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The Trial Of Karen Read | Justice For John O'Keefe

Ret. FBI Jennifer Coffindaffer On Who Karen Read's Team May Or May Not Call To Testify

The Trial Of Karen Read | Justice For John O'Keefe

Tony Brueski

True Crime, News, News Commentary

2.2 • 614 Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Ret. FBI Jennifer Coffindaffer On Who Karen Read's Team May Or May Not Call To Testify

As the prosecution wraps its case against Karen Read, attention is turning to the defense—and who they will or won’t call to the stand. Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins the program to analyze the high-stakes strategic choices now facing Read’s legal team.

Will they dare to put former State Trooper Michael Proctor back in the hot seat, risking a firestorm of cross-examination? Will they avoid testimony from digital forensic experts who may not align with their theory? And what about Karen Read herself—will she take the stand, or will the defense shield her from cross-examination entirely?

In this episode, Coffindaffer draws on her experience managing complex federal investigations to break down the psychology behind witness selection, the risks of calling volatile personalities, and what it says when key figures stay silent. This is where legal chess meets behavioral analysis—and the wrong move could destroy the defense’s credibility.

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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.

0:08.1

Oh, and there's coverage indeed to bring you. There's a lot that's been going on. Obviously, you've been watching the case.

0:15.6

The prosecution bringing a very strong game to the first round. We saw all sorts of interviews. Judson Welcher,

0:24.0

one of the most interesting this last week, pretty much connected the dots about as scientifically

0:30.1

and forensically as you can to showing that her vehicle, in fact, struck John O'Keefe, allegedly. But it looks pretty strong.

0:39.9

Joining me to discuss, Jennifer Coffendaffer, retired FBI special agent, Jen, 74% throttle reverse.

0:47.0

Aggression or panic? It's not a panic. I think she purposely did it.

0:54.4

Do I think she meant to kill him? I really don't. I think she was angry and she just kind of wanted to bumper tap him and not thinking straight.

1:03.1

That could actually kill somebody. Yeah, I can see that. And it's one of those moments where, you know, when you're sober and you'd be looking at, like, going in reverse at that speed, you go, that's insane.

1:18.7

That is crazy.

1:19.8

Like, I don't know the last time I've ever gone in reverse at that speed for any reason.

1:25.8

So it's kind of an extreme thing.

1:27.3

But when you're really drunk,

1:30.2

I do wonder if in that drunkenness,

1:33.1

and I know that she had put it into reverse,

1:35.7

but I do wonder if she thought that it was in reverse

1:40.0

when she stepped on the gas the way she did.

1:43.6

I think she did. That's just my opinion, and I based that a large part on her four

1:50.0

both text messages later and her text messages throughout the day.

1:54.4

I mean, this was a building up, right?

1:57.1

This was an anger that had been building in her.

2:00.7

She felt like she was kind of on

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