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Mother Stabbed Murder Trial
S1, EP21 "Second Mental Health Expert Testifies"A neuro-psychologist took the stand. Dr. Thomas Swale was the second mental health expert the defense brought in to testify about what led up to the death of Brenda Powell, Sydney's mother. Was the defendant malingering and exaggerating her symptoms during her psychological evaluations after she killed her mother? That would be the question jurors would answer later in deliberations.
Mother Stabbed Murder Trial
S1, EP22 "Neuropsychologist Gives His Diagnosis"Jurors heard more details about the state of mind of Sydney Powell. Forensic neuropsychologist Dr. Thomas Swale testified that the defendant experienced psychosis when she attacked her mom. He went on to tell jurors that Powell had a clash of reality which led to her psychosis. Dr. Swale evaluated the defendant more than three years after she killed her mother. He met with her for 23 hours over three separate days.
Mother Stabbed Murder Trial
S1, EP23 "From Honor Roll To Matricide"A former teacher of Sydney Powell testified in her murder trial. Years before she was accused of fatally stabbing her mother, Brenda, Sydney was a high school student who excelled and even got an academic scholarship to go to college. Next, jurors hear from a jail and prison psychologist. Dr. Robin Belcher-Timme claimed Powell could not appreciate the wrongfulness of her actions.
Mother Stabbed Murder Trial
S1, EP24 "Malingering Or Not?"Jurors learned about the correlation between mental illness and violence. This was the main issue in Sydney Powell's case where her defense claimed she had a psychotic break and went into a catatonic state when she attacked her mother, Brenda. Dr. Robin Belcher-Timme, a forensic psychologist, claimed Sydney was not faking her symptoms. Her defense tried to convince jurors that a mental illness led to the stabbing of her mother, Brenda, while her mom was on the phone.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP93 "She Kissed Me"The state of Karen Read's intimate relationship with the victim, John O'Keefe, was crucial to the prosecution's case. She was accused of killing him in a hit-and-run after a night of drinking. On the stand, Brian Higgins claimed the defendant planted a kiss on me as he was leaving her home after a visited. Jurors learned about how flirtatious things got between Higgins and read just weeks before O'Keefe was killed.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP94 "Flirty Texts"Text messages dominated this portion of the trial. Karen Read had been sending flirtatious messages to the witness on the stand, Brian Higgins. This was in the weeks before her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, was killed. Next, the cross-examination began on Higgins. The Defense wanted to discredit his testimony in an attempt to show jurors that he had more to hide in his role in O'Keefe's death.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP95 "Misunderstood Text Messages"The Defense grilled the man who she was flirting with in text messages. The jury was shown these texts between Karen Read and Brian Higgins weeks before John O'Keefe was killed. During cross examination, the Defense was trying to prove that Higgins was romantically interested in read and got in the middle of her relationship with her boyfriend. Higgins denied that claim but admitted he was attracted to the defendant.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP96 "Higgins Defends Himself"The jury listened to what Brian Higgins was doing in the hours before John O'Keefe died. Prosecutors contended that Karen Read was flirting with him in text messages in the days leading up to her boyfriend's death. But those texts suddenly stopped after he died. Brian Higgins admitted to jurors that he was a bit embarrassed by his texts to Karen read. He claimed John O'Keefe was his friend and that texting with her was not a good look.
Mother Stabbed Murder Trial
S1, EP9 "The Deadly Phone Call"According to the college dean on the stand, within a week before the murder, University of Mount Union officials forced the defendant to leave the school. When it was time for Brenda Powell to reach out to her daughter's school administrators about her expulsion, the State contended she was attacked by Sydney and stabbed to death. Next to the stand was the forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy on the victim. Dr. Robert Schott went into graphic detail for jurors.
Mother Stabbed Murder Trial
S1, EP10 "A Bloody Crime Scene"Thirty stab wounds in her neck was what the forensic pathologist confirmed about the attack on Brenda Powell. Dr. Robert Schott did the autopsy in this case and described for the jury how she died. Jurors saw the crime scene photos, as part of the state's case. When police arrived at the scene where Brenda was stabbed, they say they found Sydney in the driveway with her eyes rolled back and clawing at the asphalt. Her defense claimed she in a catatonic state not responding to audio stimuli.
Mother Stabbed Murder Trial
S1, EP11 "Iron Skillet And Steak Knife"According to police officers on the scene, the defendant told them that an intruder had broken in and that her mom was bleeding. But investigators later found out that that claim wasn't exactly true. On the stand was an investigator who worked the gory scene at the Powell family home. He presented the jury with a number of bloody crime scene photos. The State claimed Sydney confronted and cornered her mother in her bedroom and fatally attacked her with an iron skillet and a kitchen knife.
Mother Stabbed Murder Trial
S1, EP12 "Staged Crime Scene"The crime scene was staged. That's what prosecutors said about the fatal attack on Brenda Powell. Investigators came across blood found in different areas of the home. They said it looked like it was made to appear that an intruder had broken in and killed her. Jurors listened to more detailed testimony from Lieutenant David Whiddon, the lead investigator on the case. The defendant pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity claiming she had a psychotic break during the attack.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP81 "Confession At The Crime Scene"Karen Read's attorney had more questions for one of the State's key witnesses, Jennifer McCabe. She was with the defendant when John O'Keefe was found in the snow. The movement of Karen Read's black Lexus SUV was critical to the State's case. McCabe was adamant that the defendant practically confessed to hitting her boyfriend when they found him in the snow. That was what first responders also claimed to hear when they were at the scene.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP82 "Details To The 911 Call"Karen Read's defense tried to discredit the State's key witness. According to Jennifer McCabe, the defendant was the one who admitted that she hit her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, with her car. The Defense brought up the 911 call McCabe made that morning. Before McCabe took the stand, no one else had claimed that read and O'Keefe got into a fight before he died. This aligned with the State's allegation that the defendant killed him because their relationship became strained.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP83 "Cracked SUV Tail Light"Jennifer McCabe told jurors that Karen Read's SUV had a cracked taillight. She was on the stand testifying about what happened when she and Karen Read got to the scene and eventually discovered John O'Keefe in the snow. Prosecutors believe the defendant used that car to hit him and then left him to die. During this long cross-examination, McCabe denied deleting text messages and phone logs in the days after O'Keefe's death.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP84 "Challenging The State's Key Witness"The sparring between Karen Read's attorney and the prosecution's key witness was not over yet. Under cross-examination, Jennifer McCabe continued to deny that she and her family took part in a cover-up linked to the death of John O'Keefe. Jurors listened to what a key witness did in the days following John O'Keefe's death. The defense was trying to show that Jennifer McCabe's actions and statements to police were suspicious. But she denied that she was trying to cover anything up.
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