Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Jury Trial - discussion *GUILTY*

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Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 4h 4 hours ago
I'm at federal court awaiting the 9th day of testimony in the marathon bombings trial. @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 4h 4 hours ago
Dozens of clear plastic evidence bags are coming into court, prosecutors reviewing; it will be a day full of evidence. #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 4h 4 hours ago
Judge's clerk has just summoned all the lawyers into chambers... No jury, no #Tsarnaev yet.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
Bags & boxes of evidence have been brought into courtroom 9, but attorneys are still not all in place @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Lawyers emerge from their meeting with the judge....

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
The attorneys just came out of a meeting presumably with the judge. We expect court to get underway momentarily @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
#Tsarnaev walks into court, sits down and scratches his head, begins to talk with attorney Miriam Conrad @NECN

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
#Tsarnaev enters, rubbing his hands together, head down. Takes his seat.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
The judge apologizes to the jury for the delay, says he & the lawyers were discussing some matters @NECN #Tsarnaev

 

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Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
We begin with Robert McCarthy, witness for the prosecution #63.
He is a Mass State Police trooper.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy works the MSP bomb squad, handling suspicious packages and explosive devices; been there since 2005.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy is on the bomb squad, he works with an Explosives K-9 @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy says he was asked to respond to the MIT shooting scene on April 18th, swept the area with the K-9 for explosives @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
At MIT, McCarthy gets word to respond to a carjacking nearby. He heads to Watertown, hearing police have found the vehicle.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy says after clearing the MIT scene, they heard about the carjacking, started heading to Watertown @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy says in Watertown: "we heard what we believed to be some type of explosion & we saw some smoke in the street lamps" @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Watertown PD call for the bomb squad; McCarthy hears on the radio "they're throwing bombs at us!"
He arrives to loud pops and smoke in air.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy: "They said 'they're throwing bombs at us'...We heard gunfire, we didn't know where it was coming from" @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy says he was called to Laurel St where there were a couple devices in the road & suspect vehicle they wanted cleared @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy was blocked by fellow police officers from getting closer to the scene, despite repeated calls for the bomb squad.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy: "We were told there were potential pipe bombs in the road" @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
He ends up on Mt. Auburn St., using water cannon to "disrupt" a suspicious item; it was nothing.
He heads to Laurel/Dexter St. next.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
The Mercedes SUV had left the scene by the time McCarthy got to Laurel St., but there were suspicious devices on the road.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
#Tsarnaev brothers' Honda Civic was also still there; McCarthy tells jurors they were scared the car had more bombs.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy says they decided to transport the pipe bombs robotically because there were homes around, suspect still at large @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Bomb squad chooses not to detonate the unexploded bombs in the residential area; they sent in a robot to collect items.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
They put the devices in a specially-designed "bomb pod" to get them out of area.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Jury is seeing photos of the bomb-retrieving robots from Laurel Street that night.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
Jury is seeing a photo of a "total containment vessel" or "bomb pod" used by the bomb squad to safely transport explosives @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
After a brief technical issue with the video screen, the jury is seeing a photo of the robot approaching an explosive device @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
The robots' operator controls their operation from a safe distance; has robots pick up devices and put them in safe "pods".
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Devices went to BPD facility on Moon Island in the harbor; the next morning McCarthy "rendered the items safe".
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy explains how the robot transported the 2 undetonated pipe bombs on Laurel St to the Total Containment Vessel @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy says the pipe bombs were taken to Moon Island where they were "rendered safe" on April 20th @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy says they had robots carefully take the pipe bombs apart so they could preserve them for evidence @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy & team took the bombs apart using robots, taking care to collect the parts of the bombs as evidence (powder, fuse).
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Jurors now looking at this photo. It is one of the suspected devices McCarthy's talking about. (Note green fuse.)

 

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Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy explains the green wire seen on the pipe bomb is "a piece of hobby fuse" it has to be lit for the bomb to go off @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy now showing jurors a photo of that bomb after it had been disassembled.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy opens up an evidence bag containing the pipe bomb that was rendered safe @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy explains the devices are safe once the powder and fuses are out.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy now has at the witness stand the pipe bomb itself; it's bigger than it looked in the photo.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy says the pipe bomb is very heavy, says it's unusual because it's made of an elbow piece of pipe @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy says he would consider this type of pipe bomb "an improvised grenade" @NECN #Tsarnaev

im Armstrong retweeted
Peter Wilson @PetesWire · 3h 3 hours ago
@JimArmstrongWBZ
Here's the other device. Also from previously released evidence.

