Karen Read trial Day 1| Opening statements, first witnesses called

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@ZachJAudet 7 ай бұрын

This might be the worst opening statement I’ve ever heard for the prosecution. Literally trying to confuse the jury.

@starrynight2600 7 ай бұрын

No kidding. There’s no need to name every single person involved as witnesses in the opening statement. Save it for when the witnesses are actually being questioned.

@pheebs818 7 ай бұрын

Yesssss

@sunchips5 5 ай бұрын

Based on opening statements alone from both sides, the verdict should be NOT GUILTY!

@michellehimes3628 5 ай бұрын

I was literally just saying this. Who cares about how many years the sister lived in her house. Irrelevant

@203Chance 8 ай бұрын

Defense Attorney’s opening statement is devastating for commonwealth. Let’s see how they recover

@Seryma86 8 ай бұрын

They’re not. Can’t wait for the investigation into the cops when this trial concludes.

@Hasblock 6 ай бұрын

Status report: They still haven’t

@sunchips5 5 ай бұрын

Defense's opening statements were very impressive.

@crazybeautiful4270 6 күн бұрын

Very well done and great strategy for the defense!! The CW …not so much.

@fullwolffmoon 6 ай бұрын

Brother is in total denial. He described the wounds that his brother had and it doesn't take a genius to know that they don't add up to getting hit by a car.🤦🏻‍♀️

@MichelleB2.0 6 ай бұрын

The guy was dealt a crappy hand in life but I agree, he’s angry at the wrong person

@lil_PowPow 13 күн бұрын

Going back to see what I missed the first time around... Not wanting to be critical to the victim's family but the whole Aruba situation is now a little strange to me. Both brothers just happened to be in this destination vacation at the same time for a period of time and don't see each other once?? That's John's extended family through his only surviving sibling... I'm sorry I understand JO was godfather to the party he traveled with, but to find your brother and his family in the same place (both special circumstances) and not visit with each other is MUY loco! 🤔🤯

@wilsal2485 8 ай бұрын

I had to keep rewinding the prosecutor's opening back, I kept veering off thinking of other things. Most boring opening I've heard and in a case like this!

@Beckyyshaeee 8 ай бұрын

SAME

@Keeperofallsecrets 7 ай бұрын

👋… same here. I can’t get over all of the different names of people he listed. I’m totally lost!

@jackiemk32 7 ай бұрын

Sammmeee

@GINAGINADEANGELO 7 ай бұрын

It is absolutely HORRIBLE. Where did this Judge come from? She doesn't care about anyone getting a fair trial. She already has her own personal feelings about this case.

@roxannedesvergnes8080 7 ай бұрын

SAME

@ThatRedhedd 8 ай бұрын

Witness Katie McLaughlin (a Canton Firefighter/Paramedic) graduated from Canton High w/ Caitlin Albert in 2014. When the Defense brought up photos of McLaughlin socializing & being in the same friend group w/ Caitlin Albert, Lally objected to the jury seeing those photos. Judge Cannone sustained. This jury is being deprived of any knowledge & evidence of the many ways in which the Alberts had their hands in this investigation. *Kevin Albert, Brian Albert's brother, arranged Katie McLaughlin's interview* w/ MSP Trooper Proctor _AFTER_ Canton PD was expelled & Massachusetts State Police was assigned to investigate instead (due to a _conflict of interest_ with Kevin & Brian's relationship). Kevin was conflicted out & then spoke to the witness - which could be called "witness tampering!" This is the _ONLY_ witness who claims to have heard Karen say she hit John, and she happens to be biased - yey the judge doesn't want the jury to know that! In fact, she prevented them from knowing it, and they must instead infer the truth solely from Jackson's unanswered questions of McLaughlin as to who arranged her police interview. This is a violation of Karen Read's rights & prohibitive of a fair trial. A man was found deceased on Brian Albert's lawn, and NOBODY in his home at the time was ever investigated. The home was never SEARCHED. Trooper Proctor's text messages to friends revealed that the Alberts _wouldn't be investigated_ because Brian was "a Boston cop." The corruption has been *_displayed on a silver platter_*

@LeannaMurphy-mx7zy 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely unbelievable. Lally said he never saw the photo before? Well then he is completely incompetent. These photos have been seen all over multiple sites. What attorney in this day would not search the web for all information prior to trial? Complete BS.

@LeannaMurphy-mx7zy 8 ай бұрын

Ms Mcglaughlin cannot recall of she was at the home before. Wouldn’t pulling up to an emergency jog her memory. BS.

@Jina_G 7 ай бұрын

The judge is corrupt.

@MegaJordan1980 7 ай бұрын

@@Jina_G is she in on the conspiracy as well? Whew these people control a whole state. It's incredible

@MegaJordan1980 7 ай бұрын

@@LeannaMurphy-mx7zy I have been in photos with people I went to high school with. I must still be heavily involved in their lives after high school

@scotthogsed 3 ай бұрын

What a terrible opening by the prosecution! That guy desperately needs to take a public speaking course asap! Mumbling, dropping off, monotone, going too fast, too many names mentioned, no real narrative, very poor connection to the jury, constantly clearing his throat and sniffing indicating discomfort, a strange smacking sound… I’m at a loss as to what he’s actually arguing. All these names?! It’s like he’s trying to show us he’s done his homework in a meaningless way. Bad. I hope he paid attention to the defense’s opening.

