--- description: The judge determined a Monday start date was unrealistic given how difficult it has been to find an impartial jury title: Hunt for Impartial Jurors Delays Boston Bombing Trial image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt05eb80542cad5df1/69877b77cd684809b009948c/166984823.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Courts](/tag/courts/) ## Courts Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Hunt for Impartial Jurors Delays Boston Bombing Trial  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Jan 23, 2015 2:25 AM CUT  In this image released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on April 19, 2013, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19-years-old, a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing is seen. In this image released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on April 19, 2013, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19-years-old, a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing is seen.Handout—Getty Images  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Jan 23, 2015 2:25 AM CUT Finding impartial jurors in the case of alleged bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is proving harder than expected, a federal court in Boston [announced](http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-boston-bombing-trial-delayed-20150122-story.html "undefined") Thursday, and the trial that was set to begin next week will be delayed. Judge George A. O’Toole, Jr. had scheduled opening statements to start on Monday but decided that date was now “unrealistic” given how many jurors had to be dismissed since the _voir dire_ process began Jan. 15, the Los Angeles _Times_ reports. Some said they were already convinced Tsarnaev was guilty, while others stated they could never agree with the death penalty. Tsarnaev’s lawyers have argued that it will be impossible to find a fair jury in the Boston area, which was reeling after the deadly attack at the Boston Marathon finish line in April 2013\. On Thursday, they requested for a third time that the judge move the trial, as 68% of the 1,373,-member jury pool admitted to already thinking of Tsarnaev as guilty. “I am set in my ways and this kid is GUILTY,” the defense team said one person wrote on the secretive questionnaires. “Quit wasting everybody’s time with a jury and string him up,” said another. And a third wrote: “Make sure he gets what he deserves.” Last week, the lawyers also asked for a trial delay until the publicity surrounding the recent terrorist attacks in Paris calmed down. O’Toole has repeatedly denied requests that the trial be delayed and moved out of Boston. \[[_Los Angeles Times_](http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-boston-bombing-trial-delayed-20150122-story.html "undefined")\] ### Photos: The Last Moments of the Man Hunt for Boston Bombing Suspect  6:02.14 p.m. Tactical Police Officers converge on the house where 19-year-old Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was hiding at the time of his capture in Watertown, Mass., April 19, 2013. Sgt. Sean Murphy—Massachusetts State Police  6:04.55 p.m. Tactical Police Officers get their first view of the boat where Tsarnaev was hiding. Sgt. Sean Murphy—Massachusetts State Police  6:15.04 p.m. Massachusetts State Police troopers prepare for the final assault on the boat where Tsarnaev was hiding. Sgt. Sean Murphy—Massachusetts State Police  7:08:59 p.m. The boat containing Tsarnaev. Sgt. Sean Murphy—Massachusetts State Police  7:29:21 p.m. Tsarnaev, bloody and disheveled, rises out of the boat. Sgt. Sean Murphy—Massachusetts State Police  7:29:38 p.m. Tsarnaev raises his hands. Sgt. Sean Murphy—Massachusetts State Police  7:31:10 p.m. Tsarnaev stands in the boat. Sgt. Sean Murphy—Massachusetts State Police  7:31:11 p.m. Tsarnaev stands in the boat. Sgt. Sean Murphy—Massachusetts State Police  7:31:23 p.m. Tsarnaev stands in the boat with the red dot of a rifle's laser sight locked on his head. Sgt. Sean Murphy—Massachusetts State Police  7:32:10 p.m. Tsarnaev raises his shirt to show that he is not armed or concealing an explosive device. Sgt. Sean Murphy—Massachusetts State Police  7:33:54 p.m. Tsarnaev begins to step out of the boat. Sgt. Sean Murphy—Massachusetts State Police  7:39:48 p.m. Tsarnaev stands in the boat with his hands raised. Sgt. Sean Murphy—Massachusetts State Police  7:39:48 p.m.Tsarnaev stands in the boat with his hands raised. Sgt. Sean Murphy—Massachusetts State Police  7:39:59 p.m. Tactical units move in on Tsarnaev to remove him from the boat. Sgt. Sean Murphy—Massachusetts State Police  7:40:06 p.m. Tactical units move in on Tsarnaev to remove him from the boat. Sgt. Sean Murphy—Massachusetts State Police  7:40:16 p.m. Tactical units move in on Tsarnaev to remove him from the boat. Sgt. Sean Murphy—Massachusetts State Police  7:40:31 p.m. Tactical units remove Tsarnaev from the boat and place him in custody. Sgt. Sean Murphy—Massachusetts State Police  7:46:48 p.m. Tactical units tend to Tsarnaev. Sgt. Sean Murphy—Massachusetts State Police  7:46:48 p.m. Tactical units tend to Tsarnaev. Sgt. Sean Murphy—Massachusetts State Police  7:49:02 p.m. Medical personnel move Tsarnaev into an ambulance. Sgt. 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