Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1h 1 hour ago
Govt calls a
bombing victim,
Eric Wally, but defense asks for a sidebar first.
#Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 52m 52 minutes ago
Sidebar ends; witness Eric Whalley takes the stand, walking with a slight limp.
#Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 52m 52 minutes ago
Back from sidebar, the next government witness is Eric Whalley, a 67yo man who lives with his wife in Boston @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 52m 52 minutes ago
Whalley lives in Boston with his wife of 45 years, Ann. They met when they were 12.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 49m 49 minutes ago
Whalley says he & his wife were active runners, have attended most of the marathons since they moved to Boston in 1998 @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 51m 51 minutes ago
Whalley has attended most Boston Marathons since moving here in 1998, he testifies. He and his wife run, but never a full marathon.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 49m 49 minutes ago
Whalley says he knew quite a few people running, but they were there "just for the flavor of the event & the atmosphere" @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 49m 49 minutes ago
Whalley was at 2013 Marathon; just loves the "flavor" and the "atmosphere" of being there.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 49m 49 minutes ago
Whalley describes slow walk from Forum restaurant to Marathon Sports, getting closer to finish line.
"Then there was just an almighty boom."
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 49m 49 minutes ago
Whalley says he & his wife went to Crate & Barrel on Boylston St. next to Forum, then headed toward the finish line @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 49m 49 minutes ago
Whalley says it was difficult to walk through the crowds "then there was just an almighty boom & the smell of fireworks" @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 48m 48 minutes ago
Whalley: "I fell to the ground I guess & the last thing I remember was scraping off my pants which were burning" @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 48m 48 minutes ago
Whalley: "my wife was blown behind me about 5-6 feet from where I ended up & I lost consciousness" @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 46m 46 minutes ago
Jurors see the graphic photo from the finish line again, this time zooming in on Whalley & his wife @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 47m 47 minutes ago
Whalley "I lost consciousness."
He now reviews a photo of the scene of destruction, circling himself and his wife.
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Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 47m 47 minutes ago
His wife had huge chunks of shrapnel in her legs, arms, and mouth; lots of burns to her body.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 45m 45 minutes ago
Whalley reviews another photo; he is clearly seen, face bloodied, his right eye is close to falling out. It had been hit by a BB.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 45m 45 minutes ago
Whalley says he got a ball bearing in his eye, forcing his eye out of its socket, he also had a brain injury @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 45m 45 minutes ago
The BB almost knocked Whalley's eye out of its socket and made its way to his brain, he tells jurors.
Also extensive leg injuries.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 45m 45 minutes ago
Whalley had lost significant amount of soft tissue & part of his heel bone, burns on both legs @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 44m 44 minutes ago
Whalley and his wife went to different hospitals; his grown sons found them, after learning mom and dad were injured from news photos.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 46m 46 minutes ago
Whalley had lost significant amount of soft tissue & part of his heel bone, burns on both legs @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 45m 45 minutes ago
Whalley: "I didn't remember anything until Thursday morning" @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 44m 44 minutes ago
Whalley says his sons found him & his wife in separate hospitals @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 44m 44 minutes ago
Whalley chokes back tears as he says of his wife "she thought I was dead & I thought she was dead" @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 45m 45 minutes ago
"She thought I was dead and I thought she was dead," Whalley says of his wife, seeming to get choked up as he recalls the day.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 44m 44 minutes ago
Eventually, Ann is brought to his hospital.
"I just grabbed her arm and I wouldn't let go," he says.
#Tsarnaev

Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 44m 44 minutes ago
Whalley says his sons had realized they were injured when they saw photos from the bombing online @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 44m 44 minutes ago
Whalley says he was in the hospital 44 days, his wife was there 32 days @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 44m 44 minutes ago
They both spent weeks in the hospital, dozens of surgeries between them then and since.
#Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 43m 43 minutes ago
Whalley says when they brought his wife to the Brigham where he was "I just grabbed her arm and I wouldn't let go" @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 42m 42 minutes ago
Whalley said he was thankful he was in Boston, crediting doctors here with quickly saving his eye @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 43m 43 minutes ago
Whalley: I'm thankful that I was in Boston because doctors here were able to work quickly and essentially save my eye.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 42m 42 minutes ago
Whalley shows jurors clinical photos of his eye as he explains process to keep his eye in its socket; it became loose again 3 months later.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 41m 41 minutes ago
Whalley says 3 months later the eye popped back out again & he had to have another surgery to put it back @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 41m 41 minutes ago
After all that Whalley still lost sight in his eye, but he was grateful to keep the eye intact @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 42m 42 minutes ago
The eye is there, but he has lost sight out of it, Whalley explains.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 41m 41 minutes ago
Next, jury sees images of Whalley's brain - you can see the trail that BB took as it travelled through his brain. Amazing.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 40m 40 minutes ago
Jurors now see images of Whalley's brain showing the path where a ball bearing went through his eye socket & into his brain @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 40m 40 minutes ago
A second image shows a ball bearing that went through Whalley's mouth & lodged in his brain, "it's still in there" @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 41m 41 minutes ago
Whalley: the ball bearing became lodged in his brain, triggering massive brain bleeding. It is clear in these images; "It's still in there"
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 40m 40 minutes ago
Whalley says that ball bearing causes him mental issues at times @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 40m 40 minutes ago
Whalley carries a #Tsarnaev-bomb BB in his brain and always will, he testifies.
Next, he explains the injuries to his legs.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 39m 39 minutes ago
Whalley says doctors were faced with the decision of whether to amputate his leg or do "limb salvage" @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 40m 40 minutes ago
Whalley says they reconstructed the bones, replaced blood vessels & nerves to try to save his leg @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 39m 39 minutes ago
Doctors were miraculously able to salvage Whalley's legs, avoiding amputation. Had to deal w/ that, his eye, his brain, & a blown ear drum.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 39m 39 minutes ago
Whalley says he insisted on having doctors try to salvage his leg. They told him they would but he might be back to amputate @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 36m 36 minutes ago
Next photo is Whalley's right foot, 10 weeks-post blast. Incredible damage.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 36m 36 minutes ago
Whalley describes the difficult process to save his leg, "They didn't really hold out any good hope that this would work" @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 35m 35 minutes ago
Whalley is describing the wound to his heel and foot as he looks at a photo of his leg 10 weeks after the bombing @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 34m 34 minutes ago
Whalley says it was 16-17 months after the bombing that he could walk again @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 36m 36 minutes ago
Whalley: my wife and I had age working against us, since we were older than many other victims.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 34m 34 minutes ago
It was 14 months before Whalley could put weight on his foot; 17 months before he walked.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 33m 33 minutes ago
The 8 mile walks he once took with his wife have come to an end, Whalley explains.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 33m 33 minutes ago
Whalley says he's concerned about risks of stroke & seizures with his brain injury @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 33m 33 minutes ago
Whalley says he had significant hearing loss, has balance issues, 10% of his legs was burned @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 34m 34 minutes ago
Whalley is at increased risk of stroke and seizure as a result of brain damage, he says & he worries about his cognitive function failing.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 33m 33 minutes ago
Whalley has permanent tinnitus along w/ balance issues, and extensive leg burns.
His salvaged leg may still need to be amputated.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 32m 32 minutes ago
Some of the shrapnel is his body is still rising to the surface; he may remove it.
Whalley steps down, no cross exam.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 32m 32 minutes ago
Whalley says he doesn't know where all the shrapnel is in his body. He is excused without cross examination @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 31m 31 minutes ago
The judge says we will now take morning recess. @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 31m 31 minutes ago
Judge calls for
morning break; back in 15 mins.
#Tsarnaev