MA - Professor Karen Read, 43, charged with murdering police officer boyfriend John O'Keefe by hitting him with car, Canton, 14 Apr 2023 #2
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arielilane
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Sgt Lank pulls broken cocktail glass out of evidence bag.
Sgt Lank pulls broken cocktail glass out of evidence bag.
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Incident in August 2002 involving Chris Albert. Witness was off-duty drinking alcohol. He was approached by Chris Albert and told that Chris was in an altercation and threats were made. Those other individuals approached them and a fight was about to ensue. Witness stopped the fight. Defense thinks the witness interfered on behalf of his friend. Ultimately a fight broke out and the witness engaged in the fight. He was off duty at the time. Witness said he was struck and that’s when he engaged in the fight. Other officers arrived on scene and broke up the fight. No one was arrested that night. Someone in the other party filed a complaint the next day against the witness. After this complaint, the witness and other officers filed a complaint against the other party in the fight.
He activated himself on the night of John O’Keefe’s murder after he was told what had happened. He was the Sergeant Detective that night and due to go on duty at 7:45 am.
Defense suggests that this shows a pattern of this officer coming into the aid of Chris Albert.
What a stretch!!!!! Police officers have friends and they may occasionally aid them. The idea they would go so far as to risk their liberty to cover up a murder is insane. There is literally nothing to suggest why the Albert family would murder John O’Keefe.
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He activated himself on the night of John O’Keefe’s murder after he was told what had happened. He was the Sergeant Detective that night and due to go on duty at 7:45 am.
Defense suggests that this shows a pattern of this officer coming into the aid of Chris Albert.
What a stretch!!!!! Police officers have friends and they may occasionally aid them. The idea they would go so far as to risk their liberty to cover up a murder is insane. There is literally nothing to suggest why the Albert family would murder John O’Keefe.
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I'm not sure there is anything to suggest why KR would murder JO either.
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Why would KR murder him? You're saying there's nothing to suggest why the Albert Family would murder him, yet I didn't know the defense was finished presenting their case.
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Seems to me it is going to be a while before the defense presents it's case.
says on back 'if found please return to Canton Police Dept'
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What is a "typical" crime scene?
IMO
arielilane
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Lank pushes back that he was on his way to duty.
Jackson back to 2002, asking about the fight, the lack of arrest, the complaint filed against Lank, and the late police report.
J: Is this an example of you using your position as a police officer to come to the aid of a member of the Albert?
L:It’s an example of me coming to the aid of a person who was terrified for him and his family.
Jurors are taking a lot of notes during this portion of the testimony.
Jackson asking if Lank could not take the call at Fairview.
Lank says - I never would not take that call.
Jackson - fair enough Jackson - before your car came to a stop you knew it was the Albert house?
Yes
Did Lank have a dashcam in his car.
No.
Have you reviewed dashcam video from the incident?
Yes
We’re watching images on the screen now.
The still of the split dashcam footage.
Lank identifying the scene & responders
Lank being asked about his discussion with McCabe
Lank says he wanted a statement from the people in the house.
Lank: I knew the house was where OKeefe was supposed to end up.
Jackson: and there were potentially more witnesses inside?
Lank: potentially
Jackson asking why Lank let McCabe go into the house when they were potential witnesses?
Lank: McCabe was going to wake the Alberts up.
Jackson going through the dashcam footage, asking Lank to identify what he sees.
Establishing that Lank was on the phone. Doesn’t know who he is speaking to.
Confirms Sgt Goode is on the frame, standing next to him.
Lank says he was pacing, still on the phone.
We see an SUV leave the scene, Lank says he thinks it’s Kerry Robert’s & #KarenRead
Jackson asks if at this point, are the lights on or off at Fairview home.
Off.
Footage plays.
Courtroom is very quiet’s Jurors are paying close attention.
John OKeefe’s brother & sister-in-law are leaning over the barrier and looking back so they can see the screen.
McCabe has been on the house for about 3 minutes.
Lank might have still been on the phone.
Finally looks like Lank is off phone in footage.
About a 5 minute phone call. Lank doesn’t know who he called.
The lights have gone on in the Albert home. At the end of the footage…
…only parities left are Jen McCabe, police officers, and then the lights in the home went on.
Jackson asking about the call to the State police.
Did you speak to both Canton & State Police dispatch?
I don’t know if I spoke to both.
Jackson: you said to State Police that OKeefe had been in a fight, or whatever.
Jackson asking about Lank in the house.
You knew you were dealing with a violent incident.
No
You thought it was a heart attack?
No
You said “fight or whatever,” He had trauma to his face & head.
Lank saying there were a multitude of possibilities of what could have happened.
Jackson trying to establish that whatever happened to OKeefe could have happened in the house.
Lally objects at several attempts.
Sidebar
Jackson: Logically - could a confrontation had happened in the house.
Lank: it could have happened anywhere
Jackson: the house is anywhere
Lank basing his actions on what Jen McCabe told him.
Jackson successfully gets Lank to agree the house would be a good place to start.
Now talking about what Lank didn’t do in the house.
Lank never made it past the foyer.
