Plastic Fragments and Glass Lies: The Science Closing in on Karen Read
Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary
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3 • 791 Ratings
🗓️ 29 May 2025
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Forensic science took center stage this week in the Karen Read trial—and Eric Faddis is here to break down the quiet but damning testimony jurors just heard.
On Hidden Killers, Tony Brueski and Eric dissect forensic expert Christina Hanley’s detailed breakdown of trace evidence: red and clear plastic fragments found on O’Keefe’s clothing, consistent with the tail light from Read’s Lexus SUV. Hanley also testified about the “jigsaw match” of glass shards found near the body and how several fragments were traced back to a broken cocktail glass at the scene.
This episode explores how circumstantial science stacks up in court, why “consistent with” is not the same as “conclusive,” and how the defense may respond to the mounting forensic narrative. In a case with no eyewitnesses, will these fragments be enough to persuade a jury?
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| 1:53.1 | Killers with Tony Brewski. Here now, Tony Bruske. Do you think she's starting to feel the writing |
| 2:00.1 | on the wall here? Do you think she, she herself is feeling like she's being backed into the corner? And do you think the defense team is starting to feel that way, too? |
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| 2:19.1 | kind of out there. She's talking and she seems to be enjoying the media attention and being her |
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