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

[fluffypaste]

@_kbenoit

Jackson now speaking about the how long to die in the cold search on Jennifer McCabee’s phone. Points out defense expert testified they believe it happened at 2:27 am. Commonwealth’s experts disagree.


10:34 AM · Jun 25, 2024

I'm conflicted about the Google search and whether or not it means anything. It feels unimportant to me at this point.

Still, when I reviewed the part of the trial when Jen is being crossed, the fact that she seems so determined to claim that she has zero memory of the google search, then suddenly pivots to "Karen told me to make the search" when she's finally forced to admit it happened.....it makes it feel significant.

 

[arielilane]

@TedDanielnews

AJ: "you have to believe when the Albert’s found that out they thought they hit the lottery”"the guy who catches the case is Michael Proctor"

AJ: "who’s she by the way (points to KR) ? a nobody, an outsider”

 

[Wishbone]

What about Higgins?

she had ghosted higgins weeks ago, can you say no contact with him

 

[TTF14]

What about Higgins?

Did she know he was there? I can't remember.

 

[arielilane]

@SueNBCBoston

The juror who I have had the most sympathy for - a woman about mid-20s who was bubbly before she was selected to serve, has been downcast & appeared sad to me during the trial, has empty seats on either side of her. I observed each of the dismissed jurors giving her support.


10:47 AM · Jun 25, 2024

 

[arielilane]

@TedDanielnews

AJ: "This brings us to the magic hair...you would have to believe that little hair… survived 75 miles of a raging blizzard outside… that hair was placed there”


10:49 AM · Jun 25, 2024

 

[arielilane]

@SueNBCBoston

The juror I’m referring to now could be tired, or just doesn’t engage in eye contact, or a host of other reasons for his body language during Jackson’s closing argument.


10:49 AM · Jun 25, 2024

 

[lynchmob67]

she had ghosted higgins weeks ago, can you say no contact with him

Don’t get me wrong, I’m leaning heavily toward NG, but given the panic she was in, I think she should’ve set the history aside and texted Higgins to ask if he’d seen JO. Just a thought that popped in my head listening to closing.
jmo
*edited to add context and jmo

 

[arielilane]

Jackson describes a "blue wall" that he says Trooper Proctor constructed to protect other people in the case.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1805613220184400082

The juror who'd been looking down is now looking at Jackson as he describes the video of the SUV at the Canton PD garage.

 

[arielilane]

@SueNBCBoston

When Jackson referenced how long it took to get sallyport video, points to the Commonwealth, a juror looked toward where Lally is sitting.


10:52 AM · Jun 25, 2024

 

[KMouse]

Pure fantasy- why would you worry about or go look for an adult police officer you dropped of at another police officer's home.

Why would somebody be hysterical about it? Why would that person make all those calls at 0400 ish in the morning including calls to elderly parents?

 

[jepop]

the time limit is making me anxious. Judge is too controlling. ring the bell with five mins to go as if this is high scholl debating. there should be at least 10 mins leeway. jmo

 

[arielilane]

Jackson tells the jury they were intentionally deceived by the inverted video of the SUV shown during the trial.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1805615257022333370

 

[BUF]

@SueNBCBoston

When Jackson referenced how long it took to get sallyport video, points to the Commonwealth, a juror looked toward where Lally is sitting.


10:52 AM · Jun 25, 2024

Thank you for posting all of the tweets @arielilane

So many times we wonder how the jurors are reacting, but this reporter has had an eye on them.

 

[arielilane]

@SueNBCBoston

As Jackson talks about eh initial CPD search, the one juror who was not looking at Jackson is now looking at him.

Jackson makes a reference to evidence bags, at least they weren’t “Stop & Shop bags”,One juror nods.

 

[Elliot_Alderson]

Why would somebody be hysterical about it? Why would that person make all those calls at 0400 ish in the morning including calls to elderly parents?

Because they're trying to find somebody and looking for support?

 

[Curiousobserver]

Don’t get me wrong, I’m leaning heavily toward NG, but given the panic she was in, I think she should’ve set the history aside and texted Higgins to ask if he’d seen JO. Just a thought that popped in my head listening to closing.
jmo

There are lots of other things a 40 year old might do if their cop boyfriend wasn't answering her calls other than instantly panic. It difficult to break a tail light by bumping a car, it took a pneumatic cannon to do it, remember. Hard to find tail light pieces under feet of snow, even harder, with only an hour, to plant pieces under feet of snow without being seen by anyone.

To be fair though this guy is awesome, I would hire him in a millisecond.

 

[Moonstrawbs]

Because they're trying to find somebody and looking for support?

Honestly not sure why this seems so alien to some!

 

[arielilane]

@TedDanielnews

AJ: “Ladies and Gentleman, you were lied to. It’s inexcusable, it’s abhorrent”


10:53 AM · Jun 25, 2024

 

[arielilane]

Jackson describes what he says was "evidence manipulation" involving the taillight fragments.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1805616709920804887