Diddy Special Report | Vinnie Politan Investigates Podcast

Week 6 of the Karen Read trial centered on accident reconstruction, data from Read’s Lexus, and expert testimony suggesting her SUV could’ve caused John O’Keefe’s injuries—but didn’t prove it. The prosecution rested its case, and the defense began presenting its own forensic evidence.

Julie Grant's top story examines when former Trooper Michael Proctor should testify and how the 'mean' text messages could be presented in the trial.

Vinnie Politan analyzes the testimony of the reconstructionist and other digital evidence in Karen Read's retrial, questioning whether the jury should trust it.

Week 5 of the Karen Read retrial revealed key cracks in the prosecution's case. A digital forensic analyst admitted to lying about his college degree, and a crucial SD card from Read's SUV was missed during testing. Experts debated DNA, trace evidence, and the cause of John O'Keefe's head injury, with a neurosurgeon testifying it was consistent with a fall, not a car strike.

Karen Read faces a jury once again in what some are calling “the retrial of the century.” Prosecutors allege Read hit her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, with her SUV, leaving him to die in the snow, while she claims that she is not only innocent, but that someone close to O’Keefe is framing her for murder. This week’s Court TV Podcast features key testimony from the Commonwealth’s case: Christina Hanley, a trace analyst with the Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab.