the grate on Tyvek — Weinreb described Exhibit 1633 as a full-scale photographic reproduction of the grate on durable Tyvek, proposed instead of a site visit to illustrate the bomb's proximity to people. Conrad raised late-disclosure and foundation objections, including whether recent barriers matched their 2013 positions. The court said the exhibit sounded likely to be admitted if a foundation were established, but did not record actual admission.
1 mentionPurchased, unmodified Spektrum exemplar transmitter — Knapp purchased an unmodified Spektrum transmitter matching the receipt because the Scene B transmitter had not been located and its configuration was unknown. The purchased transmitter was bound to the demonstration receiver and activated the Scene B mockup's light.
1 mentionR/C fusing-system exemplars and proposed activation demonstration — Knapp constructed the exemplar fusing systems using purchased components corresponding to those recovered, with Christmas tree bulbs substituted for activation demonstrations. The court allowed him to describe his exemplar work without offering an opinion about the recovered devices and left mockup admission unresolved.
1 mentionScene A demonstration exhibit — Knapp explained during cross-examination on Day 40 that the Scene A mockup's safe-and-arm toggle switch prevented its startup cycle from activating the light. Once armed, the system awaited transmitter input.
1 mentionScene A pressure-cooker mockup — Knapp presented Exhibit 1568 as a reconstruction of the Scene A pressure-cooker device and demonstrated its activation with a modified Flysky exemplar transmitter. The court permitted exhibition to the jury while reserving its admission decision.
1 mentionSchematic map of the Tsarnaev family's movements in Russia — Bruck announced plans on Day 53 to use a schematic map depicting the Tsarnaev family's movements in Russia over a 15-year period, alongside a separate orientation map.
1 mentionScreen clip of Professor Reynolds's writing used as a chalk — Weinreb displayed a clip of Reynolds's May 2013 writing during rebuttal closing argument on Day 63, discussing declining deference to elders and questioning the brothers' typicality as Chechens. Conrad characterized the material as impeachment and objected; the court permitted its use as a chalk.
1 mentionSlides proposed for Professor Reynolds's testimony, which the Court said needed further revision — During procedural discussion on Day 55, the court said the proposed slides needed further revision. The court also expressed concern that the earlier visual disclosure could reasonably suggest that the government need not examine material beyond those disclosed visuals.
1 mentionSummary list of digital devices — Counsel returned to the digital-device list labeled 1557 during Swindon's cross-examination on Day 37 to discuss a Samsung device.
1 mentionSwindon's device-reference spreadsheet — Swindon explained that he personally created the spreadsheet to track evidence being validated and provide a quick reference for his testimony. Exhibit 1557 was displayed as a chalk on Day 36.
1 mentionVehicle-position diagram representing the scene after the Mercedes left — Exhibit 775 depicted the cruisers and green Honda after the Mercedes had departed. MacLellan confirmed that it fairly represented the remaining vehicles' positions, and the court admitted it over an objection to admission rather than chalk use.
1 mentionWatertown pressure-cooker mockup with a switch placed inside — Watkins challenged the Watertown mockup's internal switch placement as speculative, and the court directed that challenge to cross-examination. The challenge was not an adopted factual finding, and admission of the mockups remained unresolved.
1 mentionTestimony References (35)
Ailina’s statement to the FBI, described by the prosecution as alleging parental kidnapping — At the Day 59 sidebar, Chakravarty described Ailina's allegation to the FBI while prosecutors sought cross-examination about the witness's alleged animus toward Zubeidat. The allegation was counsel's proffer, not testimony received during the sidebar.
1 mentionCeleste Corcoran's testimony about her injuries and her daughter's injuries — The defense sought a mistrial or stricter limits on subsequent testimony, arguing that Corcoran's extended account exceeded legitimate injury evidence and risked punishment for nonfatal injuries. The court found the testimony relevant to statutory factors and capable of serving multiple purposes, but did not expressly announce a disposition of the pending mistrial motion.
1 mentionConrad's proffer that the defendant said "No one deserves such suffering," permitted as a basis for the proposed remorse opinion, with observations of his demeanor but no other factual statements by him. Conrad later said the words most likely used were "no one deserves to suffer like that." — Conrad initially described a statement that nobody deserved such suffering, then said the likely wording was that nobody deserved to suffer that way. The court allowed the single statement and observations of the defendant's demeanor as a basis for Sister Prejean's proposed remorse opinion, but allowed no other factual statements by him.
1 mentionDefense's proposed Bureau of Prisons testimony on security and communication restrictions during a life sentence — Bruck proposed a limited presentation about cells, daily security arrangements, communication restrictions and government authority to maintain those restrictions. He said the precise presentation remained difficult to predict because substitute government witnesses had recently replaced the subpoenaed witness.
