Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Jury Trial - discussion *GUILTY*

[FinallyRegistered]

I don't care who bought what or who called who, where and when.

He dropped that backpack with a bomb (near people)- no one was making him do that, but himself and that's all the story I need.

He's just as guilty as his brother, Tamerlan, IMO.

:stormingmad:

I agree. Whenever I start to waver on that thinking, I remember the note in the boat ... that's when he 'owned' it.

 

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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Has the Most Ferocious Lawyer in America Defending Him

"...Clarke will have her work cut out for her. From what we know now, Tsarnaev does not appear to have been mentally unstable. He seems to have been a very ordinary, dope-smoking, cell phone–toting American teenager....

...but there is plenty of evidence that the younger Tsarnaev’s murderous choices were rational and deliberate, from his deepening identification with Islam and his growing anti-Americanism to his expressed approval of terrorism as an appropriate response to American military attacks on Muslims that he presumed unjust. Tsarnaev’s choices were dark and increasingly extreme, but he was hardly the only young Muslim in these times to have made them. Are they all crazy?..."

http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/03/judith-clarke-dzokhar-tsarnaev-lawyer

 

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The 13th Juror: The radicalization of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

"...Four days later, he texted a friend: "Come May I'm out." There would be no fifth semester of classes at UMass Dartmouth. His friend asked if he was finding a "wifey" and settling down. He responded that he's just trying to finish school.

Then he texted:
"I mean there's 1 other option, bro
Highest level of Jannah."

Paradise.
Only the most pious of Muslims get to Jannah. But there's a short cut, according to proponents of jihad: You can become a martyr.

"I got a plan," Tsarnaev texted.
"I'll tell you later about it."...

...Among the influences Levitt cited: Inspire magazine and "Join the Caravan," which promises paradise, 72 wives and other great rewards for martyrs and 70 members of their household.
"The audience is the American public," the expert said of Tsarnaev's writings. "This is an attempt to explain what has been done."
It would also indicate that the militant teachings of his jihad heroes weren't just in his computer."

http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/27/us/ts...:+rss/cnn_topstories+(RSS:+CNN+-+Top+Stories)

 

[jojo87]

I agree. Whenever I start to waver on that thinking, I remember the note in the boat ... that's when he 'owned' it.

Me too and I admit I occasionally do waver, not on his guilt but on how much he was influenced, but that note. He was proud of what he did. Proud to kill an eight year old.

 

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Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
In court, ready for Day 16 of #Tsarnaev trial (day 2 of defense case).

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
I'm back at federal court as the defense continues its case in the marathon bombing trial @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
#Tsarnaev is in court in a black jacket, dark grey button down shirt & grey pants. He sits between his attorneys chatting quietly @NECN

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
#Tsarnaev enters court; lawyers are here too, following their brief meeting with Judge O'Toole.
Waiting for jury......

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Jurors arrive.
Defense calls its 3rd witness: Mark Spencer.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
Before questioning the witness, defense pulls up Tamerlan #Tsarnaev certified travel record from 1/21/12 @NECN

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Defense wants Spencer to talk about a document dated 1.21.12, that deals with Tamerlan #Tsarnaev's entry/exit from US.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer is president of Arsenal Consulting in Chelsea. He does digital forensics work, he explains.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer says he has worked with several international police departments, teaching them digital forensics @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer is president of Arsenal Consulting in Chelsea. He does digital forensics work, he explains.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer's direct examination is being handled by #Tsarnaev defense attorney Bill Fick.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer says one of his employees speaks Russian, helped out on this case @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer says he's analyzed 1000+ digital devices in his career; also lectures, teaches on the topic.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer bills at $375/hour for his work on the #Tsarnaev case. Has worked 400 hours so far, about $150,000, he testifies.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer says he has been paid less than his firm's standard rate to work on this case, 400 hours totaling $150K @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer will refute the testimony of FBI agent Kevin Swinden, who analyzed the #Tsarnaev brothers' digital devices.

