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S1, EP19 "Florida v. Dippolito"Mark Dippolito couldn't believe it when the police told him his new bride Dalia had hired a hitman to have him killed; he was even more surprised when she claimed in court that it was his idea.
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S1, EP23 "California v. Sommer"Cynthia Sommer's world was turned upside down when her 23-year-old husband Todd died; nearly five years later she was under arrest and accused of poisoning him.
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S1, EP24 "California v. Powell"For the four LAPD cops who beat Rodney King with batons, it may have been business as usual; but then the world learned that it had been captured on video, and those 81 seconds changed everything.
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S1, EP162 "Results Of Cellebrite Data"Karen Read's defense stirred things up with the state trooper on the witness stand. Trooper Nicholas Guarino testified about the cell phone data that was collected which he believed implicated the defendant in the death of John O'Keefe. Guarino also was able to pinpoint the time and the locations of the defendant and the victim, John O'Keefe, before he was found in the snow. Guarino's team did acknowledge that his team did not find any deleted phone calls on the defendant's phone.
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S1, EP163 "The Neuropathologist Explains"Prosecutors accusing Karen read of murdering her boyfriend called in a neuropathologist to testify. Dr. Renee Stonebridge broke down her findings from her examination of the brain of John O'Keefe. The medical evidence that proved John O'Keefe sustained blunt force trauma to the head was critical to both sides. The state contended he hit his head on the ground, possibly on a curb, after being hit by Karen Read's SUV.
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S1, EP164 "Undetermined Manner Of Death"Jurors listened to testimony from the medical doctor who performed the autopsy on John O'Keefe. Dr. Irini Scordi-Bello found that he sustained blunt force trauma to the head and suffered from hypothermia. Dr. Bello went into the categories of causes and manners of death for the jury. She admitted that his death was undetermined and could've occurred by accident or homicide.
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S1, EP165 "Alcohol And Hypothermia"The medical examiner on the stand said the manner of John O'Keefe's death was undetermined. Jurors learned that the cause of death involved multiple wounds, including skull fractures consistent with blunt-force trauma, along with hypothermia. Dr. Irini Scordi-Bello went into the alcohol levels in O'Keefe's system when he passed away. According to Dr. Bello, his high alcohol level exacerbated the hypothermia as he was lying in the snow for hours during blizzard conditions.
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S1, EP166 "Accident Or Homicide"Jurors saw autopsy photos as part of the state's case. On the stand was the medical examiner who did the full external body examination on John O'Keefe. Dr. Irini Scordi-Bello's conclusion was that the manner of death was undetermined caused either by an accident or a homicide. During cross-examination, Karen Read's defense zeroed in on Dr. Bello's conclusion that one of O'Keefe's injuries was blunt force trauma. She admitted to jurors that a punch could explain the wounds found on his head.
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S1, EP8 "Florida v. Carlton"Tommy Carlton owed his ex-wife Elizabeth $85,000 in back child support; so he allegedly paid a hit man $2,000 to make her go away permanently; the hit man was an undercover cop and Elizabeth helped stage her demise.
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S1, EP9 "Florida v. Wuornos"Aileen Wuornos sold her body to survive; this generated a deep-seeded rage for those who would pay for her services which allegedly resulted in the deaths of seven Florida men.
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S1, EP10 "Florida v. Nelson"When ex-con Scott Nelson looked at middle-aged nanny Jennifer Fulford he allegedly saw a target for his rage; Nelson had other plans when he entered the courtroom for his trial.
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S1, EP141 "Forensic DNA Lab Results Return"Jurors listened to more testimony about cell phone information. On the stand was the state police lieutenant who was in charge of tracking the movements of John O'Keefe in the lead-up to his death. Next, the topic of forensic DNA was brought back into the courtroom. An analyst from a private company took the stand to give his test results about John O'Keefe's DNA found on crime scene evidence.
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S1, EP142 "Corroborating John O'keefe's DNA"Prosecutors accusing Karen Read of killing her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, wanted to show jurors physical evidence that they say linked her to his death. On the stand was a DNA analyst who said the victim's DNA was found on broken pieces from her SUV. The lab test results of forensic DNA analysis dominated this portion of the trial. The State wanted to show beyond a reasonable doubt that Karen Read violently hit her boyfriend with her large SUV and left him in the snow during a blizzard.
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S1, EP143 "John O'keefe's DNA Profile"A forensic scientist working for the Massachusetts state crime lab took the stand. During the murder investigation into the death of John O'Keefe, analysts from the State and a private lab examined crime scene evidence looking for his DNA. A key detail in the prosecution's case against Karen Read was where the DNA of John O'Keefe was found at the crime scene. These analysts who took the stand referenced their laboratory test results during their elaborate testimony.
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S1, EP144 "The Crash Reconstructionist"A crash reconstruction expert testified for the State. Massachusetts State Trooper Joseph Paul was tasked to analyze the condition of her car during the investigation into the death of John O'Keefe. Jurors would decide later whether his conclusions proved the defendant caused her boyfriend's death. This crime scene reconstruction included a series of images and crime scene photos to help in his analysis of what happened to the victim.
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S1, EP145 "Recreating The Fatal Hit-And-Run"The jury heard about the examination into her SUV. Prosecutors considered this the murder weapon in the death of John O'Keefe. On the stand was a crash reconstruction expert because the State alleged she killed him in a hit and run. State Trooper Joseph Paul told the jury that the Karen Read's car accelerated to over 20 miles-per-hour in the snow right before it allegedly hit her boyfriend.