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Good morning. I am in Dedham District Court for a hearing regarding
@DoctorTurtleboy
. You can follow this thread here for live, up to the minute updates.
“Upon learning today’s result, the Department took immediate action to relieve Trooper
#MichaelProctor
of duty and formally transfer him out of the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office State Police Detective’s Unit."
#KarenRead
Let's start a thread about a local connection to the Sandra Birchmore case.
If you have not heard, Birchmore was found in her
#Canton
apartment in Febuary of 2021. The death was ruled a suicide.
Bill Read leaving court today tells us he's going to "chill out" this weekend. Speaking to Defense Attorney Alan Jackson he says they are hopeful after another day of no verdict in his daughter,
#KarenRead
's murder trial.
When Jackson just said "the truth is, Trooper Paul, you don't know what any of these physics calculations mean, do you?" Juror
#4
laughed so hard, she covered her mouth with her hand and lowered her head.
Good morning. We are here in Norfolk Superior Court for Day 40 of the trial and what is day 4 of jury deliberations in the
#KarenRead
murder trial.
Press is inside the courtroom and Read and her team are here. Her family has started to walk in.
Good morning. I am here at Dedham District Court to cover a hearing in the Commonwealth's case against Aidan Turtleboy Kearney. After some developments yesterday afternoon, I expect this will be very interesting hearing. Follow this thread for updates.
@DoctorTurtleboy
@SueNBCBoston
There were ZERO issues with the press line today and things were smooth.
In case today is the last day in here, it has been a pleasure to work with everyone all these months on this case.
Our media outlet, though not main stream media, was always treated like it was.
Good Morning. I am here at Norfolk Superior Court for in the courtroom coverage of the Karen Read trial. Please follow this thread for minute by minute updates. Thank you for joining me.
What I love about this filing is that we finally get to some insight into what jurors were thinking. We don't need to guess. We now know.
No one thought Karen Read murdered her boyfriend, John O'Keefe.
@DoctorTurtleboy
As Lally continues to ask Caitlin Albert inconsequential questions, I am reminded that this is the murder trial of Karen Read and I'm just wondering when someone is going to talk about Karen Read murdering John O'Keefe.
Thanks to all of your views and follows, we are extending our coverage of today's hearing for
@DoctorTurtleboy
. Grabbing lunch across the street and I'll be back in the courthouse for 2PM. I will continue tweets on this original thread.
Wednesday morning is starting off with yet another filing by the
#KarenRead
defense team, this time stating that a fourth juror has come forward to state the jury did not find Read guilty of counts one and three.
It's 3 PM and we have been given no indication of a verdict.
I have not moved from the courthouse all day and have been watching for any sign that could indicate preparing to bring the jury in.
Wow. What a morning. We are live at Norfolk Superior Court for the murder trial of
#KarenRead
. It has been a crazy morning talking to supporters of Read outside, some flying in from Michigan and Colorado, just to be here for Karen.
There has been a change in clothing for some of the jurors.
One of the alternates is in a dress and heels. To my knowledge, she has never been this dressed up before.
Good Morning. We are live in Norfolk Superior Court for in-person coverage of the
#KarenRead
trial. There was no court yesterday and today is a half day of testimony.
We are expected to start off with the cross examination of Jenn McCabe. Follow this thread for more.
@DoctorTurtleboy
Jackson's assertion that the only Google search that data shows Jen McCabe made out of three was deleted and that that particular search could implicate Jen herself and exonerate his client could be the most impactful statement in this trial so far.
As you may have heard, the O'Keefe family has invited Brian Albert, Colin Albert and Jen McCabe to sit with them.
Members of the Read family looked disgusted as they took their seats.
Karen Read's brother laughed.
Good morning. We are live at the
#KarenRead
trial for what will be one of the most anticipated days of testimony to date. Jen McCabe is expected to take the stand, the woman most known for Googling "hos long to die in cold" in the hours after John O'Keefe was murdered. Follow👇
@DoctorTurtleboy
I took some hand written notes of what Bradl was saying. I will try to transcribe those shortly.
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@DoctorTurtleboy
At a previous hearing in this case in May, Attorney Robert Cosgrove appeared for Attorney Ken Mello. It is unclear who will be here this time.
Attorney Bradl is here for Kearney.
@DoctorTurtleboy
Bradl: we are here for pre-trial. Cosgrove gave screenshots and packet of info, but I want the raw data.
