Monday, January 5, 2015

Boston prepares for Boston Marathon Bombing trial

The American city of Boston is preparing itself for what is likely to be the biggest US trial in recent history [EDITORS: starts Monday 5th January].

21-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is charged with detonating two homemade bombs at the 2013 Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring more than 260 others.

Marc Fucarile [PRON FOO-ka-ril] was one of 17 people who lost limbs as a result of the bombing. He says he’s ready for the trial. 

IN: “We had…”
OUT: …everyday,”
DUR: 15 seconds 

CLIP 1: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0105boston-Fucarile.mp3

[ALT] Boston criminal attorney Bob Bloom says holding the trial in the city where the attack took place could make a fair trial difficult. 

IN: “I think…”
OUT: …actually sit.”
DUR: 22 seconds 

CLIP 2: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0105boston-bloom1.mp3

Boston criminal attorney Bob Bloom says the nature of the attack shocked many. 

IN: “What makes it…”
OUT: …other crimes.”
DUR: 26 seconds 

CLIP 3: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0105boston-bloom2.mp3

Chinese student Lingzi Lu died in the attack. One of her friends Yujue Wang [PRON YEE-joo wong] still struggles to talk about the defendant Tsarnaev.

IN: "We all have…”
OUT: …bad things.”
DUR: 19 seconds 

CLIP 4: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0105boston-wang1.mp3

Chinese student Lingzi Lu died in the attack. One of her friends Yujue Wang [PRON YEE-joo wong] says the trial won’t change what happened. 

IN: “I feel like…”
OUT: …past.”
DUR: 15 seconds 

CLIP 5: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0105boston-wang2.mp3

Civil liberties campaigner Valerie Vanetta believes the trial should be heard in another city, away from Boston. 

IN: “Do you…”
OUT: …public.”
DUR: 17 seconds 

CLIP 6: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0105boston-Vanetta.mp3

Culture professor Salvatore Fallica feels the extensive media coverage will make it difficult to find jurors with no prior knowledge of the case. 

IN: “No one…”
OUT: …polluted.”
DUR: 17 seconds 

CLIP 7: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0105boston-fallica.mp3

On the streets of Boston many are still unsure if they'll follow the trial. 

IN: “If it’s..”
OUT: …Boston.”
DUR: 22 seconds 

CLIP 8: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0105boston-voxes.mp3