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S1, EP21 "New Jersey v. McGuire"Melanie McGuire made a living bringing life into the world as a fertility clinic nurse; the police accused her of shooting her husband, dismembering his body and disposing of it in suitcases dumped into the Chesapeake Bay.
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S1, EP17 "New Jersey v. Ravi"Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi and Dharun Ravi had only been roommates for few weeks when Ravi decided to secretly film Tyler kissing another man; soon after, Clementi took his own life and Ravi faced surprising criminal charges.
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S1, EP16 "Florida v. Hartung"The murders of Voncile Smith and her sons John and Richard set Pensacola, Florida on edge; the courts try to decide if this was an occult ritual or something much more basic: greed.
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S1, EP155 "Trooper Nicholas Guarino"Investigators looking into John O'Keefe's death collected four different cell phones. It included the victim's, Karen Read's, Jennifer McCabe's, and Kerry Roberts'. On the stand, was the State Trooper Nicholas Guarino 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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S1, EP3 "Florida v. Sievers"Mark Sievers thought he had arranged the perfect murder when he hired a childhood friend and another man to murder his wife, Dr. Teresa Sievers; his best laid plan started falling apart when someone he trusted the most turned on him.
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S1, EP4 "Nevada v. Simpson"Years after being found not guilty of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, OJ Simpson was back in a courtroom and again facing felony charges.
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S1, EP5 "Texas v. Mowbray"Ten years after being found guilty of the murder of her husband, Susie Mowbray's conviction was overturned, and she would once again face a jury of her peers.
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S1, EP134 "Dehumanizing The Defendant"The long cross-examination was not over yet for the lead detective on the stand. Karen Read's defense asked more accusatory questions for Trooper Michael Proctor. He admitted to the jury that his unprofessional text messages dehumanized her. The texts were sent during the months-long investigation looking into the death of John O'Keefe, her boyfriend. Proctor told jurors that it was a figure of speech. My emotions got the best of me.
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S1, EP135 "Lead Detective Under Redirect"The lead detective on the stand answered questions under redirect. It came after a long cross-examination where the defense accused him of mishandling and corrupting the investigation into John O'Keefe's death. According to Trooper Michael Proctor, no one else but Karen Read was responsible for this homicide. Jurors would decide later if the lead case detective was truthful in his testimony. And, was he truthful in leading this murder investigation?
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S1, EP136 "More From The Massachusetts State Police"The lead detective wrapped up his testimony. Karen Read's defense team grilled him about his conduct during the investigation into John O'Keefe's death. Jurors would decide later if Trooper Michael Proctor's conduct during the investigation tainted the police's work? Next to the stand for the State was a higher-up in the Massachusetts State Police. He was the lead investigator's supervisor on this case.
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S1, EP137 "Detective Lieutenant Brian Tully"Investigators looking into John O'Keefe's death seemed confident in their conclusion that Karen read fatally hit her boyfriend with her SUV and then drove away. On the stand was Detective Lieutenant Brian Tully of the Massachusetts State Police. He who supervised this case. The early part of this murder investigation included search warrants, multiple interviews, seizing key evidence, and thoroughly examining the crime scene.
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S1, EP138 "Cellphone Data Info"The jury again got a glimpse at crime scene photos and surveillance video that had been collected. On the stand was a detective-lieutenant who supervised the entire murder case. Investigators used cell phone information to pinpoint the location of the victim as well as the defendant, in the hours leading up to the alleged murder. Digital technology was important for police to corroborate not just where John O'Keefe was, but also who he was communicating with and how.