MISTRIAL MA - Professor Karen Read, 43, charged with murdering police officer boyfriend John O'Keefe by hitting him with car, Canton, 14 Apr 2023 #18

[sds71]

Karen Read’s lawyers ask to see Norfolk DA’s personal emails and texts, sidebar transcripts

Boston 25 News on Friday obtained a flurry of new court filings in the Karen Read murder case.

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Karen Read’s lawyers ask to see Norfolk DA’s personal emails and texts, sidebar transcripts

Boston 25 News on Friday obtained a flurry of new court filings in the Karen Read murder case.

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“As ground for this motion, recent reporting, corroborated by documentary evidence, demonstrates that DA Morrissey used his personal email address to communicate ex parte with Stoughton District Court personnel and judges,” the Norfolk Superior Court filing stated.

Yikes! Was Morrissey having backdoor conversations with the judge?

edit - after reading the order, it looks like Morrissey sent an email to a different judge. But that's only what they know about so far, there could be messages to others as well. Using a personal account to do an end-run around reporting and disclosure is pretty slimy.

 

[nodamselindistress]

Would not surprise me in the least.

 

[HarmonyE.]

“As ground for this motion, recent reporting, corroborated by documentary evidence, demonstrates that DA Morrissey used his personal email address to communicate ex parte with Stoughton District Court personnel and judges,” the Norfolk Superior Court filing stated.

Yikes! Was Morrissey having backdoor conversations with the judge?

edit - after reading the order, it looks like Morrissey sent an email to a different judge. But that's only what they know about so far, there could be messages to others as well. Using a personal account to do an end-run around reporting and disclosure is pretty slimy.

Yes, different judge. Read was initially arraigned in Stoughton District Court but was tried in Norfolk Superior in Dedham. Interesting nevertheless.

 

[Derph]

“As ground for this motion, recent reporting, corroborated by documentary evidence, demonstrates that DA Morrissey used his personal email address to communicate ex parte with Stoughton District Court personnel and judges,” the Norfolk Superior Court filing stated.

Yikes! Was Morrissey having backdoor conversations with the judge?

edit - after reading the order, it looks like Morrissey sent an email to a different judge. But that's only what they know about so far, there could be messages to others as well. Using a personal account to do an end-run around reporting and disclosure is pretty slimy.

Just throw some more shady stuff onto the pile!!! Any more and they are going to have to call National Geographic to mount an expedition with highly qualified mountaineering experts, Sherpas, yaks, and oxygen just to get to the top of it!!

 

[louvillian08]

New Defense Filing: "Docket indicates new defense filing in Karen Read Superior court case (retrial). Working on getting the paperwork now. Docketed as: "Defendant's Memorandum in Opposition to Commonwealth's Motion Pursuant to Rule 17 of Criminal Procedure - Directed to William Read and Verizon - with Certificate of Service and Exhibits 1-3"


From Ted Daniel on X

 

[TIGER0822]

There's a video with the author on Vanity Fair's IG account where she reveals she hired her own independent forensic computer expert who looked at the phone data reports from both the prosecution and the defense. This independent expert concluded the infamous google search did happen at 2:27am

I agree. It makes zero sense that KR would ask anyone to google 'how long to die in the cold', in that circumstances. More likely the house occupants did not want to call 911 to soon, before he was deceased. MOO

 

[housewife]

I agree. It makes zero sense that KR would ask anyone to google 'how long to die in the cold', in that circumstances. More likely the house occupants did not want to call 911 to soon, before he was deceased. MOO

I did not understand what the CW was trying to do in court today, Melanie Little had a good review on YouTube but I haven't watched the whole thing yet. Something about a new software update on phone/vehicle?

I wonder who the new expert witness will be regarding data downloads for the CW.

 

[thebedbug]

sounds like the CW will be putting more focus on what KR did after driving away from the house, including conversations with her mother and father, along with his conflicting statements.

