MA - Professor Karen Read, 43, charged with murdering police officer boyfriend John O'Keefe by hitting him with car, Canton, 14 Apr 2023 #26 Retrial

[kuromiiiilove]

I suspected this was going to come up later. Brennan had instructed the jurors to pay close attention to the spoiler top on the Lexus.

Exactly what I was thinking!

 

[kuromiiiilove]

Now onto discussion of the red solo cups. MH took swabs of ‘frozen red-brown stains’ located inside the solo cups.

MH says she has never had to take swabs from solo cups before. She says she has ‘never performed a collection like that.’

 

[kuromiiiilove]

MH also only tested blood out of 1 of 6 solo cups. 2 swabs from the same solo cup. MH had no method for selecting which solo cup to swab.

 

[kuromiiiilove]

Alessi is pointing out that in the other 5 cups, there could have been more than 1 DNA profile.

 

[Derph]

Alessi is pointing out that in the other 5 cups, there could have been more than 1 DNA profile.

Like I said, he's systematically showing how shoddy her work was.

 

[kuromiiiilove]

MH was shown video last Thursday regarding the officer handling of the cups. Prep for her testimony?

 

[kuromiiiilove]

Now up on screens is the tailight at the lab. There was 1 swab taken of the tailight. She collected it from the ‘exposed’ areas, specifically the upper right hand red area, a portion of clear area in the front, and another lower portion. All on a single swab.

 

[Sillybilly]

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[Angelwatch]

Like I said, he's systematically showing how shoddy her work was.

Is it her shoddy work or is it more like garbage in, garbage out? It started with shoddy evidence collection.

 

[kuromiiiilove]

Moving on now to touch DNA. Brennan objects to Alyssa saying ‘is it possible for me to leave touch DNA on this podium?’

 

[kuromiiiilove]

Is it her shoddy work or is it more like garbage in, garbage out? It started with shoddy evidence collection.

I mean, she was sloppy too, only swabbing the tailight with 1 swab for the entire area, only swabbing 1 of 6 cups. But you’re right, it’s not like she was given pristine evidence to work with

 

[kuromiiiilove]

MH testified that she found ‘apparent’ glass on the rear bumper of Karen’s Lexus.

Under direct, MH discussed apparent glass located on the rear bumper of the vehicle.

Exhibit 141 is being published. It is a photo of the right rear of KR’s Lexus.

 

[Elliot_Alderson]

MH testified that she found ‘apparent’ glass on the rear bumper of Karen’s Lexus.

Under direct, MH discussed apparent glass located on the rear bumper of the vehicle.

Exhibit 141 is being published. It is a photo of the right rear of KR’s Lexus.

Is there a picture of an apparent glass on the bumper?

 

[kuromiiiilove]

Alessi is now discussing protocol. Pointing out that material, as well as quantity of material are both important for evidence collection.

Alessi was pointing out the lack of glass inside the tailight, because physics tells us that the glass from the broken tailight would have gone inward on a violent impact.

 

[Derph]

Is it her shoddy work or is it more like garbage in, garbage out? It started with shoddy evidence collection.

Good point!

 

[Angelwatch]

Is there a picture of an apparent glass on the bumper?

I've been waiting for a picture of this piece of apparent glass. It's talked about but I've never seen it.

 

[Angelwatch]

Alessi is now discussing protocol. Pointing out that material, as well as quantity of material are both important for evidence collection.

Alessi was pointing out the lack of glass inside the tailight, because physics tells us that the glass from the broken tailight would have gone inward on a violent impact.

Wow. That's a great point. Fragments should be in there. I'm a little behind in my stream so looking forward to watching that.

 

[kuromiiiilove]

Oh WOW! Alessi is saying that there is not two stickers, it’s a reflection. So she doubled the amount of glass estimated. There were not two stickers and glass associated with each sticker. No objection on that point.

Exhibit 133 is up (@Elliot_Alderson, this is showing the glass). Definitely looks like a reflection, and that the ridge of the bumper is causing a reflection.

MH says she can’t tell one way or another if it’s a reflection or not.

 

[MerlinFalcon]

Alessi is so good, eh? His precision is incredible.

 

[keek]

Is there a picture of an apparent glass on the bumper?

Apparently but I think Atty was going to or did, a very good question, telling, about the glass, but not sure if he was able to do so. IMO