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Attorney Brennan: Did you ever delete text
Wolfe: From last year Yes
Attorney Brennan: So you didnt delete texts
Wolfe: I think I just told you - yes, I did delete the texts
Attorney Brennan: No, you didnt tell me but you did just now. Thank you
Wolfe: From last year Yes
Attorney Brennan: So you didnt delete texts
Wolfe: I think I just told you - yes, I did delete the texts
Attorney Brennan: No, you didnt tell me but you did just now. Thank you
Timestamp 5:18:22
Brennan: Do you ever heard the terms confirmation bias
Wolfe: Yes
Brennan: Do you know what confirmation bias is generally
Wolfe: Generally yes
Brennan: Do you think that you suffer from any confirmation bias in this case
Wolfe: No
Brennan: Do you have any close family that supports one side over the other Not the facts or the data but one side over the other
Wolfe: close family
Brennan: Yes
Wolfe: Not that I'm aware of No
Brennan: Wife
Wolfe: My wife
Brennan: Yes
Wolfe: I I don't really know what her thoughts are on the case
Brennan: May I approach
Judge Cannone: Yes
Brennan: Look at that document Have you seen that before
Wolfe: No I have not
Brennan: You haven't seen that
Wolfe: No
Brennan: You're unaware of anything that may influence you to lean one way or another
Wolfe: Correct
Brennan: Do you ever heard the terms confirmation bias
Wolfe: Yes
Brennan: Do you know what confirmation bias is generally
Wolfe: Generally yes
Brennan: Do you think that you suffer from any confirmation bias in this case
Wolfe: No
Brennan: Do you have any close family that supports one side over the other Not the facts or the data but one side over the other
Wolfe: close family
Brennan: Yes
Wolfe: Not that I'm aware of No
Brennan: Wife
Wolfe: My wife
Brennan: Yes
Wolfe: I I don't really know what her thoughts are on the case
Brennan: May I approach
Judge Cannone: Yes
Brennan: Look at that document Have you seen that before
Wolfe: No I have not
Brennan: You haven't seen that
Wolfe: No
Brennan: You're unaware of anything that may influence you to lean one way or another
Wolfe: Correct
Karen Read defense expert challenges taillight damage analysis
Karen Read has said her team will likely call its final witness on Tuesday, so there are not many more witnesses to be called by the defense.
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The Judge earlier in the case expressed "grave concern" the defense has not been forthcoming about its relationship to the ARCCA firm. Wolfe was originally hire dby the DOJ as part of a now closed federal investigation.
10:12 AM · Jun 6, 2025
Hank Brennan is cross examining Dr Wolfe about his encrypted text messages to the defense team, and deleted email chains. He is also honing in on perceived issues with his testing - arm on dummy was 26% lighter than John O’Keefe’s arm. Dummy shorter and lighter too
2:37 PM · Jun 6, 2025
The Judge earlier in the case expressed "grave concern" the defense has not been forthcoming about its relationship to the ARCCA firm. Wolfe was originally hire dby the DOJ as part of a now closed federal investigation.
10:12 AM · Jun 6, 2025
Hank Brennan is cross examining Dr Wolfe about his encrypted text messages to the defense team, and deleted email chains. He is also honing in on perceived issues with his testing - arm on dummy was 26% lighter than John O’Keefe’s arm. Dummy shorter and lighter too
2:37 PM · Jun 6, 2025
Reporter: Are we going to hear from Richard Green in this trial?
Defendant: No
Reporter: Why not?
Defendant: um I believe the evidence is all out and in part from Ian Whiffin.
Reporter: Will you still disputing the 2:27 or I mean the six o’clock the timestamp of …
Defendant: um that’s been addressed
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/l5hRAouq6CQ
Defendant: No
Reporter: Why not?
Defendant: um I believe the evidence is all out and in part from Ian Whiffin.
