Special Prosecutor admits to admitting mistakes in evidence in Karen murder recovery
Karen read the defensive move again for a false hearing
Defence counsel Robert Alessi again sought the erroneous statement on Monday, alleging “intentional misconduct” from Special Counsel Hank Brennan in court at Karen Reid’s second murder trial. Previous moves were rejected.
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He wears two black gloves on the podium on Monday and slaps his palm. Karen Reed Defence counsel Robert Alessi moved in for a second misstatement in a retrial of murder charges in the death of her former Boston police officer John O’Keefe.
The exchange won the Alessi trend among real criminals Monday afternoon, based on a special prosecutor’s question to a defense witness regarding the hole behind an O’Keefe sweatshirt placed there by employees at the state crime lab, but elicited praise from defense attorneys not involved in the case.
Reed’s defense denys the prosecution’s claim that he retreated to him in a Lexus SUV in a drunken debate and escaped the scene. They claim that the vehicle never hit him at all and that something else caused his injury.
“If I’m Alessy, I throw away those missiles every time,” said Louis Gerolmino, a New York City defense lawyer.

Karen Reed will consult with left defense attorneys Robert Alessi and Elizabeth Little on Monday, June 9, 2025, during a retrial at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts. (PAT greenhouse/AP, Boston Glove via pool)
At the no-ju-secret movement hearing, Brennan asked the judge not to admit the motion, but to direct the ju-secrets his mistake. For mistries.
“It seems I’ve made a mistake,” he said. The state criminologist confirmed that he made holes and recorded them on the record.
Gelormino tells Fox News Digital that the longer ones play, the better the reads.
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“The third trial, the county may not want to pay,” he said. “They may give her a plea at that point. The longer these things get, the better it gets for defense. Always.”
Read’s first trial ended last year with a deadlocked jury, urging Judge Beverly Cannone to declare the office of the district attorney, and Brennan introduced the famous defense attorney Brennan as the special prosecutor. His rich and powerful clients include gangs James “Whitey” Bulger.

Defence counsel Robert Alessi shows John O’Keefe’s hoodie against the ry judge during a retrial of Karen Reed, reading at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts on Monday, June 9, 2025. (PAT greenhouse/AP, Boston Glove via pool)
The defense also erroneously heard early in the second trial in another controversial exchange over O’Keefe’s Parker.
Kanon denied the move and the new one on Monday. After the prosecution rested, the routine motion to declare her innocence and the lawsuit were denied.

Karen Reed and John O’Keefe will pose with undated photos. (Karen Reed)
Other legal experts have questioned whether the misstep was a mistake or a calculated move.
“It’s immeasurable that he didn’t know that a hole was made by his witness,” said Mark Bedellaux, another New York City defense attorney, who represents Canton blogger Reader Ally Aidan Carney. “And what about the other two prosecutors sitting next to him? Do you believe they didn’t know after handling this case for three years?”
Unlike Brennan, they worked at the district attorney’s office at her first trial.
“There are many reasons why a large portion of the population believes Karen Reed’s investigation and prosecution is unfair and unreliable,” Bedero said.
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Aidan Kearney, a blogger known as the Turtle Boy, walks towards the courthouse on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 for the trial of Karen Reed, read outside Norfolk County Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts. (Charles Krupa/AP)
Canton police Although allegations of a read conspiracy in an independent audit completed shortly before her second trial began, they made a series of embarrassing mistakes during the investigation, including storing DNA evidence in a Red Solo Cup and grocery bag during the investigation.
Leading murder detective Michael Proctor lost his job with Massachusetts Police after another investigation discovered that he inappropriately shared sensitive and sensitive information in a group chat that contained “inappropriate” messages about readings read in court.

Special Counsel Hank Brennan will show expert Daniel Wolf a sweaty display of John O’Keefe during the murder recovery of Karen Reed, which he read at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts. (PAT greenhouse/AP, Boston Glove via pool)
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“They should be about fairness and justice, so the prosecutors have a higher standard. That’s what Brennan said to the press when they took the case,” said Grace Edwards, a trial lawyer in Massachusetts. “This was not a mistake by an experienced lawyer.”

Prosecutor Adam Larry will speak in court on Thursday, April 18, 2024 in Dedham, Massachusetts, during the election of a ju judge for Karen Reed’s first trial in Norfolk County Superior Court. (Applications, David McGlynn/New York Post via pool)
Brennan is tasked with overcoming the state’s credibility issues and is also tasked with clean-up after a federal witness admitted to making a false statement to the Great Jue and another person whose resume showed inflated credentials.
“He’s good, but he can only play cards he handles,” said David Gelman, a Philadelphia area defense counsel and former prosecutor. “You can become Johnny Cochran, and that’s not important.”
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Jack Lou, a former Massachusetts judge and now a law professor at Boston University, was making special prosecutors more tolerant.
“For an ambitious trial lawyer in-law, it shows even the biggest stumbling,” he told Fox News Digital. “What a tough job.”
Dr. Elizabeth Laposata will return to the stands Tuesday for the second day of testimony as the defense approaches the end of the incident. She testified Monday that O’Keefe’s skull fracture coincided with a posterior drop, but something, presumably a fist, was cut off above her right eye.
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Reading could be brought back to life in prison if convicted of the highest charge of second-degree murder. She is also left the scene after being charged with manslaughter, driving a drunk.