1 mentionDr. Heather Studley's testimony about her team's revival of Dic Donohue at Mount Auburn — At sentencing on Day 67, the court recalled Studley's account of how her team revived Donohue after what might have been regarded as clinical death and described it as a vivid example of the medical response.
1 mentionDr. King's proposed penalty-phase testimony — On Day 46, the defense sought exclusion of Dr. King's proposed medical testimony, arguing that anticipated graphic descriptions and military comparisons were prejudicial and that relevant points had already been established. The government said his trauma experience supplied a basis for opinions about injury risks, pain and Martin Richard's vulnerability, and that he had reviewed the autopsy reports. The defense expressly qualified its account of the expected testimony because it had no report.
1 mentionDr. King's testimony about military experience, hemorrhage and time to death — The defense sought a mistrial on Day 51, challenging the military references and generalized hemorrhage testimony as prejudicial and beyond the expert disclosure. The court denied the motion, finding the military references permissible and the testimony generally responsive and within the disclosure at that point, while urging shorter answers.
1 mentionEMS Chief Hooley's testimony describing the red, yellow, green triage process at the medical tent — At sentencing on Day 67, the court recalled Hooley's description of immediate life-or-death triage decisions as a particularly vivid example of the medical response.
1 mentionExplosive-residue findings for rubber gloves, Norfolk, and Jahar's dorm room — In the Day 43 closing argument, Clarke said explosive residue had been found on rubber gloves in Tamerlan's car and at Norfolk, but not in Jahar's dorm room. She contrasted those findings as part of her argument about who constructed the bombs.
1 mentionGovernment proffer of Mr. Silva's anticipated testimony about Mr. Tsarnaev's stated reason for requesting a gun and an alleged later report of a drug robbery — Prosecutors proffered that Tsarnaev told Silva he wanted a gun for a marijuana-related robbery and allegedly later reported using a gun in such a robbery. They stated a present intention not to elicit the later report but reserved their position depending on cross-examination. The court made no admissibility decision during the Day 32 exchange.
1 mentionGovernment proffer of Ms. McWatters's testimony about the impact of Krystle's death — During the Day 48 discussion, Pellegrini said McWatters's planned testimony would address the impact of Krystle's death as a friend and coworker, rather than simply repeat her earlier testimony.
1 mentionGovernment's conditional proffer of Danling Zhou's testimony about loss and its meaning to family and friends, if she testifies — Pellegrini said on Day 48 that, if Zhou testified, her account would address the loss and its meaning to family and friends, rather than her injury or necessarily the events of that day.
1 mentionGovernment's proposed rebuttal testimony on likely confinement conditions and the SAMs process — On Day 46, Weinreb proposed testimony grounded in realistically possible confinement conditions, including the prospect of placement outside the highest-security setting. He also proposed addressing judicial review and possible removal of SAMs, disputing the suggestion that government officials could maintain communication restrictions indefinitely at will.
1 mentionGovernment's proposed testimony that a foreign national was injured at Scene A — On Day 42, Weinreb sought permission for a brief witness to testify that an injured person at Scene A was a foreign national, depending on the court's resolution of the defense's Rule 29 jurisdictional argument. The defense disputed the government's burden and waiver positions and objected to additional evidence; the legal questions remained unresolved.
1 mentionGuevara's prior testimony in the Tazhayakov case — During Guevara's cross-examination on Day 57, Pellegrini sought to pursue prior testimony after Guevara denied drug-related phone communications with Tsarnaev. The court ended the inquiry without resolving the asserted discrepancy through further witness answers.
1 mentionGuilt-phase testimony of the decedent's father, cited by the government — During the Day 62 dispute over Martin Richard's victim-impact aggravating factor, Weinreb cited testimony from Richard's father and argued that guilt-phase evidence could serve additional purposes at sentencing. The defense maintained that the government had not presented the necessary victim-impact case.
1 mentionHouse bullet-hole testimony; the defense disputed its attribution, Weinreb proffered that the bullet was a Ruger bullet, and the court refused to strike the testimony — The defense renewed a request to recall Trooper Dowd and sought to strike the house bullet-hole testimony, disputing any evidentiary identification of the bullet as a Ruger bullet. Weinreb proffered that it was a Ruger bullet, and the court declined both defense requests.
1 mentionJay Giedd's testimony on adolescent brain development — In the Day 63 closing argument, Clarke described Giedd's testimony as explaining the biological basis of adolescent development and uneven decision-making. She expressly acknowledged that averages and brain scans could not establish how mature any particular individual was.