 

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Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer says with all devices he was asked to look at, there were 500 million + files plus all the deleted space & zip files @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
The brothers had 5 million+ files and folders on their drives, not counting deleted (but recoverable) items, Spencer testifies.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer focused on each of the brothers' laptops and the desktop computer from the Norfolk St. apartment.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer analyzed two laptops (Samsung & Sony) & HP desktop @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer is now reviewing search terms on Tamerlan's Samsung laptop from 4/7/13 - including "transmitter" "receiver" @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Jurors now see a screen with information about all 3 computers, noting date of manufacture, date Windows was installed.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer testifies he also found search terms "fireworks firing system" & "detonator" on Tamerlan's Samsung laptop on 4/7/13 @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Tamerlan's laptop and the desktop had username of "Umar".
Dzhokhar's laptop had user name of "Anzor".
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer reviews some search history from Tamerlan's Samsung laptop.
on 3/4/13, a search for "ruger p95", the gun we've heard so much about.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Next on Tamleran's laptop:
Searches for "radio transmitter", "oscilloscope".

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
On 4/7/13, Tamerlan's searches include "fireworks firing system" and "detonator", Spencer tells jurors.
#Tsarnaev

 

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Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
On 4/11, Tamerlan's searching for "gun stores in NH", "gun stores in NH salem", "Boston Marathon".
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer says on 4/10/13 Tamerlan's Samsung searched "Boston Marathon" & on 4/11/13 he searched "gun stores in NH" @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer: None of those earlier search terms I just talked about appear in Dzhokhar's laptop prior to the bombings.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer explains a chart showing Dzhokhar's Sony laptop spent most of its time searching Facebook & http://VK.com @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
http://VK.com is Russia's version of Facebook Spencer testifies @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer now shows jurors a chart he made of all the sites Dzhokhar visited. #1 is Facebook, #2 is http://vk.com (the russian FB)

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
#Tsarnaev went to those sites more than 2500+ times, according to this analysis; far and away his most frequently-visited sites.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer is now talking about the external hard drive found on Laurel St in Watertown @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer moves on now to one of the brothers' external hard drives.
Says he can tell what computer and what user formatted it.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
This external hard drive was found on Laurel St. in Watertown, after the firefight with police there.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer is explaining how his team can find a "security identifier" on an external hard drive to determine who accessed it @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer says the external hard drive found in Watertown showed the security identifier "Umar" from Tamerlan's Samsung laptop @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer: the Laurel St. hard drive "was related to" (owned by) the user Umar, and the Samsung laptop. (Read: the hard drive was Tamerlan's)

 

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Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
On that external hard drive, Spencer shows jurors, are files connected to (and that come from) Tamerlan's laptop.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer explains data that he says shows Tamerlan's Samsung laptop formatted the external hard drive at some point @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer explains chart that shows several mp3s of Anwar Awlaki were put on the hard drive through Tamerlan's Samsung laptop @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer shows some Sheikh Anwar al-Awlaki videos on the external drive also came from Tamerlan's computer.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3h 3 hours ago
Spencer, prompted by a question, says in essence all the files on the external hard drive can be traced back to Tamerlan's laptop.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
When asked if there were any files on the hard drive NOT from Tamerlan's Samsung laptop, Spencer said "no" @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Spencer: There are 2 Russian file names on the external drive.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
The jury is now seeing two articles - 1 in English & 1 in Russian - of the Inspire Mag article on bomb-making @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Fick is now showing side-by-side bomb-making pictures, from Inspire Magazine and from one of Tamerlan's Russian doc. Photos are the same.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Spencer reads content to jurors; it appears to be Inspire's bomb-making instructions (in English) translated for our "Russian brothers".