Reporter: Will you still disputing the 2:27 or I mean the six o’clock the timestamp of …
Defendant: um that’s been addressed
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/l5hRAouq6CQ
PLYMOUTH, Mass. —
Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe's family filed a lawsuit Monday against Karen Read, who is facing a second murder trial next year, and two Canton bars where prosecutors said the couple was drinking in the hours before his death.
...
O'Keefe's family sues Karen Read, 2 bars where couple drank
Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe's family filed a lawsuit against Karen Read and two Canton bars where prosecutors said the couple was drinking in the hours before his death.
Updated: 4:24 PM EDT Aug 26, 2024
Karen Read's second murder trial is now underway. But this trial is not it for Read's legal troubles.
Karen Read murder trial: Second trial not the end of Read's legal troubles
John O'Keefe's family in August filed a civil lawsuit in Plymouth Superior Court against Karen Read.
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4/29/2025
Breaking: for the third time the defense in the #KarenReadTrial is moving for a mistrial. Testimony is delayed. Bob Alessi is objecting to Hank Brennan's actions this morning, specifically regarding testimony conerning the O'Keefe hooded sewatshirt.
ALESSI says Brennan improperly showed the back of the hoodie to the jury. it was taken out of its casing - the judge is now seeing the back of the hoodie. "It's very obvious these are cutting holes cut by the criminalist." Brennan had asked about the damage to the sweatshirt
Alessi says Brennan improperly asked about these holes being cause by falling backwards after being hit by a car. "those holes are clearly, unequivocally" the work of the criminalist cutting the fabric.
Judge is asking to see documents from the criminalist, showing she made the cuts. Defense says Brennan intentionally did not enter those docs into evidence.
Alessi says the jury should see these documents to give them "the complete story" about the cuts in the fabric. Cannone says that is reasonable. But Alessi goes on to argue a mistrial "with prejudice.”
Alessi: "They’ve taken the most opportune sensitive time to pull this stuff." Alessi says this comes mere days after the spectre of Brennan bringing up lack of dog DNA. (He demanded a mistrial then, Judge said no as she will on this one I suspect.”
Alessi says CW has NO CASE and is DESPERATE...Hank's therefore manufacturing evidence.
Brennan says "it appears I made a mistake." he says there should be a jury instruction. He says this was done inadvertently. Brennan advises Cannone to instruct the jury to disregard statements/testimony about the sweatshirt.”
Alessi concludes: ms read deserves a fair trial - cw should be held to a higher standard. This is the antithesis of a fair trial.”
Judge denies the motion. Says the documents about the holes in the shirt will be entered into evidence. She will instruct the jury those holes in the shirt were made by the criminalist Miss Hartnet on 5-18-2023.
@JHall7news
ALESSI says Brennan improperly showed the back of the hoodie to the jury. it was taken out of its casing - the judge is now seeing the back of the hoodie. "It's very obvious these are cutting holes cut by the criminalist." Brennan had asked about the damage to the sweatshirt
Alessi says Brennan improperly asked about these holes being cause by falling backwards after being hit by a car. "those holes are clearly, unequivocally" the work of the criminalist cutting the fabric.
Judge is asking to see documents from the criminalist, showing she made the cuts. Defense says Brennan intentionally did not enter those docs into evidence.
Alessi says the jury should see these documents to give them "the complete story" about the cuts in the fabric. Cannone says that is reasonable. But Alessi goes on to argue a mistrial "with prejudice.”
Alessi: "They’ve taken the most opportune sensitive time to pull this stuff." Alessi says this comes mere days after the spectre of Brennan bringing up lack of dog DNA. (He demanded a mistrial then, Judge said no as she will on this one I suspect.”
Alessi says CW has NO CASE and is DESPERATE...Hank's therefore manufacturing evidence.
Brennan says "it appears I made a mistake." he says there should be a jury instruction. He says this was done inadvertently. Brennan advises Cannone to instruct the jury to disregard statements/testimony about the sweatshirt.”
Alessi concludes: ms read deserves a fair trial - cw should be held to a higher standard. This is the antithesis of a fair trial.”
