The defense , in a status hearing in April , called the Tsarnaev family dynamic key to their case . Dzhokhar Tsarnaev attends last scheduled public hearing before January 5 trial . The defense team has said it will call witnesses to testify about the bombing and its aftermath. Mother-in-law of Ibragim Todashev shouts support for Tsarnaev . Todashev , an associate of Tsarnaev 's brother , was killed last year in what FBI said was separate probe .
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev attends last scheduled public hearing before January 5 trial . The defense team has said it will call witnesses to testify about the bombing and its aftermath. Mother-in-law of Ibragim Todashev shouts support for Tsarnaev . Todashev , an associate of Tsarnaev 's brother , was killed last year in what FBI said was separate probe .