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Spencer testifies none of this was on Dzhokhar's Sony laptop @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Fick moves on, asking Spencer about the "Complete Inspire" PDFs we have heard so much about, found across these devices.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Spencer: The "Complete Inspire" PDFs were put on the #Tsarnaev's various computers/thumb- and hard-drives from 12/2011 thru 12/2012

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Jury now sees a list of devices & when those devices downloaded the "CompleteInspire.pdf" @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Inspire Magazine 1st appears on Tamerlan's Samsung laptop on 12/21/11 & on Dzhokhar's Sony laptop on 1/21/12 @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Spencer testifies Inspire Mag was copied from Tamerlan's Samsung laptop to thumb drive then copied to Dzhokhar's Sony laptop @NECN #Tsarnaev

 

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Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Spencer shows a chart to back up that claim, it took about 4 mins to copy from Tamerlan's to Dzhokhar's laptop @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Spencer shows another chart that shows 4 Inspire Magazines were downloaded from Tamerlan's to Dzhokhar's laptop @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Spencer: About a month after "Complete Inspire" shows up on Tamerlan's laptop, it gets put on a thumb drive & uploaded to Dzhokhar's laptop.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Other Inspire docs got transferred on 1/21/2012.
Fick wants to ask Spencer if that day rings a bell (it's when Tamerlan left for Russia).

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Defense asks Spencer about the significance of the day this happened - 1/21/12 - the day Tamerlan flew to Russia @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Spencer testifies that day (1/21/12) was the last day he can find a record that the thumb drive was used @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
That earns an objection, and Fick finishes.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Defense is done with direct, prosecution begins cross examination @NECN #Tsarnaev

 

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Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
AUSA Chakravarty begins by getting Spencer to agree his final bill to govt for work on this case will be more than $150K @NECN #Tsarnaev


Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Spencer: We will bill for more than the $150K we already submitted for. Monthly bills will increase b/c of trial prep work.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Chakravarty: You can't tell who is using a computer at any given time, right?
Spencer: Generally speaking, that's fair to say.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Chakravarty gets Spencer to agree he can't know WHO is using a computer from this data he analyzed @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
C: You can infer who's on the computer, based on logins, but that's about it?
S: Yes.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Govt asks about content of HP desktop at #Tsarnaev Cambridge apt "children's shows, as well as jihad material & innocuous material" @NECN

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
C: There was also a desktop in Norfolk Street apt that everyone had access to?
S: Yes.
C: Children's shows & jihad material on that?
S: Yes

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
-Both laptops had searches for boston marathon bombings after the explostions?
- yes.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Spencer agrees, defense challenges characterization of the room where the computer is as defendant's room @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
- That Tamerlan search for the Ruger p95--that was after his brother got the gun from a friend, right?
Objection, sustained.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Govt asks if Spencer knew web search for Ruger P95 was after Dzhokhar had gotten the gun from Silva - objection - sustained @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Govt points out Dzhokhar's Sony laptop searched "the call of the jihad" on 4/11/13, 4 days before bombings @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
C: Didn't the defendant make some searches before the marathon bombings, under the term "the call of jihad"?
S: Yes.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Jurors seeing Dzhokhar #Tsarnaev's search on 4/11/13, weekend before the bombings; looks up "the call of jihad".

 

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Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Govt points out on 2/2/13 Dzhokhar's Sony laptop searched "Jannah Al Firdaus" @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Jannah al-firdaus refers to the ultimate (highest) level of heaven.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Chakravarty now moves to the external hard drive found on Laurel Street.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Spencer says there are multiple searches related to Boston Marathon explosion on Dzhokhar's Sony laptop @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
C: That external hard drive used to have songs/homework on it, but that all got deleted and replaced w/ Inspire Mags & Awlaki lectures.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Govt points out the hard drive found on Laurel St used to have homework assignments & songs, but erased for jihadi material @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Govt points out Dzhokhar's Sony laptop was connected to the hard drive 4 times in the month or so before the marathon @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
That hard drive may have been Tamerlan's, govt suggests, but it sure did share a lot of info w/ Dzhokhar's laptop in weeks before bombings.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
C: Could the "CompleteInspire.pdf" have come from any computer, not just Tamerlan's?
S: It had to be Tamerlan's.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
C: But the Norfolk St. desktop accessed that file as well, right?
S: That could be correct.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Govt is pressing Spencer on the details of dates & times of when files were created vs. when they were put on a device @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Jurors seem to be trying to follow this line of questioning, but it's confusing - focusing on dates files were manipulated @NECN #Tsarnaev

