Hey everybody, welcome to Drop Dead serious. I'm Ashley Bannfield. And I got a bonus episode for you.

And in this episode, we're taking a closer look at the ID docu series, A Body in the Snow. It is a five-part series that follows the evolving case against Karen Reed. And you

will probably know by now, she is accused of killing Boston police officer John O'Keefe. John was her

boyfriend at the time. The series is a real-time account of Karen Reed's 2024 trial that ended in a mistrial. And if you haven't

seen it yet, run, don't walk, because it is very, very good. Even if you don't know anything about

the Karen Reed case, it's crazy. Like, we're literally watching this woman talking openly about a crime that she's about to be tried for.

So for that reason alone, I say watch because you don't often get to. And also, if you're a fan of

the Karen Reed case and you really are, you know, gripped by it, you're going to learn a lot.

And already this docu-series has been watched by over 6 million people. I'm very

curious about how many potential jurors have seen it. They'll probably be asked about bad and

voir dire, but online from Reddit to TikTok, the response against the docuseries is like fierce

and it is divided. Some people are calling Karen Reid brave. Other people are saying,

this is just manipulation. This is calculation, right? And some people go as far as saying

she looks like, quote, the happiest murder defendant in America. But here's the bigger question

because this series isn't just about what happened the night

John O'Keefe died. It's about what Karen Reed chose to say publicly out loud as she

awaits a murder trial. According to Vanity Fair, this series wasn't made about Karen Reed.

It was made with Karen

Reed. She agreed to participate. She granted access. And in many ways, she shaped what we see.

So is this going to help her? Is it possible this will backfire? And could this docu-series

have more influence on the next jury pool than any opening statement ever could?

In the very first episode, Karen Reid is asked if she killed John.

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