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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Karen Read Asks Judge to Toss Case on Double Jeopardy | CRIME ALERT HOURLY UPDATE

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

True Crime, News

3.97.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Today we'd like to direct your attention to another podcast - the new Crime Alert Hourly Update. The CrimeOnline team delivers hourly updates on breaking crime news as it happens throughout the day! Follow now on your favorite podcast app: https://link.chtbl.com/Crime_Alert

The latest in trial coverage, missing persons, active investigations, and so much more! Stay informed, stay safe, and stay ahead with "Crime Alert Hourly Update.”

In this Crime Alert: Karen Read’s defense team makes several motions to dismiss the charges against her in the death of her police officer boyfriend. In three cold cases dating back to 1977, authorities in Southern California have identified a 73-year-old trucker as the suspected killer. Drew Nelson reports.

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You're listening to Crime Alert hourly update, a brand new five minute

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podcast from Nancy Grace and Crime Online. I'm Jackie Howard, executive

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producer for crime stories with Nancy Grace. Each hour, on the hour, our reporters and experts, bring you the latest

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in true crime. In just five minutes we provide real-time updates on high-profile cases, missing person alerts, trial developments, and all the

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gripping true crime stories you need to know. Here's the latest episode. Be

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sure to follow the crime alert hourly update on your favorite podcast app.

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Crime Alert, I'm Drew Nelson.

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Breaking Crime News now.

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A notorious case followed closely by Crime Alert has taken another turn following the trial of a Massachusetts woman accused of leaving her boyfriend to die in the snow, which ended in a mistrial last month.

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Karen Reed's defense team has made several motions to dismiss the charges against her.

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They're arguing that double jeopardy should apply, claiming that five jurors had come forward to

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say they had unanimously agreed on a not guilty verdict for the second degree

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murder charge and the charge of leaving the scene of an accident. The jurors were

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reportedly deadlocked only on the manslaughter charge. Karen Reed was on

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trial for the death of Boston police officer John O'Keefe, whom she

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allegedly struck with her SUV after a night of drinking in January 2022.

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O'Keefe was found outside the home of another officer and his death was attributed to hypothermia and blunt force trauma.

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Crime Alert, Sidney Sumner, has more.

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Central to Reed's defense is that the many law enforcement officers present at

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Brian Albert's home have framed Reed for a murder she did not commit. Evidence that

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lead investigator Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor violated state policy

1:44.9

by taking on a case he had personal ties to supports the defense's claims. Proctor had a personal

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