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Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP92 "Brian Higgins"An ATF special agent testified for the State. But he wasn't there because of his job. He was telling jurors about his connection to the defendant and the victim, John O'Keefe. Was Brian Higgins was with Karen Read and her boyfriend at the bar hours before he died. The state brought in texts between read Higgins to try to show that there were issues in her relationship with John O'Keefe. This was key to the prosecution's case which alleged she killed him because things between them were strained.
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.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP97 "More Grilling Under Cross-Examination"Everybody was in shock the day John O'Keefe died according to Brian Higgins, who was under cross examination. He said he remembered how upsetting that day was, which made his memory a bit fuzzy. Higgins recalled that Karen Read and her boyfriend never showed up to the house party after they told friends gathered at a local bar that they would. Read's defense was convinced that John O'Keefe was beaten up by men at the Albert family home and then dumped in the snow.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP98 "Getting Rid Of Cellphone And SIM Card"Karen Read's attorney accused a State witness of changing his statements to law enforcement. Brian Higgins was a friend of both the defendant and John O'Keefe. He was hanging out with them at a bar just hours before O'Keefe died. The Defense grilled Higgins for removing the SIM card from his cell phone and getting rid of it. They asked him what exactly did he do with his phone weeks after John O'Keefe was pronounced dead.
Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP99 "Brian Higgins Wraps Up His Testimony"An ATF special agent admitted that he got rid of cell phone records of the texts he made in the weeks and even hours leading up to the death of John O'Keefe. The long testimony of Brian Higgins wrapped up. He told the jury about his friendship with Karen Read and John O'Keefe, his access to the Canton Police Department, the flirty texts he exchanged with the defendant and how he got rid of the SIM card from his phone.
CA vs Menendez
S1 "No More Lies"The State wanted jurors to listen for inconsistencies in Lyle and Erik Menendez's stories.
CA vs Menendez
S1 "Confronting Dad"Erik Menendez recalled his last fight with his father about the abuse allegations and recalled that Lyle was going to tell everyone.
CA vs Menendez
S1, EP238 "Self-Protection Leads to Double Murder"The defense went after the character of Jose and Kitty Menendez.
CA vs Menendez
S1, EP239 "Self-Defense Not Murder"The defense tried to build its case, portraying Jose as overbearing and abusive, and Kitty as unstable and not protective.
CA vs Menendez
S1, EP240 "Surprise Attack"According to Erik Menendez, he and his brother, Lyle, stayed away from the family house two days before Kitty and Jose were killed because they feared their parents.
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.