Karen Read Trials – Jury Evidence Table

This table was originally generated by ChatGPT-3.5 (o3) and summarizes evidence seen by the jury in the Karen Read trials.
For the latest, see the new LLM-generated table (ChatGPT-4.1).

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#Fact / Item1st Trial 2024
Prosecution
1st Trial 2024
Defense
Retrial 2025
Prosecution
Retrial 2025
Defense
1John O’Keefe found outside 34 Fairview Rd ~6 a.m., 29 Jan 2022Read reversed Lexus, struck him.1Beaten inside; body staged.2Same.1Same.2
2Head injuries & abrasionsMatch vehicle impact.1Dog bites/assault.2Same collision theory.1Same assault theory.2
3Broken taillight fragmentsPhysical match Lexus.3Planted/broke later.2Same.3Same chain‑of‑custody attack.2
4Vehicle data reverse 24 mphPurposeful strike.4Data ambiguous.5Same.4Same challenge.5
5“I hit him” statementConfession.6Question, not confession.6Same testimony.6Same rebuttal.6
6Google search timing6 :23 a.m.72 :27 a.m.8Expert: 6 :24 a.m.7Defense still 2 :27.8
7Apple Health step dataPhone stayed in car.9Victim walked inside.9Analyst: phone yard.9Step-count anomaly.9
8Snow‑plow driver saw nothingVisibility poor.10Supports staging.10Same, state downplays.10Same staging use.10
9Leaf‑blower & Solo‑cup evidenceStorm exigency.11Sloppy collection.11Officers repeat.11Contamination claim.11
1052 calls & 8 voicemailsJealous rage.12Frantic search.12Audio played.12Alcohol context.12
11BAC up to 0.28 %Extreme impairment.13Speculative calc.13Same toxicologist.13Cross on limits.13
12Read–Higgins textsJealousy motive.14Third‑party culprit.14
13Trooper Proctor vulgar textsIrrelevant.15Bias/cover‑up.15State concedes.15Tainted probe.15
14Missing sneaker & shardImpact debris.16Planted/sloppy.16Same.16Same.16
15Video timestamp errorClerical.17Manipulation.17State downplays.17Destruction theme.17
16Peggy O’Keefe testimonyEmotional motive.18Limited fact value.18

Sources

  1. WCVB summary
  2. Boston.com body‑staged report
  3. Fox live blog – taillight
  4. WCVB vehicle data
  5. Boston.com vehicle-data cross
  6. CBS video “I hit him”
  7. MassLive search timing
  8. NY Post timing recap
  9. Boston.com Apple Health
  10. Court TV snow‑plow testimony
  11. Fox News: leaf-blower/solo-cup
  12. MassLive: 52 calls/8 voicemails
  13. Boston.com BAC analysis
  14. WCVB: Read–Higgins texts
  15. Boston.com: Proctor texts
  16. Fox News: missing sneaker
  17. NY Post: video timestamp
  18. Court TV: Peggy O’Keefe