Sue Simpson

He approached his opening remarks as if he were telling a story to the jury. You know, the time, the morning, the alarm bell. We're living in a certain POV, a perspective of a firefighter, paramedic Timothy Nuttall, one of the first responders who came to the scene.

He is important because he heard Karen say, I hit him, meaning I hit John. And the prosecution says, Karen confessed at the scene by saying these words, I hit him, I hit him, I hit him.

He is important because he heard Karen say, I hit him, meaning I hit John. And the prosecution says, Karen confessed at the scene by saying these words, I hit him, I hit him, I hit him.

Karen contends that she phrased it as a question, not as a statement. Could I have hit him? So by playing it, the prosecution apparently wants to show jurors that Karen in the moment was trying to work out how she could possibly have injured John with her car.

Karen contends that she phrased it as a question, not as a statement. Could I have hit him? So by playing it, the prosecution apparently wants to show jurors that Karen in the moment was trying to work out how she could possibly have injured John with her car.

What I think, Andrea, is that he focused on data. He focused on the technical aspects and the technology of the case. And he said all of those would show that Karen Reid killed John O'Keefe.

What I think, Andrea, is that he focused on data. He focused on the technical aspects and the technology of the case. And he said all of those would show that Karen Reid killed John O'Keefe.

He focused on location data, on health data, and interesting here, the temperature of the cell phone battery. You know, what he did was he picked plot points where John and Karen were and what the temperature was, you know, at certain points in their storyline that night. He also said there'd be evidence from the black box, he called it, from Karen's Lexus, her SUV.

He focused on location data, on health data, and interesting here, the temperature of the cell phone battery. You know, what he did was he picked plot points where John and Karen were and what the temperature was, you know, at certain points in their storyline that night. He also said there'd be evidence from the black box, he called it, from Karen's Lexus, her SUV.

And some of that evidence will be new because the prosecution retested her car after the first trial.

And some of that evidence will be new because the prosecution retested her car after the first trial.

Well, Alan Jackson has such a different style in court than Hank Brennan. And you probably remember that, Andrea. I mean, Alan Jackson's style, right? He's more forceful and really understands the spectacle of a criminal trial.

Well, Alan Jackson has such a different style in court than Hank Brennan. And you probably remember that, Andrea. I mean, Alan Jackson's style, right? He's more forceful and really understands the spectacle of a criminal trial.

Yes, he did. So right off the bat, Jackson focused on Michael Proctor, who was the lead investigator in the case, who sent demeaning and derogatory text messages about Karen during the investigation.

Yes, he did. So right off the bat, Jackson focused on Michael Proctor, who was the lead investigator in the case, who sent demeaning and derogatory text messages about Karen during the investigation.

That's right. I mean, they say that the people who were at the house during this party at Boston Police Officer Brian Albert's home. that they all work together to create a story and to conspire to make her what Alan Jackson calls the outsider as the killer.

That's right. I mean, they say that the people who were at the house during this party at Boston Police Officer Brian Albert's home. that they all work together to create a story and to conspire to make her what Alan Jackson calls the outsider as the killer.

Well, so that constraint, Andrew, it's interesting, is really just for opening statements. So Jackson, in his opening, obviously didn't accuse anyone specifically, but he did draw the jury's attention to the behavior of some of the people who were at the party that night. You know, Brian Albert was the homeowner.

Well, so that constraint, Andrew, it's interesting, is really just for opening statements. So Jackson, in his opening, obviously didn't accuse anyone specifically, but he did draw the jury's attention to the behavior of some of the people who were at the party that night. You know, Brian Albert was the homeowner.

We'll get into all of it, too, Andrea.