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Conflicting Theories and Hidden Ties: Week 4 in Karen Read's Retrial | On The Record Podcast

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4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of On the Record, host Cody Thomas recaps week 4 of the Karen Read trial. Jurors view critical surveillance footage, new text messages surface hinting at jealousy and a deteriorating relationship, and testimony challenges the handling of key evidence. Prosecutors suggest O'Keefe's death may have been a domestic violence homicide — a claim the defense fiercely disputes.

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0:00.0

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are simply that.

0:04.8

Opinions.

0:05.8

All are presumed innocent until proven otherwise in a court of law.

0:09.8

Sensitive topics are discussed.

0:11.8

Discretion is advised.

0:14.0

We are back on the record.

0:16.2

I am Cody Thomas breaking down key moments from week four of the Karen Reid murder retrial.

0:21.6

Let's get right into it.

0:23.6

The death of John O'Keefe was tragic, a brave officer raising two children as a single parent.

0:32.6

Now his girlfriend Karen Reid has been charged with his murder and the case has been clouded by

0:39.7

controversy surrounding surveillance videos from the night John died and the investigation which followed.

0:48.5

Some videos don't exist. Some have gaps in time and others are just not 100% clear.

0:56.9

In a case where each side has a completely different version of how John O'Keefe died,

1:02.1

evidence from videos should help the jury find the truth.

1:06.1

During the first trial, the jury was divided and could not agree about what happened.

1:10.3

But now, second time around,

1:12.6

both sides are hoping their side's interpretation of these videos will persuade the jury. Meanwhile,

1:21.2

the public waits as the evidence unfolds inside the courtroom.

1:28.3

Massachusetts State Police Sergeant Yuri Buchanick remained at the center of testimony this week.

1:33.7

Defense attorney Alan Jackson pressed him about an early theory involving a cocktail glass,

1:39.6

Reed's I Hit Him Comment, and the timeline of when the tail light fragments were found.

1:44.9

Jurors also heard about flirtatious texts between Reed and ATF agent Brian Higgins,

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