Remnick ließ eine Reihe von Twitter-Nachrichten des erst 19-jährigen jüngeren Bruders Dschokar einfließen. Den Anfang bildete eine Nachricht vom 12. März 2012 („schon zehn Jahre in Amerika – ich will raus”).
Remnick included a series of tweets from the younger brother, Dzhokhar, only 19, beginning with a message from March 12, 2012 (“a decade in America already –&#160;I want out”).&#160;In Remnick’s words, the tweets show “a young man’s thoughts: his jokes, his resentments, his prejudices, his faith, his desires.”