1 mentionKhozhugov's statements to the FBI in 2013 — During cross-examination on Day 59, Khozhugov said he did not recall the exact wording of a suggested FBI statement disclaiming cultural familiarity but may have said it. He also acknowledged accounts of socializing and limits on friendship with an ex-wife's brother, while distinguishing his father's earlier encouragement to stop boxing from Tamerlan's later explanation involving Misha.
1 mentionMark Bezy's testimony about imprisonment and SAMs, as characterized and disputed by counsel — On Day 60, counsel disputed whether Bezy's cross-examination introduced incarceration costs and misleading suggestions that restrictive confinement could end. The court treated the cost questioning as explaining step-down incentives rather than urging a sentencing choice based on cost, criticized the examination's oppositional tone and denied the mistrial motion.
1 mentionMr. Bezy's testimony about SAMs and ADX — During the Day 61 rebuttal discussion, prosecutors characterized Bezy's testimony as giving misleading impressions about restrictions and available activities; Bruck disputed those characterizations. The court directed a focus on SAMs structure rather than specific other cases and allowed general testimony about modifications resulting from litigation.
1 mentionOfficer Lauren Woods's testimony about Lingzi Lu, her cousin's death in Iraq, and the Boylston Street service — The defense challenged Woods's account of her cousin's death in Iraq and the Boylston Street service, arguing that the testimony introduced irrelevant victim impact and prejudice. The court directed witness preparation to respect guilt-versus-punishment limits and required prior permission for Iraq or Afghanistan references until a later stage when laptop materials might make those subjects relevant.
1 mentionPrior testimony concerning prison programming in the defendant's cell, disputed as suggesting television — During the Day 62 discussion of closing-argument limits, Bruck argued that the question about watching prison programming circumvented the court's restriction on television evidence. The judge considered the wording a deliberate and inappropriate suggestion of television and urged both sides to stay within existing limits.
1 mentionProposed evidence that Sean Collier's blood was found on the outside of the glove — During the Day 32 DNA discussion, Weinreb said Montgomery had performed the initial test and would offer evidence that Collier's blood was found on the glove's exterior. He distinguished that proposed testimony from further analysis of the DNA mixture inside the glove.
1 mentionProposed expert testimony comparing the class characteristics of tapes and sealants — The proposed expert testimony compared class characteristics of tapes and sealants from Boylston Street with materials from 410 Norfolk Street, without identifying particular rolls or sealants as their source. The court denied exclusion based on that limited proposal, treating the comparison as a relevance issue rather than source-specific testimony implicating Daubert. The defense maintained that even the Level 3 association lacked scientific support and risked being mistaken for a conclusive match.
1 mentionProposed Silva testimony about the relationship between the brothers — On Day 34, the court described the government's objection to Stephen Silva's proposed testimony about the brothers' relationship as a personal-knowledge issue. The court would evaluate questions individually, requiring personal knowledge and relevance and disallowing mitigation evidence.
1 mentionProposed testimony from a victim whom Mellin described as a foreign national from Holland with continuing partial hearing loss — Mellin proposed brief testimony from a victim he described as a green card holder from Holland with continuing partial deafness in his left ear after being near Scene A when the bomb exploded. Clarke objected that the government had failed to establish the jurisdictional component before resting and that calling a victim would be prejudicial. The court initially agreed to hear the witness while preserving the defense argument, then allowed counsel to consider a stipulation without finalizing it.
1 mentionProposed testimony from Magomed Kartashov about Tamerlan Tsarnaev's radicalization and activities in 2012; the defense argued it was important, while the government disputed its relevance and necessity. — On Day 25, Fick sought a deposition or possible video testimony from Magomed Kartashov concerning Tamerlan Tsarnaev's radicalization, state of mind, and activities during his 2012 trip to Russia. Fick said Kartashov was imprisoned in Russia and asked the government to seek access; Chakravarty opposed the request on relevance, legal, reliability, and practical grounds.
1 mentionSister Helen Prejean's testimony about her meetings with Dzhokhar and remorse — In her Day 63 closing argument, Clarke recounted Sister Helen Prejean's testimony about five visits with Dzhokhar, their religious discussions, and her observations of his regret for the victims' suffering. Clarke defended the honesty of those observations despite Prejean's opposition to the death penalty.
1 mentionSister Helen Prejean's testimony concerning remorse — On Day 63, Conrad sought a curative instruction concerning the government's treatment of Sister Helen Prejean's remorse testimony, arguing that the government criticized matters the defense had been barred from eliciting. Weinreb disputed that characterization and described future remorse as speculative. The court denied the requested instruction.
