COURT AUDIO: MA v. Karen Read Murder Retrial - Motions Hearing Day 2 PART 1
The Trial Of Karen Read | Justice For John O'Keefe
Tony Brueski
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🗓️ 21 March 2025
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
The final pretrial hearing took place before the murder retrial of Boston woman Karen Read. Her defense team had filed a motion to dismiss the case, citing what they described as "extraordinary governmental misconduct" by the prosecution.
Read had faced charges of second-degree murder and other offenses in connection with the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe. He was found deceased in the snow outside a friend’s home after a night of drinking.
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| 0:00.0 | This is a special report from True Crime Today and the Hidden Killers podcast. |
| 0:08.7 | Karen Reid back in court again today, and we're going to take you right there for all of the coverage of what's going on in that courtroom and the follow-ups with Judge Beverly Canone. Let's go there right now. Join here. Give your attendance and you shall be heard. I'll say the Commonwealth in Massachusetts. It's now open. You may you see me. 22-117, the Commonwealth versus Karen Reed. Can I have counsel identify themselves for the record starting with the Commonwealth? Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Have Lovacin for the with the commonwealth. Good morning, Mr. Lerlophan. Good morning, Mr. Lally. |
| 0:38.8 | Adla, for the commonwealth. |
| 0:39.7 | Good morning, Mr. Lally. |
| 0:41.2 | Good morning, Your Honor. Hank Brennan for the Common Law. Morning, Mr. Brennan. Good morning, Mr. Brennan. Good morning, Mr. Jackson. Good morning, Your Honor, Elizabeth Little, also on behalf of Ms. Reid. Good morning, Ms. Little. |
| 0:50.9 | Good morning, Your Honor, Robert Olesi, on behalf of Ms. Reed. |
| 0:53.5 | Good morning, Mr. Olessey. |
| 0:54.9 | Good morning, Your Honor. |
| 0:55.9 | David Yenetti, for Karen Reed. |
| 0:56.9 | Good morning, Ms. Little. Good morning, Your Honor, Robert Olesi. On behalf of Ms. Reed. Good morning, Mr. Olessey. Good morning, Your Honor. |
| 0:55.0 | David Yonetti for Karen Reed. |
| 0:57.0 | Good morning, Ms. Yonetti. |
| 0:58.0 | Good morning, Ms. Reed. |
| 0:59.0 | All right, so we have a lot to cover this morning. |
| 1:04.0 | But what I want to start with, I was just handed a couple of things to you that I'm going |
| 1:08.0 | to need some time to read. What I'd like to start with, it's paper 613 filed yesterday. |
| 1:22.6 | Defendants assented to motion a continued trial date to a date on or after April 25th? |
| 1:28.3 | Who's going to argue that? |
| 1:31.3 | Because just because it's an assented to motion does not mean it's likely going to happen, |
| 1:35.3 | so I need to hear argument on why I should do this. |
| 1:39.3 | I'll address the court with the court's permission. |
| 1:41.3 | Yes. |
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