Paula Borrows

In a blue checkered button-down, he began his testimony painting a picture of his adoring older brother John, a dedicated family man and a loving partner to Karen, despite a few arguments between the two he had witnessed here and there. Then, he emotionally recalled the moment he saw John's lifeless body at Good Samaritan Hospital.

In a blue checkered button-down, he began his testimony painting a picture of his adoring older brother John, a dedicated family man and a loving partner to Karen, despite a few arguments between the two he had witnessed here and there. Then, he emotionally recalled the moment he saw John's lifeless body at Good Samaritan Hospital.

And Paul remembered John wasn't the only person he observed at the hospital that morning.

And Paul remembered John wasn't the only person he observed at the hospital that morning.

Karen's emotional exclamations came under further scrutiny on day two when Timothy Nuttall, Canton firefighter and paramedic who treated John O'Keefe the morning his body was discovered, was cross-examined.

Karen's emotional exclamations came under further scrutiny on day two when Timothy Nuttall, Canton firefighter and paramedic who treated John O'Keefe the morning his body was discovered, was cross-examined.

But this isn't what every first responder heard.

But this isn't what every first responder heard.

Yannetti directed this line of questioning to Strawberry Blonde Canton Police Officer Stephen Mullaney. He was there the morning of January 29th, 2022. I did not.

Yannetti directed this line of questioning to Strawberry Blonde Canton Police Officer Stephen Mullaney. He was there the morning of January 29th, 2022. I did not.

The confusion as to whether or not Karen confessed at the scene continued when another first responder, Canton Fire Department Lieutenant Anthony Flamati, recounted a conversation he had with her in which he alleged she uttered, I hit him. Oh my God, I hit him. But Attorney Jackson called attention to video from the scene that would cast doubt on Flamati's memory.

The confusion as to whether or not Karen confessed at the scene continued when another first responder, Canton Fire Department Lieutenant Anthony Flamati, recounted a conversation he had with her in which he alleged she uttered, I hit him. Oh my God, I hit him. But Attorney Jackson called attention to video from the scene that would cast doubt on Flamati's memory.

While their conversation wasn't caught on tape, there was apparently evidence that Flamati related to a police officer in the investigation.

While their conversation wasn't caught on tape, there was apparently evidence that Flamati related to a police officer in the investigation.

Onlookers of the trial thought it was curious that the exchange was notable enough to share with an officer, but somehow was overlooked in the official report.

Onlookers of the trial thought it was curious that the exchange was notable enough to share with an officer, but somehow was overlooked in the official report.

It's hard to imagine that a detail as crucial and memorable as a confession could be omitted. Here's attorney Matt Timpanik with how he understood the confusion here.

It's hard to imagine that a detail as crucial and memorable as a confession could be omitted. Here's attorney Matt Timpanik with how he understood the confusion here.

Karen's utterances in the wake of discovering John's body were further probed on day three of the trial, when Adam Lally called upon firefighter and paramedic Francis Walsh to draw on his memory of that dramatic morning. Francis recalled there were three women on the scene, who we now know to be Carrie Roberts, Jennifer McCabe, and Karen Reed, all of whom were visibly shaken up, especially Karen.

Karen's utterances in the wake of discovering John's body were further probed on day three of the trial, when Adam Lally called upon firefighter and paramedic Francis Walsh to draw on his memory of that dramatic morning. Francis recalled there were three women on the scene, who we now know to be Carrie Roberts, Jennifer McCabe, and Karen Reed, all of whom were visibly shaken up, especially Karen.