Brad Milkey

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Hey, it's Brad Milkey. This week on the Crime Scene Weekly, we're talking about a mom who gained national attention for faking her own kidnapping. Sherry Papini is back in the spotlight, but now she's changing her story and trying to change her custody arrangement with her kids. Listen to the latest from the case on the Crime Scene Weekly.

Hey, it's Brad Milky. This week on The Crime Scene Weekly, we're talking about a mom who gained national attention for faking her own kidnapping. Sherry Papini is back in the spotlight, but now she's changing her story and trying to change her custody arrangement with her kids. Listen to the latest from the case on The Crime Scene Weekly.

Hey, it's Brad Milkey. This week on the Crime Scene Weekly, we're talking about a mom who gained national attention for faking her own kidnapping. Sherry Papini is back in the spotlight, but now she's changing her story and trying to change her custody arrangement with her kids. Listen to the latest from the case on the Crime Scene Weekly.

Hey, it's Brad Milky. This week on The Crime Scene Weekly, we're talking about a mom who gained national attention for faking her own kidnapping. Sherry Papini is back in the spotlight, but now she's changing her story and trying to change her custody arrangement with her kids. Listen to the latest from the case on The Crime Scene Weekly.

Hey, it's Brad Milkey. This week on the Crime Scene Weekly, we're talking about a mom who gained national attention for faking her own kidnapping. Sherry Papini is back in the spotlight, but now she's changing her story and trying to change her custody arrangement with her kids. Listen to the latest from the case on the Crime Scene Weekly.

Hey, it's Brad Milkey. This week on the Crime Scene Weekly, we're talking about a mom who gained national attention for faking her own kidnapping. Sherry Papini is back in the spotlight, but now she's changing her story and trying to change her custody arrangement with her kids. Listen to the latest from the case on the Crime Scene Weekly.

Last year, the high-profile murder trial of Karen Reid captivated millions and divided a tight-knit Massachusetts community. After 600 pieces of evidence and 70 witnesses, the case ended with a hung jury. Well, now Karen Reid is back in court being tried for murder again. Welcome to the crime scene. I'm Brad Milkey. I host ABC's daily news podcast, Start Here.

Last year, the high-profile murder trial of Karen Reid captivated millions and divided a tight-knit Massachusetts community. After 600 pieces of evidence and 70 witnesses, the case ended with a hung jury. Well, now Karen Reid is back in court being tried for murder again. Welcome to the crime scene. I'm Brad Milkey. I host ABC's daily news podcast, Start Here.

And every week we're bringing you the latest on what's big and what's new in the true crime space. This week, I'm talking to ABC's chief national correspondent, Matt Gutman, who did the first full exclusive interview with Karen Reid before her first trial and has now been prepping for this retrial.

And every week we're bringing you the latest on what's big and what's new in the true crime space. This week, I'm talking to ABC's chief national correspondent, Matt Gutman, who did the first full exclusive interview with Karen Reid before her first trial and has now been prepping for this retrial.

Matt, I did not think we would see each other so soon after you joined us last week, but I'm so happy you're here. Thanks for being with us. I'm happy to be here, Brad. Thank you. So this story starts in 2022. It's January 28th. It's a winter night. In fact, it's the night of a historic snowstorm. Can you walk us through what happened?

Matt, I did not think we would see each other so soon after you joined us last week, but I'm so happy you're here. Thanks for being with us. I'm happy to be here, Brad. Thank you. So this story starts in 2022. It's January 28th. It's a winter night. In fact, it's the night of a historic snowstorm. Can you walk us through what happened?

Okay, so Karen allegedly drops John O'Keefe off at his colleague Brian's house for this after party. She goes home. What happens next?

Okay, so Karen allegedly drops John O'Keefe off at his colleague Brian's house for this after party. She goes home. What happens next?

And those suspicions lead to an arrest, right?

And those suspicions lead to an arrest, right?

so what is the theory from the prosecution here is that Karen Reed is drunk and then hits this guy with her car and leaves him to die because Karen by the way denies being drunk or incapacitated so what is the actual argument being made by the prosecution that's pretty

so what is the theory from the prosecution here is that Karen Reed is drunk and then hits this guy with her car and leaves him to die because Karen by the way denies being drunk or incapacitated so what is the actual argument being made by the prosecution that's pretty

So to the prosecution, open and shut case, like you said, Occam's razor, simplest explanations, the most probable explanation. But the defense here, Matt, has told a completely different story, right? They've alleged a framing and a cover up by fellow police officers. Everyone in that house has said not a chance. We had nothing to do with it. There's no framing.