9 pm 4/15/13 Koch started setting up warehouse working 22 hours a day
Evidence brought to Black Falcon pier included items collected from victims at Boston hospitals
Evidence brought to Black Falcon pier included items collected from victims at Boston hospitals
Evidence that was wet and bloody needed to be dried out and separated, Koch testifies
Evidence that was wet and bloody needed to be dried out and separated, Koch testifies
Koch testifies 2 flights a day during that first week flew from Boston to Quantico full of evidence heading to a lab
Koch testifies 2 flights a day during that first week flew from Boston to Quantico full of evidence heading to a lab
Koch is now looking at the same paint can full of BBs the jury saw during the last witness
Koch is now looking at the same paint can full of BBs the jury saw during the last witness
Prosecutor is done w Koch. Defense has no questions
Prosecutor is done w Koch. Defense has no questions
Prosecutor calls Dr. Michael Macias. He works at the FBI lab in quantico
Prosecutor calls Dr. Michael Macias. He works at the FBI lab in quantico
He is a scientist in the explosives unit
He is a scientist in the explosives unit
Right after bombings, he started prepping the lab to receive evidence from Boston
Right after bombings, he started prepping the lab to receive evidence from Boston
Macias is talking about the steps the FBI takes to protect the integrity of the evidence
Macias is talking about the steps the FBI takes to protect the integrity of the evidence
One juror is taking notes. others sitting back and listening as the testimony takes a sharp turn from the horror they've heard about for three days
One juror is taking notes. others sitting back and listening as the testimony takes a sharp turn from the horror they've heard about for three days
Macias is done. Defense has no questions
Macias is done. Defense has no questions
Special Agent Jason Costello is next
He is a member of the evidence response team for the FBI
He is talking about electronic sketches he can create of crime scenes
Costello responded to the Boston Marathon and worked at scene B in front of Forum Restaurant
He was at the scene 6,7 long days. Costello mapped 407 items of human remains and physical items
Costello now looking at a diagram of scene B at forum. it pinpoints items of evidence found there.
The graphic is up on the screen now. it shows Forum restaurant with multi colored dots in front of it. the dots represent different types of evidence. some dots go down the block. some dots are on top of buildings like Lord & Taylor.
Jury is now looking at scene A diagram. It shows a lot of multi colored dots in front of Marathon Sports
that's it for Agent Costello
Paula Ernst is next. She works in the FBI lab in Quantico.
She is talking about her team's work in Boston
She sent up a mobile imaging truck and photographers.
Ernst talks about all the high tech and low tech equipment brought onto Boylston Street. an aerial photography system was among the high tech. a camera w/ gps in the belly of the plane created a mosaic from above
Ernst is explaining a diagram of the Bombing scene to the jury
Ernst is now talking about how trigonometry helps to create accurate diagrams
Agent Sarah De Lair is on the stand. Most of us are distracted by the cart wheeling in 14 boxes of evidence into the courtroom