Judge denies the motion. Says the documents about the holes in the shirt will be entered into evidence. She will instruct the jury those holes in the shirt were made by the criminalist Miss Hartnet on 5-18-2023.
@JHall7news
Day 29 of testimony in Karen Read's retrial has been focusing on the continued examination of defense expert Daniel Wolfe, who conducted crash dummy tests to analyze the mechanics of injuries and damage related to the case.
Wolfe faced rigorous cross-examination from prosecutor Hank Brennan, who challenged the validity of Wolfe's methods and conclusions. Brennan highlighted discrepancies in the testing, such as the use of a smaller, lighter crash dummy compared to the victim and questioned Wolfe's lack of experience in fabric analysis and crash testing.
Wolfe admitted this was his first time conducting such tests and acknowledged that the dummy's arm was harder than a human arm, which could affect fabric tearing.
Brennan also scrutinized Wolfe's calculations of force and kinetic energy, pointing out inconsistencies in the weight of the dummy's arm versus O'Keefe's arm. Wolfe recalculated some figures during testimony, with jurors taking notes.
Brennan further questioned the appropriateness of using a "Rescue Randy" dummy, which is not certified for crash testing, and noted that the dummy's damage patterns, including facial injuries and multiple holes in the sweatshirt, were inconsistent with O'Keefe's injuries. Wolfe maintained that his findings showed the damage to Read's SUV was inconsistent with the results of his tests.
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Wolfe faced rigorous cross-examination from prosecutor Hank Brennan, who challenged the validity of Wolfe's methods and conclusions. Brennan highlighted discrepancies in the testing, such as the use of a smaller, lighter crash dummy compared to the victim and questioned Wolfe's lack of experience in fabric analysis and crash testing.
Wolfe admitted this was his first time conducting such tests and acknowledged that the dummy's arm was harder than a human arm, which could affect fabric tearing.
Brennan also scrutinized Wolfe's calculations of force and kinetic energy, pointing out inconsistencies in the weight of the dummy's arm versus O'Keefe's arm. Wolfe recalculated some figures during testimony, with jurors taking notes.
Brennan further questioned the appropriateness of using a "Rescue Randy" dummy, which is not certified for crash testing, and noted that the dummy's damage patterns, including facial injuries and multiple holes in the sweatshirt, were inconsistent with O'Keefe's injuries. Wolfe maintained that his findings showed the damage to Read's SUV was inconsistent with the results of his tests.
Karen Read defense expert faces questioning on crash dummy testing
Daniel Wolfe said he did a series of tests with crash-testing dummies and an SUV just like Read's, backing up at various speeds.
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@KristinaRex
Alright, summary of what we learned is next: Dr. Laposata: ~1.5 more hours of testimonyDr. Rentschler is next & last for defense (full day)CW rebuttal case: Teri Kuhn (dog DNA), Maureen Hartnett (Crime Lab), Judson Welcher (Aperture)Then closings & jury instructions #WBZ
4:56 PM · Jun 9, 2025
Alright, summary of what we learned is next: Dr. Laposata: ~1.5 more hours of testimonyDr. Rentschler is next & last for defense (full day)CW rebuttal case: Teri Kuhn (dog DNA), Maureen Hartnett (Crime Lab), Judson Welcher (Aperture)Then closings & jury instructions #WBZ
4:56 PM · Jun 9, 2025
@ProfilingEvil
Thanks @RiekaMcCoy for the kind mention. The #KarenReadTrial is creating a bigger divide that #OJ in my opinion. Has this recent testimony changed your mind? Catch me on #CourtTV.
Thanks @RiekaMcCoy for the kind mention. The #KarenReadTrial is creating a bigger divide that #OJ in my opinion. Has this recent testimony changed your mind? Catch me on #CourtTV.
Math Monday
(copy of my post in Karen Read thread #33)
I thought I'd transcribe some of Ian Whiffin's evidence from JOK's phone. Not everything, but just some of the data showing battery temperature, phone unlocking/pocket state etc. There is more data in his presentation.
Phone battery temperatures shown in red.
