Karen Read Trial Day 14 Breakdown & The 6 MAJOR Moments As Sgt. Bukhenik Testifies
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🗓️ 13 May 2025
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
In this deep-dive episode of Hidden Killers, Tony breaks down the courtroom fireworks from May 12, 2025, when Massachusetts State Police Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik took the stand in the Karen Read trial. While earlier testimony raised serious questions about investigator bias, this chapter of the trial was about evidence—cold, hard, and forensic.
The prosecution worked to reestablish control with redirect testimony, where Bukhenik stated firmly that Karen Read’s Lexus was towed directly to the Canton Police garage—disputing the defense’s implication that evidence was tampered with en route. We examine the newly introduced surveillance footage from inside the garage, the timeline of the SUV's arrival, and the mirrored security camera feed that had briefly caused confusion.
Tony unpacks what was found at the crime scene: John O’Keefe’s sneaker, his phone under his body, a broken cocktail glass—and what those pieces suggest about what happened on the snowy lawn outside 34 Fairview Road. Sgt. Bukhenik explained why he believed the injuries pointed to a vehicle impact, not a fight. Plus, the state introduced video showing the Lexus’ taillight already broken before police had custody of the car.
But the defense didn’t sit quietly. They showed surveillance footage of Brian Higgins at the Canton station at 1:28AM—despite his earlier denial of late-night activity. He’s seen walking, on the phone, moving between vehicles, carrying what looked like a shovel. Why was that important? It contradicted previous claims and raised new timeline questions.
This episode lays it all out—no speculation, just facts. We take you frame-by-frame through a day of testimony that could reshape the outcome of this entire case.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Hidden Killers podcast with Tony Bruske and continuing coverage of the case against Karen Reid. |
| 0:07.0 | Welcome to the day 14 recap of the trial of Karen Reid. I am Tony Bruske. Be sure to leave your comments in the comments section. If you're watching us on YouTube or on Twitter, be sure to, yeah, leave what you think. |
| 0:21.4 | And if you're watching us on X or Twitter, check on our YouTube channel as well, |
| 0:24.9 | Hidden Killers with Tony Brewski for a lot more content, a lot more video there. |
| 0:29.8 | And hit subscribe, whatever platform you're picking this up on. |
| 0:32.8 | So let's talk about the moment the courtroom went dead silence when a Massachusetts state police |
| 0:39.6 | sergeant under oath was asked why he gave a thumbs-up emoji to a text calling the defendant |
| 0:45.6 | a retarded client. |
| 0:49.5 | And no, this wasn't years ago or out of context or during some locker room venting session. |
| 0:55.6 | This was in the middle of an active murder investigation, a case involving the death of a Boston police officer. |
| 1:02.1 | And that thumbs up, it came from Sargi, Yuri. |
| 1:08.3 | Buchanick, the lead investigator who's on the stand right now in the case against |
| 1:14.1 | Karen Reid. That one emoji became the focal point of what the defense has been trying |
| 1:21.3 | to argue from day one, that the people investigating this case weren't just biased. They were |
| 1:27.3 | outright hostile towards Karen Reid. |
| 1:30.0 | And if you're wondering whether the courtroom felt that shift in tone, the answer is absolutely. |
| 1:36.4 | This all played out during Buchanek's long-awaited testimony on May 12th. |
| 1:41.8 | The defense had waited weeks to get him on the stand, and when they did, |
| 1:46.6 | they didn't ease in gently. Attorney Alan Jackson came in hot, pulling up a string of text messages |
| 1:52.2 | exchanged between Trooper Michael Proctor, another state cop on the case, and a group of colleagues. |
| 1:57.3 | And in those texts, Proctor refers to Karen Reed in the crude derogatory terms that |
| 2:01.7 | we all know that he has used for her. The one that made everyone sit up? No nude so far. |
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