 

[shotgun09]

sounds like the CW will be putting more focus on what KR did after driving away from the house, including conversations with her mother and father, along with his conflicting statements.

Sadly, it appears as though the CW again is running away from the focus on the Albert home on Fairview Road where JOK was found, and all the (possibly ) conflicted and intertwined party goers, who may have been involved. Imagine that...

 

[louvillian08]

sounds like the CW will be putting more focus on what KR did after driving away from the house, including conversations with her mother and father, along with his conflicting statements.

As the defense states in their opposition filing, the CW already has that data from KR's phone and Verizon records. She didn't call her dad at all that night and the 3 calls to her mom (1:10am, 4:38am and 4:42am) went unanswered.

 

[TDoc72]

Whew—just finished all 18 threads. It was like a novel. I just checked my tab history. I opened this tab on Oct 22 and it showed the pages & searches I made every day. Not one at 2:27 ala Jen McCabe. LOL. I should’ve taken notes of different thoughts I had but here’s just a couple that I remember:
—his shirt (the outer one) should’ve had all kinds of stuff like grass, dirt, maybe a dog or random squirrel hair from laying in the yard. No word on whether anything was found, besides blood, correct?
—I’m firmly in the “not hit with a car club.” Mainly from his injuries not looking like he was hit with a car and lack of evidence on said car. Specifically lack of lower injuries and no blood on the car. Touch DNA on a car he probably rode in frequently doesn’t cut it with me.
—Does anyone know of a link to the exhibits? I want to look at the diagram of where he was found again.
—investigation was piss poor. I don’t know how some evidence was even let in because of the poor collection. No log; evidence being held 6 weeks; forms filled out falsely??? Pure craziness.
—I’m sure Canton is a nice town and most people are fine but I’m glad I don’t live there.
—I don’t know what went on in that house but something stinks. I think the dog played some part.
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In the VF article (https://www.vanityfair.com/style/st...300bb0-6bec-4ca3-a68c-1b333c8a8a9c_popular4-1) she says she has the basement carpet from the house in storage until she can save money for DNA testing. Can anyone guess at how much that could be? I don’t want to pay it LOL; just curious. I also wonder how she got it but it wasn’t in the article.
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I thought the VF article was really well-done. KR comes off very likable in it. Very interesting that no DA wanted to redo the case so that’s why the outside guy was hired. M
(All of this was IMO.)

 

[HarmonyE.]

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In the VF article (https://www.vanityfair.com/style/st...300bb0-6bec-4ca3-a68c-1b333c8a8a9c_popular4-1) she says she has the basement carpet from the house in storage until she can save money for DNA testing. Can anyone guess at how much that could be? I don’t want to pay it LOL; just curious. I also wonder how she got it but it wasn’t in the article.

The article does not specify but I'm almost 100% positive this wouldn't be the basement carpet. Surely the basement carpet would have been tossed by the carpet guy friend (the boyfriend of Jill Daniels, an aunt of Colin McCabe) when he put in a new carpet for the Alberts. My guess is someone notified Read or her defense team that the new owners of Fairview were throwing away the wall-to-wall on the second floor of the house and they let her have it.

It's not likely to be relevant and there would likely be major chain-of-custody issues on the off chance it were.

 

[TDoc72]

The article does not specify but I'm almost 100% positive this wouldn't be the basement carpet. Surely the basement carpet would have been tossed by the carpet guy friend (the boyfriend of Jill Daniels, an aunt of Colin McCabe) when he put in a new carpet for the Alberts. My guess is someone notified Read or her defense team that the new owners of Fairview were throwing away the wall-to-wall on the second floor of the house and they let her have it.

It's not likely to be relevant and there would likely be major chain-of-custody issues on the off chance it were.