@LauraA-zn3hn 6 ай бұрын

Defense opening statements are like case closed for me.

@AK19909 3 ай бұрын

Anything Proctor touched should be thrown out! I wouldn’t trust a thing he touched! He should be in prison!

@ThatRedhedd 8 ай бұрын

Who'd be better at getting a body from inside a house to the front of his lawn w/o being noticed than Brian Albert, a Boston PD surveillance expert? Who better to know how police would investigate a dead body on someone’s property? He knew he could use his family connections w/ the Canton & State Police to keep them from asking him probing questions, taking pictures of his face/hands, and doing the same for his nephew Colin. He knew police would normally search his house, which is likely why he made phone calls that night - to make sure it never happened. He could prove us all wrong by handing over his phone, but he won’t do that.

@sxlab8576 7 ай бұрын

lets not forget how quick he then sold his home that apparently was in the family for generations

@Peace_and_Love_777..... 7 ай бұрын

Why is he allowed to not hand over his phone?

@Patricia-kz4rl 7 ай бұрын

Oh. And put the body in the FRONT yard, where they could be seen? A car passing by, someone coming home or leaving, a neighbor standing at a window looking out? John was at least 6 feet & weighed 200 pounds. That is difficult for one person to maneuver when that person is alive (John was still alive when he was found, so he had to be alive when/ if he was moved). So it would have probably taken more than one man to move him. Instead of putting John in the BACK yard, they carried him all the way up or down the stairs (depending on WHERE in the house he was killed), maneuvered him out the door, carried him all the way across the yard, through the gate, and then all the way across the front yard? SERIOUSLY? Karen screamed over and over "I hit him, I hit him, I hit him". His blood was found on the bumper of her vehicle, the tail light was broken. She was very drunk, but did not pass out for several hours when she got back home? And SUDDENLY just woke up a few hours later, he wasn't home, and she immediately panicked and enlisted his friends to go with her to look for him? Could see where he was outside the house, when Jen & Carrie couldn't see anything, and went running right to him? Give me a break! And then comes up with this massive cover-up, AFTER the cops, the paramedics, Jen & Carrie listened to her say many, many times that she hit him?

@ThatRedhedd 6 ай бұрын

@@Patricia-kz4rl You now know Brian A. would leave John outside on the lawn if he accidentally ended him because he did it, knowing he'd get away w/ it. He hasn't been arrested. Cops never even searched his house! Why? Brian A. has dirt on every powerful person in a 50-mile radius because of his position in law enforcement and the privileges that gave him to pull strings and make things go away. A favor for a favor. Lots of people "owe him one." So, all he has to say to get some help from them is, "If I go down, you're going down with me." Suddenly, people are willing to do whatever he needs. The original McAlbert plan was to blame the snow plow driver. Then, Karen told Jen that she was so frantic, she cracked her tail light backing into John's car at 5am as she left home that morning. Jen secretly called her sister from the car at 6:04am & whispered, "Karen cracked her tail light! I told her she could've hit John with her car!" Brian said that was a much better story to go with (allegedly). Canton PD took everything he told them at face value. They didn’t take 1 photo of John's body at the scene. They should have. That's standard procedure in every police department in the world. So is measuring (or drawing a chalk outkine) where the body was, documenting everything, including all interviews, in reports, and 20 other basic aspects of police work that Canton PD opted out of on 1/29/22. 3 quarts of John's blood were lost according to the ME but were never located. Only a few separate small spots of blood were around him. The 3 quarts were in Brian Albert's basement (allegedly), where nobody looked. That's why he ripped the floor out & replaced it afterward. The trial has presented objective proof of misconduct & nefarious behavior on the part of the Alberts, the McCabes, and all involved law enforcement officers.

@Patricia-kz4rl 6 ай бұрын

Did you hear all of this in testimony? I mean about the Alberts having apparently so much power over almost everyone! And the plan to kill John Okeefe was in the works for quite awhile. Otherwise they would have had to do some damn fast thinking from the time John was found, until Karen was arrested. Did she not find it odd, when dropping him off at the Alberts, that he did not come from in back of her car & walk up to the Alberts front door? He was 6' & weighed 200 pounds, but she did not feel anything when she hit him? It may very well have started out being an accident, but if she KNEW she hit him, did not go in to the Alberts' for help, & left him there, then an accident becomes vehicular homicide. Coupled with the fact if Karen was very drunk , had she gone to the police she would also be charged with DUI & leaving the scene of an accident. She left John there to save her own ass. If she went home and went to sleep, WHAT made her wake up a few hours later thinking something was wrong? Why couldn't John have slept on the Arnolds' couch? She KNEW something was wrong because she remembered she hit him, or could not remember if she did, so she had to go find out. Her act in front of Jen, Carrie, the cops, paramedics, and other first responders was all for show & Oscar-worthy. She realized when she opened her mouth & screamed "I hit him, I hit him, I hit him", that she had to come up with something, so her and her lawyer concocted the "cover-up" scenario.

