--- title: Boston Bombing Trial: Evidence Photos description: Including a bullet-ridden 'manifesto' and new surveillance footage canonical: https://time.com/3740552/boston-bombing-trial-evidence-dzhokhar-tsarnaev/ author: Marisa Schwartz article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-11T16:20:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:05:07.506Z article:section: U.S. og:title: This is the Most Compelling Evidence in the Boston Bombing Trial So Far og:description: Including a bullet-ridden 'manifesto' and new surveillance footage og:url: https://time.com/3740552/boston-bombing-trial-evidence-dzhokhar-tsarnaev/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltddae8b0e934f4b3e/6987832ae20a87028aa85867/boston-bombing-trial-evidence-dzhokhar-tsarnaev-2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Boston Bombing Trial Evidence Dzhokhar Tsarnaev og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This is the Most Compelling Evidence in the Boston Bombing Trial So Far twitter:description: Including a bullet-ridden 'manifesto' and new surveillance footage twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltddae8b0e934f4b3e/6987832ae20a87028aa85867/boston-bombing-trial-evidence-dzhokhar-tsarnaev-2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See Evidence From the Boston Bombing Trial  by [Marisa Schwartz](/author/marisa-schwartz/)  ## Marisa Schwartz Mar 11, 2015 4:20 PM CUT  Prosecutors presented this image of a blood-stained, bullet-ridden message, allegedly written by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on the inside of a boat, to jurors as evidence in Boston on March 10, 2015. Prosecutors presented this image of a blood-stained, bullet-ridden message, allegedly written by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on the inside of a boat, to jurors as evidence in Boston on March 10, 2015.U.S. Department of Justice/Reuters  by [Marisa Schwartz](/author/marisa-schwartz/)  ## Marisa Schwartz Mar 11, 2015 4:20 PM CUT The writings were [allegedly](http://time.com/3739954/boston-bombing-tsarnaev-manifesto/ "undefined") scribbled in pencil by Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev inside the boat where he hid before his arrest. “I am jealous of my brother who has received the ward of Jannatul Firdaus (inshallah) before me,” the writing states. “I do not mourn because his soul is very much alive.” Jannat ul Firdaus refers to the highest level of paradise in Islam. The jury also saw newly released surveillance footage of the attacks, which identify Tsarnaev at the scene, and heard witness testimony from victims and police officers. _Read next:_[ _See the Final Moments Before Boston Bombing Suspect Was Arrested_](http://time.com/3654282/boston-marathon-dzhokhar-tsarnaev-photos/?iid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") ### Tragedy in Boston: One Photographer’s Eyewitness Account  April 15, 2013\. Boston police officers react to a second explosion near the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon. John Tlumacki—The Boston Globe/Getty Images   April 15, 2013\. Bystanders aid victims on the sidewalk after an explosion near the finish line. John Tlumacki—The Boston Globe/Getty Images  April 15, 2013\. Victims lie on the sidewalk near a barrier at the scene of the first explosion. John Tlumacki—The Boston Globe/Getty Images  April 15, 2013\. A man comforts a victim on the sidewalk at the scene of the explosion. John Tlumacki—The Boston Globe/Getty Images  April 15, 2013\. Bystanders help a wounded woman at the scene of the first explosion on Boylston Street near the finish line. John Tlumacki—The Boston Globe/Getty Images  April 15, 2013\. A wounded man is helped on the sidewalk at the scene of the first explosion. John Tlumacki—The Boston Globe/Getty Images  April 15, 2013\. A wounded boy is evacuated from the scene by a Boston police officer. John Tlumacki—The Boston Globe/Getty Images  April 15, 2013\. A victim from the explosion is wheeled away from the scene by emergency personnel. John Tlumacki—The Boston Globe/Getty Images  April 15, 2013\. A woman prays at the scene of the explosion. John Tlumacki—The Boston Globe/Getty Images [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined")  Prosecutors presented this image of a blood-stained, bullet-ridden message, allegedly written by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on the inside of a boat, to jurors as evidence in Boston on March 10, 2015. U.S. Department of Justice/Reuters  Prosecutors presented this image of a blood-stained, bullet-ridden message, allegedly written by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on the inside of a boat, to jurors as evidence in Boston on March 10, 2015. U.S. Department of Justice/Reuters  Prosecutors presented this image of a blood-stained, bullet-ridden message, allegedly written by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on the inside of a boat, to jurors as evidence in Boston on March 10, 2015. U.S. Department of Justice/Reuters  This still image, presented as evidence at trial, shows the boat where Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hid after a gunfight with police. U.S. Department of Justice/Reuters  This still image captured from video shows brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev crouched behind a car during their April 2013 shootout with police. U.S. Department of Justice/Corbis  Evidence markers are seen on a street where Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev engaged in a gunfight with police. U.S. Department of Justice/Reuters  A 9mm Luger clip and bullet package sit next to a backpack and bag on a street where Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev engaged in a gunfight with police. U.S. Department of Justice/Reuters  A wallet containing Tamerlan Tsarnaev's drivers license is seen in a still handout image entered as evidence in the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. U.S. Department of Justice/Reuters  A large fragment of a homemade pressure-cooker bomb that accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is charged with throwing at police officers during a gunfight in Watertown, Mass. on April 19, 2015, is seen embedded in the side of a Honda Civic that was parked near the site of the disturbance. U.S. Department of Justice/Reuters  An unexploded metal bomb filled with explosive powder and lined with metal pellets was entered as evidence in the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. U.S. Department of Justice/Reuters  An unexploded metal bomb was entered as evidence in the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. U.S. Department of Justice/Reuters  This still image capture from video, which was released as evidence in the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, shows the chaos as a bomb explodes during the 2013 Boston Marathon. U.S. Department of Justice/EPA  A still image captured from surveillance video at the Boston Marathon shows the scene moments before a second bomb exploded as a man, marked with a circle by prosecutors (top R) and identified by them as defendant Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, moves rapidly away from the spot near the finish line of the race on April 15, 2013 in Boston. U.S. Department of Justice/Reuters  A still image captured from surveillance video at the Boston Marathon shows the moment when a second bomb exploded as a man, marked with a circle by prosecutors (top R) and identified by them as defendant Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, moves rapidly away from the spot near the finish line of the race on April 15, 2013 in Boston. U.S. Department of Justice/Reuters  A still image captured from surveillance video at the Boston Marathon shows the moment when a second bomb exploded as a man, marked with a circle by prosecutors (top R) and identified by them as defendant Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, moves rapidly away from the spot near the finish line of the race on April 15, 2013 in Boston. 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