1 mentionSister Helen's testimony about the defendant's statements and apparent youth — During Day 63 rebuttal argument, Weinreb questioned whether Sister Helen's account of the defendant's words and apparent youth revealed his beliefs or indicated future remorse. Defense counsel objected that he misstated the testimony and criticized matters they had not been allowed to elicit; the court overruled those objections.
1 mentionStephen Silva's anticipated testimony about providing a gun and its intended use in the drug business — On Day 34, the court allowed anticipated testimony about Stephen Silva's interactions with the defendant and the gun's intended use in the drug business. The court found evidence about the robbery of the Rhode Island youths unnecessary and perhaps cumulative, and Conrad requested a continuing objection.
1 mentionTestimony concerning surgical procedures extending until a few weeks earlier, cited by Bruck as exceeding permissible limits — On Day 28, Bruck cited survivor testimony about surgical procedures continuing until a few weeks earlier, nearly two years after the bombing, as an example of evidence he argued exceeded permissible limits. The court disagreed and stated that the previous day's testimony had not gone out of bounds.
1 mentionTestimony Reynolds read concerning Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Magomed Kartashov's account — During Day 58 redirect examination, Reynolds drew on testimony he had read and Kartashov's reported statements to distinguish experiencing jihadism online from observing it on the ground. His account attributed Tamerlan's impressions of events in the North Caucasus to online videos, rather than to Reynolds's personal observation of Tamerlan.
1 mentionWarden John Oliver's testimony about ADX — In his Day 63 closing argument, Mellin cited Warden John Oliver's ADX testimony when describing cells, activities, approved contacts, and possible progression to greater privileges. Mellin also argued that SAMs restrictions required annual renewal and could be lifted, while acknowledging that no one could predict the future.
1 mentionStipulations (7)
Fingerprint stipulation under discussion between the parties — The parties were discussing an agreement concerning fingerprint evidence during Michelle Gamble's cross-examination on Day 41.
1 mentionProposed stipulation regarding fingerprint evidence, not yet agreed — On Day 41, Clarke said she hoped a fingerprint stipulation would avoid bringing a fingerprint examiner from Washington, D.C., but the parties had not reached agreement.
1 mentionProposed stipulation that one victim of the offense was a foreign national, without waiving the defense's legal arguments — Clarke offered to stipulate that one victim of the offense was a foreign national without waiving the defense's existing legal arguments. The court called a recess to consider the proposal, and the exchange did not finalize the stipulation.
1 mentionStipulation concerning the manufacture, shipment, and lease of the 2013 Mercedes-Benz ML350 — The parties agreed that the 2013 Mercedes-Benz ML350 was manufactured in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, shipped to Herb Chambers Mercedes-Benz of Boston in Somerville, Massachusetts, in February 2013, and leased to Dun Meng on or about March 5, 2013. The court instructed jurors that stipulated facts could be taken as established.
1 mentionStipulation that a victim of the offense charged in Count 7 was a national of another state and not a United States citizen — The parties agreed that a victim of the offense charged in Count 7 was a national of another state and not a United States citizen. The court read the agreement after the defense rested and announced that the evidence was concluded.
1 mentionStipulation that Dun Meng's Mercedes traveled in interstate commerce — During closing argument on Day 43, Chakravarty referred to the parties' stipulation that Dun Meng's Mercedes had traveled in interstate commerce.
1 mentionStipulation to be read to the jury — The court preserved both sides' arguments concerning sufficiency of proof, the applicability of an exemption, and rebuttal or reopening. The court stated that jurors would be instructed to disregard the stipulation if the defense arguments prevailed.
1 mentionOther (92)
Evidence used to model the modified exemplar transmitter — Knapp testified that Exhibits 949 and 949A informed his modifications to an off-the-shelf transmitter. He described removing the trigger and relocating the battery pack to reproduce modifications that would send full output to an electronic speed controller when powered on.
2 mentionsImage identified as the Mobil station — Eddie Lakkis identified Exhibit 751 as a fair and accurate photograph of the Mini Mart at the Mobil station, and the court admitted it without objection on Day 32. Stephen Silva later identified the image as the Mobil station on Day 34.
2 mentions0948-542 — Graff recognized the previously admitted exhibit as material she had examined in the laboratory. She said it yielded latent prints suitable for comparison and identified Tamerlan's fingerprints on it.
1 mention1065 — The material associated with Exhibit 1065 was not separately described during that testimony.
1 mention1547 — The government declined to offer Exhibit 1547 as a whole.
1 mention1621 to 1629 — The Court confirmed that numbers 1621 to 1629 appeared on its list, without describing the materials.
