Paula Barrows

From the outside looking in, the defense team appeared to be in bed with someone charged with witness intimidation. Things were getting messy, to say the least. Come February, Turtle Boy's communication with Karen and her team wasn't the only evidence under scrutiny. On the 22nd, in a 3,000-page report, U.S. attorneys unveiled the long-awaited results of the crime scene evidence tests.

From the outside looking in, the defense team appeared to be in bed with someone charged with witness intimidation. Things were getting messy, to say the least. Come February, Turtle Boy's communication with Karen and her team wasn't the only evidence under scrutiny. On the 22nd, in a 3,000-page report, U.S. attorneys unveiled the long-awaited results of the crime scene evidence tests.

The primary pieces in question? Karen's broken taillight. Here's attorney Matt Timpanik with what they uncovered.

The primary pieces in question? Karen's broken taillight. Here's attorney Matt Timpanik with what they uncovered.

And the pieces of taillight that were big enough to recover from the scene and allegedly matched Karen's SUV came back with traces of John O'Keefe's DNA. Attorney Jennifer Roman remembers where the DNA was found.

And the pieces of taillight that were big enough to recover from the scene and allegedly matched Karen's SUV came back with traces of John O'Keefe's DNA. Attorney Jennifer Roman remembers where the DNA was found.

But the when and how of the taillight pieces is still an enigma. Legal analyst Rich Schoenstein says right out the gate, the pieces of taillight in question became contentious.

But the when and how of the taillight pieces is still an enigma. Legal analyst Rich Schoenstein says right out the gate, the pieces of taillight in question became contentious.

These gaps in time in recovering the pieces of taillight gave the defense something to chew on. They refuted the evidence with their own theory.

These gaps in time in recovering the pieces of taillight gave the defense something to chew on. They refuted the evidence with their own theory.

Onlookers like Alita Majeka were flummoxed. Once the defense laid bare the gaps in the taillight investigation, she didn't know what to believe.

Onlookers like Alita Majeka were flummoxed. Once the defense laid bare the gaps in the taillight investigation, she didn't know what to believe.

It's a potential issue jurors would have to mull over once the trial begins. If Ian Runkle were on the jury, he would be asking himself, Could this plastic have been placed there by an officer? And depending on whose argument is stronger, this evidence alone could have serious consequences for Karen Reed.

It's a potential issue jurors would have to mull over once the trial begins. If Ian Runkle were on the jury, he would be asking himself, Could this plastic have been placed there by an officer? And depending on whose argument is stronger, this evidence alone could have serious consequences for Karen Reed.

The physical evidence Jennifer Roman alluded to just now could alone allow jurors to come to a more formidable conclusion like Matt Timpanik.

The physical evidence Jennifer Roman alluded to just now could alone allow jurors to come to a more formidable conclusion like Matt Timpanik.

And if she didn't strike John with her vehicle outside of the Alberts' home that night, where else could she have broken her taillight? Security footage from John O'Keefe's home on the morning of January 29th shows Karen backing out of his driveway, presumably on her way to look for him. His SUV is parked at the foot of his driveway.

And if she didn't strike John with her vehicle outside of the Alberts' home that night, where else could she have broken her taillight? Security footage from John O'Keefe's home on the morning of January 29th shows Karen backing out of his driveway, presumably on her way to look for him. His SUV is parked at the foot of his driveway.

Matt says this claim has holes in it, too. For him, it's the taillight pieces on John's clothing that are just too difficult to look past.

Matt says this claim has holes in it, too. For him, it's the taillight pieces on John's clothing that are just too difficult to look past.