 

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Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy: the interior of this bomb is covered with epoxy and lined with BBs.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy says the bomb "is really heavy".
"I'd almost call it an improvised grenade. When it's tossed it will not roll away."

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy says with the elbow shape it won't roll and lands at its intended target much more easily @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
AUSA Steve Mellin takes part of the pipe bomb and shows it to the jury, walking by slowing so they can all see it @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy said most pipe bombs are not elbow joints like this; they are straight pipes.
AUSA Steve Mellin is showing each juror the bomb.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Jurors just about leap out of their seats to see the bomb, some nodding their heads, adjusting their glasses.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Jurors now seeing photos of the green fuse that was supposed to ignite this device.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
The jury is now seeing a photo showing the inside of the pipe bomb filled with BB's @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
Jurors see another photo where BBs line the inside of a 2nd pipe bomb, held on by "some kind of epoxy" @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
We now see the 2nd bomb from the scene; McCarthy says it was full of powder, shiny BBs lining the inside are clearly visible.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Device 2 is a "straight length of pipe" rather than then 90 degree angle of other device.
Jurors get up close with this one as well.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy says the pipe bombs were both filled with powder, that has since been removed to render the devices safe @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo retweeted
Allison Sonfist @AllisonNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
This sketch (courtesy of Art Lien) shows bags, boxes of evidence at #Tsarnaev trial.

 

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Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
Jurors take a close look as AUSA Steve Mellin shows them the 2nd pipe bomb, this one is a straight pipe @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Device 2 is a "straight length of pipe" rather than then 90 degree angle of other device.
Jurors get up close with this one as well.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
#Tsarnaev stares straight ahead.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Jurors see now another piece of green "hobby fuse" used in device #2.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
This is a view of one of the pipe bombs after it was rendered safe, green part is the hobby fuse @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
This fuse shows someone attempted to light it; you can see a burn mark. It was lit, but did not burn down, McCarthy confirms.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy now describes how the robot went to search the brothers' Honda, but it couldn't open the trunk.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy says the robot then went through the green Honda Civic, had trouble opening the trunk, but recovered a computer bag @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy has to put on his "bomb suit" to approach the car himself. He popped the trunk by pulling the latch near driver's side door.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy says they x-rayed the bag to make sure it was safe, nothing explosive found inside it @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Jury sees day-after photo of Laurel Street; that computer bag and other backpacks left on the scene are near the Honda.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy gets a call to go to the scene where the carjacked Mercedes was ditched; fear of another explosive inside it.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy says next he was called to Spruce & Lincoln St to go through the stolen Mercedes SUV @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy says inside the Mercedes they found a "Tupperware box that had a fuse coming out of it" @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
"It was basically a tupperware box...that had fuses coming out of it," McCarthy says.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Jury sees a picture of that tupperware bomb near the Mercedes; another robot called to this scene as well.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy says the Tupperware box was found on the floor of the rear seat behind the driver side @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy says the robot could not get it out, so he had to use another device and take cover as it was pulled out @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Robot can't reach it, so McCarthy gets it out like last one.
Next concern: how to disable this one? They Xray it; it's just fuses & powder.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy says they x-rayed the Tupperware container, bomb tech put on protective suit & opened it @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
Jury is seeing a photo of the Tupperware container after it was rendered safe, lid is off with hobby fuse stuck through it @NECN #Tsarnaev

 

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Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Now, an up-close photo of the tupperware bomb; it's a rat's nest of tangled green fuse and 2-3 lbs. of black powder.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Mellin brings the tupperware container and the fuses, in 2 evidence bags, to the witness stand.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy says the Tupperware container was so heavy because there was 2-3 pounds of powder in it @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
The jury is now seeing photos of the Tupperware container & lid, blackened by powder @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
McCarthy opens up 1 evidence bag containing the Tupperware container & 2nd evidence bag with hobby wire & powder @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Mellin takes tupperware to jury; it's big, a square with kind-of rounded edges, maybe 10-12".

