Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D Baker YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/live/hC-r7dHxioA Day 16 of the Karen Read Retrial happened on May 15, 2025. At the end of Re-Cross Examination, Maureen Harnett, the forensic analyst, wanted to "correct something for the record" from their previous testimony. This implies there might have been an error or omission in their earlier statements that they feel needs to be addressed. However, the court and Special Prosecutor, Hank Br...
May 16, 2025•35 min•Season 7Ep. 432
Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D Baker YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/live/onTVtSxM5Qw Day 15 of the Karen Read Retrial happened on May 14, 2025, after an unexpected court cancellation the day before due to Karen Read reportedly feeling unwell. The day began with the prosecution presenting two clips of Karen Read that were difficult to hear. Testimony was then given by John O'Keefe's niece (not broadcast), followed by several scientific witnesses from the Massachus...
May 15, 2025•28 min•Season 7Ep. 431
Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D Baker YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/live/Yr5TBpqiqaQ Day 14 of the Karen Read Retrial happened on May 12, 2025. Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik Testimony concluded today. Topics discussed included accessing Michael Proctor accessing the Ring app on John O'Keefe's cell phone instead of an image of his phone, context of the derogatory text messages by Michael Proctor and Bukhenik's glowing performance review of Michael Proctor despite acknowledgi...
May 13, 2025•35 min•Season 7Ep. 430
Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D Baker YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/live/Fpf2EGgVDzg Day 13 of the Karen Read Retrial happened on May 9, 2025. Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik is back on the stand with Cross Examination and Defense Attorney Alan Jackson keeps cornering him about Proctor's true involvements. At one point he says that he gave evidence bag to someone but didn't know who. A significant portion of the day involved reading text messages between Brian Higgins and Kar...
May 10, 2025•37 min•Season 7Ep. 429
Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D Baker YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/live/Tag0fJcx9ZI Day 12 of the Karen Read Retrial happened on May 8, 2025. Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik was the only witness to take the stand as he walked in with bins of evidence. There was confusion regarding John O'Keefe's sneakers being initially misidentified a being the one from from 34 Fairview versus from the hospital. Special Prosecutor Hank Brennan and Bukhenik talked briefly in the beginning ab...
May 09, 2025•30 min•Season 7Ep. 428
Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D Baker YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/live/QZlJIBMCSsM Day 11 of the Karen Read Retrial happened on May 7, 2025. It feels like Deja Vu for Emily because it is her birthday and last year she was covering Day 6 of the first Karen Read trial! The Prosecution's case said it would take 3 weeks and half to present their case and they are more than halfway through, but several key witnesses, such as Former Trooper Michael Proctor, have not ...
May 08, 2025•29 min•Season 7Ep. 427
Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D Baker YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/live/r2vEF0vxG2w Day 10 of the Karen Read Retrial happened on May 6, 2025. We finished up Cross Examination of Lt. Paul Gallagher, along with Re-Directs and Re-Cross. When he was clearing the area with the leaf blower, he never found a hat, a shoe, and red pieces of plastic tail lights. He was also questioned why he never got a search warrant to the premises of 34 Fairview Rd. Meteorologist, Robe...
May 07, 2025•35 min•Season 7Ep. 426
Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D Baker YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/live/CQm0FID9AXY Day 9 of the Karen Read Retrial happened on May 5, 2025. We continue with Cross Examination and finishing up the testimony of Hannah Knowles from the Massachusetts State Police Crime Laboratory who explains the blood alcohol conversions and retrograde extrapolation, and how timing is critical in this case. Testimonies from Ryan Nagle, Heather Maxom, and Sarah Levinson provide ins...
May 06, 2025•31 min•Season 7Ep. 425
Get 20% OFF @honeylove by going to https://honeylove.com/LAWNERD ! #honeylovepod #ad Jury selection begins today, May 5th, for the Diddy trial! Get the details on expert witnesses, defense team changes, and what to expect in this federal case. You might remember Dr. Dawn Hughes from the Depp v Heard trial. She is an expert witness in the Diddy trial and her testimony has been limited. Remember, this hearing will not be televised but court reports inside will provide updates on various online pla...
May 05, 2025•38 min•Season 7Ep. 424
Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D Baker YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/live/W1usvKtssDo Day 8 of the Karen Read Retrial happened on May 2, 2025. The majority of the day revolved around the continued cross-examination of Jen McCabe by Alan Jackson. Her testimony is described as "incredibly difficult" and "evasive," with her struggling to answer direct questions. I break down what is and isn't a hostile witness since a lot of Law Nerds were wanting to know if it fits ...