28th Jan 2022
8.43 PM - 25C / 77F
9.39 PM - 28C / 82F
10.18 PM - 30C / 86F
10.40 PM - 28C / 82F
11.28 PM - 30C / 86F
29th Jan 2022
12.13 AM - 28C / 82F
12.22 AM - 25C / 77F – IN CAR BECAUSE OF LOCATION DATA
12.24.22 AM – TRAVELING 18.3 MPH
12.24.23 AM – TRAVELING 16.9 MPH
12.24.24 AM – TRAVELING 16.9 MPH
12.24.25 AM – TRAVELING 16.6 MPH
12.24.26 AM – TRAVELING AT 17 MPH – & WAZE APP CLOSED
12.24.27 AM – TRAVELING AT 15.9 MPH
12.24.28 AM – TRAVELING AT 14.5 MPH - APPROX. 34 FAIRVIEW DRIVEWAY AREA – & PHONE LOCKS
12.24.29 AM – TRAVELING 12.1 MPH
12.24.30 AM – TRAVELING 11.5 MPH
12.24.31 AM – TRAVELING 10.4 MPH
12.24.32 AM – TRAVELING 8.9 MPH
12.24.33 AM – TRAVELING 7 MPH
12.24.34 AM – TRAVELING 5.2 MPH
12.24.35 AM – TRAVELING 3.5 MPH
12.24.36 AM – TRAVELING 3.2 MPH
12.24.37 AM – TRAVELING 1.4 MPH
12.24.38 AM – DEVICE COMES TO A STOP 0 MPH – ‘CLOSE TO FLAGPOLE AREA’
12.24.59 AM – PHONE UNLOCKED FACE ID
12.25.08 AM - TEXT ‘YOU COMING HERE?’ READ
12.25.09 AM – LOCK BUTTON PRESSED
12.27.33 AM – TEXT REC’D FROM JMc ‘HERE?’
12.27.45 AM – PHONE UNLOCKED FACE ID
12.27.48 AM – TEXT ‘HERE?’ READ
12.27.50 AM - LOCK BUTTON PRESSED
12.29.44 AM – 12.29.51 AM - INCOMING CALL ANSWERED 7 SECS
12.29.52 AM – PHONE UNLOCKED FACE ID & SMS ON SCREEN
12.29.53 AM – LOCK BUTTON PRESSED
12.31.47 AM – TXT MSG RECD ‘PULL BEHIND ME’
12.31.52 AM – IS IN A POCKET STATE
12.31.56 AM – START OF 36 STEPS
12.32.03 AM – POCKET STATE CLEARED
12.32.04 AM – PHONE UNLOCKED FACE ID & SMS ON SCREEN
12.32.06 AM – READ MSG ‘PULL BEHIND ME’
12.32.09 – APP CLOSED & LOCK BUTTON PRESSED FINAL INTERACTION WITH DEVICE BEFORE POCKET STATE. THIS IS DURING THE 5-SECOND WINDOW LEXUS HAS GONE 87FT IN REVERSE, IS STILL GOING AT 23 MPH AT 74% THROTTLE, ZERO BRAKE APPLICATION, ACCORDING TO BURGESS CALCS FOR TIME DIFF WITH LEXUS CLOCK.
12.32.16 AM - END OF 36 STEPS
12.33.14 – POCKET STATE (PHONE CAMERA COVERED) LASTING 5 HRS+ UNTIL 6.15.01 AM
12.37 AM - 22C / 72F
12.45 AM - 19C / 66F
12.53 AM - 16C / 61F
1.07 AM - 13C / 55F
1.36 AM - 10C / 50F
6.06 AM - 6C / 43F – KNOWN FROM EVENTS IT’S UNDERNEATH JOHN
6.14 AM – 2C / 37F – PARAMEDICS HAVE JUST REMOVED JOHN ON STRETCHER
6.15.01 AM – KERRY ROBERTS PICKS UP PHONE FROM GROUND (ON VIDEO) / POCKET CLEARS
6.35 AM – 7C / 45F
6.40 AM – 10C / 50F
6.48 AM – 13C / 55F
6.56 AM – 16C / 61F
Ian Whiffin's evidence:
Kerry Roberts' evidence showing video of her picking up phone & paramedics moving John:
timestamp
1.31.35
I thought I'd transcribe some of Ian Whiffin's evidence from JOK's phone. Not everything, but just some of the data showing battery temperature, phone unlocking/pocket state etc. There is more data in his presentation.
