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Deadly Parade Crash Trial
EP136 "The Final Sentencing"The judge claimed she was looking for a mitigating factor or even remorse from Darrell Brooks as he addressed the court for more than two hours.
Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
EP4 "Opening Statements Begin"In opening statements prosecutors alleged the defendant plotted the murder of Bill McGuire, husband of 5 years and father of her two children; the motive -- she wanted to be with a new lover.
Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
EP3 "Defense Delivers Opening Remarks"Lead prosecutor continues opening statements; laying out for jurors the scheme they say the defendant made to get rid of her husband, and then dispose of the his body; Melanie McGuire's defense team delivers its opening statement to jurors.
Cheerleader on Trial for Baby's Murder
EP41 "State's Rebuttal Argument"Prosecutors make it clear what was on Skylar's mind in the days she found out she was pregnant to the weeks after her child died; they stress on Skylar's actions of concealing her baby's death and the hiding the corpse.
Cheerleader on Trial for Baby's Murder
EP42 "Verdict to Sentencing"After four hours of deliberations the jury acquits Skylar Richardson on charges of aggravated murder, involuntary manslaughter, and child endangerment; for her attempt at burying baby Annabelle's remains in the backyard the jury finds her guilty.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP1 "Murder Over Explicit Photos"Opening statements began with graphic details of how the victim, Tom Merriman, lost his life. The lead prosecutor told jurors that Jade Janks ambushed, drugged, suffocated and strangled her stepfather. The state alleged it began with the defendant buying supplies which included gloves, towels and nylon cords all for the purposes of murder.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP2 "Staging An Overdose Death"Staging the murder to look like a drug overdose. The State claimed that was Jade Janks' plan for the death of her stepfather, Tom Merriman. During opening statements, the State wanted to lay out what they believed was Jade Janks' elaborate murder plot to kill Thomas Merriman. It included allegations that she sought out the help of a fixer to help her drug, suffocate, and strangle her stepfather.
Sex, Cyanide And A Doctor On The Run Case
S1, EP93 "Digital Forensics Examination"An expert in computer forensics testified. Mark Vassel critiqued the work of the State's expert who testified earlier about the internet records retrieved in the days leading up to Rosemarie Essa's untimely death. According to investigators, this digital footprint of Yazeed revealed not just a murder plot but an escape out of the country after the crime.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP110 "Explaining The Glass, Plastic, And Hair Found"Maureen Hartnett, the crime scene analyst working this case, got grilled by Karen Read's defense under cross-examination. Hartnett testified that she did not know when the pieces of glass or the hair got on the defendant's SUV. Her lawyers maintained throughout this trial that she was framed by someone who fatally beat John O'Keefe inside a home and that the homeowner's relationship with local and state police tainted this investigation.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP111 "Physical Matches On Key Evidence"Prosecutors brought in another analyst who did physical matches on crime scene evidence. It included the defendant's SUV as well as clothing belonging to her boyfriend, the victim-John O'Keefe. Jurors learned more about this key crime scene evidence that seemed to implicate Karen Read in the death of O'Keefe, her boyfriend. Prosecutors alleged that their relationship was in so much trouble that she resorted to killing him in a hit-and-run in a middle of a snowstorm.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP112 "Everything Is Documented"For prosecutors, the broken taillight pieces served as proof that Karen Read hit her boyfriend with her SUV and then drove off all while under the influence. State forensic scientist Ashley Vallier went into detail about how she collected and processed a damaged taillight. She testified on the stand: Everything is documented. Days after John O'Keefe died, police had her black Lexus SUV in their custody examining every inch.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP113 "Forensic Scientist Under Cross-Examination"The jury listened to detailed testimony about evidence recovered from the snowy crime scene were John O'Keefe was found. Prosecutors wanted to deliver enough clues for jurors to prove the allegation that the defendant used her SUV to kill her boyfriend. The cross-examination began on forensic scientist, Ashley Vallier, who examined key pieces of evidence in her crime lab. The Defense wanted to show the jury that the crime scene was manipulated hours before evidence was collected.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP114 "Trace Evidence"Trace evidence was key for the prosecution as it tried to link Karen Read to the murder of her boyfriend, John O'Keefe. So, the State brought in yet another forensic scientist. This portion of the trial was all about the physical evidence inspected by forensic analysts. What was retrieved from the snowy crime scene after O'Keefe died, was then brought back to the State's lab and examined.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP115 "Third Forensic Scientist Explains"Jurors heard more details about the physical evidence found in the area where John O'Keefe was discovered. For a third time in a row, the State brought in a forensic scientist from the Massachusetts State Crime Lab to tell the jury about test results. Crime scene analysts looked for a physical match when examining the evidence in the case against Karen Read. Prosecutors argued that this evidence linked her to the death of her boyfriend in a hit and run.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP116 "Sergeant Yuriy Bukhenik"A sergeant from the Massachusetts State Police took the stand. Yuriy Bukhenik was the supervisor of the lead detective in the investigation into the death of John O'Keefe. When Massachusetts State Police took over this case, the first thing they did was interview the defendant and impound her SUV. The state police took over this case due to a conflict of interest involving a Canton police officer.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP117 "Defendant's First Police Interview"Jurors saw the physical evidence collected by investigators. It included the clothing and sneakers John O'Keefe was wearing the night before he was found in a pile of snow. Next, the jury heard about the first formal interview the state police did with the defendant just hours after O'Keefe died. According to the sergeant on the stand, investigators drove to Karen Read's family home to ask her specific questions about the hours leading up to John's death.