 

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Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Chakravarty: Also on the hard drive, movies like "Django Unchained", downloaded from a peer-to-peer exchange.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
C: you can tell the date something was downloaded but not always from where?
S: depends on the data I'm looking at.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Spencer agrees under cross he can't know who's at the keyboard & what that person's thinking @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
C: no matter what files are where, you can't tell what someone was thinking, right? that's beyond computer forensics?
S: correct.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Spencer agrees that other people used Tamerlan's Samsung laptop, even Dzhokhar logged onto his email at least once @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
C: Didn't the defendant also use Tamerlan's computer?
S: Yes.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
C: The defendant was using his brother's computer around the times the hard drive was set up?
S: Yes.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
C: You don't even know who downloaded the CompleteInspire?
S: No.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Govt: "The defendant was actually using Tamerlan's computer around the time this hard drive was being set up" @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Spencer says it was around the time. Spencer reiterates he can't know who's using the laptop @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Govt gets Spencer to agree he doesn't know who downloaded Inspire Magazine @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Prosecution wraps up cross asking if Spencer knew Dzhokhar purchased another computer nobody ever found -objection-sustained @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Govt ends its cross-examination; Fick is back for re-direct, but asks for a short break first. Judge agrees.

#Tsarnaev

 

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Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Back from break, defense attorney Bill Fick begins redirect of Mark Spencer @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Back from break; Fick up for the re-direct exam of Spencer.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Fick revisits Dzhokhar's Internet search history about the marathon bombing, Spencer says sometimes no dates are shown @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Fick revisits the search history from Dzhokhar's Sony Vaio laptop.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
F: does this mean somebody typed in those very search words?
S: not necessarily; "the tools aren't perfect" in finding search criteria.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Now looking at Tamerlan's web history jury sees 13 pages of searches of the marathon bombing @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Now to Tamerlan's web searches; someone on his laptop did search for "boston marathon", Spencer says.
Multiple searches over many days.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Defense done, prosecution has a quick clarification question before Spencer is excused @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Fick is done; Chakravarty up for a re-cross.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
C: day of bombing, and day after, you can't say WHO made searches on the #Tsarnaev devices?
S: correct.

Spencer is done.

 

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Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
The next defense witness is Elena Graff, a latent fingerprint examiner at the FBI lab in Quantico @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Defense next calls Elena Graff; she's an FBI fingerprint examiner from Quantico, VA.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Graff: this is the 1st time she has ever been called to testify for the defense; she hasn't met Tim Watkins, the lawyer talking to her now.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Defense attorney Tim Watkins explains Graff found out just yesterday she was being called to testify for the defense @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Graff was told she didn't have to testify here until yesterday, when she got the surprise call that she was now a defense witness.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Graff: We compare found (or "latent") prints at a scene to "known" prints we have on file, or obtained from suspects.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Graff says she analyzed over 800 fingerprints in this case @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Watkins asks Graff about the Rubbermaid bomb found at the Watertown scene on Laurel St.
2 of Dzhokhar's prints found on it; 6 of Tamerlan's.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Graff testifies she found 2 of Dzhokhar's & 6 of Tamerlan's fingerprints on the Rubbermaid device found in Watertown @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Graff says only Tamerlan's prints were on this transmitter @NECN #Tsarnaev

 

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Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Next: this transmitter.
None of Dzhokhar's prints; just Tamerlan's prints on this.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Next, the lid of the Watertown pressure cooker.
1 of Tamerlan's prints were on this; none of Dzhokhar's.

 

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Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Next, Tamerlan's high school diploma (up top in photo).
1 of Tamerlan's prints were on it; none of Dzhokhar's.

 

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Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Next, this Russian travel document (Tamerlan's); his prints are on it, not his brother's, Graff testifies.

