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Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
S2024, EP50 "The Affair That Led To Murder"A fertility clinic doctor tells jurors that the defendant forged his signature on prescribed medication the days leading up to Bill McGuire's death; on the stand is Dr. Bradley Miller, Melanie's lover of three years.
Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
EP49 "Lying Under Oath""I still loved her at the time" is what Dr. Brad Miller tells jurors about his relationship with Melanie McGuire at the time he was summoned to testify in front of the grand jury.
Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
EP55 "Infidelity"Melanie McGuire's defense attorney is not done quizzing her former lover during cross-examination; Dr. Brad Miller tells jurors that even after Melanie was charged for murdering her husband, Bill, he still loved her.
Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
EP54 "I Always Thought I Was A Suspect"Melanie McGuire's former lover and co-worker gives jurors a timeline of their illicit affair; Dr. Brad Miller gives investigators the motive they need to explain why Melanie concocted and carried out her husband's murder.
Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
EP53 "E-Z Pass"Jurors listen to the whereabouts and movements of Melanie McGuire in the days before Bill went missing and was found dead; on the stand is the state investigator, who looked into the McGuire's E-Z Pass toll records as well as cellphone activity.
Suitcase Killer Murder Trial
EP56 "Mysterious Fedex Package"Jurors hear about contents in a Fed-Ex package mailed to authorities; in it were items belonging to both Bill and Melanie McGuire; a state investigator divulged to jurors details into evidence he uncovered looking into the death of Bill.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP35 "Jade Janks Under Cross-Examination"Jade Janks faced cross-examination on the witness stand. She admitted that she didn't tell any close friends or relatives about finding those nude photos on her stepdad, Tom Merriman's computer. Instead, she reached out to a complete stranger she met on Facebook about the whole ordeal. Janks recalled her emotional and mental state in the eight days of the discovery of the nude photos and the victim's death.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP36 "Walk Us Through On What Happened"The lead prosecutor was not done probing Jade Janks on the stand. She was testifying for her own defense. She admitted to the jury that she did cover up her stepfather's remains after he died. After going over the timeline of events leading up to Tom Merriman's death, the state had Janks go through and explain her text messages. Jurors listened to the defendant while weighing her credibility.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP153 "How Long To Die In The Cold?"The jury listened to a dispute over the timestamp on a Google search. The State claimed the search was done at the crime scene where John O'Keefe was found. But it was an issue because the timing was crucial to Karen Read's defense. Jurors then got a lecture on how information is extracted from cell phones in an investigation. Prosecutors wanted to put a timeline together of the events and movements of John O'Keefe in the lead-up to his death.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP154 "Cell Phone Extraction"Jurors got a demonstration from a digital forensics examiner. He was called to the stand to confirm the time a Google search was made the morning John O'Keefe lost his life. He was found outside in the snow. Next, another state police officer took the stand. This latest trooper was a digital forensics Examiner. Prosecutors continued to hone-in on the digital evidence that they believed proved the defendant killed her boyfriend.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP155 "Trooper Nicholas Guarino"Investigators looking into John O'Keefe's death collected four different cell phones. These included the victim's, Karen Read's, Jennifer McCabe's, and Kerry Roberts'. State Trooper Nicholas Guarino was on the stand, tasked to examine the information from those phones. Guarino told jurors that it took months to retrieve all the data from her cell phone. Why? Some of that info fell within attorney-client privilege.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP156 "Voir Dire"The relationship drama between Karen Read and John O'Keefe spilled out in text messages. Jurors read through exhibits of the cell phone data, and it showed the couple had been fighting the day before and the day of victim's death. Next, a retired ER doctor and forensic pathologist was the subject of a voir dire hearing. Dr. Marie Russell specialized in hit-and-run incidents. She was a potential witness for the Defense's case.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP157 "Questioning The Defense's Upcoming Experts"Judge Beverly Cannone held a hearing on whether an expert witness for the defense could testify to the jury. Dr. Marie Russell, a retired forensic pathologist, said that she believed the wounds on John O'Keefe came from a large dog attack. The lead prosecutor in Karen Read's murder trial had some questions for the defense's medical expert. This was during a hearing which would determine whether the jury would hear her testimony.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP158 "Vetting The Defense's Crash Experts"The judge had another Defense expert to hear from to decide whether that witness could testify to the jury. This was a crash reconstructionist who would dispute the state's allegation that John O'Keefe was hit by Karen Read's SUV. The jury was not in the courtroom for this voir dire. According to the Defense, these three experts had contacted them and not the other way around. This was part of the Defense's justification that they be allowed to testify, despite the late notice.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP159 "Relationship Drama Over Text"Phone records discussed in the trial proceedings revealed a rocky relationship between the defendant and the victim, John O'Keefe. Prosecutors presented the jury with a number of missed calls and texts messages that appeared to show an argument just hours before he was found in the snow. The last communication between Karen Read and O'Keefe happened at one in the morning on the day he died. She seemed angry and texted that she left his kids all alone at home during a blizzard.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP160 "Texts, Voicemails And GPS Data"Karen Read's text and voicemail messages presented to the jury revealed that things were strained between the defendant and her boyfriend, John O'Keefe. Prosecutors alleged this was her motive to kill him. The last big fight the couple had came just hours before he was found in a pile of snow in the middle of a blizzard. On the stand Massachusetts state trooper Nicholas Guarino confirmed that he conducted GPS mapping tests at the crime scene.