Jeffrey Bauman

Jeffrey Bauman testified for the prosecution on Day 28 about encountering a man carrying a black backpack near the Marathon finish line before the explosion. Under questioning by Steven D. Mellin, he recalled that the man nudged him while moving through the crowd. Bauman later noticed an unattended backpack and could no longer see the man. He did not testify that he watched the man put the bag down.

Bauman described giving investigators a written description in the hospital and helping prepare a sketch, while acknowledging that some facial details were unclear. He identified nobody in photographs initially shown to him, but later recognized the man in a news picture without doubt. Using Exhibit 1473, a photograph already in evidence, he marked himself and the man he had seen carrying the backpack. He also identified himself in Exhibit 17.

Bauman recounted the explosion, his efforts to control bleeding, assistance from Carlos, and evacuation by wheelchair and ambulance to Boston Medical Center. He described losing both legs above the knee, an arm wound, burns, painful dressing changes, and rehabilitation, including difficulty using prosthetic knees. He also reported continuing ringing in his ears and impaired hearing. Judy Clarke declined to question him for the defense.