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Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

MA v. Karen Read Murder Retrial - Motions Hearing Day 2 PART 2

Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

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🗓️ 6 March 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Karen Read's defense team has filed a motion to dismiss based on what they say is "extraordinary governmental misconduct" on the part of the prosecution. 

Read is charged with second-degree murder and other charges in the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, who was found dead in the snow outside of a friend’s home after a night out drinking. 

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0:00.0

this is a special report from true crime today and the hidden killers podcast karen reid back in court

0:10.6

again today and we're going to take you right there for all of the coverage of what's going on

0:15.9

in that courtroom and the follow-ups with Judge Beverly Canone.

0:21.2

Let's go there right now.

0:23.4

You may have said something that you don't have a factual foundation for.

0:26.9

And I think I have done my best to disabuse the court of that, that we were drawing from

0:32.4

reasonable inferences.

0:36.8

I wonder if the Commonwealth is going to get the same treatment for saying that Trooper

0:42.6

Proctor was standing feet away from the defendant's vehicle and never touched the right rear

0:47.7

tail light.

0:48.8

That's a very bold statement for the Commonwealth to make, and it's also completely untrue. It's not supported by a

0:56.0

single fact. It's not supported by a fact or evidence before the court. The problem with this

1:01.0

unsupported motion, because it's unsupported, and the declaration is signed by three different

1:08.9

individuals, you can just sort of say whatever you want in the motion.

1:11.6

And I guess get away with it.

1:13.6

The video speaks for itself, Your Honor.

1:15.6

It shows Michael Proctor walk behind the car directly to the position of the passenger tail light.

1:23.6

He positions himself right on the other side of the camera view, not feet away, and it certainly

1:32.4

does not show and there's no evidence before the court that he quote, never touched

1:36.8

it.

1:37.8

As a matter of fact, we would submit...

1:39.0

Does it show that he does touch it?

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