Phone battery temperatures shown in red.
28th Jan 2022
8.43 PM - 25C / 77F
9.39 PM - 28C / 82F
10.18 PM - 30C / 86F
10.40 PM - 28C / 82F
11.28 PM - 30C / 86F
29th Jan 2022
12.13 AM - 28C / 82F
12.22 AM - 25C / 77F – IN CAR BECAUSE OF LOCATION DATA
12.24.22 AM – TRAVELING 18.3 MPH
12.24.23 AM – TRAVELING 16.9 MPH
12.24.24 AM – TRAVELING 16.9 MPH
12.24.25 AM – TRAVELING 16.6 MPH
12.24.26 AM – TRAVELING AT 17 MPH – & WAZE APP CLOSED
12.24.27 AM – TRAVELING AT 15.9 MPH
12.24.28 AM – TRAVELING AT 14.5 MPH - APPROX. 34 FAIRVIEW DRIVEWAY AREA – & PHONE LOCKS
12.24.29 AM – TRAVELING 12.1 MPH
12.24.30 AM – TRAVELING 11.5 MPH
12.24.31 AM – TRAVELING 10.4 MPH
12.24.32 AM – TRAVELING 8.9 MPH
12.24.33 AM – TRAVELING 7 MPH
12.24.34 AM – TRAVELING 5.2 MPH
12.24.35 AM – TRAVELING 3.5 MPH
12.24.36 AM – TRAVELING 3.2 MPH
12.24.37 AM – TRAVELING 1.4 MPH
12.24.38 AM – DEVICE COMES TO A STOP 0 MPH – ‘CLOSE TO FLAGPOLE AREA’
12.24.59 AM – PHONE UNLOCKED FACE ID
12.25.08 AM - TEXT ‘YOU COMING HERE?’ READ
12.25.09 AM – LOCK BUTTON PRESSED
12.27.33 AM – TEXT REC’D FROM JMc ‘HERE?’
12.27.45 AM – PHONE UNLOCKED FACE ID
12.27.48 AM – TEXT ‘HERE?’ READ
12.27.50 AM - LOCK BUTTON PRESSED
12.29.44 AM – 12.29.51 AM - INCOMING CALL ANSWERED 7 SECS
12.29.52 AM – PHONE UNLOCKED FACE ID & SMS ON SCREEN
12.29.53 AM – LOCK BUTTON PRESSED
12.31.47 AM – TXT MSG RECD ‘PULL BEHIND ME’
12.31.52 AM – IS IN A POCKET STATE
12.31.56 AM – START OF 36 STEPS
12.32.03 AM – POCKET STATE CLEARED
12.32.04 AM – PHONE UNLOCKED FACE ID & SMS ON SCREEN
12.32.06 AM – READ MSG ‘PULL BEHIND ME’
12.32.09 – APP CLOSED & LOCK BUTTON PRESSED FINAL INTERACTION WITH DEVICE BEFORE POCKET STATE. THIS IS DURING THE 5-SECOND WINDOW LEXUS HAS GONE 87FT IN REVERSE, IS STILL GOING AT 23 MPH AT 74% THROTTLE, ZERO BRAKE APPLICATION, ACCORDING TO BURGESS CALCS FOR TIME DIFF WITH LEXUS CLOCK.