@WingsOfAzazel 8 ай бұрын

I wish that judge would mute her mic when she sighing like she's bored and scuttles all around....

@crazybeautiful4270 6 күн бұрын

She should have recused herself when the motion was filed requesting her to do so, and she should not be the Judge for the next trial either. I lost count of the amount of times the CW objected and she sustained it 🤦🏻‍♀️

@WingsOfAzazel 6 күн бұрын

@crazybeautiful4270 yeah, she acted unprofessional as hell

@rocsti5402 8 ай бұрын

With all todays technology can't we figure out how to remove breathing/wind from microphones. Geeze that witness was blowing into the damn mic

@DianeRussell-vu6mw 8 ай бұрын

It's not the witness it's the damn Judge

@iVtheDemonKnight 8 ай бұрын

You are like me... you have Misophonia

@rocsti5402 7 ай бұрын

@@iVtheDemonKnight wow Ive never even heard of this until now but it definitely makes sense... I thought everyone was like this in some way though? I wouldn't say it makes me irrate or anything but thinking about it now ive actually had some issues that make sense. I've quit jobs over co-workers who would make certain noises, and almost got into legal trouble for another time where a neighbor was excessively beeping his horn. But normally those noises wouldn't bother me much, it's more about people being rude/inconsiderate lol. Is there anything for that?

@girlfromsouth214 6 ай бұрын

It's not a movie set.

@Helgaband 6 ай бұрын

@@DianeRussell-vu6mwi don’t think that noise is from the judge , i think is that prosecutor he keeps clearing his throat pissing me off ! He says 5 words , clears once ! Again 5 words , not even sentence, and clear his throat ! Geez 30 days dealing with this man in the court ?? 😩

@AK19909 3 ай бұрын

Why did the brother in law blow her a kiss in the hospital after she was “being restrained & screaming is he dead”

@Peace_and_Love_777..... 7 ай бұрын

Why hasn't ANYONE mentioned the possible motive behind John being assigned to the sex offender unit? Maybe he saw or heard something he couldn't let go.... When you become a parent, especially of female pre-teens, your mind wakes up to all of the dangers around them... Now imagine being introduced to the sex offender unit after becoming a parent of two pre-teens..... Guaranteed his life changed forever once assigned to that division..... Guranteed he was the walking guard of every child 24/7..... ie; no "jokes" allowed... no bs allowed EVER..... those heroes have to view and witness the most horrendous acts imagined... It literally can change their brain chemistry.... it can change your outlook on life and the people around you... which ultimately pisses off the narcissistic predators around them..... I don't believe in coincidences.... You shouldn't either.

@bethmccrae2714 7 ай бұрын

And we know that the feds attacked the honest cops in the Jeffrey Epstein case who tried to protect those children. Joseph Recarey, the detective who refused to drop the case, was also killed. The feds continue to protect every one of Epstein's pedophile customers to this day. Is that why the feds are buttng in to a state case?

@beachgirl468 8 ай бұрын

Idk, I didn't know a lot about this case and I'm glad I didn't so I could listen to this trial without prejudice. Let me just say, the Prosecutor was awful in his opening and the Defense knocked it out of the water and did an excellent job, imo. I already have doubt of her guilt just after listening to the Defense's opening but I will continue to be open-minded. I just know that I feel terrible for John's mother- that poor woman (and her husband) - wow, losing a daughter, then her son-in-law and now her son John- so sad and awful......I feel very sorry for John's niece and nephew, too. May this trial bring light to what the truth really is!

@WingsOfAzazel 8 ай бұрын

I agree... those poor kids😢... they've lost so much in their short lives.

@ThatRedhedd 8 ай бұрын

This jury is being deprived of any knowledge & evidence of the many ways in which the Alberts had their hands in this investigation. The judge is withholding evidence of the witness's bias from the jury! The _ONLY_ witness who claims to have heard Karen say she hit John happens to have been friends with Brian Albert's daughter for over ten years - and the judge doesn't want the jury to know that! In fact, she prevented them from knowing it, and they must instead infer what the true facts are solely from Jackson's unanswered questions of McLaughlin (a Canton PD Firefighter/Paramedic). As Jackson stated for the record, this is a violation of Karen Read's rights & prohibitive of a fair trial. I remind you that a man was found deceased on Brian Albert's lawn, and NOBODY in his home at the time was ever investigated. The home was never SEARCHED. The corruption is *_staring you in the face!_*

@ThatRedhedd 5 ай бұрын

@@beachgirl468 Well, the trial brought to light that Karen is factually innocent, and idiots still gonna idiot, as they say. The jury foreperson completely botched his job, and the haters still refuse to see the truth.

@Billy.at.Raccoon 6 ай бұрын

This is the defense attorney I would want if I was ever in this situation. I started off convinced by the media that the wife was guilty. Then the defense attorney convinced me every one else did it lol. He turned it into a real life episode of murder she wrote. 😊

@MichelleB2.0 6 ай бұрын

They’re some of the best I’ve seen

@crazybeautiful4270 6 күн бұрын

@@MichelleB2.0Agreed!! And I love the fact that Mr. Jackson isn’t licensed in Massachusetts , they make a great team

@Kkayoodle 7 ай бұрын

The prosecutor & his opening statement were about as exciting as waiting for water to boil!😂

@MichelleB2.0 6 ай бұрын

“Karen was the convenient outsider” honestly choked me up a little 🐕

@ApplePie.. 8 ай бұрын

When is Proctor going to jail? After Karen Read is freed?