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
AUSA Mellin walks the Tupperware container past the jury again, making sure they all get a good look @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
Mellin is done with McCarthy. Defense attorney Tim Watkins begins cross examination @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Watkins asks McCarthy to show the jury his path to the scene in Watertown @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Watkins has McCarthy retrace his route in and around the Watertown neighborhood that night.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Cross done. McCarthy is excused @NECN #Tsarnaev

 

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Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
"That's all I have your honor," says Watkins.
Trooper McCarthy is done.
Trooper Matthew Hess is up next.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
The next government witness is MSP Trooper Matthew Hess, who works with crime scene services out of Worcester @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Hess works with MSP Crime Scene Services; he photographs and shoots video of those scenes.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Hess goes to Watertown PD on 4/21 to help process evidence from the carjacked black Mercedes SUV.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Hess says on April 21 he was called to Watertown PD to examine this Mercedes SUV @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Hess says he was initially told to look for a specific CD, but the SUV didn't have power to it @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Hess: I was asked to look for a CD, but I also photographed the SUV.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Hess got that CD out of the Benz's sound system and it's on the stand with him right now.
He's taking it out of evidence bag, shows jury.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Hess says once he got power to the Mercedes he removed the CD from the CD player in the SUV @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Hess takes the CD out of the evidence bag & briefly shows it to the jury @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Hess is discussing damage to the front driver side bumper of the Mercedes, as jurors look at a photo of it @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Hess: the Benz' front bumper was photographed and documented; jurors see one of his pictures now.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Hess doesn't remember seeing any discoloration on the bumper, or much about it at all, which seems to frustrate prosecutor Pelligrini.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
AUSA Nadine Pellegrini is done with direct on Hess. Defense attorney David Bruck begins cross examination @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Bruck is showing photos of the stolen Mercedes to Hess and asking him if that's how he saw the SUV on April 21, 2013 @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Bruck shows Hess a series of defense photos - pics that Hess took himself to document what the Benz SUV looked like after the incident.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Bruck shows Hess many pics, and as he tries to show jury, the government objects and asks for sidebar.
Cue the piano.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Bruck shows Hess 10 photos he took of the Mercedes, but when he asks them to be shown to the jury, government objects @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Government requests a sidebar, judge grants it @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Looks like the government lost that argument, the photos are being admitted @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Defense wins; the pics are admitted as evidence. Jury will see them now.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Jury sees a photo of the Mercedes with more than a dozen bullet holes marked on the passenger side @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Jury sees more photos of the front of the car, 6-7 bullet holes in the windshield, more on the car hood @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
A photo of the driver side of the car shows at least 10 more bullet holes @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
The side panels/doors/windshield of the Benz, all riddled with bullet holes, Hess confirms.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Hess: it appears to be appx. 7 bullet holes in the windshield, 6 of which are on driver's side.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Now, photos of bullet holes in a backseat headrest and in driver's & passenger side headrests.
Rear window has been shattered.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
The final photo shows the back window of the Mercedes SUV "shattered" @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Defense is done with Hess, government has no further questions, Hess is excused. @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Bruck ends; no re-direct, so Hess steps down.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Morning recess called after govt. announces the next witness will be rather lengthy.
Back in 15 mins.
#Tsarnaev

 

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Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
Back from break, defense asks to re-read testimony when Trooper McCarthy discussed where he drove when he went to Watertown @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Back from break & we have a do-over.
Jurors didn't see one map of Watertown that was up during Watkins cross of McCarthy. Judge's fault.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
So now, the court reporter will read from the transcript, line by line, from what they missed, & now they can see the map in front of them.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
We are reviewing McCarthy's explanation of his arrival on Watertown scene, after the bombs had gone off.
#Tsarnaev

 