Judge agreed. New date.
Case will be continued to a August 22nd.
Good morning. We are live at Norfolk Superior Court for the Karen Read murder trial.
We have gained access to the courtroom as a member of the press.
Karen Read is here with her defense team and members of her family are here as well.
Let's talk about this: Per a Monday morning filing by Attorney representing
#KarenRead
Alan Jackson, jury unanimously voted to acquit her on the murder of John O'Keefe.
Good morning. We are at Norfolk Superior Court for another day of riveting testimony in the Karen Read murder trial.
Jen McCabe will take the stand to start things off and Attorney Jackson is here in the courtroom already walking around ready to go.
Trooper Paul has testified that John got swiped on his arm, that it spun him around counter clockwise, the tail light broke on impact and punctured his sweatshirt and cut his arm as it passed by him and projected John 30 feet in the air where he was found.
Court is over for the day but the ending of today's proceeding was electric. Jackson aligning the previous testimony of Jen McCabe stating that the calls to John were "butt dials" occurred during the exact same moments that the Commonwealth says John was killed.
For those who follow our shoe journey, Judge Cannone just walked out of chambers and she looks lovely today. She has on a summer, Lilly Pulitzer style dress with a light colored blazer over it and the nude backless slides with a square heel. She's in her summer moment.
@DoctorTurtleboy
Standing outside prior to coming in, I have seen no sign of Attorney Ken Mello. He was not at the previous hearing in this case and it has been stated that he has been in poor health.
If
#KarenRead
is found not guilty, what happens next? Will anyone be held responsible for John O'Keefe's death? If she is found guilty, will you accept the verdict?
Good morning. We are here at Norfolk Superior Court for another day in the
#KarenRead
murder trial.
Judge Cannone has told jurors she believes they will have this case in their hands for deliberation by the last week of June. Not much longer.
@DoctorTurtleboy
While we are waiting, it feels odd to see some of these court officers here today after seeing them at Norfolk Superior for so long during the
#KarenRead
trial.
We received this bill from a follower which shows the home getting charged $50.27 to deliver $8.75 in gas. Why does it cost so much to deliver so little in
#Massachusetts
?
@HowieCarrShow
Both Wolf and Rentschler have made it clear that the injuries to John O'Keefe's arm are not consistent with having been struck by a car.
Crump talks about about his interaction with Kearney. He says he interpreted Kearney as wanting to leave the area and get away from the victim due to a restraining order.
Have you ever served on a jury? Two months is a long time to be away from work and family. What is the longest you served on a jury and was your experience a good one?
Good morning. We are here at Norfolk Superior Court for the
#KarenRead
trial.
Today is going to be a very emotional day.
I have been told that after Higgins has completed his time on the stand, John O'Keefe's niece and nephew will be called to testify.
Good Morning from Norfolk Superior Court for another day in the
#KarenRead
murder trial. We will be live streaming the video of the hearing on our Facebook today.
Massachusetts State Police trooper Michael Proctor is in the building to start things off. Follow here:
Bev keeps shaking her head side to side as she speaks.
Side bar is over. Judge has left the room. Karen and her team are huddled at the table, speaking together.
@DoctorTurtleboy
@SueNBCBoston
All jurors are here.
The traditional questions to ensure they have not researched or heard anything about the case have been asked.
They have been dismissed for deliberations.
Good morning. Let's start a thread about a subject I have been investigating for several months now: Teachers having sexual relationships with students and why this is allowed to continue.
Good morning. We are here at Norfolk Superior Court for what will be Day 20 of testimony in the
#KarenRead
trial. Follow this thread for live updates until we break for lunch when we will start a new one.
Jackson's line of questioning does not work with Jen McCabe.
He is direct and singular with his questions and Jen wants to elaborate and give context and additional information.
I'm staying in the courtroom instead of heading out. Everyone has left, including the CW and defense team. The bags of evidence are just sitting, opened, on the stand.
Court reporter is also here in the room.
The courtroom looks and feels different. The press box no longer has chairs or charging ports.
The large screen that we saw evidence on has been removed.
All the tables where the Commonwealth and the Defense have sat for 9 weeks are empty.
Boy does it feel different.
Judge is going to review the new info from Mello, including a drive from Mello. Bradl is submitting three docs as well, including a screenshot of text messages from LG to Kearney that he indicated may qualify for witnesses intimidation.