Jeanne-Marie Parker delivered an unsworn victim impact statement on Day 67, describing lasting physical and psychological harm after the bombing at the Forum. She questioned Tsarnaev's reported remorse and urged him to acknowledge the suffering he had caused.
Jeanne-Marie Parker
Boston Marathon bombing survivor who was inside the Forum restaurant with family and friends.
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Jeanne-Marie Parker delivered an unsworn victim impact statement at sentencing on Day 67. She said she was inside the Forum with her two daughters, nieces, and friends when the bomb detonated. She described lasting effects on their group, including permanent hearing loss, tinnitus, severe anxiety, PTSD, and severe migraine headaches, emphasizing that her injuries were not visibly apparent.
Addressing Tsarnaev, Parker said she had not seen or heard indications of his reported remorse. She linked healing to taking responsibility, telling the truth, and asking for forgiveness, and challenged him to write his own impact statement acknowledging the pain and suffering he had caused.
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