May 03, 2025•55 min•Season 7Ep. 423
Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D Baker YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/live/UwnYctoUtyU Day 4 of the Karen Read Retrial happened on April 25, 2025. I covered it on May 1st when court was not in session. The Jury went to view the property at 34 Fairview Rd where John O'Keefe was found dead. Special Prosecutor Hank wanted the jury to observe specific details at the scene, such as the Lexus, rear tail light, bumper height, flagpole, and fire hydrant. David Yannetti end...
May 02, 2025•17 min•Season 7Ep. 422
Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D Baker YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/live/tL9-DNEWaLo Day 7 of the Karen Read Retrial happened on April 30, 2025. Jen McCabe is back on the stand with Direct Examination. Special Prosecutor, Hank Brennan, asked her to recount when Karen Read said, "I hit him, I hit him, I hit him." Jen said it was in front of a female EMT and she was shock that Karen would say something like that. Direct Examination end in the morning for Alan Jacks...
May 01, 2025•45 min•Season 7Ep. 421
Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D Baker YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/live/8gU9569DwaU Day 6 of the Karen Read Retrial happened on April 29, 2025. The Cross Examination of Ian Whiffin continues with focusing on what was and wasn't included. Whiffin came under scrutiny, particularly when they admitted to not knowing the freezer's baseline temperature, the exact date of when he created his report or what the freezing temperature is in Fahrenheit. During Re-Direct, Wh...
Apr 30, 2025•33 min•Season 7Ep. 420
Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D Baker YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/live/OaPz08BtHZc Day 5 of the Karen Read Retrial happened on April 28, 2025. It began with testimony from Ian Whiffin of Cellebrite. He was approached by the Public Relations department to figure out why there is such confusion with the information from Jen McCabe's phone from the first trial. This new strategy from the Prosecution getting ahead of Jen McCabe's Google search for, "Hos long to die...
Apr 29, 2025•44 min•Season 7Ep. 419
Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D Baker YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/live/GHGrjYTL384 Day 3 of the Karen Read Retrial happened on April 24, 2025. The trial is not proceeding in the order of witnesses who arrived at the scene, unlike the previous trial. Kerry Roberts' early testimony provided a timeline of events from 5:00 AM onward, which was beneficial for the jury. Judge Cannone Ruled to bring in the video clip from yesterday that the Defense objected to. It was...
Apr 25, 2025•17 min•Season 7Ep. 418
Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D Baker YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/live/3Rj_yLDmgIU Day 2 of the Karen Read Retrial happened on April 23, 2025. Kerry Roberts returns to the stand, but this time, her story takes a sharp turn. Roberts initially testified to the grand jury that she heard Karen Read ask Jen McCabe to "Google hypothermia." However, she later admitted this wasn't true and that she was told to say this by someone else, Jen McCabe. Kerry Roberts acknow...
Apr 24, 2025•17 min•Season 7Ep. 417
Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D Baker YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/live/r76bme3HJcU The Retrial of Karen Read began on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Trial One started on April 29th, 2024. Day One focused on Jury Instructions, Opening Statements and First Witnesses. The Prosecution's Opening Statement was done by Hank Brennan and considered better than in the previous trial done by Adam Lally. Brennan focused on Karen Read's statements, suggesting she was covering thi...
Apr 23, 2025•6 min•Season 7Ep. 416
Get 15% off OneSkin with the code LAWNERD at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod #ad The Karen Read Retrial’s Opening statements begin on Tuesday, April 22nd. There's a motion from the Commonwealth to restrict the defense from claiming victim injuries were caused by an animal. The defense wants to show a picture of abrasions on the victim's arm in their opening statement. Diddy's request for a two-month continuance was denied so the trial will move forward as planned. The court denied Warner Bro...
Apr 21, 2025•25 min•Season 7Ep. 415
Karen Read was back in court on April 16th, 2025 to resolve outstanding issues. Jury selection was completed on April 15th with 18 jurors. Opening Statements will begin on Tuesday, April 22nd after the Boston Marathon holiday weekend. The court most likely had planned for a four-day weekend, and lawyers preferred not to start opening statements before such a break. The court is also slightly ahead of schedule. Alan Jackson and Hank Brennan will be conducting Opening Statements. The Commonwealth ...
Apr 17, 2025•14 min•Season 7Ep. 414
Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get 15% off with promo code LAWNERD at Lumedeodorant.com ! #lumepod #ad The Karen Read Retrial is set to begin, with Opening Statements potentially starting on Tuesday, April 15th. Will the defense strategies include the "Bowden Defense"? Alan Jackson will do Opening Statements instead of David Yannetti. What happened to Karen Read's appeal to the higher court? Get ready for gavel-to-gavel coverage on the Emily D. Baker channel! Diddy's legal te...