1 mention191 — Mellin requested Exhibit 19 but questioned whether Exhibit 191 was in evidence in the same turn. The subsequent offer and receipt identified Exhibit 19, leaving the reference to 191 unexplained.
1 mention206A — Conrad said the government had agreed to Exhibit 206A, but she had not seen it on the list. She identified it as a Graff exhibit that could be included with the other Graff materials.
1 mention2D — Mellin described Exhibit 1597 as a photograph separated from the already admitted 2D material. The Court admitted the separate photograph over objection.
1 mention3044 — Cahill confirmed that Exhibit 3044 showed the left side of the Mercedes SUV from which spent projectiles had been collected.
1 mention3067 — Conrad said the exhibit for identification should be numbered 3067 rather than 3068. The transcript notation recorded that replacement.
1 mention3151 — Graff recognized the displayed item as Item 3 under the laboratory's new digital system rather than an item bearing a Q number. She testified that three latent fingerprints and one latent palm print developed from it were all identified with Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
1 mention3274A for identification — Counsel proposed showing Exhibit 3274A for identification during Sonya Petri's Day 54 testimony, but the court redirected attention to a paragraph the government wished to offer before the exhibit was substantively identified.
1 mention339 — Cahill confirmed that the vehicle shown in Exhibit 339 was the Mercedes SUV from which spent projectiles had been collected. Counsel described the exhibit as already admitted.
1 mention3409 — Conrad corrected the proposed photograph group to 3407, 3408, and 3410, and the Court confirmed admission. The reporter's receipt notation instead listed 3409 with 3407 and 3408, leaving the numbering discrepancy unresolved.
1 mention661 — Hammers described Exhibit 661 as showing the contents of an envelope she collected at autopsy: multiple pellets and white silicone-type material containing pellets and impressions where pellets had been.
1 mention698 — Cahill identified Exhibit 698 as a discharged 9 mm cartridge case beside Placard No. 1 at MIT and confirmed that it was recovered outside the car. The Court and clerk said the exhibit was already in evidence.
1 mention701 — Cahill identified Exhibit 701 as a discharged 9 mm Luger cartridge case beside Placard No. 3. He confirmed that the three casings being discussed were found outside Officer Collier's vehicle, to the rear of the cruiser.
1 mention735 — Cahill confirmed that Exhibit 735 showed a projectile recovered from inside Sean Collier's skull. He testified that its deformation did not prevent him from reaching his conclusions.
1 mention737 — Cahill identified Exhibit 737 as showing another projectile recovered from inside Officer Sean Collier's skull. He confirmed that he could make a determination despite its deformation.
1 mention821 — Weinreb requested Exhibit 821 for identification, then asked that the display be turned off and switched to Exhibit 820.
1 mention9-1-1 call reporting a possible person in a backyard boat — Hughes recounted a caller's report that he believed someone was in his backyard boat at 67 Franklin Street in Watertown. The court allowed the account only as a communication, not for the truth of the report.
1 mention948-203 — Weinreb said he had mistakenly offered 948-207 rather than 948-203, which had actually been shown to the witness. The Court struck 207 and added 203.
1 mention986 — Exhibit 986 was presented with Exhibit 985 without a separate description.
1 mentionAdditional material shown to refresh Gamble's recollection about a search of Mr. Tsarnaev's property — Conrad showed Gamble additional material to refresh her recollection about whether a July 26, 2013 search involved Tsarnaev's property rather than his dorm room, but the court found an inadequate foundation for refreshing her recollection.
1 mentionArticles on Slate and in the Boston Globe and magazines read by Juror 453 — Juror 453 said extensive reading in Slate, the Boston Globe, and other publications had led to a belief that the defendant was guilty. The juror clarified that the remembered ideological claims concerned the older brother, while any attribution to the defendant remained an impression rather than a recollection of specific statements.
1 mentionAulaqi speech criticizing Hizbut Tahir for rejecting jihad — During Petri's testimony, Kartashov's account was read as reporting that Tamerlan posted an Aulaqi speech criticizing Hizbut Tahir for rejecting jihad.
1 mentionBoat writings and photographs showing blood in the boat — In closing argument, Clarke described the boat writings as an injured teenager's attempt to explain his actions and cited photographs showing blood inside the boat. She disputed treating the writings as a prepared public message or necessarily deriving their ideas from Inspire magazine.
1 mentionCapital Jury Project findings cited by defense counsel about when jurors form penalty decisions — Bruck described Capital Jury Project interviews with nearly a thousand capital-case jurors in 11 states as finding that many formed penalty decisions during guilt-phase evidence, before hearing the penalty phase.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3006 — Pugliese said Defense Exhibit 3006 appeared to show the same two suspects he had identified in Exhibit 1522 and fairly represented what was happening that night. The Court received Exhibit 3006 without objection.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3027 — Nealon confirmed that he could see red-brown stains in Defense Exhibit 3027 when it was displayed.
