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Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP163 "The Neuropathologist Explains"Prosecutors accusing Karen read of murdering her boyfriend called in a neuropathologist to testify. Dr. Renee Stonebridge broke down her findings from her examination of the brain of John O'Keefe. The medical evidence that proved John O'Keefe sustained blunt force trauma to the head was critical to both sides. The state contended he hit his head on the ground, possibly on a curb, after being hit by Karen Read's SUV.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP164 "Undetermined Manner Of Death"Jurors listened to testimony from the medical doctor who performed the autopsy on John O'Keefe. Dr. Irini Scordi-Bello found that he sustained blunt force trauma to the head and suffered from hypothermia. Dr. Bello went into the categories of causes and manners of death for the jury. She admitted that his death was undetermined and could've occurred by accident or homicide.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP165 "Alcohol And Hypothermia"The medical examiner on the stand said the manner of John O'Keefe's death was undetermined. Jurors learned that the cause of death involved multiple wounds, including skull fractures consistent with blunt-force trauma, along with hypothermia. Dr. Irini Scordi-Bello went into the alcohol levels in O'Keefe's system when he passed away. According to Dr. Bello, his high alcohol level exacerbated the hypothermia as he was lying in the snow for hours during blizzard conditions.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP166 "Accident Or Homicide"Jurors saw autopsy photos as part of the state's case. On the stand was the medical examiner who did the full external body examination on John O'Keefe. Dr. Irini Scordi-Bello's conclusion was that the manner of death was undetermined caused either by an accident or a homicide. During cross-examination, Karen Read's defense zeroed in on Dr. Bello's conclusion that one of O'Keefe's injuries was blunt force trauma. She admitted to jurors that a punch could explain the wounds found on his head.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP167 "State Rests Case"The State's final witness was still under cross-examination. Dr. Irini Scordi-Bello testified that the injuries she examined on John O'Keefe's body could be consistent with both a hit-and-run as well as a severe beating involving blows to his head. Prosecutors finally rested their case against Karen read after two months of testimony. The spotlight now turned to her defense who tried to cast doubt on the State's case that she intentionally killed her boyfriend with her car.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP168 "The Snowplow Driver"A snowplow driver testified that he was working in the very area where John O'Keefe was found in the snow. But he told jurors, he did not see a body on the front lawn. Brian Loughran claimed to have passed the Albert home in the early morning hours the day John O'Keefe died. Not once, not twice, but three times... And he said there was not a body on the front lawn. His testimony contradicted the timeline of events presented by the State.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP169 "Large Dog Attack"The Defense's first expert witness testified. Dr. Marie Russell was a retired emergency medicine physician and forensic pathologist. Karen Read's attorneys hoped she would help show that the defendant had nothing to do with the death of John O'Keefe, her boyfriend. Dr. Russell was a retired doctor, a former police officer, and an expert on dog bites. She had reached out to the defense on her thoughts about what most likely happened to O'Keefe.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP170 "Different Analysis On The Cellphone Extraction"The State had more questions for the Defense's expert in the study of dog bites. Dr. Marie Russell contended that the wounds on John O'Keefe's body were consistent with a large dog attack. Next, the digital forensics examiner testifying for the Defense gave a different explanation about John O'Keefe's movements in the hours before he was found in the snow. This was based on the cell phone information collected during the murder investigation.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP21 "No Proof Of Suffocation"Under cross-examination Dr. Greg Pizarro answered questions about exactly how Tom Merriman died - a drug overdose but by homicide. However, this deputy medical examiner concluded that there is no proof of strangulation nor suffocation. A pivotal question that would most likely be raised with these jurors would be how exactly did Merriman lose his life? The cause of his death was a drug overdose but the state alleged he was suffocated by a plastic bag and strangled with a rope.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP22 "The Toxicology Report"The State's toxicologist took the stand. Ray Gary explained in more detail the medication Tom Merriman was on at the time of his death and whether they contributed to his demise. Gary performed the toxicology exam on the victim. He told jurors that high levels of a sleeping drug was found in Merriman's system when he died. It was central for Jade Janks' legal team to challenge the autopsy and toxicology reports in this case. Her defense team argued that she did not kill her stepdad.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP23 "Detectives At Work"For the first time cellphone data made its way to the jury. On the stand was a digital forensics examiner who extracted Jade Janks phone at the time prosecutors alleged she killed Tom Merriman. A detective in the district attorney's office took the stand. He was involved in the interviewing one of three men Janks allegeldy tried to get to help her kill her stepfather, who lived next door to her.
Taboo Photos Murder Trial
S1, EP24 "Following The Deadly Clues"In her murder trial, Jade Janks's lead attorney had questions for the detective who conducted interviews during the murder investigation of Tom Merriman. Detective Scott Stallman interviewed one of the guys Janks allegedly recruited to help her kill her stepfather. Next, the lead detective, Matthew Gibson, testified to his work in this case. This would be the state's final witness to jurors in their case-in-chief.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"Investigators Go To Work"Police had two big tasks on their hands after they heard Ezra McCandless's story. The first was to find Alex Woodworth's body and identify the crime scene.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"Drone Footage"The State introduced camera footage that included aerial drones and traffic cams. They all showed Ezra McCandless's movements before she killed Alex Woodworth.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"ER Doctor Explains"An emergency room doctor at one of the nation's top medical centers took the stand in Wisconsin versus Ezra McCandless. He treated Ezra when she was brought to the ER not long after Alex Woodworth was fatally stabbed.
Killer Girlfriend Murder Trial
"Explaining Ezra's Wounds"The jury heard about the injuries from the fatal encounter between Ezra McCandless and Alex Woodworth. An ER doctor who helped Ezra the night of Alex's death testified. Alex had 16 stab wounds all over his body.
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