'I Wasn’t Reckless': Karen Read Admits Up to 10 Drinks — But 'Couldn't Possibly Have Hit John O'Keefe'... Yea....
The Trial Of Karen Read | Justice For John O'Keefe
Tony Brueski
2.2 • 614 Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
In a dramatic turn in the Karen Read murder trial, jurors were shown a lengthy video recording that may prove to be one of the most damaging pieces of evidence yet. In it, Karen Read discusses her alcohol intake the night Boston police officer John O’Keefe died — admitting she had anywhere from four to ten drinks in just two hours. Then, in the same breath, she claims she didn’t think she was being “reckless.” The contradictions don’t stop there.
Throughout the video, Read repeatedly changes the details of her timeline, her level of intoxication, and her recollection of events — often contradicting things she had previously said in interviews or texts. Prosecutors seized on this, arguing it shows consciousness of guilt. And for those watching, it’s hard to ignore how each new answer seems to unravel a little more of her defense.
This video breaks down the most revealing moments from the courtroom footage, showing exactly how Karen Read’s own words may be eroding her credibility. We’ll take you through her statements, what the jury heard, and how the prosecution is framing her inconsistencies as deliberate deception. Is it trauma and confusion? Or is it a carefully unraveling cover story?
We’ll also explore how the defense — led by Alan Jackson — struggled to explain away her conflicting claims, and how this new footage fits into the larger timeline of the case. With each passing day, the weight of Karen Read’s own words seems heavier — and harder to walk back.
Don’t miss this in-depth breakdown of what could become the defining moment in the Karen Read trial.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Hidden Killers podcast with Tony Brewski and continuing coverage of the case against Karen Reid. |
| 0:06.9 | It's time for more Karen Reid. |
| 0:09.2 | Vodka Math, everybody. |
| 0:12.1 | Wow. |
| 0:12.9 | Who's excited? |
| 0:13.6 | Special kind of math, right? |
| 0:15.0 | This is like, it's kind of like that the, what's the stuff they've been trying to teach to kids lately that |
| 0:22.3 | or in the last hand the new math the new math the uh what common core is that what it is yes yes |
| 0:28.0 | yes yes when you're a parent you're like what the hell is this this is like 30 steps too many |
| 0:32.0 | um that's that's kind of what karen reed has done with her vodka math. |
| 0:42.8 | And we're going to hear a lovely compilation of clips that were put together by the prosecution about the amount that she drank that night. |
| 0:46.6 | This is a new clip. |
| 0:47.9 | And so they're like, they're drilling this in. |
| 0:49.8 | They're accenting everything hard with Karen Reed's own contradictory words. |
| 0:55.7 | But before we get to that again, this segment brought to you by K.R. Vodka, |
| 1:00.5 | K.R. Vodka, where memory fails, confidence prevails. |
| 1:05.1 | K.R. Vodka. |
| 1:06.2 | Oh, my God. It's not funny. I'm sorry. |
| 1:08.5 | Oh, it is funny. |
| 1:09.6 | It is funny. It's tragically funny. It hurts. |
| 1:12.9 | It is tragically funny because it's so utterly absurd. So let's go right to that and take a look at |
| 1:22.1 | this clip that the courts got to see today |
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