BBM.
Chain of custody??? Does the MSP (specifically Trooper Proctor) even know what that is? /sarcasm

 

[shotgun09]

They don't secure crime scenes when it snows....in Boston.
Mkay? >sarc

 

[Derph]

Trooper Tully has been punished for his actions or inaction's in the Karen Read investigation. I seriously can't remember ANY trial where so many law enforcement "professionals" have been punished for their actions in a murder trial. It's inconceivable to me how the CW is going forward with another trial when so many of it's officers have been shown to be so woefully negligent. It's a farce by this point. Absolutely infuriating in my opinion.

Mass. State Police trooper to lose time off for actions in Karen Read trial

 

[TIGER0822]

At this stage in reality I see her phenomenal legal team withdrawing . She owes them $5 million in deferred payments and she can’t afford their accommodation and meals for upcoming trials. You can’t win against judge Cannone she just sustains objections, throws out any evidence which is useful to the D team, and messes with the jury. IMO. ,

 

[lilyk]

At this stage in reality I see her phenomenal legal team withdrawing . She owes them $5 million in deferred payments and she can’t afford their accommodation and meals for upcoming trials. You can’t win against judge Cannone she just sustains objections, throws out any evidence which is useful to the D team, and messes with the jury. IMO. ,

I think they'll hang on. It's high profile. They know she's innocent. Surely they have far more information and suspicions than they can use or release. And I suspect they are playing a long game. I hope they'd suspend their fees and go forward pro bono and write the loss off to finish their task if they have to. AJ has said he isn't going anywhere. I may be naive but I still hold hope there are good people who aren't doing things just for money. They are getting ample publicity. Their "stock value" will go up. And realistically, in this case there's a future in book deals, movies, and likely multiple lawsuits across many individuals, departments and the CW when she is cleared. I believe they will also receive their rewards in justice for Karen, settlements and eventually seeing the actual killers be brought to trial. There's a huge house of cards that will eventually fold here, and I'd certainly want to be there in the end to see it fall if I were them.

 

[TIGER0822]

I think they'll hang on. It's high profile. They know she's innocent. Surely they have far more information and suspicions than they can use or release. And I suspect they are playing a long game. I hope they'd suspend their fees and go forward pro bono and write the loss off to finish their task if they have to. AJ has said he isn't going anywhere. I may be naive but I still hold hope there are good people who aren't doing things just for money. They are getting ample publicity. Their "stock value" will go up. And realistically, in this case there's a future in book deals, movies, and likely multiple lawsuits across many individuals, departments and the CW when she is cleared. I believe they will also receive their rewards in justice for Karen, settlements and eventually seeing the actual killers be brought to trial. There's a huge house of cards that will eventually fold here, and I'd certainly want to be there in the end to see it fall if I were them.

I hope that you are right.

 

[Wishbone]

Defense seeks DA's phone records; prosecution wants phone records from Read's father​

The defense filed several separate motions, including one seeking personal emails and cellphone data from Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey.

The defense, in its motion, argues that Morrissey may have used his personal email and cellphone to communicate with Stoughton District Court personnel and judges while Read's case was previously pending in that court.
The prosecution filed a motion seeking William Read‘s call records, text messages, and data from the night O‘Keefe died and call records from Dec. 30, 2021 to Jan. 30, 2022.
"The relevance of this request is to compare the timing and frequency of Karen Read's calls to her father on the night of the victim's death as compared to the frequency, or lack thereof, on dates not involving the alleged crime," Special Assistant District Attorney Hank Brennan wrote in the motion.
Prosecutors also want the records of all phone calls made by Janet Read, Karen Read's mother, between Dec. 30, 2021, and Jan. 30, 2022.
In a response motion, Read’s lawyers call the request a “fishing expedition” and said prosecutors already have records of calls between Kareen Read and her father from her phone.
Brennan also filed requests for the unedited and complete footage of interviews Read did with ABC, NBC and Boston 25 News.
Cannone will hear those motions, called Rule 17 motions, at a hearing at 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Judge to hear motions seeking phone records from DA Morrissey, Karen Read's father

A judge will consider several requests for various third-party records, including one from prosecutors seeking phone records from Karen Read’s father.

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