LATimes -- Victims ask that Tsarnaev’s life be spared
Death or life in prison for convicted Boston Marathon bomber
“They say they worry that long death-row appeals will only remind them of the bombings and block their healing process as victims.”
“Among those asking that Tsarnaev's life be spared are Martin Richard's family; Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes, two newlyweds who each lost legs in the explosions; and the sister of MIT police Officer Sean Collier, who was killed in the manhunt leading to Tsarnaev's capture two years ago.”
"If there is anyone who deserves the ultimate punishment, it is the defendant," Kensky and Downes said in a statement Sunday. "However, we must overcome the impulse for vengeance."
