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Killer Or Cover-Up Murder Trial
S1, EP130 "Unprofessional And Regrettable Comments"
Unprofessional and regrettable. That's what Michael Proctor, lead investigator in the death of John O'Keefe, told the jury about some of his text messages. One of them called Karen read, the defendant, a whack job and retarded. Despite admitting to sending vulgar texts to friends and family, State Trooper Proctor did not waver on his conclusions that read intentionally killed her boyfriend with her SUV by hitting him with it and driving off, subsequently leaving O'Keefe for dead.
S1, EP131 "Just Sarcasm And Jokes"
It was sarcastic and a joke. That's how the lead detective put it when he was explaining away unprofessional and regrettable texts to family members, friends, and co-workers. Karen Read's defense team brought up those disparaging texts that Massachusetts State Trooper Michael Proctor sent while working this case. The Defense grilled him on the stand.
S1, EP132 "Conflicts Of Interest, Omissions, And Bias"
This Defense team was not going to let up with its fiery cross-examination on the lead detective. Karen Read's lawyers had alleged that John O'Keefe's death was a conspiracy involving police officers trying to cover their tracks and pin it all on his girlfriend. The Defense raised doubts in the police's professional conduct in this case by bringing up what they believed was conflicts of interest, omissions, and bias.
S1, EP133 "More Red Flags"
An undetermined cause of death was an important element in Karen Read's defense. Her attorneys argued that if it's not clear that John O'Keefe was murdered, then that should raise enough reasonable doubt in the case against her. But according to Trooper Michael Proctor on the stand, that despite the undetermined classification, his team still handled the death as a murder. Challenging the credibility of investigators was key for Read's defense. More red flags meant more reasonable doubt.
