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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.
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, EP150 "A Car's Key Cycle"The long cross-examination of the State's crash reconstructionist was not over yet. Trooper Joseph Paul said that he was initially told that this was a pedestrian crash involving a Boston police officer and that the vehicle was going in reverse. This was before he began his work to figure out what happened to that officer, John O'Keefe. Next, jurors learned about the inner workings of a car while the State's crash expert was on the stand.
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S1, EP151 "From Crash Expert To Cellphone Expert"Jurors in Karen Read's murder trial learned more about what happened to the car the defendant was driving the morning Boston police officer John O'Keefe lost his life. The state's crash reconstructionist wrapped up his long testimony. The defense dismissed his conclusion that the evidence he examined showed John O'Keefe was hit by a car and then project 30 feet into the snow. Next, more cellphone data as key evidence against Read.
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S1, EP152 "A Digital Forensics Examiner"Prosecutors brought in an expert in the field of digital forensics. They wanted to clear things up for the jury about the exact time Jennifer McCabe Googled the phrase: How long to die in the cold? Earlier, McCabe claimed she googled that question at Karen Read's insistence the morning they found John O'Keefe. But the Defense alleged McCabe did that search hours before.
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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.
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S1, EP149 "Challenging The Crash Expert"Trooper Joseph Paul tried made clear to jurors that the evidence he examined was consistent with a collision involving a pedestrian. He also said that neither the blizzard conditions nor a car malfunction contributed to what happened to John O'Keefe. The Defense heated things up during the cross-examination. According to Trooper Paul, even if the car's mirrors were blocked or its backup camera was defective- an attentive and reasonable driver would not have reversed at a high rate of speed.
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S1, EP148 "A Pedestrian Strike"The Defense had more questions during the cross-examination of the State's crash reconstruction expert. He just finished telling jurors that he recreated the alleged hit-and-run that prosecutors believed killed John O'Keefe. Prosecutors hoped Trooper Joseph Paul would convince jurors that the death of John O'Keefe was no accident. He claimed this was a collision between a pedestrian and a car.
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S1, EP147 "Reconstructing The Deadly Car Crash"The crash expert testifying for the State confirmed that he did road tests with a Lexus SUV which is the type of vehicle the defendant had. Prosecutors alleged that Karen read intentionally hit John O'Keefe with her car by making a three-point turn and reversing into him. Photos and video clips of the crash reconstruction were presented to the jury. On the stand was state Trooper Joseph Paul who put together that recreation of what he concluded happened to the victim.
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S1, EP146 "Reversing At High Speed"Jurors learned the ranges of how fast Karen Read's SUV may have been going when prosecutors said it hit John O'Keefe. On the stand was Joseph Paul, a crash reconstructionist, who examined the defendant's car and performed road tests. Jurors listened intently to this expert's testimony. According to Trooper Paul's data, Karen Read's car moved forward slightly, shifted to reverse and accelerated more than 20 miles-per-hour into John O'Keefe.
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