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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Tsarnaev Apologizes For 'Irreparable Damage' At Sentencing [Watch (HLS stream): Tsarnaev Apologizes For 'Irreparable Damage' At Sentencing](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/DMzNrHBq.m3u8) (1:42)  _Published 2015-06-24. In a stunning change of demeanor during his sentencing hearing, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev apologized to the people he hurt at the Boston Marathon bombings as a judge sentenced him to death._ --- Jul 27, 2023 6:28 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Jury Gives Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Death Penalty](/video/NbbUHyFD/) ### Jury Gives Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Death Penalty [What Russia Knew About Tamerlan Tsarnaev](/video/NhkLcaan/) ### What Russia Knew About Tamerlan Tsarnaev [Capturing the Real Face of Terror: Photographing Dzhokhar Tsarnaev](/video/SaoaXJ4p/) ### Capturing the Real Face of Terror: Photographing Dzhokhar Tsarnaev --- ## Transcript A lengthy and emotional sentencing hearing ended as expected. With Joe Tsarnaev sentenced to death for the Boston marathon bombings. But the big question entering the hearing, would Tsarnaev himself speak when given the chance? After the noon recess, Tsarnaev's defense attorneys announced he would. He opened by noting it's the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a time of forgiveness. Reporters in the court room said Tsarnaev choked up as he apologized to his victims. I am sorry for the lives that i have taken, for the suffering that I have caused, for the damage, for the irreparable damage. He then asked Allah for mercy for his victims, himself, and his brother Tamerlan. Who helped carry out the bombings and later died in a shootout with Police. The court room apology was a stunning change of demeanor for Tsarnaev. For more than two years, the victims and family members of the three people who died in the blast waited for the chance directly to Tsarnaev, who reporters in the court room said was relaxed and even smiled at times during his murder trial. Several of those victims who lost limbs or suffered other injuries showed up for court with 20 to 30 of them expected to speak. While some struggled for the words to tell Tsarnaev what he'd done to them or their families, others pleaded for Tsarnaev to finally show remorse and dissuade future terrorists. Krystle Campbell's father told Tsarnaev you failed. At least you won't hurt anyone else. Campbell was 29 years old when she died from the first explosion set off at the marathon. The judge's formal sentencing was just that, a formality, after a jury pronounced Tsarnaev guilty and recommended the death penalty in May. 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