@sxlab8576 7 ай бұрын

non of them will go to jail. the system is to corrupt.

@KimM-jy6if 7 ай бұрын

@@ThomasJones-ij6hv unfortunately, the lead investigator on a famous death row case concerning a crime that took place in 1996 where a mom’s throat was slashed and her 2 boys were murdered had a lead investigator that was allowed to take the 5th! The woman , Darlie Routier has been sitting on Death Row since 1997. I have no professional legal background, however, I personally feel that the fact that the lead investigator’s refusal to answer questions ( though his assertion of his right to plead the fifth was granted by the judge) about his investigation methods should have been ( at the very least ) grounds for a mistrial!

@robb7733 8 ай бұрын

I'm feeling that she's innocent but she definitely has reasonable doubt already.

@pheebs818 7 ай бұрын

Terrible prosecution opening statement. Too long, too detailed and I wanted so bad to listen but kept drifting away.

@Kallie4378 7 ай бұрын

Omg, his sister passed then her husband passed a few months later and now John!!! Jesus, those poor children, they can’t frigin catch a break!!! That’s beyond devastating!!! I wonder what happened to them and where they are now!!?? I pray that another family member took them in and they didn’t end up in foster care!!!

@coriolisse 7 ай бұрын

The kids’ tragic string of losses is what has affected me the most out of this entire trial, too…I’m sure they are with family since the O’Keefes appear to be pretty tight-knit, and I hope they are in some kind of therapy as well. Even though kids are unimaginably resilient, I think that losing their parents and the substitute parental figures within a few short years could be the kind of pain that might affect their relational styles as they grow into adulthood.

@novascotiaskater1868 8 ай бұрын

Poor family, two of three kids gone…

@starrynight2600 7 ай бұрын

I personally don’t think she murdered Johnny. The way she was distraught and upset and asking his medical condition seems more like a person who genuinely cares. Besides what would she gain by killing him? Nothing. I think this town had a lot of bad or dirty cops and depending on what society or social class you didn’t belong to you could be screwed. Some towns are run like that. A lot of shady stuff goes on from those who have authority. I don’t think this about every cop but do recognize that it’s all about who you know…. she probably was framed. But I will watch it all before my final conclusion

@novascotiaskater1868 7 ай бұрын

These two opening statements made by the two sides are the perfect example of why some attorneys become Prosecutors and others become Defense attorneys. There is an art to being a Criminal Trial Defense Attorney - when you stand up in front of a jury and give an opening statement it's a performance! A great Defense attorney will be engaging, a bit dramatic, tell a compelling story that the jury is completely interested in listening to ... this is the Defense's first and only chance to make a great impression on the jury and it can significantly affect how the jury considers the rest of the trial, whether they look forward to when the Defense cross examines the State witnesses, whether they look forward to the defense's case in chief, and whether they are open-minded with defense witnesses and eagerly anticipate the defense's closing statements/arguments. A great Defense attorney can flip the whole trial on its end.... the perfect example of this is the Casey Anthony trial in which Jose Biaz took on the powerful State with great Prosecutors and not only kept her off death row, but got her not guilty verdict! This is Prosecutor was dull, monotone, boring, and it probably required every ounce of energy the jury had to keep listening to his droning on and on.

@klaudiarozner9568 5 ай бұрын

Not necessarily. Sometimes it is exactly the opposite. I recommend you watch Chandler Heldeson’s trial. - you will not be disappointed. The prosecutor’s opening statement is the best I’ve ever seen and the defense was one of the worst.

@crazybeautiful4270 6 күн бұрын

This ☝🏽

@andersonricardo3615 7 ай бұрын

Opening statement is horrible long winded and the guy can’t land the plane. Horrible opening statement, he’s all over the place and truly can’t keep the storyline straight.

@erinmaloney86 8 ай бұрын

I'm sorry how did he get those scratches on his arms, and backing up she hit him hard enough to crack his head on snow and grass? More likely it happened on cement in the back where they repaved after they rehomed the dog and sold the house I'm sorry SHADY!!

@chinzia4381 8 ай бұрын

I read that the dog was rehomed bc it got into a fight with another dog, and the house was listed for sale before this incident. Please wait until all the evidence is presented in the trial.

@erinmaloney86 8 ай бұрын

I will wait but it’s obvious that this is not right! The state trooper who was lead investigator was friends with the owners of house and texted his friends he wished Karen would kill herself and wanted to find nude photos on her phone…I’m sorry this is all beyond shady.

@kimmccormack5451 8 ай бұрын

She’s guilty

@erinmaloney86 8 ай бұрын

@@kimmccormack5451 No she is not that is ridiculous!