1 mentionDefense Exhibit 3028 — Nealon confirmed that Defense Exhibit 3028 displayed red-brown stains.
1 mentionDNA evidence described in the government's proffer — The court directed the government not to use the DNA evidence for the time being because the proffer was insufficiently probative under Rules 402 and 403. The court did not reach the DNA or late-filing issues.
1 mentionDocuments and objects belonging to Katherine Tsarnaev — During recross-examination on Day 39, Christopher Derks confirmed that numerous documents and objects belonging to Katherine Tsarnaev were found in the apartment.
1 mentionExhibit 10 — Weinreb stated that the prosecution did not intend to offer Exhibit 10, without describing its contents.
1 mentionExhibit 1522 — Pugliese confirmed that the government had shown him Exhibit 1522 and that he had identified two suspects in it.
1 mentionExhibit 1575 — Using Exhibit 1575, Gamble confirmed that three indicated individuals left after the first blast. She identified Roseann Sdoia among those who remained at the scene.
1 mentionExhibit 248 — Watkins displayed Exhibits 248 and 261 together, and Tanguay confirmed that they showed the pellet gun she described as found behind the Honda and distinct from the Ruger.
1 mentionExhibit 261 — Tanguay confirmed the pellet gun's appearance when Watkins displayed Exhibits 248 and 261. She distinguished that gun, found behind the Honda, from the Ruger found in the driveway.
1 mentionExhibit 3001 — Conrad requested that the jury be told that previously admitted Defendant Exhibit 2 had been renumbered as Exhibit 3001.
1 mentionExhibit 3230 — Watkins offered Exhibit 3230 after Douglas described a gym manager's email expressing displeasure with Tamerlan's behavior. The court excluded the exhibit as cumulative without its contents being expressly identified.
1 mentionExhibit 3242 — Ball agreed that the style depicted in Exhibit 3242 was somewhat similar to how Tamerlan dressed when Ball saw him at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
1 mentionExhibit 623 — Watkins said he believed Exhibit 623 included an image of fragmented cardboard identified as Q199, which Knapp confirmed he had listed in his report as associated with the bombs.
1 mentionExhibit 744 — Meng identified the Shell station on the left and the Mobil station on the right in Exhibit 744, confirming that he ran across the street from the Shell to the Mobil.
1 mentionExhibit 745 — Meng recognized Exhibit 745 and identified the depicted Mobil station as the place where the attendant called 911.
1 mentionExhibit 807 — Ulmer used Exhibit 807 to explain that the line walk began at the driveway at 63, continued along the wall, and cleared the area between two crime-scene tapes.
1 mentionExhibit 830 — Levitt read surviving text from page 3 about a claimed exception to the prohibition on killing innocent people, noting a bullet hole interrupting the passage. He explained the concept of portraying such killing as permissible retaliation. The court agreed with an objection to his subsequent plain-English interpretation of a pronoun, limited to that question and answer.
1 mentionExhibit 852 — Weinreb requested Exhibit 852 and stated that it was already in evidence; the exchange did not confirm that it was displayed.
1 mentionExhibit 876 — Weinreb requested Exhibit 876 for Moynihan, then requested Exhibit 1553 without describing Exhibit 876 or seeking its admission.
1 mentionExhibit 877 — Weinreb told the court that Exhibit 877 was already in evidence after questions revisiting Montgomery's earlier testimony about blood on two white gloves.
1 mentionExhibit 879 — Clarke requested Exhibit 879 while arguing that Tamerlan's personal belongings were behind the Honda's driver's seat, his wallet was on the driver's-side backseat, and bloody gloves were on the driver's side.
1 mentionExhibit 914 — Watkins raised a notice objection when Weinreb requested Exhibit 914 for identification. The court called counsel forward without announcing a ruling in that exchange.
1 mentionExhibit 948-264 — Watkins identified Exhibit 948-264 as already in evidence, and Tanguay acknowledged the display.
1 mentionExhibit 948-542 — Watkins described Exhibit 948-542 as already in evidence and displayed it alongside Exhibit 975. Corcoran confirmed that the documents being compared came from a computer bag found a few feet from the Honda Civic.
1 mentionExhibit 975 — Corcoran confirmed that the diploma displayed as Exhibit 975 bore Tamerlan Tsarnaev's name and was among documents found in a computer bag a few feet from the Honda Civic.
