Bulger Juror Says Tsarnaev Panel Has Tough Task Ahead
BOSTON (CBS) - Jurors in the Boston Marathon bombing trial completed a full day of deliberations on Tuesday. Outside the courthouse things are suddenly heating up. The road out front is blocked and security is everywhere.
From police, and Homeland Security, to media members from all over the country. Everyone waiting for seven women and five men to come to a decision. But first, they have to go through a very lengthy and very detailed jury form and answer a total of 99 yes or no questions.
Read: Tsarnaev Verdict Form
Gusina Tremblay says, "It's a tough job they put on these people."
Tremblay knows what the 12 jurors are going through. She was on the jury that convicted Whitey Bulger, another high profile federal case. She remembers day one of deliberations very well.
"I thought there would be a procedure and we went in there, it was nothing I thought. We didn't know what was going on," she says.
Tremblay tells WBZ, the first day the 12 jurors are on their own, it's more than just confusing.
Tremblay says, "It was very, very overwhelming there was so many counts and charges."
The biggest challenge? Getting everyone to agree on anything.
Tremblay says, "With 12 different people there are 12 different opinions of what should be going on."
A tough task, that takes time and lots of patience and compromise. But being a part of Boston's infamous history, is neither easy, nor exciting. She hopes the Tsarnaev jurors can fare a bit better.
"It's like being caught in a natural disappear or some big overwhelming experience," she says.