@JoJo-vv9rs 8 ай бұрын

@@chinzia4381that's not true... the house was not on the market. As far as the dog I don't doubt that it Dead Bite another dog I believe it a bit before but they never got rid of it before they knew the dog could be mean and aggressive and not just to other dogs the owner said if the dog didn't know someone he could be that way

@janetleemarino8702 6 ай бұрын

Now this is an opening statement, kudos and to the Defense! You hit is on the nail, she was framed!

@yvonnedeboer7535 5 ай бұрын

This attorney can me believe it!!!

@1inch3r 8 ай бұрын

Karen is Innocent. Turtleboy is the only source of news in MA

@Dan-jt5zn 8 ай бұрын

LOL activism is NOT journalism or news. You are a clown

@JulieRushworth 7 ай бұрын

Boom 💥

@The_Brew_Dog 8 ай бұрын

There are so many holes in this case.

@maryd3403 5 ай бұрын

More holes than Swiss cheese 🧀

@AshleyMarieMommy 8 ай бұрын

Funny there’s no video of the cops house WVERYONE EVEN POOR PEOPLE HAVE CAMERAS

@Peace_and_Love_777..... 7 ай бұрын

Apparently, he is in charge of surveillance at PD also ... they think we are all so stupid

@KevinSmith-tj3jo 6 ай бұрын

If Karen is guilty, this prosecutor is doing a shit job proving it. His questions to the officer are terribly irrelevant. Also, why cant he form a question other than leading with, "What if anything...?"

@926paaja 8 ай бұрын

this witness is a freaking liar and should be held in contempt And since when is “firefighter” a title ??? Give us all a break So annoying And the judge… out of pocket !

@AshleyMarieMommy 8 ай бұрын

Nice witnesses frineds of friends and lying cop Career criminal prosecutor

@JoJo-vv9rs 8 ай бұрын

@5:21:25 He clearly says it was still dark outside but YES HE CAN SEE THE BODY ON THE GROUND!!! I know Karen tried to help him but theres no way she pulled him out of the snow or melted any snow so he would be seen.... he said it only took him a couple of minutes to get there

@robnutile4338 7 ай бұрын

Back the blue till it happens to you

@Greenfields-w2p 8 ай бұрын

I’m not familiar with this case so I’m watching it closely

@novascotiaskater1868 8 ай бұрын

It’s a very very interesting case for sure

@myieshastyles 7 ай бұрын

You and I both

@Hasblock 6 ай бұрын

What are all of your thoughts presently?

@cinderbearica9939 6 ай бұрын

Karen's tail light would be damaged at this point. If it was damaged to the point prosecution claims it was, i would think at least one person would stop and look at the light/housing unit or at least mention it in court later. I haven't heard anything about this time of observation in court. Why are we even watching all this video in the driveway?! 2:55 - 3:20 Lallygagger! Wow!!!

@laraespeaks 6 ай бұрын

It has been 25 days of trial and Lally has yet to prove this case beyond a reasonable doubt. 🤔

@Creationeer 7 ай бұрын

Good God, that opening was so boring and useless from the prosecution. That defense opening was very compelling though, really well done.

@ellimpiador6559 8 ай бұрын

Judge Cannone and Assistant D.A. Lally, par for the course for anyone who grew up around Bawstin. Newbies (a.k.a., anybody who showed up after about the year 2000) and out-of-staters, welcome to our normal. Friendly word of advice to anybody thinking of moving to Mass who thinks there's a chance they might find themselves on the wrong side of the law, you'd probably be better off heading to Louisiana or Mississippi. And if you're "from here", you know the drill, lean hard on your local connections, particularly if they went to BC Law. Bonus points if they're a Triple Eagle.

@arielhayes6203 7 ай бұрын

Are these witnesses just to help set up a family tree? I don’t totally understand how this was helpful to the prosecution

@therese7477 6 ай бұрын

More helpful for defense

@yvonnedeboer7535 5 ай бұрын

Yes I don't understand it either. They don't know anything about what happened that night!

@greyt1 7 ай бұрын

What was the point of the prosecution showing all those surveillance videos at johnny house, what am I missing?

@greyt1 6 ай бұрын

I'm going to answer my own comment here. It's now 2 weeks later and I now absolutely see why all those videos were played and entered into evidence. It was such a naive question from me at the time, but I feel I understand so much more about court procedure, AND I'm understanding and getting the prosecution.

@janetleemarino8702 6 ай бұрын

Now this is an opening statement, kudos to the Defense! You hit is on the nail, she was framed!

@JonathanLangdale 7 ай бұрын

Could the court audio be worse?

@lauracherebullock7288 7 ай бұрын

His poor family 😢😢, losing two children, now this huge conspiracy :(

@greyt1 6 ай бұрын

I agree, it's beyond words 😢

@bbdweston 4 ай бұрын

John is just pronounced dead and everyone is focused on shoveling now? WTF???

@holylandfan3275 7 ай бұрын

The prosecutor is great with witnesses, but his opening needed to give brief evidence and save the names for each witness. 😳

@Hasblock 6 ай бұрын

Is your opinion that he’s great with witnesses different today? Lmao

@janetleemarino8702 6 ай бұрын

This is supposed to be an opening statement by the prosecution? Sounds more like the trial itself. This prosecutor is packing his side of what happened, his version, and not what he will be proving to be true. I liken what the prosecutor is doing to the a 911 caller-killer stating, setting up his/her alibi. Like:This is what happened "detail-detail-detail- and then saying to 911, but I wasn't there and I know nothing bc I'm soooo innocent.

