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Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

Karen Read Trial Day 9 - Paramedic Testifies Karen Repeatedly Said ‘I Hit Him’

Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

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🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Karen Read Trial Day 9 - Paramedic Testifies Karen Repeatedly Said ‘I Hit Him’

On May 5, 2025, the retrial of Karen Read took a pivotal turn as EMT Katie McLaughlin provided compelling testimony. McLaughlin recounted arriving at the scene where Boston police officer John O’Keefe was found unresponsive in the snow. She testified that Karen Read, visibly distraught, repeatedly said, “I hit him,” a statement that could significantly impact the trial's outcome.

McLaughlin described Read's emotional state as hysterical, noting that another woman, Jennifer McCabe, attempted to calm her down. This testimony aligns with the prosecution's narrative that Read struck O’Keefe with her SUV after a night of drinking and left him to die in a snowstorm. The defense, however, argues that O’Keefe was killed inside a house and that Read is being framed as part of a police cover-up.

This video delves into McLaughlin's testimony, exploring its implications for the case. We analyze the legal strategies of both the prosecution and defense, the forensic evidence presented, and the psychological aspects of Read's behavior at the scene. Additionally, we discuss the broader context of the trial, including previous testimonies and the defense's allegations of investigative misconduct.

Join us as we unpack the latest developments in this high-profile case, examining how McLaughlin's account could influence the jury's perception and the trial's direction.

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0:00.0

This is the Hidden Killers podcast with Tony Bruske and continuing coverage of the case against Karen Reed.

0:07.6

Uh, yeah, another day in the trial of Karen Reed and some very interesting and powerful testimony, I would say, again today.

0:18.6

And I'm going to say in day nine here on the, what is it?

0:23.3

The fifth, the fifth of May of 2025.

0:26.8

None of it really landing very well for the defense of Karen Reid.

0:31.8

It just keeps, I don't think they're in a good place right now.

0:37.8

And you can Karen Reed looks a lot different this time around in terms of her,

0:43.9

what word am I looking for here?

0:46.4

Just her, what she's giving out, her, ah, her vibe.

0:51.4

Her vibe.

0:52.2

Yeah, I think her vibe would be a good way of putting it.

0:54.5

Very frustrated.

0:56.1

Very narcissist stuck in a corner look.

1:01.3

And she's lashing out every time she speaks after trial every single day and just is saying ludicrous things.

1:09.9

And I don't know why they're, they don't

1:11.4

muzzle her and, and shut her up because she's just making it worse. I don't know what she said

1:16.5

today yet. I haven't seen that. But I know, uh, on Friday the other day, she was criticizing

1:21.4

Jen McCabe about calling 911 because, and, and so they were calling out in the trial, too, about, trial too about she wasn't I was having a hard time following it but coffin daffer explained it to me today basically from what I'm gathering is that they were calling out Jennifer for calling 911 and being calm and collected.

1:45.5

And because she was calm and collected in a chaotic situation, that somehow points to her already knowing that John O'Keefe was in the snow and dead.

1:55.0

And she must have done it or must have been part of it.

1:57.5

Because she was the voice of reason.

2:00.5

She was the adult in the room.

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