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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.
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.
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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, 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.
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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, 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, 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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