Hey there, everyone. I'm Ashley Banfield, and this is Drop Dead serious. It's day 10 of the Karen Reed trial. And today, the jury, yet again, got a blizzard of evidence. But this time, literally. This was the day they heard about blood in solo cups,

broken shards of taillight buried in the snow, and a voicemail from the defendant that began with,

John, I fucking hate you. How's that for getting the jury's attention right off the bat?

The testimony was fast, it was emotional, and sometimes even a little chaotic,

just like the crime scene itself, just like the search, the storm, the science, and the shouting.

Not in the courtroom, but in the messages that Karen Reed left behind for the boyfriend

she's accused of killing. Judge Canoni let everybody out early, but we are not wasting a second,

so let's get right to the good stuff. The morning started with retired Canton Police Lieutenant

Paul Gallagher back on the stand and back under fire from the defense. Gallagher was one of the

first officers on the scene at 34 Fairview Road, where John O'Kee's body was found lifeless in the snow.

And right off the top, defense attorney Alan Jackson zeroed in on what Lieutenant Gallagher did when he got there.

He grabbed a leaf blower. Yes, a leaf blower to clear snow from around a body, a leaf blower to blow the bits out of a crime scene.

Gallagher testified that he didn't find a hat, didn't find a shoe, didn't find any pieces of broken red

tail light in the white snow, but that he did find blood and a few shards of a clear cocktail glass.

And then came the big question, why didn't anyone think to search the house?

You know, the house that's attached to the front yard where John was found in the snow?

It is the same house, Brian Albert's house, where a raging party had taken place

the night before, where Karen Reid says she dropped John O'Keefe off, the same house that

was owned by and was filled with police officers who were drinking the night before.

So why didn't the police even try to get a warrant?

Alan Jackson reminded the jury that you don't even need to prove something to get a search

warrant. You just need probable cause. And in his words, you don't get into trouble for asking.

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