@crazybeautiful4270 6 күн бұрын

Someone please explain to me how John’s brother and sister’s testimony is relevant to the case?

@heathermariesmith5267 6 ай бұрын

My heart breaks for this family truly devastating

@yvonnedeboer7535 5 ай бұрын

If i or my boyfriend would ever be found dead....they would immediately think that one of us did it. So many fights!! Textmessages. Just because you have a relationship that's maybe different than other, more boring ones. Doesn't make you a murderer. I hope not 😅

@nellgrayandrews5864 5 ай бұрын

The amount the prosecuter says 'sort of' is unbearable

@Whyme266 6 ай бұрын

From all of those people within that house that evening none of them at any point in time observed John O'Keefe come into the house THEY! see the vehicle up front THEY! see the vehicle pull away and they just assumed that they left and that no one was coming in IS THAT RIGHT!!!! More like they knew exactly where to lay him dying injured and alive praying he dies in the cold if it wasn't for her broken tail light they would have stuck with the story they claimed Karen thought he got hit by the plow Like she would even think such a thing seriously 😂 INNOCENT CASE CLOSED!!!

@serialskincare 7 ай бұрын

I’m so confused. Is the prosecutor just listing witnesses for his opening?

@Kallie4378 7 ай бұрын

Didn’t the Albert’s house have surveillance cameras???

@mrsl9600 7 ай бұрын

Lot of clan members here 😂

@Hasblock 6 ай бұрын

Factssss lmao

@MA__ 6 ай бұрын

Might as well just say you hate white people.

@mrsl9600 6 ай бұрын

Have been following the trial for about 2 weeks. Just now listening to the opening statements. It's glaringly obvious that Lally's m.o. is confusion.

@sadie4me2 8 ай бұрын

Covered in 6 inches of snow? And under the body was grass?

@bellab9286 8 ай бұрын

I was thinking... Could it have melted from his body heat laying there for so long

@ApplePie.. 8 ай бұрын

You obviously don't live in any kind of weather that has severe snow @@bellab9286 that is not how bodies react to it.

@ApplePie.. 8 ай бұрын

@@bellab9286you are so naive on snow. 😂

@libralillyknits 8 ай бұрын

I think officer said “there was about 6” of snow but only a light dusting on top of him”

@jenniferdavis8313 8 ай бұрын

@@ApplePie..yeah, body heat can melt snow.

@hiddenswan857 5 ай бұрын

Opening statements TERRIBLE a total snooze fest 😴

@jenn451 6 ай бұрын

I cried watching the brother. I don’t like to see people hurt. That had to be tough to do.

@FaultyFrontalLobe 7 ай бұрын

Interesting, i didn't see Higgins come with his snow plow on his Jeep to clear the driveway. Or ANY of the Albert's show up at all but because Karen came and got her shit and left we're supposed to think she killed him? She left with one bag and her car, which is why she needed to come with her family for a ride. Those video's were a great big nothing burger. 😒

@michellew3441 8 ай бұрын

We’ve got a lot to see but so far prosecution is starting off a little weak. I want to get to the juicy stuff.

@ThatRedhedd 8 ай бұрын

@christiewalsh302 7 ай бұрын

Interested in seeing what the vehicle data shows , the backing up at times ? Keeping an open mind though

@GINAGINADEANGELO 7 ай бұрын

At 47.17 time on the video, is the prosecution saying there were RATS under his body?

@AdrianaHernandez-zr9gd 7 ай бұрын

Maybe grass?

@JewelsNcrime 6 ай бұрын

There's one thing we all know is that Paul O'Keefe brushed his teeth.

@joancohrs210 8 ай бұрын

If that attorney says sort of one more time😳😳😳

@Candie620 8 ай бұрын

He better sorta stop! Ugh!

@Nevergiveup0178 8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@Nevergiveup0178 8 ай бұрын

I sorta second that 😄

@nataliarua1618 6 ай бұрын

👏👏👏👏 Denense! Smart and fair.

@bellab9286 8 ай бұрын

Why aren't they cross examining the witnesses?

@ApplePie.. 8 ай бұрын

Because it's not hurting the defense that's why

@TexasHayden 7 ай бұрын

@@ApplePie..Erin’s testimony definitely hurt her, lol. What do you mean?

@beberachelle3463 7 ай бұрын

Someone get the prosecutor some damn water for god sales his dry mouth and coughing is annoying

@GINAGINADEANGELO 7 ай бұрын

Oh that JUDGE.....she is so dull.

@julinotmylastname1355 6 ай бұрын

NFW there's a conviction. If the evidence plays out as the defense says, there is reasonable doubt the "officers" conducted the investigation honestly. I came here to ask what all the background noises are in the videos. It's like the cops were moving furniture while trying to capture the ring videos/cop car footage. LAME.