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Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
The next government witness is MSP Trooper Patrick Moynihan with crime scene services @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
That task completed, we move on to Patrick Moynihan, crime services with Mass State Police.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Moynihan is laying out his experience with crime scene services, including finding fingerprints and analyzing them.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
AUSA Bill Weinreb is doing the direct questioning of Trooper Moynihan @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
Moynihan has been qualified as a fingerprint expert. @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Moynihan has worked with "thousands" of fingerprints and palmprints in his career; he uses those at the scene to match to suspects.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
AUSA Weinreb moves to qualify Trooper Moynihan as an expert in fingerprints; defense does not object.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
Interesting fact: Moynihan explains friction ridges that make up fingerprints are formed from pressure when inside the womb @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Moynihan: no two people have the same fingerprints; ours get determined when we are in our mothers' wombs.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
That's why Moynihan says even identical twins have different fingerprints @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
Moynihan testifies fingerprints are made up basically of sweat & oil. Says washing hands, wearing gloves can prevent prints @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
He next explains how to find and ID prints from a scene and how to gather prints from suspects.
Weinreb even asks how people leave prints.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
He next explains how to find and ID prints from a scene and how to gather prints from suspects.
Weinreb even asks how people leave prints.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
Weinreb asks if someone left a fingerprint on a bomb & bomb exploded can fingerprint be destroyed? Moynihan says yes @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Moynihan says some people are more likely than others to leave prints; we leave fewer prints in extreme cold; sweat in extreme heat smudges.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Weinreb: let's say someone touches something, like maybe a bomb. Could the explosion of the bomb ruin the print?
- Absolutely; very delicate

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Moynihan explains that fingerprint examiners look for certain characteristics like loops, whorls & arches to match prints @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Moynihan explains that prints can be smudged or partial, but can still be used in a comparison @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Moynihan: a partial print, even a smudged print, can be used for an ID in some cases.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Moynihan says some prints are obliterated though by too much sweat, smudging, etc @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Moynihan calls up sample fingerprints to show jurors how he makes IDs; there's even a way to heat superglue & use vapor to get prints.

 

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Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Moynihan processed the carjacked Benz SUV & the green Honda Civic in the days after Watertown.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Moynihan says he collected latent fingerprints from the black Mercedes & the green Honda Civic @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Jurors are looking at a photo of the glass smashed out of the Honda Civic, 2 white gloves are visible on driver side floor @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong retweeted
Peter Wilson @PetesWire · 2h 2 hours ago
@JimArmstrongWBZ
The Mercedes.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Jury seeing pic of Honda interior; smashed glass and a pair of gloves on the driver's side floor.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
They are white and black Callaway golf gloves, seen in close-up as well.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Jury is now seeing closeup photos of the white Callaway golfing gloves with what appears to be blood on them @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
The jury is seeing a photo of items taken from the driver side door pocket - iPod shuffle, receipts, pen, pressure gauge @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Next picture: items from Civic's driver's side door; receipts, pen, iPod Shuffle, and some other things, tested for prints, he says.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
More pics show keys still in ignition; there's a white bloodied UMass Dartmouth plastic tag on the keyring.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Jurors are seeing the inside of the Civic covered in shattered glass, the keys are still in the ignition @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
A closer photo of the keys shows a bloody key tag from UMass-Dartmouth - where Dzhokhar went to college @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Jury is now seeing photo of the contents of the Civic's center console - iPod nano, power cord, floss, band aids @NECN #Tsarnaev

im Armstrong retweeted
Peter Wilson @PetesWire · 2h 2 hours ago
@JimArmstrongWBZ
A screengrab from @cbsboston video of the Honda as it was towed away.

 

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Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
More pics, now the center console of the Civic and all the contents in it, incl. an iPod nano, charger, dental floss.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
In Honda's backseat, full Gatorade bottle, papers, black wallet with Tamerlan's driver's license.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
In the back seat, jurors see a photo of a black wallet with Tamerlan's license inside @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Jury is also seeing a photo of a shiny pinkish-purple CD found inside the Civic, similar to the one found in the Mercedes @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
A CD was also taken out of the glove box; Moynihan said everything ended up in a secured evidence bag.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Moynihan is now explaining known fingerprint cards as the jury sees the fingerprint card for Dzhokhar #Tsarnaev @NECN

