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MA v. Karen Read Murder Retrial - Day 7 Part 1

This is audio from the courtroom in the high-profile murder retrial of Karen Read in Dedham, Massachusetts. She's facing second-degree murder charges and more in connection with the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe. Prosecutors allege Read struck O'Keefe with her SUV and left him to die in the snow outside a friend’s home after a night of drinking. Stay tuned as both sides lay out their version of what happened that night.

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MA v. Karen Read Murder Retrial - Day 7 Part 2

This is audio from the courtroom in the high-profile murder retrial of Karen Read in Dedham, Massachusetts. She's facing second-degree murder charges and more in connection with the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe. Prosecutors allege Read struck O'Keefe with her SUV and left him to die in the snow outside a friend’s home after a night of drinking. Stay tuned as both sides lay out their version of what happened that night.

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MA v. Karen Read Murder Retrial - Day 7 Part 3

This is audio from the courtroom in the high-profile murder retrial of Karen Read in Dedham, Massachusetts. She's facing second-degree murder charges and more in connection with the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe. Prosecutors allege Read struck O'Keefe with her SUV and left him to die in the snow outside a friend’s home after a night of drinking. Stay tuned as both sides lay out their version of what happened that night.

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MA v. Karen Read Murder Retrial - Day 7 Part 4

This is audio from the courtroom in the high-profile murder retrial of Karen Read in Dedham, Massachusetts. She's facing second-degree murder charges and more in connection with the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe. Prosecutors allege Read struck O'Keefe with her SUV and left him to die in the snow outside a friend’s home after a night of drinking. Stay tuned as both sides lay out their version of what happened that night.

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How A Handy Man Took Out 82 Year Old Grandma And Buried Her In Concrete Beneath Shed He Was Building
A Washington state handyman has been charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, and unlawful disposal of human remains after authorities say he tortured and killed an 82-year-old woman before concealing her body in concrete beneath a shed on another property.

Jeffrey Zizz, 47, is accused of murdering Marcia Norman, 82, a woman he had known and maintained a friendly relationship with, following dinner plans on April 1. According to Thurston County investigators, Zizz brutally assaulted Norman over the course of several hours...

Manipulation or Miscommunication? Jurors Hear Karen Read’s Final Texts to O’Keefe
What if the only thing they can prove is that she was drunk?

Defense Attorney Bob Motta, host of Defense Diaries, joins Tony Bruski to dissect the tangled web of Karen Read's statements, intoxication, and the dangerously blurred lines of memory and guilt. From fluctuating drink counts to the question of blackouts, the conversation unravels how intoxication is being used both as a weapon and a shield in this case. Motta doesn't just analyze her words—he lays out how the defense can turn chaos...

Seven Reasons the Court Said 'No' to Striking the Death Penalty for Bryan Kohberger
In a major legal twist, the judge has denied Bryan Kohberger’s motion to strike the death penalty, despite claims that prosecutors buried his defense under 68 terabytes of disorganized evidence. This video breaks down the full court ruling—why the judge didn’t buy the “data dump” defense, what it means for the future of this high-profile capital case, and how Kohberger’s legal strategy may have just hit a dead end. We’ll explore the arguments from both sides, what the discovery process actually looked like, a...

Zombies, Cults & Kids: Lori Vallow’s Mental Spiral Explained
Lori Vallow didn’t rant about zombies in court—and that might be the most chilling part. Instead of invoking bizarre religious visions or preaching about doomsday prophecies, she showed restraint. But why? Was this calculated control, or something deeper, darker? Psychotherapist and author Shavaun Scott unpacks the eerie awareness Lori displayed on the stand, how delusional disorders manifest beneath high-functioning exteriors, and the deeply disturbing loyalty of her brother Alex. From histrionic behaviors to detached justifications for murder, this conversation reveals a psychological profile that’s even more unsettling than the...

Taillight, Timeline, Testimony: The Legal Weak Spots in the Karen Read Case
Karen Read's trial isn't just about what happened—it's about what can be proven. In a case that gripped the nation, former prosecutor and defense attorney Eric Faddis joins us to unpack a courtroom drama where emotion threatens to eclipse evidence. Did Karen Read confess—or was she simply unraveling in real time? With jurors being asked to decipher ambiguous phrases like “Did I hit him?” and conflicting accounts from witnesses, this episode dives deep into the murky legal waters of emotional inference versus hard proof.

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Could This Judge’s Decision Free Stephan Sterns Maddie Soto Case Takes Unexpected Turn
In a stunning courtroom twist, accused murderer Stephan Sterns takes the stand himself during a high-stakes hearing, claiming investigators illegally searched his phone. At stake is crucial evidence prosecutors describe as chillingly graphic—a detailed digital record that could decisively prove Sterns’ alleged systematic abuse and murder of 13-year-old Maddie Soto. As Sterns battles to keep this disturbing evidence from jurors, prosecutors double down, pushing toward the death penalty in a case that has shocked the community. Dive deep into the dramatic courtroom showdown, uncover the ch...