Judge In Tsarnaev Trial Rejects Bid To Make Juror Names Public

A court has denied a motion filed by the Boston Globe to release the names and addresses of the jurors in the Boston Marathon bomber trial.

Tsarnaev, now 22, was formally sentenced to death in June for killing three people and injuring 264 in the April 15, 2013, attack, as well as fatally shooting a police office three days later.

Fagan is the first juror from the Tsarnaev trial to speak publicly using his name.

“If I had known that, I probably – I probably would change my vote”, Fagan told the news station. “But then again, if I knew that I wouldn’t be on the jury either”, Fagan told WBUR in an interview released on Tuesday. He says disclosing juror identities while the motion is pending likely will “interfere with the integrity of the proceedings”. His book is expected to be released at the end of September. U.S. District Judge on Monday said he would not make the names of the other jurors public while Tsarnaev’s lawyers are still fighting for a new trial outside the city.

Fagan, 23, said he could relate to Tsarnaev because they are so close in age.

We know that the government has its reasons for seeking the death penalty, but the continued pursuit of that punishment could bring years of appeals and prolong reliving the most painful day of our lives.

Before the trial began in January, defense lawyers made multiple requests to move the proceedings out of Boston, arguing that it would be easier to find impartial jurors in Springfield, Massachusetts, New York or Washington.

“He still chose to leave that bomb there for about 4½ minutes”, Fagan said.