1 mentionExhibit concerning phones Swindon saw before shipment to Quantico — Swindon testified that he saw the phones depicted in Exhibit 811 shortly after their seizure and before their shipment to Quantico.
1 mentionExhibit number mistakenly offered by the government and then struck — Weinreb explained that he had mistakenly offered Exhibit 948-207 instead of Exhibit 948-203, which had actually been shown to the witness. The court struck 948-207 and added 948-203.
1 mentionExhibit showing the smashed phones, identified by appearance without serial-number verification — Swindon said the phones shown in Exhibit 810 appeared to be the smashed phones found near where the defendant was arrested, while qualifying that he had not verified their serial numbers.
1 mentionGovernment Exhibit 1525 — Pugliese agreed that an enlarged portion of Exhibit 1525 appeared to show two pairs of headlights and said he believed it depicted the Mercedes coming toward him. Watkins also compared the exhibit with Exhibit 775.
1 mentionGovernment exhibit previously numbered 1095 — During Christopher Derks's redirect examination on Day 39, the record replaced exhibit number 1095 with 1192 as a numbering correction, not a new admission.
1 mentionGovernment exhibit previously numbered 1097 — During Christopher Derks's redirect examination on Day 39, the record replaced exhibit number 1097 with 1194 as a numbering correction, not a new admission.
1 mentionImage identified as the Shell Gas Station across the street — Stephen Silva identified Exhibit 743 as an image of the Shell gas station viewed from across the street during his direct examination on Day 34.
1 mentionImage in which Silva identified the defendant carrying what looked like Red Bull — Silva identified the circled person in Exhibit 749 as the defendant and said that what he was carrying looked like Red Bull.
1 mentionImages of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on his phone at the Forum site — In her penalty-phase opening statement, Pellegrini referred to images of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev using his phone at the Forum site while arguing that the bombing involved planning and coordination.
1 mentionIndividual tapes concerning the bombing aftermath on Boylston Street, identified by defense counsel for the Court's review — Conrad suggested that the court view or listen to individual tapes when assessing the amount and scope of graphic evidence about the bombing aftermath on Boylston Street. The court said it had not yet reviewed them but would do so.
1 mentionIntersection image on which Silva identified his mother's apartment building and the parking area where he met the defendant — Silva identified Exhibit 744 as showing the intersection with Shell and Mobil stations on opposite sides. He indicated his mother's apartment building and circled the parking structure where he said he had met the defendant in early April 2013.
1 mentionIntersection image on which Silva marked the area where his mother lived — During direct examination on Day 34, Silva recognized the intersection shown in Exhibit 742 and circled the area where his mother lived near Memorial Drive in Cambridge.
1 mentionLaurel hard drive and computer bag containing Tamerlan's computer, graduation certificate, and travel document — In closing argument, Clarke described the Laurel hard drive as containing extremist materials and being found in a Watertown computer bag with Tamerlan's computer, graduation certificate, and travel document. She attributed to Spencer's testimony the conclusion that Tamerlan's Samsung laptop had formatted the drive and supplied its documents.
1 mentionLingzi Lu's father's eulogy — On Day 49, the court allowed Lingzi Lu's father's eulogy to be played as-is and overruled any objection to that extent.
1 mentionMedia interview with Brian Williams — When recalled during voir dire on Day 6, Juror 74 identified Brian Williams as the UMass Dartmouth history professor whose media interview the juror had seen.
1 mentionMr. Tsarnaev's hospital statements — Conrad said the government had agreed not to introduce Tsarnaev's hospital statements during its case-in-chief and requested notice before evidence derived from them was admitted. Chakravarty attributed the Whole Foods information to an independent civilian source, and the Court cautioned against information tracing back to the statements.
1 mentionPBS activity with conflict case studies — Otty described students applying a classroom definition of terrorism to conflict case studies, including apartheid in South Africa and the IRA in Ireland, without identifying a particular position expressed by Jahar.
1 mentionPreviously admitted Exhibit 22 images used to compare a depicted hat with the recovered white hat — The comparison addressed the depicted hat's styling, number, and logo. The testimony described those features as consistent with the recovered white hat without conclusively identifying it as the same hat.
1 mentionPreviously admitted material from Dolakov — Counsel identified Dolakov's material as already admitted, and Weinreb distinguished it from the proposed Kartashov report, to which the government maintained its objection.
1 mentionProfessor Reynolds' collateral materials, possibly including a PowerPoint; the Court described the proposed package as reduced and left its final scope unresolved — The Court said the defense had substantially reduced the proposed package and understood that the materials tended to come from the defendant's computer. The Court deferred assessment until the actual presentation and scope of testimony became clear.
