to limit that testimony. it would be totally unfair to whitey bulger to let some members of the family testify to what these crimes meant to them because that's not what the trial's about. >> reporter: the 83-year-old bulger, two years after his arrest on 19 murder charges, will tuesday see the first of more than 600 prospective jurors file through. the judge apparently made another definitive ruling at the hearing because the normally talkative attorney j.w. carney said only this -- >> i hope you have a pleasant evening. >> reporter: it was billed pretrial housecleaning but onlookers know there will be nothing standard about this trial. >> it was intense but these are all lawyers who have been there before. they're ready for it. >> reporter: abc news, boston. >> this should be an incredible trial. >> yes. we're talking about 67 people have been pooled to try to get this jury together. they're going to be provided with questionnaires to kind of find out who has a conflict one