12.32.16 AM - END OF 36 STEPS
12.33.14 – POCKET STATE (PHONE CAMERA COVERED) LASTING 5 HRS+ UNTIL 6.15.01 AM
12.37 AM - 22C / 72F
12.45 AM - 19C / 66F
12.53 AM - 16C / 61F
1.07 AM - 13C / 55F
1.36 AM - 10C / 50F
6.06 AM - 6C / 43F – KNOWN FROM EVENTS IT’S UNDERNEATH JOHN
6.14 AM – 2C / 37F – PARAMEDICS HAVE JUST REMOVED JOHN ON STRETCHER
6.15.01 AM – KERRY ROBERTS PICKS UP PHONE FROM GROUND (ON VIDEO) / POCKET CLEARS
6.35 AM – 7C / 45F
6.40 AM – 10C / 50F
6.48 AM – 13C / 55F
6.56 AM – 16C / 61F
Ian Whiffin's evidence:
Kerry Roberts' evidence showing video of her picking up phone & paramedics moving John:
timestamp
1.31.35
DAY 1 – 4/22/25
- VIDEO: MA v. Karen Read Murder Retrial – Day 1
- Prosecutor Hank Brennan delivered the Commonwealth’s opening statement in the retrial of Karen Read. Brennan told the jury that Read and John O’Keefe were arguing in his last minutes before she allegedly hit him with her Lexus and fled.
- Brennan told jurors that the actions of Karen Read led to the death of her boyfriend John O’Keefe and that in a fit of anger fueled by alcohol Read clipped O’Keefe with her car, causing him to fall hit his head and sustain a head injury that eventually led to his death.
- Brennan told jurors that in the days preceding O’Keefe’s death – Read was fighting to save their unraveling relationship, “it was the beginning of the end.”
- On the day O’Keefe died, they went out together and eventually ended up at the Albert home at 34 Fairview. Brennan said they argued and by Read’s own admission they spent his last moments fighting. Brennan said after O’Keefe got out of the car, Read floored the gas in reverse striking him and left him to die in the cold.
- Brennan noted Karen Read’s own statements acknowledged hitting O’Keefe, recalling she said, ‘I hit him, I hit him, I hit him,’ to a first responder, and played for jurors a clip from an interview she gave Dateline, “I didn’t think I hit him, I could have clipped him…he didn’t look mortally wounded as far as I could see.”
- Brennan told jurors to pay close attention to the data and battery temperature of O’Keefe’s phone which was recovered from under his body. The data which recorded and time-stamped O’Keefe’s movements and would show a small window when only Read and he were together and he said would ultimately prove that he died where he was found.
MA v. Karen Read Murder Retrial: Daily Trial Updates
Karen Read is standing trial for a second time on charges she murdered her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe.
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For the record: MP did not attend JJO autopsy.
(depiction of men at JJO autopsy)
Why would defense label photo as arm with dog bites
Timestamp: 3:13:05
Alessi: if you could please um zoom in on the two individuals in that picture
-- Top left corner of picture (small print) it notes "Proctor and Keefe"
And....
Timestamp: 6:18:28
Alessi: you noted uh these injuries to these wounds to Mr O'Keefe in your autopsy report
Top left corner of picture (small print) it notes "Arm with dog bites"
Streamed May 15, 2025
(depiction of men at JJO autopsy)
Why would defense label photo as arm with dog bites
Timestamp: 3:13:05
Alessi: if you could please um zoom in on the two individuals in that picture
-- Top left corner of picture (small print) it notes "Proctor and Keefe"
And....