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Moynihan and jury now review the card authorities made of Dzhokhar's "known fingerprints".
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
This card was what Moynihan used to compare #Tsarnaev's prints to those he found elsewhere.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Now, we see a photo of a "latent fingerprint" found on the Honda Civic.
And next, 2 fingerprints side-by-side; they match.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
This card includes regular prints as well as rolled prints for all fingers & both thumbs @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Jury is now seeing a latent fingerprint found on the Honda Civic @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
And now, another side by side of #Tsarnaev's prints and one taken from the Honda Civic. Another match.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Moynihan calls him "Dzhokhar" but Weinreb stops him, saying he is to be referred to right now only as "the defendant".
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Moynihan used superglue fuming, then fingerprint powder to get a photo of the print side the Civic @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Moynihan is explaining how he found a match between Dzhokhar's right index finger & the latent print in the Civic @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
As Moynihan refers to #Tsarnaev as Dzhokhar, Weinreb asks to refer to him as "the defendant" - Bruck gives Weinreb a sideways glance @NECN

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
#Tsarnaev's prints were on face of the radio & on the iPod nano.
One of Tamerlan's prints was also found - on passenger side & items inside.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Moynihan says he found this latent print on the rear driver side door of the Civic @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Moynihan is explaining another match between Dzhokhar's fingerprints & a latent print found in the Civic @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Moynihan now sees a photo of the front bumper of the Benz SUV; pics he took. A close-up reveals what looks like blood splatter.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Next fingerprint comparisons are from the Benz SUV; 2 prints from gas tank cover, 1 near hood; they all match Dzhokhar #Tsarnaev.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Moynihan: I found 10 of Dzhokhar's prints on outside of Mercedes SUV; 3 from Tamerlan.
Inside SUV: 2 from Dzhokhar and 7 from Tamleran.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Moynihan says he found another print from Dzhokhar on the iPod nano @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Moynihan says he found 1 print from Tamerlan on the exterior passenger side of the Civic, other Tamerlan prints inside @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Jurors now seeing a close up photo of the driver side bumper of the Mercedes with what looks like blood on it @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Moynihan: we also found Dzhokhar's prints on the CD in the SUV's radio.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Dzhokhar's prints were also found on a magazine of the Ruger found in the vehicle.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
The 9mm Ruger magazine from inside the Mercedes is now formally admitted as evidence, along with everything with prints on it.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
As this testimony continues, Dzhokhar sits back in his chair, scratches his face @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Moynihan says he matched 2 prints to Dzhokhar that were on the Mercedes gas tank @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Moynihan says he found 10 of Dzhokhar's fingerprints & 3 of Tamerlan's prints on the outside of the Mercedes @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Moynihan says he found 2 of Dzhokhar's fingerprints & 7 of Tamerlan's prints on property inside the Mercedes @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Moynihan says they found a print matching Dzhokhar on the pinkish-purple CD found in the Mercedes @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Over defense objection judge admits into evidence the CDs found in the Civic & Mercedes, as well as a 9mm Ruger magazine @NECN #Tsarnaev

 

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Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Prosecution is done with Moynihan. Judy Clarke begins cross examination @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Clarke: If someone drove a car regularly you would expect to find their prints on that car? Moynihan: correct @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Clarke: you found both brothers' prints on and in the Mercedes, right?
- Yes.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Clarke: as for the Honda, you'd expect the owner of a car to have prints inside it, right?
-Yes

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Clarke: and you can't tell *when* Dzhokhar #Tsarnaev put his print on the radio faceplate, can you?
- No.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Clarke gets Moynihan to confirm there were 66 prints on the Mercedes from both #Tsarnaev brothers @NECN

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Moynihan admits under cross he can't tell WHEN fingerprints are left behind. @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Clarke is asking about the receipts found in the wallet with Tamerlan's license @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Clarke: what receipts did you find in Tamerlan's wallet?

