Hey everybody, Ashley Banfield here, and this is Drop Dead Serious.

And here's your daily recap of the Karen Reed murder trial in Dedham, Massachusetts.

Today in court, it was a day that swung from forensic science to courtroom fireworks.

We saw graphic autopsy photos, a medical examiner grilled on everything from stomach ulcers to skull fractures,

and a sudden battle over whether a few seconds on a car's dashboard clock can upend an entire case.

So let's get right to it, shall we?

The day started off with forensic scientist Maureen Hartnett back on the stand for more cross-examination.

And defense attorney Bob Alessi wasted no time, zooming in on what she did, what she didn't do, and what she couldn't possibly

know. She confirmed that she did scrape debris from both John O'Keefe's t-shirt and

John O'Keefe's hoodie, but that the material was not kept separately. It was all mixed

together. And that bag of clothing collected by none other than

trooper Michael Proctor? Yeah, that's the same Proctor at the center of the defense's entire

cover-up theory. And when Karen's lawyer asked if the forensic scientist knew how those items

got from the scene of the incident all the

way to her lab, she said she didn't know. And the jurors were watching closely. And then came another

round of chain of custody issues. The forensic scientist ticked through the list. Red Solo cup swabs, a drinking glass,

materials from Karen Reed's SUV, all submitted by different people, fingernail scrapings,

and a vial of O'Keefe's blood, not collected by her either. That's when special prosecutor Hank Brennan stepped up

for redirect. He asked this forensic science specialist, if she'd ever seen evidence collected in

solo cups before, but before she could respond, Karen's lawyer jumped up with an objection.

Still, prosecutor Brennan pushed forward. Did she know what was

inside those cops? No. She knew they were from the scene, but that's about it. He pulled up

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