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

The Five Key Changes in Karen Read’s Story the Morning John Died

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

Tony Brueski

True Crime, News, News Commentary

2.2614 Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

The Five Key Changes in Karen Read’s Story the Morning John Died
What made Karen Read ask “Did I hit him?” before anyone even knew John O’Keefe was dead—or that his body was in the snow? That single moment in court, as Jennifer McCabe described the scream-filled phone calls and Karen’s early-morning panic, could be a window into psychological chaos… or calculated guilt. In this episode, psychotherapist and author Shavaun Scott unpacks the mental state of someone who may have been blackout—or brownout—drunk, unsure of what actually happened but haunted by the possibility of something horrific. Was Karen Read’s behavior that of a guilty mind, or a mind unraveling under the weight of trauma, fear, and confusion? And how does alcohol-induced memory impairment affect our ability to piece together truth in a high-stakes legal case? Dive into the emotional courtroom testimony, the shifting stories, and the unsettling question: was this panic… or projection?

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Transcript

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0:00.0

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

0:07.8

Today we are unpacking what might be one of the most psychologically loaded moments in the Karen Reid trial so far.

0:15.9

We're actually going to go after a lot of moments, but we're going to start out with Jennifer McCabe's raw emotional testimony

0:22.3

about the morning John O'Keefe's body was found. McCabe breaks down in court recalling how Karen

0:28.3

allegedly screamed, there he is before anyone should have known where he was, and started asking,

0:35.8

did I hit him before there was any confirmation that he was even dead

0:39.4

or in the snow or in any place where Karen could have hit him? Add that to the chaotic

0:45.6

borderline panicked early morning calls, the physical reaction at the scene, and you've got a cocktail

0:51.5

of possible trauma, guilt, or something far more complex.

0:55.7

So joining us today to sort through all of that from a psychological perspective is psychotherapist

1:03.3

and a true crime mind reader in chief.

1:06.5

So somewhat, you know.

1:08.8

Chavon Scott, Chavon, when someone starts asking, did I hit him before anything's even out there?

1:17.9

Before we even know he's in the snow dead.

1:21.9

He could be sleeping on someone's couch.

1:24.0

He could be, as Karen feared, he's sleeping with someone else. He could be in someone

1:28.6

else's bed. He could be anywhere. What does it tell you about Karen Reed in this case initially

1:37.4

before anything else happens, thinking that John is dead and could she have hit him? What does that say? The timeline's important here.

1:48.2

Yeah, you know, she had had several hours to ponder. Where is John? And we know that she was doing that

1:54.4

with her frantic phone calls, the angry phone calls, and accusing him of being with another woman

1:59.2

and that emotional roller coaster

2:01.7

she was on. So could it have been that her mind just took her to that as a possibility?

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