Moynihan needs to see photo of them to recall.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Moynihan testifies the receipts found in the wallet include: Target receipt from 4/14/13 for 2 backpacks @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Clarke now showing Moynihan a written report about what came out of Tamerlan's wallet "to refresh your recollection".
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Moynihan: receipts were from Target on 4/14, purchase of 2 backpacks.
A moneygram receipt from 4/13 transferring $900 to Russia.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Other receipts: money gram for $900 sent to Russia on 4/13/13, Home Depot receipt for a soddering gun on 3/30/13 @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Moynihan: and a Home Depot receipt from 3/30/13, reflecting purchase of soldering gun.
And a 4/11/13 receipt from a NH firing range.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Also a receipt from Stateline Gun & Ammo in NH from 4/11/13 - these all were in Tamerlan's wallet @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
As defense continues to try to get Moynihan to testify about the receipts, Weinreb says the government can provide them @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Clarke: that was all in Tamerlan's wallet?
- Yes.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Clarke: did you bring the wallets and receipts with you?
- No.
- Because you don't have possession of them?
- Yes.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Weinreb: this is the fingerprint expert, so no need to have him read these receipts, but we stipulate they all came from Tamerlan.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Because of that agreement by government, defense wraps up cross, Moynihan is excused & we're in lunch break @NECN #Tsarnaev

 

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Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 47m 47 minutes ago
Attorneys from both sides are crowded around a computer screen as we await the start of the afternoon session @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 45m 45 minutes ago
Back from lunch, lawyers need a few more moments to get their evidence in order... judge's clerk says his honor is anxious to get going.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 40m 40 minutes ago
Back from lunch, the government's next witness is D.J. Fife, a physical scientist forensic examiner with the FBI @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 40m 40 minutes ago
Next gov't witness: D.J. Fife, a physical scientist and fingerprint analyst with the FBI in Quantico.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Fife gets called to Boston on 4/19/13; he collected fingerprints from 2 individuals, he says. And he watched property be taken from Dzhokhar

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
That property is on the witness stand now; Fife opens the sealed evidence bag.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Fife had to go to Beth Israel to fingerprint Dzhokhar, witnessed evidence taken from his wallet - $952.27 in cash @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Fife says "there was a large number of crisp $20 bills" @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Fife shows jurors $952 (and change) in US currency that came out of #Tsarnaev's wallet including "crisp 20-dollar bills".

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
That's it for Fife; Watkins will cross-examine.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Prosecution is done with direct. Tim Watkins begins cross, asking Fife about the clothes cut off Dzhokhar at Beth Israel @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Watkins: Hello, agent Fife.
Fife: I'm actually not an agent, for the record.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Watkins: you also collected #Tsarnaev's clothing in addition to that money?
Fife: yes.
W: He was quite injured at the time?
F: Yes.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
W: Did you see them cut off #Tsarnaev's clothes?
F: Yes. And placed into biohazard bags, later photographed.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Fife is first shown a photo of Dzhokhar's Adidas hooded sweatshirt, then given an evidence bag with it inside @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
The sweatshirt is messily cut, you can see what looks like possible blood stains on it @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Fife is shown a photo of the grey/yellow/blue hoodie #Tsarnaev was wearing that night, ripped down the front.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Fife now has the brown paper evidence bag containing that contains #Tsarnaev's torn hoodie on the witness stand

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Jury sees a photo, not the actual sweater, and Fife is excused.
#Tsarnaev

 

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Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
The next witness is MSP forensic scientist Stephanie Waite who works at the state police crime lab @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Next witness: Stephanie Waite, works at MSP crime lab in forensic unit; focuses on crime scenes.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Waite does blood analysis, and took part in MIT officer Sean Collier murder investigation.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Waite says she worked on the Collier case, examining blood @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
The jury is now looking at the 2 white gloves found in the Honda Civic in Watertown @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Waite sees photos of 2 gloves (not from the same pair, she notes) and they are shown to the jury.
They are the gloves from inside the Civic.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Jurors can see what appears to be dried blood on the outside of these gloves. Waite tested them; it is in fact blood.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
The gloves are not a pair - one is Callaway, the other glove is another brand @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Waite took 4 blood samples from the gloves to conduct DNA testing.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
The jury is seeing a photo of the gloves, both have blood on the palm area of the glove @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Waite explains how she took the blood samples from Dzhokhar & preserved the blood for DNA @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Waite used #Tsarnaev's blood, obtained with a search warrant, to do the DNA sample comparison.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Weinreb is done.
Watkins comes up for cross examination.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Prosecution is done with Waite, defense begins cross asking about Dzhokhar's Adidas sweatshirt @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Waite says she found blood in 10 areas on the Adidas sweatshirt, tested 8 of them for DNA @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Watkins: did you also process this Adidas grey sweatshirt (same one we just talked about; it's Dzhokhar's)?
Waite: Yes.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Watkins: did you conduct tests for blood on this sweatshirt?
Waite: Yes. I found blood on 10 areas, tested 8 for DNA.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Watkins: were those gloves & the sweatshirt tested for gunshot residue as well?
Waite: They were sent out for it, yes.
That's all for Waite.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Waite says she also tested the gloves for gunshot residue. Cross is done. Waite is excused @NECN #Tsarnaev