 

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Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Graff says there were 3 of Tamerlan's fingerprints on the RC Cars receipt @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Graff: The receipt from "RC Cars of Boston" for various parts purchased only has Tamerlan's prints on it.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Watkins now reviewing items seized from #Tsarnaev apt in Cambridge (jar full of nails, piece of notebook paper); all prints are Tamerlan's.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Graff testifies one of Tamerlan's fingerprints was also found on the jar of small nails found in the 410 Norfolk St apt @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Fingerprints on paper with Russian writing, caulking gun & rolls of tape found in Norfolk St apt belong to Tamerlan @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Wires, soldering gun, instruction manual from #Tsarnaev home had Tamerlan's prints on them, none of Dzhokhar's.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Graff: in a drawer full of items (rolls of tape, tools), we only found Tamerlan #Tsarnaev's prints.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Graff says she analyzed a soldering gun, instruction manual & a case - no prints match Dzhokhar, 5 prints match Tamerlan @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Jury looks at the contents of the kitchen junk drawer at 410 Norfolk St, Teflon tape, duct tape both have Tamerlan prints @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Graff also tested for prints on the group of about 6 notebooks taken from #Tsarnaev's apt. shelves; dozens of prints, none were Dzhokhar's.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Remember, defense wants to prove Dzhokhar wasn't living at Norfolk Street anymore.
#Tsarnaev

 

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Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Looking at tools from the Norfolk St apt, Graff found Tamerlan's prints on at least one tool @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Concerning some notebooks found in the Norfolk St apt, Graff found dozens of Tamerlan's prints @NECN #Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Graff testifies Tamerlan's fingerprints were found on "The Sovereign" newspaper, none of Dzhokhar's prints @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Finger and palm prints from this book all link to Tamerlan only, Graff says

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Graff testifies on the "Wiring" magazine found at 410 Norfolk St apt, all the fingerprints belonged to Tamerlan #Tsarnaev @NECN

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Watkins now moves to Boylston St. scene; Graff looked for prints on 500+ items from there.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Graff says she found fingerprints on some shredded cardboard at the 1st bomb site on Boylston St belonging to Tamerlan @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Graff: from scene A (Marathon Sports) we IDed 4 prints.
Watkins showing pieces of cardboard from inside pressure cooker.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Graff: finger & palm prints from cardboard inside pressure cooker matched Tamerlan #Tsarnaev. No scene A prints are Dzhokhar's, she says.

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Jury sees the backpack remnants, Graff says only Tamerlan's prints were on it @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Graff: We did not identify any of Dzhokhar's prints on any evidence from scene B (Forum) either.
#Tsarnaev

 

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Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2h 2 hours ago
Defense done with direct, AUSA Bill Weinreb begins cross, asking Graff how many items were tested from Boylston St - 500 @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Weinreb: hundreds of items from scene A & B were tested for both brothers' prints?
-Yes.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Weinreb: and you only found prints on two single items?
Yes

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
-The bombs didn't build themselves, did they?
-No.
-The backpacks didn't carry themselves?
-Objection, sustained.
#Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
Weinreb: then where are all the other prints?
Graff: fingerprints are very fragile, they are easily destroyed.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
W: The absence of person's prints doesn't mean that person never touched an item?
G: correct.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2h 2 hours ago
W: The person may have worn gloves, or the prints were smudged, or the fingers were too sweaty? Then no prints left?
G: Yes.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Weinreb: You found Tamerlan's prints all over Norfolk St., isn't that to be expected in someone's house?
Graff: Yes.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Weinreb: what if someone became an adult and moved out of their old house; you'd find fewer of their fingerprints?
Graff: Yes.

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Weinreb: you only found Tamerlan's prints all over the objects in his own apartment?
Graff: for the most part, yes.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1h 1 hour ago
Weinreb gets Graff to agree prints are basically created from sweat, their absence doesn't mean someone didn't touch an item @NECN #Tsarnaev

Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Weinreb: but on the Rubbermaid bomb found in Watertown, you found both brothers' prints?
Graff: Yes.