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Key Moments From Day 4 Of Tsarnaev Trial: Defense Goes After FBI Testimony On Twitter Accounts
Here are some of the key moments from Day 4 of testimony in the Boston Marathon bombing trial.
You can see all of WBUR’s updates from Tuesday's testimony here.
-During cross examination, defense attorney Miriam Conrad went hard after FBI Agent Steven Kimball in response to testimony he gave Monday about Tsarnaev's two Twitter accounts.
"How did you go about selecting the tweets presented yesterday?" Kimball says they were selected by prosecution. #Tsarnaev— WBUR Live (@wburLive) March 10, 2015
You had no part in selecting those? Kimball says he had little input — that prosecutors selected what tweets the jury saw. #Tsarnaev— WBUR Live (@wburLive) March 10, 2015
Conrad went on to explain that several tweets discussed in court Monday were pop culture references and rap lyrics.
"Were you aware that the tweet 'the block is hot' is from a rap song by the artist Lil' Wayne?" No, Kimball responds .#Tsarnaev— WBUR Live (@wburLive) March 10, 2015
The tweet, "I shall die young," is also a quote from a Russian rap song, Conrad says. #Tsarnaev— WBUR Live (@wburLive) March 10, 2015
Kimball says he was unaware the "I shall die young" tweet came from a rap song. #Tsarnaev— WBUR Live (@wburLive) March 10, 2015
"It sounds like you didn't do your investigation, and got your information from the prosecution." Conrad says. #Tsarnaev — WBUR Live (@wburLive) March 10, 2015Conrad now pointing out a tweet/joke about a 9/11 party is a quote from a Comedy Central comedian. #Tsarnaev— WBUR Live (@wburLive) March 10, 2015
Conrad is pointing to multiple tweets, arguing that they're being taken out of context/are actually pop culture references. #Tsarnaev— WBUR Live (@wburLive) March 10, 2015
-Conrad also pointed out that during Monday's testimony Kimball misidentified a photo on Tsarnaev's second Twitter account as a picture of Mecca. It was actually a picture from Grozny, Chechnya.
"You said the picture on the account was from Mecca?" "Yes." "Did you ever bother to look at Mecca?" "No." #Tsarnaev— WBUR Live (@wburLive) March 10, 2015
-Photos of the note Tsarnaev wrote while hiding in the boat in Watertown were shown to the jury. Prosecutors say the note explains Dzhokhar and his brother Tamerlan's rationale for the bombings. (See more photos of the note and a transcript here.)
next page, "know you are fighting men who look into the barrel of your gun and see heaven." #Tsarnaev— WBUR Live (@wburLive) March 10, 2015
-As court came to a close Tuesday, prosecutors wheeled in at least 15 boxes of evidence containing hundreds of exhibits to be sorted through and presented on Wednesday.
We have hundreds of pieces of evidence sitting in court now--collected by De Lair's team outside Forum. #Tsarnaev— WBUR Live (@wburLive) March 10, 2015
Jack Lepiarz reported from federal court in Boston.