 

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Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
The next government witness is Jennifer Montgomery, a DNA analyst at the state police crime lab @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Jennifer Montgomery is next witness.
She works at MSP crime lab - a forensic scientist and DNA analyst.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Montgomery did DNA testing in connection to the Collier murder, tested DNA from the white golf gloves found in the Civic @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Montgomery explains with DNA, only identical twins have the same DNA profile @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Montgomery: I've done about 10,000 DNA analyses.
Weinreb: Have you ever eliminated someone as a suspect?
M: "All the time."
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Montgomery is now certified as an expert witness; no defense objection.
She now reviews how she does DNA analysis.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Montgomery did DNA testing in connection with Collier murder. She took one of his head hairs to obtain his DNA profile.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
She compared Collier's DNA to blood swapped off a pair of white gloves, she explains.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Montgomery: only identical twins have the exact same DNA profiles.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 58m 58 minutes ago
Montgomery explains to the jury how she compared Collier's DNA with the "major DNA profile" on one of the white gloves @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 57m 57 minutes ago
Montgomery explains the blood on both gloves were a match to Sean Collier @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 59m 59 minutes ago
Montgomery: Blood from the gloves is a match for Sean Collier DNA.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 59m 59 minutes ago
Montogmery: someone else's blood was also present on the gloves in addition to Collier's.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 59m 59 minutes ago
Defense objection triggers a sidebar, which today triggers some ragtimey piano music.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 55m 55 minutes ago
Unexpected: judge calls for "short break"; jury leaves, as does #Tsarnaev.
Lawyers remain...

Jim Armstrong retweeted
Peter Wilson @PetesWire · 46m 46 minutes ago
@JimArmstrongWBZ
The judge in the Tsarnaev trial, George O'Toole.

 

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Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 23m 23 minutes ago
Judge returns, as does #Tsarnaev, but no jury.
Back to sidebar and piano.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 22m 22 minutes ago
Back from a break, the judge and attorneys go back into sidebar without jury present @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 15m 15 minutes ago
Sidebar done, jury is brought back in, testimony will resume @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 15m 15 minutes ago
Weinreb says they have no further questions for Montgomery subject to recalling her at a later date @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 17m 17 minutes ago
Montgomery is done, subject to calling her back at a later date, govt says.
She's gone - but now defense wants to cross examine her.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 17m 17 minutes ago
AUSA Weinreb seemed a little flustered by that, said he thought Montgomery's cross would happen later.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 19m 19 minutes ago
Watkins asks if Montgomery developed DNA profiles for both #Tsarnaev brothers, like she did for Collier.
Yes, she says.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 17m 17 minutes ago
W: The blood on Dzhokhar's sweatshirt came from where?
M: right sleeve middle & near cuff, front & back of right shoulder, abdomen.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 16m 16 minutes ago
Montgomery: Collier could NOT have been a source of the blood on #Tsarnaev's sweatshirt.
W: all the blood was Dzhokhar's?
M: Correct.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 15m 15 minutes ago
Montgomery says DNA was tested from swabs of blood taken from 7 locations on Dzhokhar's sweatshirt @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 14m 14 minutes ago
Montgomery says she tested the sweatshirt against Collier's DNA: "He could not have been a source of the DNA on those items" @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 16m 16 minutes ago
Re-direct:
Weinreb: Couldn't there still be OTHER blood on the sweater that might now be #Tsarnaev'?
Montgomery: Yes.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 16m 16 minutes ago
Montgomery says all the blood tested on the sweatshirt showed DNA from Dzhokhar #Tsarnaev @NECN

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 15m 15 minutes ago
Weinreb: You don't know if every single droplet of blood on that sweatshirt was tested?
Montgomery: They weren't.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 15m 15 minutes ago
Weinreb on redirect asks if all the blood on the sweatshirt was tested - Montgomery says no @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 15m 15 minutes ago
Watkins is back, re-cross.
Don't you trust that Stephanie Waite did a good job taking samples?
Objection.
Sustained.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 15m 15 minutes ago
Defense points out Montgomery testified she trusted her coworker Waite's ability to collect blood @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 14m 14 minutes ago
Montgomery is excused, but as we heard, she will likely be recalled later on @NECN #Tsarnaev

 

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Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 16m 16 minutes ago
Montgomery excused.

