272: The Death of John O’Keefe & the Trial of Karen Read Part 2

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🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Lauren and Chan dive into everything we know so far from Karen Read’s retrial — prosecution and defense strategy, courtroom drama, and key witness moments. It’s all on the table.

00:00 – 08:00 Wedding Week Catch-Up

08:01 – 10:59 Case Background & Legal Overview

11:00 – 12:59 Media Impact & Public Perception

13:00 – 15:59 Jury Insights & Legal Strategy

16:00 – 18:59 Key Players & Investigation Focus

19:00 – 22:59 Scene Details & Timeline Questions

23:00 – 24:59 Financial Fallout & Defense Structure

25:00 – 27:59 New Evidence Introduced

28:00 – 32:59 Behavior, Phones & Property Changes

33:00 – 34:59 Search History Controversy

35:00 – 38:59 Opening Statements & Legal Framing

39:00 – 41:59 Witness Testimony & Trial Atmosphere

42:00 – 47:00 Expert Evidence & Courtroom Debates

47:01 – 48:59 Trial Momentum & What's Ahead

49:00 – 51:59 Pop Culture Pulse Check (Travis Kelce, Meghan Markle)

52:00 – 55:00 Podcast Reactions & Commentary

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0:00.0	All right, everyone, welcome to part two of our deep dive on Karen Reed. So in this episode, Chandler and I
0:05.5	chat at the beginning about her upcoming wedding. So if you're here just for the Karen Reed of it all,
0:10.2	refer to the timestamps on where to go to to begin the next part of our deep dive on Karen Reed.
0:16.9	Everyone, we're unpacking what happened at the end of the first trial, why we have arrived
0:20.8	at a second trial, all of the new evidence in this trial, the first week that, you know, we are in
0:26.4	court, the witnesses and opening statements. There's a lot to get into here.
0:35.1	Well, well, well, we are here on the official wedding week for Chandler.
0:42.0	Wedding week is here.
0:43.8	We're in full swing.
0:45.1	We're both in white.
0:46.1	We're both in white.
0:47.6	I got an elevator today and a very cute girl complimented my fit.
0:52.3	And she was like, I love it.
0:53.9	So spring. And I don't know why,
0:55.3	but I really wanted to be like, well, I'm getting married this week. I'm so glad you did it.
0:58.4	And I held back the urge. It's kind of like when you see someone on your birthday, who you don't know.
1:03.7	Like you have the urge. She's like, it's actually my birthday to the lady at CBS. She's like, bitch, I don't care. I don't care. But anyway, it's here.
1:13.5	You look very stately, very regal, very bridal.
1:14.1	Thank you.
1:14.6	Very beautiful.
1:16.2	I'm so sorry I'm wearing a white top.
1:18.1	Truly, it was an oversight and I didn't think about it. I'm wearing a plunging white top.
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