The judge overseeing Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's trial says it will begin on Jan. 26 and will last three to four months.
Judge George O'Toole Jr. revealed the timeline as jury selection began.
Potential jurors stared intently at Tsarnaev as he sat at a table in the front of the jury assembly room.
Over the next three days, about 1,200 people will be called to federal court to be considered as potential jurors. To begin, O'Toole gave the first 200 initial instructions.
People who lost loved ones or were injured in the 2013 bombings are searching for justice in one of the nation's most closely watched federal death penalty cases in two decades.
The courthouse is under tight security, with dozens of police officers inside and outside the building. Â (AP)
