VERDICT WATCH MA - Professor Karen Read, 43, charged with murdering police officer boyfriend John O'Keefe by hitting him with car, Canton, 14 Apr 2023 #13

[shotgun09]

Got to get Sue's post in.
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@SueNBCBoston

Jen McCabe, Colin Albert, & Brian Albert have entered the courtroom & are sitting with the O’Keefe family.


9:04 AM · Jun 25, 2024

Goodness ! Whose brainy idea was that?

 

[arielilane]

@TedDanielnews

Good morning from inside courtroom in the Commonwealth vs. Read.
We have reached closing arguments.
Alan Jackson is expected to go first followed by ADA Adam Lally.

-Some witnesses are in the courtroom today including Brian Albert, Colin Albert, and Jennifer McCabe. They all previously testified for the Commonwealth.

-Read is charged with 2nd degree murder, manslaughter OUI, and leaving the scene of a fatal.

-I'm still waiting to hear the instructions on what lesser included charges are available

-2 more media spaces were added to bring the number to 12

#Boston25 is here for the duration


9:06 AM · Jun 25, 2024

 

[arielilane]

Karen Read walks into court today with hundreds of supporters chanting “FREE KAREN READ!”The movement continues growing day by day — I’d estimate 250+ people today, all hoping to hear a not guilty verdict.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1805586240227430760

 

[arielilane]

@_kbenoit

Good morning from Norfolk Superior Court. Both the Prosecution and defense are expected to give closing arguments this morning in the #KarenReadTrial.



9:15 AM · Jun 25, 2024

 

[Misy]

I know this is a very inopportune time to ask this, but, where did they find all the taillight pieces in the A’s front yard. On or in the snow? Kerry Roberts testified that when the paramedics moved JOK there was grass underneath him. I listened to part of her testimony yesterday and that stuck out to me. If his arm was cut up from the tailight pieces (at least partly) at the time he was supposedly struck then wouldn’t the tailight pieces be on the grass? I thought they eventually “discovered” them later on the snow. Not buried underneath the snow. Moo and tia!

 

[arielilane]

@SueNBCBoston

Very somber, heavy feeling as we wait for the start of court.
Jurors haven’t entered yet.
Many mornings there’s a lot of chatter, on both sides but mostly among Karen, her team, and her supporters.
Not today.

Kerry Roberts is here too.

The crowd outside the courthouse appears larger than ever.
Talked to a couple of teachers yesterday who were able to attend because their school year ended.

I see only one bit of pink, a tie, in the Read spectator benches.

 

[Leilei]

Well that's certainly a choice

Not one that I would make, but okay.
Yikes.
IMO.

 

[arielilane]

Live feed is on.

 

[shotgun09]

With the planting of the Albert and McCabe families up front and center, it makes me wonder if Lally is planning on defending them ( again ) instead of pursuing Karen Read during his closing. WHY do they have to be at the center of everything???

 

[turaj]

I think Brian Albert and Jen there front and center is going to just remind the jury of them on the stand...evading and lying. Big mistake.

 

[mzmarymac]

@BienickWCVB

The crowd outside the courthouse is bigger than it has been throughout the trial. Plenty of Read supporters but also some new people. I met a woman who came with her son because he's been following the case.

O'Keefe's family begins to enter the courtroom. His brother Paul and his mother are among them. Also with the O'Keefe's: Colin Albert, Jen McCabe and Brian Albert. One woman with the O'Keefe's is crying and handing out tissues.

That is for sure a strategy. Facing right at the jurors.

 

[arielilane]

@BienickWCVB

The court staff has allowed 12 media representatives into the courtroom today, instead of the 10 allowed until now. We're even more crowded. One court officer has reminded us to make way for the judge when she enters.

Reminder: The jury started out with 17 members. Two jurors were excused during testimony for what the judge called "personal" reasons. The current jury includes nine women and six men.

 

[turaj]

With the planting of the Albert and McCabe families up front and center, it makes me wonder if Lally is planning on defending them ( again ) instead of pursuing Karen Read during his closing. WHY do they have to be at the center of everything???

all I can say is them there just reminds the jury of two of the players that got on the stand and lied to them. I do think this was done for a reason.

 

[Derph]

I swear I hear The Empire Theme from Star Wars in my head every time I see The Albert's and JM on the TV screen. They are there today in court.

 

[arielilane]

@SueNBCBoston

The judge had entered, called a sidebar.
No jurors yet.


9:20 AM · Jun 25, 2024

 

[mzmarymac]

Anyone else's heart pumping a little fast?

 

[arielilane]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1805585108306641405

 

[Leilei]

That is for sure a strategy. Facing right at the jurors.

We'll see if it pays off. I don't think it is a great decision, honestly.
IMO.

 

[jepop]

Not one that I would make, but okay.
Yikes.
IMO.

Cynical as I am I assume the motives behind McCabes and Alberts suddenly showing up are self serving. Message to the jury being one of them. Jmo

 

[arielilane]

@BienickWCVB

The judge enters the courtroom and tells the lawyers she needs to see them at the bench for a sidebar. The courtroom camera is now turned on. Read is looking at the lawyers.





One of the jurors has just been brought into the courtroom. She enters with her hands on her hips and walks up to the bench. The judge is speaking with her.


This is one of the jurors that was previously questioned by the judge prior to another juror being dismissed. She's standing with her arms crossed.


The juror just shrugged her shoulders as the judge said something to her. Now she steps away from the bench. The judge and the lawyers are talking.