1 mentionProposed evidence of the robbery of the Rhode Island kids — The Court found the proposed robbery evidence unnecessary, perhaps cumulative, and less directly relevant than testimony explaining Silva's interaction with the defendant and the intended drug-business use of the gun.
1 mentionPurported conversation between Mr. Kartashov and Zubeidat Tsarnaev that Weinreb said Russia supplied after the bombing; he disputed its provenance and reliability — Weinreb said Russia supplied the purported conversation after the bombing in response to an American follow-up request. He disputed its provenance, accuracy, and reliability and argued against its use in the penalty decision; the broader dispute remained unresolved.
1 mentionRecorded statements of defense witnesses that may be in the government's possession or control — The defense requested production to prepare for possible cross-examination or refreshed recollection. The Court denied the motion and left open reconsideration if a particularized need developed for grand jury materials.
1 mentionSeries of Norfolk Street exhibits in the government's exhibit book — Chakravarty said the exhibit book contained a series clearly marked as coming from Norfolk Street. He requested at least 24 hours to arrange transport from the JFK building for additional stored materials the defense wanted to introduce.
1 mentionShahadah that Conrad said had been shown and not yet provided to the defense despite a court order — Conrad disputed the government's characterization of its presentation by referring to the showing of the Shahadah and playing of a nasheed. She said the defense had not received a Shahadah copy despite a court order, and the sidebar contained no ruling on that complaint.
1 mentionstatements the defendant made at Beth Israel — Conrad raised concerns about possible un-Mirandized interrogation statements and discovery, while Weinreb maintained that all hospital statements had been produced. The judge said he would need to hear the particular evidence before deciding, and no particular statement was admitted during the exchange.
1 mentionTarget backpack receipt and picture of Tamerlan leaving the store alone — Clarke identified a Target backpack receipt in Tamerlan's wallet and displayed a photograph she described as showing him leaving the store alone. She cited both while arguing that Tamerlan purchased the materials used for the bombs.
1 mentionThe defendant's Boston Red Sox winter hat, identified by Silva — Silva identified Exhibit 820 as the defendant's Boston Red Sox winter hat and said he had seen him wearing it. The hat was received into evidence without objection.
1 mentionThe defendant's CT films, which the government requested access to if its objection to generalized testimony was overruled — Weinreb requested access to the CT films if the Court overruled the government's objection that generalized adolescent testimony was not individualized to the defendant. The exchange did not resolve that request.
1 mentionThe defendant's CT scans — The government sought the scans for Dr. Aguirre's preparation and a possible individualized response to generalized developmental testimony. Clarke disputed their relevance, maintained objections to production and admission, and said the defense would provide its copy if ordered. The Court deferred its decision.
1 mentionThe Predator War class paper, black Islamic flag, photograph of Jahar before the flag, and nasheeds — Clarke characterized The Predator War as a class assignment about drones rather than evidence of developing extremism. She challenged the implications drawn from the flag, photograph, and nasheeds and cited Levitt's testimony that the flag itself was religious and not radical.
1 mentionTranslation proposed for today's presentation — Fick said the defense had adopted all the government's suggested revisions and reached an agreed version. Chakravarty said he had not yet seen the revision.
1 mentionTrueAllele analysis results: Weinreb said the government obtained and disclosed statistical results supporting its proposed glove DNA evidence; the defense challenged the timing and admissibility of that presentation. — Weinreb said the government obtained and disclosed TrueAllele statistical results in response to a challenge to DNA evidence from inside the right glove. Watkins disputed the disclosure's timing and argued that complex statistics would create confusion and prejudice. The Court questioned the evidence's probative value because the time of DNA deposition could not be determined.
1 mentionUnspecified exhibits — The Court said the exhibits could be admitted after Mellin referenced an issue involving Lee. The exchange supplied no exhibit numbers or descriptions and contained no separate receipt entry.
1 mentionVideo and attached audio that Mellin said he planned to play — Mellin proposed a break before playing the video and attached audio after Meng identified Exhibit 745 as the Mobil station where an attendant called 911. The announcement did not include playback.
1 mentionWatertown transmitter, its dismantled lab photograph, and a recovered pressure cooker lid — Clarke referred to a laboratory photograph of a dismantled transmitter found in Watertown and said Elena Graff had identified Tamerlan's fingerprints on the transmitter. She also said his fingerprints were found on a recovered pressure cooker lid.
1 mentionWriting described by Chakravarty as found in the boat, calling for killing to stop on both sides — Chakravarty described Exhibit 1451 as writing found in the boat and proposed a reading calling for killing innocent people to stop in exchange for stopping. Levitt initially said he could not read it, then confirmed counsel's proposed reading.
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