@heathermariesmith5267 6 ай бұрын

Omg my heart breaks Everytime I see the elderly parents !!! Wtf happened?? I live an hour southeast of where this happened right on the coast in Rhode Island and we get pretty nasty noreasters. I remember that storm BC of this case and we got over 18 in that day. I am just now getting into the trial and holy shit wtf happened.

@buddyk 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Karen!!!!

@justinehaverinen1396 8 ай бұрын

I'm sorry but is that the jury behind him the guy is clearly sleeping

@missyelliot6237 7 ай бұрын

Not the jury. Jurors can’t be shown on TV. that’s just friends and family

@mrsl9600 7 ай бұрын

That's John O'Keeffe father

@ZaeLah.88 7 ай бұрын

😅 oh boy, Justine

@heathermariesmith5267 6 ай бұрын

Idk so far the procecution has fluff

@SounderMom31 5 ай бұрын

4:38:47 the cruiser needs new windshield wipers

@muchsunshine6037 7 ай бұрын

Why is the defense not cross examining these witnesses?

@emilysmith8477 7 ай бұрын

i think they do at the end when it’s their time

@christiewalsh302 7 ай бұрын

They are sympathetic witnesses and they the defense doesn’t want to see cold , there’s nothing they know to tell them that’s worth making the jury mad , but they will soon start cross examining the ones that are in question well that the defense want to create reasonable doubt

@AshleyMarieMommy 8 ай бұрын

This guy is going to be on trial for murder, he’s so boring he’s killing me

@mrsl9600 6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@lyndastevens4664 4 ай бұрын

That’s why we are Team Adidas!!!!

@AshleyMarieMommy 8 ай бұрын

I guess he wants to add charges on using her phone while driving

@hiddenswan857 5 ай бұрын

Why aren’t they starting with finding his body

@novascotiaskater1868 8 ай бұрын

Have they ever said how Steve died? UPDATE - I found out Stephen died from a heart attack... poor family.

@chinzia4381 8 ай бұрын

Hypothermia

@TimeaWebster 8 ай бұрын

@chinzia4381 Steve????!!! NO, it was never mentioned how he passed away!

@chinzia4381 8 ай бұрын

@TimeaWebster The autopsy report states that hypothermia was a contributing factor in his death.

@TheShahofBaltimore 8 ай бұрын

The feds said %100 that it wasn’t a car accident

@beachgirl468 8 ай бұрын

@@chinzia4381 no, you're confusing people. John (O'Keefe), the victim in this case- HE'S the one that died of hypothermia along with other physical injuries. Steve, who the OP was inquiring about, is John O'Keefe's brother-in-law (John's sister Kristen's husband) and he died just a few months after Kristen died of a glioblastoma cancerous brain tumor. It was never said, at least that I heard, what Steve died of.....

@novascotiaskater1868 7 ай бұрын

I know they moved the trial to a smaller courtroom at the Defense's request but I would imagine they are regretting that now given Karen Read is literally sitting 2 feet from John's family and they are sitting there staring daggers at her the entire time! They literally have no where else to look except at her ... I bet she feels so awkward every time there's a sidebar and she's left alone at the table with no one in between her and his family... Paul O'Keefe looks like he wants to reach over and smack her upside the head!

@AnnaKin 8 ай бұрын

I think this was an unfortunate accident caused by a bad blizzard and a night of drinking, nothing more. There's no murder, there's no cover up.

@LeannaMurphy-mx7zy 8 ай бұрын

You should watch the trial. The evidence shows something else.

@ThatRedhedd 8 ай бұрын

Who'd be better at getting a body from inside a house to the front of his lawn w/o being noticed than Brian Albert, a Boston PD surveillance expert? Who better to know how police would investigate a dead body on someone’s property? He knew he could use his family connections w/ the Canton & State Police to keep them from asking him probing questions, taking pictures of his face/hands, and doing the same for his nephew Colin. He knew police would normally search his house, which is likely why he made phone calls that night - to make sure it never happened. He could prove us all wrong by handing over his phone, but he won’t do that.

@LeannaMurphy-mx7zy 8 ай бұрын

100 percent facts.

@keli449 7 ай бұрын

Have you watched the entirety of this case or you just spewing non facts?.

@JulieRushworth 7 ай бұрын

You will see the cover up, and the false testimonials of police and witnesses

@novascotiaskater1868 7 ай бұрын

1:26:21 imagine being a juror sitting there looking forward - and you can see the Defense attorney giving the opening remarks, the slimeball lawyer Alan Jackson glowing from his fake tan, Karen Read and her pouty faces, and John O'Keefe 's entire grieving family - all without having to move or turn your head!! That's so unusual and I would have said it would have been a potential appellate issue for the Defense if they lose .. except they're the ones who requested the smaller courtroom ha ha ha !!

@JoJo-vv9rs 8 ай бұрын

I feel like I'm watching the Johnny Depp trial.... what if any? what if any? what if any? Just like Amber Turds attorney always said.

@EpicConspiracy 6 ай бұрын

Worst defense ever. Conspiracy no one is gonna fall for. They put the entire burden of proof on themselves. Should’ve gone for she hit him by accident.