Boston FBI Special Agent Brian Corcoran is next. He is a bomb technician, since May, 2012.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 16m 16 minutes ago
The next government witness is FBI Special Agent Brian Corcoran @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 17m 17 minutes ago
Corcoran: I participated in all phases of Marathon Bombing investigation, including finish line and Watertown scenes.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 16m 16 minutes ago
AUSA Weinreb focuses Corcoran on the pipe bombs found on the street in Watertown.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 14m 14 minutes ago
Corcoran says he went to Watertown in the early morning hours of April 19th, says 2 pipe bombs had been removed already @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 13m 13 minutes ago
Corcoran says the residents on Laurel St were evacuated, they divided the street into 3 zones @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 12m 12 minutes ago
Corcoran describes how he helped develop a plan of attack on Laurel St. to gather evidence the next morning.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 12m 12 minutes ago
Corcoran says there was a group working on collecting evidence related to explosions, another group working on ballistics @NECN #Tsarnaev

im Armstrong retweeted
Peter Wilson @PetesWire · 14m 14 minutes ago
@JimArmstrongWBZ
AUSA, William Weinreb

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 12m 12 minutes ago
Corcoran: We had so much evidence, we ran out of evidence markers and had just to start using chalk to write on the ground. #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 10m 10 minutes ago
Corcoran was specifically looking for bomb parts on Laurel St @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 8m 8 minutes ago
Corcoran: I found a computer bag on the ground on Laurel St. We looked inside and saw what looked like electronics; bomb tech called over.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 8m 8 minutes ago
Corcoran says evidence was flown to FBI labs immediately: "We were making at least 1 if not 2 trips to Quantico each day" @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 7m 7 minutes ago
Corcoran spotted the computer bag that had "a piece of modified electronics" he also called a "transmitter" in it @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 8m 8 minutes ago
Corcoran: There was "a piece of modified electronics" in that bag, but it was not an explosive, we learned.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 7m 7 minutes ago
This was the computer bag found in the green Honda Civic & left on Laurel St after being x-rayed @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 5m 5 minutes ago
Corcoran is now reviewing pics of the contents of that backpack; jury not seeing them yet.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3m 3 minutes ago
Now he sees pics of a pressure cooker bomb embedded in a car that was nearby; jury isn't seeing anything yet...just sitting and listening.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3m 3 minutes ago
More and more pics; now it's evidence collected at the scene...around the neighborhood. (FYI I can see the pics from my seat; jury still no)

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2m 2 minutes ago
Now many pictures of different houses on Laurel Street and the damage they sustained...and an object taken out of one home.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 6m 6 minutes ago
Government just reviewed 45 photos with the witness, but jury will have to wait to see them because we're done for the day @NECN #Tsarnaev


Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3s 4 seconds ago
Some of this evidence is indeed marked by chalk; it's a lot of debris from Laurel Street scene still.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 44s 45 seconds ago
Weinreb at last offers those dozens of photos into evidence, but judge calls it for the day.
That's it until tomorrow AM.
#Tsarnaev
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Here's why the Boston Marathon bombing trial isn't being televised

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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev trial: Unexploded Watertown bombs presented to the jury

http://www.masslive.com/news/boston/index.ssf/2015/03/boston_marathon_bomber_trial_u.html
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Garrett Quinn ‏@GarrettQuinn 1h1 hour ago
Dzhokhar #Tsarnaev at the defense table during today's testimony. Sketch by Jane Flavell Collins.

 

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An Epic Writer ‏@AnEpicWriter 1h1 hour ago
Inside Boston bomber’s bedroom: THE jury involved in trial of Dzokhar Tsarnaev were given access i... http://tinyurl.com/nbupc6b Aussie News