Apr 14, 2025•33 min•Season 7Ep. 413
Kouri Richin had a Hearing on April 7th, 2025 to address Change of Venue Motion right before the trial began. There have been attempts to expand the jury pool, which were denied but the site judge. The Defense and the Prosecution tried to make comparisons of this case to Karen Read and Bryan Kohbeger cases but the judge shut down those types of connections. A Motion to Stay the Trial has been granted due to an Interlocutory Appeal on the Venue issue, causing significant delays. We don't know whe...
Apr 12, 2025•14 min•Season 7Ep. 412
Bryan Kohberger had a hearing on April 9th, 2025 to go over Motions in Limine. What was first thought to be a 2 day affair, was completed in 1 day because Judge Hippler runs a tight ship! The Defense and Prosecution were able to go over 25 Motions. Some were decided on the stand, others were taken under advisement. The most intense part of the hearing focused on a dispute over AT&T records. The Defense Attorney, Anne Taylor, made accusations about the Prosecution withholding evidence, leadin...
Apr 11, 2025•10 min•Season 7Ep. 411
Bryan Kohberger will be back in court on April 9th & 10th, 2025 to discuss Motions in Limine and other filings. The State adds another Prosecutor to the team - Attorney Hurwit. An important limine is the AT&T Timing Advance Records. There's a dispute between the Prosecution and Defense regarding access to these records. The prosecution claims the records related to Kohberger timed out and no longer exist due to AT&T's policy of keeping them for only seven days. The defense questions ...
Apr 09, 2025•6 min•Season 7Ep. 410
Get 20% OFF @honeylove by going to honeylove.com/LAWNERD ! #honeylovepod #ad Jury selection is underway in the Karen Read Re-Trial, but will it be smooth sailing? 10 out of 16 have been seated but there are potential juror drop-offs. Karen Read appealed to the Supreme Court. I give you my thoughts on the details of the independent audit of the Canton Police Department's investigation and how this can affect the defense team. Prosecutors moved to revoke Young Thug's probation over a social media ...
Apr 07, 2025•46 min•Season 7Ep. 409
A federal lawsuit has been filed against Judge Canon and others, challenging the expanded buffer zone in the Karen Read Re-Trial. This video breaks down the lawsuit, which argues that the buffer zone infringes on First Amendment rights, acting as an unconstitutional prior restraint on speech. We visually examine the extent of the buffer zone around the courthouse and discuss the arguments presented in the lawsuit. The plaintiffs claim the buffer zone is not narrowly tailored to serve a valid gov...
Apr 04, 2025•3 min•Season 7Ep. 408
The prosecution wants access to texts between Karen Read and Aidan Kearney. The texts are sought to show Read's "consciousness of guilt," not to prosecute Kearney. Judge Sisitsky gets mad because the prosecution want texts involving attorneys or others in group threads. The judge clarified that the order was very narrow: only direct conversations between Read and Kearney would be turned over. Outcome is pending on the motion for protective order of Aidan Kearney. Watch the full coverage of the l...
Apr 03, 2025•6 min•Season 7Ep. 407
Judge Cannone denied Karen Read's motion to bring in an expert on police procedure to support their "Bowden Defense" (claiming law enforcement didn't properly investigate). The judge stated she hadn't seen this type of expert used in Massachusetts cases. The defense can still use the Bowden Defense, but through questioning witnesses. The court denied the defense's motion regarding a third-party culprit defense for Colin Albert but allowed it for Brian Albert and Brian Higgins. The judge expresse...
Apr 02, 2025•7 min•Season 7Ep. 406
Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get 15% off with promo code LAWNERD at https://Lumedeodorant.com ! #lumepod #ad Get 20% OFF @honeylove by going to honeylove.com/LAWNERD ! #honeylovepod #ad A former juror from the first Karen Read trial, attorney Victoria George, has joined her defense team! I break down the legal implications and why this is such an unusual move. One thing to note is that she was not a deliberating juror. The First Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against Ka...
Mar 31, 2025•58 min•Season 7Ep. 405
Karen Read had her final Pre-Trial Hearing on March 25th, 2025. Judge Cannone surprisingly interrupted the Defense's argument to tell the Commonwealth that she is denying their motion to get communications between Karen Read and Yannetti. An extended 200-foot buffer zone around the courthouse was granted, similar to the previous trial. Audio enhancing devices and clothing with messages about which side of the case they are on are prohibited in that zone. The judge denied the Motion to Dismissed ...
Mar 27, 2025•7 min•Season 7Ep. 404
Get 15% off OneSkin with the code LAWNERD at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod #ad Karen Read’s Case is scheduled to begin, with Jury Selection on April 1st but will not begin the evidence portion until the end of April. The Commonwealth has filed motions asking for things she said to reporters during interviews and the Discovery ID Docuseries. The Federal Appeal is pending as well as a decision on the Motion to Dismiss the entire case. 911 calls in the Bryan Kohberger case have been revealed ...
Mar 24, 2025•57 min•Season 7Ep. 403
