Boston Bombing Penalty Phase Live Blog

A Boston jury has found Dzhkohar Tsarnaev guilty on all 30 counts related to the deadly 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, meaning Tsarnaev could face the death penalty. Follow ABC News station WCVB's live blog for the latest news.

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"It was probably the hardest decision I've ever had to make," Abbott tells the jury about choosing amputation.

She says she's had four surgeries on her legs and one surgery on her eardrum to repair a hole.

by Sarah Stolper 4/23/2015 2:39:30 PM
Heather Abbott concludes testimony. Again, no cross examination.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 2:39:35 PM
Next witness: Dr. David King.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 2:39:59 PM
Dr. King is a trauma & acute care surgeon at MGH.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 2:40:39 PM
Dr. David King is on the stand. Here's his bio and photo from the Mass General website:

Dr. King is a trauma and acute care surgeon with military combat experience at the Massachusetts General Hospital Trauma Center. His practice is limited to caring for the acutely injured and traumatized, emergent surgical illnesses, as well as surgical critical care.

This includes treatment of all traumatic conditions, such as traumatic brain injury, pneumothorax, hemothorax, pulmonary contusion, blunt cardiac injury, liver and splenic lacerations, pancreatic injury, mesenteric lacerations, pelvic fractures, spine fractures, renal injuries, and all injuries to the intestines and blood vessels.

Dr. King treats all conditions that are the result of penetrating injuries, such as gunshot and stab wounds, as well as blunt trauma such as falls, assaults, and motor vehicle crashes.

He received his medical degree from the University of Miami.

by Sarah Stolper via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 2:42:36 PM
Dr. King detailing credentials and describing his work assignments. He tales he teaches at Harvard Medical School. He's been in the military for 14 years. He was deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Haiti.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 2:43:14 PM
Dr. King rushed to MGH after the Marathon Bombing 4/15/13.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 2:44:36 PM
Dr. King: "I arrived just as the first wave of casualties was showing up."

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 2:45:12 PM
Dr. King says the pattern of injuries was consistent w/ IEDs, which he's quite familiar with.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 2:46:08 PM
Defense objects to scope of Dr. King's comments. Judge O'Toole overrules.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 2:48:20 PM
Dr. King says he personally looked over 3 patients.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 2:48:36 PM
"There were injuries and patterns of injuries consistent with improvised explosive devices," Dr. King tells jury.

by Sarah Stolper via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 2:49:41 PM
Dr. King distinguishing between "traumatic amputation" vs surgical amputation.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 2:49:45 PM
Dr. King says one of the three patients he examined had significant blood loss, thought patient was going to die "in front of me."

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 2:51:45 PM
This photo shows Jane Richard --- the youngest of 17 people who lost at least one limb after the two blasts, but survived.

by Sarah Stolper 4/23/2015 2:52:34 PM
Dr. King says the most immediate risk to these patients was rapid blood loss. The average adult has approximately 5 liters of blood in their body.

by Sarah Stolper 4/23/2015 2:55:42 PM
Dr. King giving a mini medical lecture about how much blood a person can lose and yet live.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 2:56:33 PM
Dr. King says stopping blood loss is the first priority, even more so than the ABCs: airway, breathing, circulation.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff 4/23/2015 2:58:30 PM
"The most important maneuver is to stop the blood loss first," Dr. King tells jury about treating people with blast injuries.

by Sarah Stolper via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 2:58:38 PM
Dr. King: "It is almost impossible to bleed to death instantaneously."

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 3:02:06 PM
Dr. King says you can tie a tourniquet around limbs to stop the blood loss --- but deep wounds to other parts of the body create extreme challenges. You can't tie a tourniquet. You may be able to apply direct pressure, but he says, really, "you need a surgeon."

by Sarah Stolper via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 3:02:31 PM
Dr. King speaking on the theme "nothing is for free" regarding the many risks involved in trauma care, limb salvage, etc.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 3:11:15 PM
Morning recess.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 3:14:00 PM
Earlier today, the prosecution introduced a series of photos showing all 17 amputees, including Roseann Sdoia pictured above. Since we also use this livewire for our notes, I just want to catalog some of the exhibit numbers.

1653 -- Celeste and Sydney Corcoran
1654 -- Adrienne Haslet-Davis
1655 -- Erika Brannock
1656 -- Heather Abbott
1657 -- Jeff Bauman
1659 -- Jane Richard
1660 -- J.P. and Paul Norden
1661 -- Karen Rand McWatters
1662 -- Mery Daniels
1663 -- Mark Fucarile
1664 -- Patrick Downes and Jessica Kensky Downes with their dog Rescue
1665 -- Paul Norden
1666 -- Rebekah Gregory
1667 -- Roseann Sdoia
1668 -- Steve Woolfenden with his son Leo
1669 -- Mary Jo White and Kevin White with Bill White (far right) who lost his leg

by Sarah Stolper 4/23/2015 3:26:54 PM
Tsarnaev back in courtroom. We're waiting for proceedings to resume.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 3:44:00 PM
Court back in session. Sidebar.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 3:47:13 PM
Sidebar over. Dr. King continues his testimony.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 3:51:37 PM
Dr. King now testifying about pain inflicted by the pressure cooker bombs, packed w/ shrapnel.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 3:52:53 PM
Dr. King says 'internal' or visceral pain is excruciating and difficult to treat.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 3:53:41 PM
"Visceral pain is much more challenging to control," Dr. King explains. "It connects to a part of your brain that is more primal."

by Sarah Stolper via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 3:55:21 PM
Dr. King says the goal in pain management is to make pain tolerable.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 3:56:02 PM
Dr. King says Martin Richard "did not die instantaneously"

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 3:56:50 PM
Dr. King: Martin's 'injury pattern would have engaged both types of pain': skin-deep & visceral.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 3:58:38 PM
"He did not die instantaneously," Dr. King explains about Martin Richard's injuries. "Martin died from blood loss, yes. Martin died from rapid blood loss, yes. But that is not instantaneous."

by Sarah Stolper via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 3:58:38 PM
Dr. King: Martin's "intestines were pulled and stretched...would've cause visceral type pain."

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 3:59:54 PM
Prosecutor Pellegrini asks if Martin died with pain. "Yes, without question," Dr. King says. "His injury pattern -- particularly the abdominal injury -- would have engaged both pain pathways."

by Sarah Stolper via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 4:00:26 PM
This exhibit photo taken in front of the Forum restaurant shows Tsarnaev -- wearing a white hat -- standing behind the Richard family. Martin is wearing a black jacket and standing on the barricade next to his sister, Jane.

Dr. King tells the jury that children are at "particularly high risk for injury, blood loss or death" from a bomb blast because they are smaller.

by Sarah Stolper 4/23/2015 4:02:41 PM
Dr. King explains that because Martin was close to the bomb, and low to the ground, (his vital organs were thus closer to the bomb), he was at greater risk to be critically harmed by the explosion.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 4:03:07 PM
Dr. King concludes testimony. Defense declines to cross.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 4:03:47 PM
Sidebar

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 4:04:07 PM
Sidebar over

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 4:05:55 PM
Next witness is Michelle Gamble, FBI Field Photographer.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 4:06:43 PM
The jury is looking at this exhibit photo 1575 taken in front of the Forum restaurant. Tsarnaev is standing behind the tree.

by Sarah Stolper via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 4:08:59 PM
#MarathonBombing victim Martin Richard was at greater risk b/c he was close & low to ground, "did die instantaneously" says #MGH doc #wcvb

by Todd Kazakiewich via twitter 4/23/2015 4:09:28 PM
Gamble testified previously on March 30th during the guilt phase of this case.

by Sarah Stolper via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 4:11:36 PM
Judge O'Toole just allowed a prosecution photo exhibit/recreation of grate where Tsarnaev stood.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff edited by Sarah Stolper 4/23/2015 4:12:51 PM
Prosecutor Bill Weinreb asks Gamble to leave the stand in order to "unfold the exhibit." We do not have a view of the exhibit via the closed-circuit monitor...

by Sarah Stolper 4/23/2015 4:13:15 PM
Gamble is demonstrating for the jury where Martin stood.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 4:13:32 PM
Sidebar

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 4:13:40 PM
The full scale exhibit of the grate is rolled out in front of the jury box. It's difficult for us to see in the gallery, since it's on the floor...but as it was being rolled out it did bear a striking resemblance to the grate Tsarnaev placed bomb on top of. Martin & Jane Richard were standing on the barricade right next to it.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 4:17:41 PM
Sidebar over

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 4:17:57 PM
Jurors now standing to get better view.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 4:18:49 PM
Weinreb asks if the jury can stand to see the exhibit. Judge says yes.

by Sarah Stolper 4/23/2015 4:18:53 PM
Gamble says Martin was 3 1/2 feet away.

by Todd Kazakiewich/Staff via Hearst Television 4/23/2015 4:19:45 PM
#MarathonBombing victim Martin Richard at greater risk b/c he was close & low to ground, "did NOT die instantaneously" says #MGH doc #wcvb

by Todd Kazakiewich via twitter 4/23/2015 4:20:10 PM
Intense, heartbreaking testimony to end the prosecution's case...

Steve Woolfenden describes pushing his son Leo in a stroller past the Forum restaurant as the second bomb exploded. Woolfenden lost his left leg below the knee. Leo suffered serious head injuries.

Just a few feet to his right, Woolfenden says he saw a little boy and his mother lying on the sidewalk.

"I saw Martin's face," Woolfenden tells the jury. "I could see a boy who looked like he was fatally injured."

"I saw his hair had been singed," he says. "I saw his eyes were rolled in the back of his head. And his mouth was agape."

Woolfenden says he noticed Martin had severe injuries to his torso.

"I saw an immense amount of blood," he says. "I was really, really terrified."

Woolfenden says he could hear Denise saying "Please" and "Martin" over and over. The Forum surveillance video shows her rocking back and forth over her son's damaged body.

"I didn't see any response to her," he says. "I placed my hand on her back and Denise turned to me for a moment and asked me if I was OK. And I said yes, I'm fine."

Woolfenden says Denise then turned her attention back to Martin.

The photo above shows Denise and Bill Richard standing with their oldest son, Henry, and the late Mayor Tom Menino on the one-year anniversary of the bombings.

by Sarah Stolper 4/23/2015 5:29:31 PM
Full scale model jury saw of grate near the Forum, showing how close #Tsarnaev dropped bomb to Martin Richard #wcvb http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDS8AYeWAAAP2Np.jpg

by Todd Kazakiewich via twitter 4/23/2015 6:14:39 PM