Did you investigate any area for evidence of a fight
No. I didn’t have probable cause.
Jackson finds an opportunity to introduce the dog.
Were any people or animals moved to secure the premises?
No
Were other witnesses allowed in?
Yes, Matthew McCabe
Did you tell them not to discuss the situation?
No
Jackson establishes Lank did not document the house, or search it.
Jackson asking about the importance of electronic devices in investigation.
Did Lank ask to look thru the phones of the people on the house?
No
Did you notify your superiors that you had a personal relationship with the Alberts.
No
Did you record your interviews?
No
Jackson establishes that the witnesses could hear each other’s interviews.
You left the scene, then returned later to interview Jen McCabe again, because she had additional info.
Did other people hear that interview? Yes
Jackson asking about “relatively” secure crime scene, asks if the Canton Police had stakes to secure the crime scene tape.
Lank says no.
After 9am the crime scene was not secure.
Almost every juror wrote on their pad when Jackson asked that.
Jackson now giving examples of evidence tampering.
Lank says the State Police weren’t responding.
Jackson says - so after 8a, it was open.
Jackson listing the items Lank didn’t find at the scene…hat, shoe, 35 pieces of plastic.
We’re talking about the red solo cups.
The Crime Lab guidance on not using plastic to collect blood.
Talking about the process of the evidence storage.
Lank can’t remember if the cups were in the evidence bag or not…
We are looking at an image on the screen of the white rag & the Stop & Shop bag in the sally port.
Lank can’t say what was in the bag. First says it’s a Canton Police evidence bag, corrects himself a Stop & Shop bag.
Lank resists identifying the solo cups as THE solo cups.
Lank can’t say definitely.
Jackson because there is no label or evidence tape on the bag.
Lank says from the picture, I don’t know.
Jackson is now explaining how evidence tape works.
Asks if Lank has ever used evidence tape.
Lank is unsure, he’s sure he had, just not off the top of his head.
Jackson is done.
Sidebar.
Jurors are invited by judge to stretch. Then given a 10 minute break, while counsel & judge confer.
Long sidebar is over.
Counsel returns to desks.
Jury not back yet.
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Jackson back to 2002, asking about the fight, the lack of arrest, the complaint filed against Lank, and the late police report.
J: Is this an example of you using your position as a police officer to come to the aid of a member of the Albert?
L:It’s an example of me coming to the aid of a person who was terrified for him and his family.
Jurors are taking a lot of notes during this portion of the testimony.
Jackson asking if Lank could not take the call at Fairview.
Lank says - I never would not take that call.
Jackson - fair enough Jackson - before your car came to a stop you knew it was the Albert house?
Yes
Did Lank have a dashcam in his car.
No.
Have you reviewed dashcam video from the incident?
Yes
We’re watching images on the screen now.
The still of the split dashcam footage.
Lank identifying the scene & responders
Lank being asked about his discussion with McCabe
Lank says he wanted a statement from the people in the house.
Lank: I knew the house was where OKeefe was supposed to end up.
Jackson: and there were potentially more witnesses inside?
Lank: potentially
Jackson asking why Lank let McCabe go into the house when they were potential witnesses?
Lank: McCabe was going to wake the Alberts up.
Jackson going through the dashcam footage, asking Lank to identify what he sees.
Establishing that Lank was on the phone. Doesn’t know who he is speaking to.
Confirms Sgt Goode is on the frame, standing next to him.
Lank says he was pacing, still on the phone.
We see an SUV leave the scene, Lank says he thinks it’s Kerry Robert’s & #KarenRead
Jackson asks if at this point, are the lights on or off at Fairview home.
Off.
Footage plays.
Courtroom is very quiet’s Jurors are paying close attention.
John OKeefe’s brother & sister-in-law are leaning over the barrier and looking back so they can see the screen.
McCabe has been on the house for about 3 minutes.
Lank might have still been on the phone.
Finally looks like Lank is off phone in footage.
About a 5 minute phone call. Lank doesn’t know who he called.
The lights have gone on in the Albert home. At the end of the footage…
…only parities left are Jen McCabe, police officers, and then the lights in the home went on.
Jackson asking about the call to the State police.
Did you speak to both Canton & State Police dispatch?
I don’t know if I spoke to both.
Jackson: you said to State Police that OKeefe had been in a fight, or whatever.
Jackson asking about Lank in the house.
You knew you were dealing with a violent incident.
No
You thought it was a heart attack?
No
You said “fight or whatever,” He had trauma to his face & head.
Lank saying there were a multitude of possibilities of what could have happened.
Jackson trying to establish that whatever happened to OKeefe could have happened in the house.
Lally objects at several attempts.
Sidebar
Jackson: Logically - could a confrontation had happened in the house.
Lank: it could have happened anywhere
Jackson: the house is anywhere
Lank basing his actions on what Jen McCabe told him.
Jackson successfully gets Lank to agree the house would be a good place to start.
Now talking about what Lank didn’t do in the house.
Lank never made it past the foyer.
Did you investigate any area for evidence of a fight
No. I didn’t have probable cause.
Jackson finds an opportunity to introduce the dog.