Timestamp: 6:18:28
Alessi: you noted uh these injuries to these wounds to Mr O'Keefe in your autopsy report
Top left corner of picture (small print) it notes "Arm with dog bites"
Streamed May 15, 2025
Last edited:
Timestamp 5:34
Dr. Scordi-Bello: The manner of death has to do with the circumstances that led to the death
So there are five manners of death that we use uh in our practice The most common one
is actually natural
Natural means that the person's cause of death the disease
um that killed them was due to natural causes And that would include heart disease um diabetes um
cancer all those are natural processes that take place in the body that lead to
death And so the manner of death is natural
If trauma or an injury is involved the manner of death is no longer natural
And therefore it could be uh that the
trauma uh was inflicted in an accidental manner in which case the manner becomes
accident If it was inflicted by another person uh with the intent to cause harm
then the manner becomes a homicide
And if the trauma uh and when I say trauma I should include both physical
and chemical trauma Chemical when it comes to intoxications due to drugs etc If the
um trauma was self-inflicted then the manner of death is suicide
So we have natural accident homicide suicide And then the fifth one
is what we call undetermined or could not be determined
That is when the circumstances in a case are not entirely known or clear to us and um the
information that we have does not support one manner of death over another
In that case we classify the manner of death as undetermined
Brennan: when you are conducting an autopsy and making an analysis and attempting to
reach a conclusion you said when you looked at your in a case um is your case
and what you do different than the procedure in a um prosecution's case
Dr. Can you repeat the question i'm not sure I understand
Attorney Brennan: I can um when you're making your determinations about cause or
manner of death do you have any limitations
Dr. okay so the cause of death is something
that uh is determined by the autopsy That is my opinion or our office opinion
as to the disease or injury that led to that person's death So that is um I
don't have any major limitations unless we're dealing with cases where um you
know the body's um decomposed and we're not able to do um you know all the
testing necessary but in most cases the cause of death depends on my um findings
during the autopsy the manner of death Yes there are limitations because the
circumstance it's circumstanced driven and so the circumstances might not be known to us um at the time of the
autopsy they might not be known to us ever Um and therefore while the cause of
death is my medical opinion the manner of death um depends on information I get
from other people
Attorney Brennan: Are you always able to reach a conclusion on manner of death
Dr: no That's why I said that in cases that we cannot that manner of death is classified as undetermined
May 17, 2025
Dr. Scordi-Bello: The manner of death has to do with the circumstances that led to the death
So there are five manners of death that we use uh in our practice The most common one
is actually natural
Natural means that the person's cause of death the disease
um that killed them was due to natural causes And that would include heart disease um diabetes um
cancer all those are natural processes that take place in the body that lead to
death And so the manner of death is natural
If trauma or an injury is involved the manner of death is no longer natural
And therefore it could be uh that the
trauma uh was inflicted in an accidental manner in which case the manner becomes
accident If it was inflicted by another person uh with the intent to cause harm
then the manner becomes a homicide
And if the trauma uh and when I say trauma I should include both physical
and chemical trauma Chemical when it comes to intoxications due to drugs etc If the
um trauma was self-inflicted then the manner of death is suicide
So we have natural accident homicide suicide And then the fifth one
is what we call undetermined or could not be determined
That is when the circumstances in a case are not entirely known or clear to us and um the
information that we have does not support one manner of death over another
In that case we classify the manner of death as undetermined
Brennan: when you are conducting an autopsy and making an analysis and attempting to
reach a conclusion you said when you looked at your in a case um is your case
and what you do different than the procedure in a um prosecution's case
Dr. Can you repeat the question i'm not sure I understand
Attorney Brennan: I can um when you're making your determinations about cause or
manner of death do you have any limitations
Dr. okay so the cause of death is something
that uh is determined by the autopsy That is my opinion or our office opinion
as to the disease or injury that led to that person's death So that is um I
don't have any major limitations unless we're dealing with cases where um you
know the body's um decomposed and we're not able to do um you know all the
testing necessary but in most cases the cause of death depends on my um findings
during the autopsy the manner of death Yes there are limitations because the
circumstance it's circumstanced driven and so the circumstances might not be known to us um at the time of the
autopsy they might not be known to us ever Um and therefore while the cause of
death is my medical opinion the manner of death um depends on information I get
from other people
Attorney Brennan: Are you always able to reach a conclusion on manner of death
Dr: no That's why I said that in cases that we cannot that manner of death is classified as undetermined
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Watch live: Karen Read defense rests their case after heated cross-examination
The defense in the Karen Read trial rested their case Wednesday, following heated cross-examination of their final witness, defense crash expert Andrew Rentschler, a biomechanical engineer from ARCCA.
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