Advertisement 'That's trickery?' Survivor says holding prosthetic leg out to Tsarnaev supporters Marc Fucarile reacts to supporters outside Boston court Share Shares Copy Link Copy

A Boston Marathon bombing survivor who lost a leg in the blast confronted a supporter of the alleged bomber outside the federal courthouse where Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is scheduled to appear.As Marc Fucarile was entering the courthouse, he overheard Valerie Vanetta and Karin Friedemann speaking to the media about the case and their support of Tsarnaev.Watch reportFucarile stopped, lifted his prosthetic leg and asked the supporters, "That's trickery?" before he continued into the building.Fucarile, of Stoneham, lost his right leg and suffered multiple other injuries in the bombing.The women didn't have much to say about the words exchanged with Fucarile, but they continued holding signs in support of Tsarnaev before and after the hearing.They claim there there's false evidence in the case and want to see a fair trial."I think it's really important to realize the possibility of innocence," Friedemann said."We're here to raise awareness about things concerning the case that people may not be aware of," Vanetta said.After the hearing was over, Fucarile left the courthouse saying he's grateful to be alive."They're all welcome to their opinion. There are supporters for him and there are supporters for us," he said.Fucarile said he plans to attend as much of the trial as he can.Karen Brassard, her husband and daughter were hit by shrapnel during the bombing. She said she plans to be at the courthouse as often as possible during Tsarnaev's trial."I want to be here not to see him, so much as for him to see me, or to see us, and to see us altogether. And to know that we, you know, we've come through this and we're stronger and here and we're not going to forget this and not going to let it just, you know, go unseen and unheard," Brassard said.Three people were killed and more than 260 were injured when two bombs exploded near the finish line of the marathon. Tsarnaev, who has pleaded not guilty, faces the possibility of the death penalty if he is convicted.Jury selection begins on Jan. 5, and the trial is expected to last several months. Seating a jury alone could take several weeks to a month.Earlier this month, Tsarnaev's lawyers argued anew that "emotionally charged" media coverage and the widespread impact of the attacks have made it impossible for him to get a fair trial in Massachusetts.U.S. District Judge George O'Toole Jr. rejected Tsarnaev's first request in September to move the trial, ruling that Tsarnaev's lawyers had failed to show that extensive pretrial media coverage of the bombings had prejudiced the jury pool to the point that an impartial jury could not be chosen in Boston.