Were any people or animals moved to secure the premises?
No
Were other witnesses allowed in?
Yes, Matthew McCabe
Did you tell them not to discuss the situation?
No
Jackson establishes Lank did not document the house, or search it.
Jackson asking about the importance of electronic devices in investigation.
Did Lank ask to look thru the phones of the people on the house?
No
Did you notify your superiors that you had a personal relationship with the Alberts.
No
Did you record your interviews?
No
Jackson establishes that the witnesses could hear each other’s interviews.
You left the scene, then returned later to interview Jen McCabe again, because she had additional info.
Did other people hear that interview? Yes
Jackson asking about “relatively” secure crime scene, asks if the Canton Police had stakes to secure the crime scene tape.
Lank says no.
After 9am the crime scene was not secure.
Almost every juror wrote on their pad when Jackson asked that.
Jackson now giving examples of evidence tampering.
Lank says the State Police weren’t responding.
Jackson says - so after 8a, it was open.
Jackson listing the items Lank didn’t find at the scene…hat, shoe, 35 pieces of plastic.
We’re talking about the red solo cups.
The Crime Lab guidance on not using plastic to collect blood.
Talking about the process of the evidence storage.
Lank can’t remember if the cups were in the evidence bag or not…
We are looking at an image on the screen of the white rag & the Stop & Shop bag in the sally port.
Lank can’t say what was in the bag. First says it’s a Canton Police evidence bag, corrects himself a Stop & Shop bag.
Lank resists identifying the solo cups as THE solo cups.
Lank can’t say definitely.
Jackson because there is no label or evidence tape on the bag.
Lank says from the picture, I don’t know.
Jackson is now explaining how evidence tape works.
Asks if Lank has ever used evidence tape.
Lank is unsure, he’s sure he had, just not off the top of his head.
Jackson is done.
Sidebar.
Jurors are invited by judge to stretch. Then given a 10 minute break, while counsel & judge confer.
Long sidebar is over.
Counsel returns to desks.
Jury not back yet.
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arielilane
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Here's the dash camera video of Lank (in gray coat) talking on the phone next to cruiser at the scene. A light has come on at the house. Lank says this might have been about the time he spoke with state police.
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Jackson shows party cups with blood in shopping bag, points out there's no evidence markers on the bag.
12:17 PM · May 7, 2024
Jackson shows party cups with blood in shopping bag, points out there's no evidence markers on the bag.
12:17 PM · May 7, 2024
arielilane
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Jury enters the courtroom.
It’s a half day today, so probably not much more!
Court back in session.Jackson done with Lank.
Lally back up.
Starts with the incident in 2002.
Asks Lank to explain what happened in his own words.
Lank giving a more detailed uninterrupted version
Lank maintains he tried to diffuse the situation.
Lank explains why the police report wasn’t filed immediately.
Was told by his supervisor to wait.
How did this impact your response, how you acted on Jan 20 2022?
It didn’t.
Nothing the Alberts are individuals.
Lank makes a guess he was on the phone to Lt Gallagher.
We’re reviewing the weather again, at the scene, and later in the day.
Breaking: it was snowing
Lank testifying about where people were in the house when he went into the house.
Brief sidebar
@SueNBCBoston
It’s a half day today, so probably not much more!
Court back in session.Jackson done with Lank.
Lally back up.
Starts with the incident in 2002.
Asks Lank to explain what happened in his own words.
Lank giving a more detailed uninterrupted version
Lank maintains he tried to diffuse the situation.
Lank explains why the police report wasn’t filed immediately.
Was told by his supervisor to wait.
How did this impact your response, how you acted on Jan 20 2022?
It didn’t.
Nothing the Alberts are individuals.
Lank makes a guess he was on the phone to Lt Gallagher.
We’re reviewing the weather again, at the scene, and later in the day.
Breaking: it was snowing
Lank testifying about where people were in the house when he went into the house.
Brief sidebar
@SueNBCBoston
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Lank repeats earlier statement that everything he says he saw in 34 Fairview Rd appeared to "be in order"
12:40 PM · May 7, 2024
Lank repeats earlier statement that everything he says he saw in 34 Fairview Rd appeared to "be in order"
12:40 PM · May 7, 2024
arielilane
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If I got $20. for every sidebar during this trial, I could go to the grocery store daily and not be so frugal. moo 
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Ray was made aware that OKeefe was the guardian of two young children.
They decided to do a well being check on the children.
Exhibit on the screen.
Door of the sally port at Canton Police.
We watch the door go up, and the dashcam from a vehicle.
We freeze at the image of Meadows Ave.
Lally asking about the process of a wellness check.
Did you inspect the car that was there?
No
Is the condition of the car in the footage how it was?
Yes.
@SueNBCBoston
They decided to do a well being check on the children.
Exhibit on the screen.
Door of the sally port at Canton Police.
We watch the door go up, and the dashcam from a vehicle.
We freeze at the image of Meadows Ave.
Lally asking about the process of a wellness check.
Did you inspect the car that was there?
No
Is the condition of the car in the footage how it was?
Yes.
@SueNBCBoston
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