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

The Psychology of Guilt Karen Read’s Shifting Story Through a Behavioral Lens -WEEK IN REVIEW

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

Tony Brueski

True Crime, News, News Commentary

2.2614 Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to the "Week in Review," where we delve into the true stories behind this week's headlines. Your host, Tony Brueski, joins hands with a rotating roster of guests, sharing their insights and analysis on a collection of intriguing, perplexing, and often chilling stories that made the news.
    
 This is not your average news recap. With the sharp investigative lens of Tony and his guests, the show uncovers layers beneath the headlines, offering a comprehensive perspective that traditional news can often miss. From high-profile criminal trials to in-depth examinations of ongoing investigations, this podcast takes listeners on a fascinating journey through the world of true crime and current events.
    
 Each episode navigates through multiple stories, illuminating their details with factual reporting, expert commentary, and engaging conversation. Tony and his guests discuss each case's nuances, complexities, and human elements, delivering a multi-dimensional understanding to their audience. 

 Whether you are a dedicated follower of true crime, or an everyday listener interested in the stories shaping our world, the "Week in Review" brings you the perfect balance of intrigue, information, and intelligent conversation. Expect thoughtful analysis, informed opinions, and thought-provoking discussions beyond the 24-hour news cycle. 

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is Hidden Killers Week in review.

0:02.4

I look back at the most prolific stories of the week.

0:05.2

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

0:12.4

It continues to get more and more interesting in the trial of Karen Reid every single day, new testimony, easy, easier swing, kind of along the line of,

0:23.6

can there be reasonable doubt?

0:25.6

Is there not reasonable doubt?

0:27.3

And it's swinging back and forth quite a bit.

0:31.2

In my opinion, it's been swinging the line of, there's at least manslaughter charges going on here.

0:39.3

But to second degree, where are we at?

0:41.7

Again, that seems to change almost all the time.

0:44.0

Robin Drake, retired FBI special agent, chief of the counterintelligence behavioral analysis program joining us.

0:49.9

We'll dive into a lot of different angles in this.

1:08.3

But since we last talked, there's been a lot of witnesses on the stand, including a medical examiner, including the, which is also the person who did the autopsy on Karen Reid, the kids have testified, and several others.

1:13.5

What to you has stood out in this last week is some of the most compelling testimony in this trial?

1:17.1

Yeah, as you're saying, Tony, you know, this thing swings back and forth.

1:22.3

This is probably the most challenging case we've ever looked at together just because of this swing back and forth,

1:28.7

both between the first trial and our focus on law enforcement and their credible missteps onto this this trial, which is everyone's doing a much better job, both offense and prosecution. This week, I'll tell you,

1:34.9

the medical examiner's testimony was really compelling for me this week. She said a lot of things,

1:40.3

because again, we've got to remember that I think the most challenging thing that we sometimes

1:44.9

have is is thinking in terms of reasonable doubt. And that's what this defense is doing a really

1:50.8

good job of this week. So I think it was a good week for defense on reasonable doubt. Not that

1:55.1

she didn't do it 100%, but there's reasonable doubt that she may not have. And so I think

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