Two dozen people, including survivors and family members of those killed in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, faced convicted bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev today to describe the impact of the attack on their lives.
It’s the culmination of a months long emotional trial where Judge George O’Toole formally sentences Tsarnaev to death, a month after a federal jury decided he should receive a death sentence for the bombing.
David Boeri of Here & Now contributor station WBUR takes a look at the purpose of the victim impact statement.
- WBUR’s Coverage of the Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Trial
- Finish Line podcast with WBUR’s David Boeri and The Boston Globe’s Kevin Cullen.
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- David Boeri, senior reporter for WBUR. He tweets @davidboeri.
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