@bellab9286 8 ай бұрын

It's most likely that she accidently hit him and didn't realize it, went home and sobered up some and realized he wasn't there and probably faintly remembered hitting something and put two and two together. She was definitely drunk.... She was supposed to go to the after party too, so they probably did argue and that is why she didn't bc otherwise why wouldn't he just go home with his gf who didn't feel well .. During a bag snow storm and how did they expect him to get home... As far as I heard they had never been to that house before and there was some animosity between John and some of the ppl there I think. I LOVE a conspiracy theory and they are doing a good job trying to push that narrative but I really can't believe all the people in the house and the investigators are covering up his death, that's not likely at all. One or two possibly but not all these ppl

@Alacom-q3d 8 ай бұрын

I agree. I think she killed him by hitting him with the car. Whether it was on purpose or not I'm not sure. I think she will be found guilty of the manslaughter while drunk

@MonaMona-cn5zw 8 ай бұрын

It still makes no sense why they would rehome the family dog, sold the house and did renovation at home after his death

@kathymccarthy5264 8 ай бұрын

@MonaMona-cn5zw you assume those are related. The dog bit someone and had to be removed. They probably sold the house to get away from what happened.

@jlm19513 8 ай бұрын

Good thing they have to prove it with actual evidence and we don't go on things we find unbelievable.

@chinzia4381 8 ай бұрын

@MonaMona-cn5zw The dog was rehomed bc got into a fight with another dog. The house was listed for sale before this incident.

@Jack-bc5xg 8 ай бұрын

She has a good Attorney. Planted the Alibi through a facious anonymous phone call. It's a simple case blown out of proportion. She was pissed and drunk hit him then sobered up and had remorse. In my humble opinion.

@ThatRedhedd 8 ай бұрын

Who'd be better at getting a body from inside a house to the front of his lawn w/o being noticed than Brian Albert, a Boston PD surveillance expert? Who better to know how police would investigate a dead body on someone’s property? *Kevin Albert, Brian Albert's brother, arranged Katie McLaughlin's interview* w/ State Trooper Proctor _AFTER_ Canton PD was banned from the case & Massachusetts State Police was assigned to investigate instead (due to a _conflict of interest_ created by Kevin & Brian's relationship). That is *IMPROPER!* When attorney Jackson asked McLaughlin about this on the stand, Lally objected & Judge Cannone sustained. McLaughlin graduated from Canton High with Caitlin Albert in 2014 in a class of 213. When attorney Jackson brought up photos of McLaughlin socializing & being in the same friend group with Caitlin Albert since 2014, Lally objected to the jury seeing those photos. Judge Cannone sustained. This jury is being deprived of any knowledge & evidence of the many ways in which the Alberts had their hands in this investigation. The judge is withholding evidence of the witness's bias from the jury! The _ONLY_ witness who claims to have heard Karen say she hit John happens to have been friends with Brian Albert's daughter for over ten years - and the judge doesn't want the jury to know that! In fact, she prevented them from knowing it, and they must instead infer what the true facts are solely from Jackson's unanswered questions of McLaughlin (a Canton PD Firefighter/Paramedic). As Jackson stated for the record, this is a violation of Karen Read's rights & prohibitive of a fair trial. I remind you that a man was found deceased on Brian Albert's lawn, and NOBODY in his home at the time was ever investigated. The home was never SEARCHED. The corruption is *_staring you in the face!_*

@keli449 7 ай бұрын

You even watch this or just spewing non facts?.

@mrsl9600 7 ай бұрын

Sounds like you're in the clan 😂

@MA__ 6 ай бұрын

Yep. Straightforward just like Adnan Syed murdered his ex after he found out she was declaring love for her new bf. No conspiracy, just typical dysfunctional domestic violence jealous stuff

@yvonnemarie5149 7 ай бұрын

I think they were all in it… KR and the other side. She was easy to manipulate being the way she was… cheating with his own “friend” and just easy peasy. She thought she was in on the plan but they set her up to take the fall. She’s guilty of something. That’s why she was placed at the house that morning after the bar. They told her to deny being there, that she left the from the bar to home. That’s why she looked guilty because she lied. It was a set up/ murder. She didn’t realize she was the outsider. She was the one that was going to take the fall.

@yvonnedeboer7535 5 ай бұрын

Interesting theory!!!

@yvonnedeboer7535 5 ай бұрын

Her lawyer used that in a very good way!!! The outsider.

@lucyduncan6236 8 ай бұрын

Just finished day one. So far the evidence is leaning against the defendant. The defense has not done anything so far to dispute what the prosecutor has presented. Will watch day two now.

@LeannaMurphy-mx7zy 8 ай бұрын

Umm They can’t until the prosecution is done. That’s how trials work.

@misst642 8 ай бұрын

@@LeannaMurphy-mx7zylmfao 🙏🏻 bingo

@keli449 7 ай бұрын

😅😅

@Florence31 7 ай бұрын

@@LeannaMurphy-mx7zythat’s not how trials work 😂 They cross everyone they want, they just didn’t to his family members who have no part in the evidence. The point of cross is to dispute the evidence the prosecution is trying to get the jury to believe.

@Hasblock 6 ай бұрын

What are your thoughts now?