Karen Read, 43, of Mansfield, is accused of second-degree murder and other charges. The prosecution says she hit her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, with her vehicle outside of a home in Canton during a snowstorm on Jan. 29, 2022, following a night of drinking. 

The judge declared a mistrial in the high-profile Massachusetts murder case.

Guest Bio and Links:

Joshua Schiffer is an attorney providing legal services covering Criminal Defense, Personal Injury. Listeners can learn more about Joshua Schiffer at his website.

Franz Borghardt is the Founder of the Borghardt Law Firm in Louisiana. He is a former prosecutor and public defender, as well as, an expert in jury selection and cell phone search and seizure. Listeners can learn more about Franz Borghardt at his website.

In this episode of Zone 7, Crime Scene Investigator, Sheryl McCollum, is joined by esteemed legal experts, Joshua Schiffer and Franz Borghardt to dissect the recent hung jury verdict in the high-profile Karen Read case. They explore the intricacies of the trial, the strategies employed by both the defense and prosecution and the implications of a potential retrial. The trio also discusses the challenges of legal defense, jury dynamics, and the broader impacts on the criminal justice system.

Show Notes:

• (0:00) Welcome back to Zone 7 with Crime Scene Investigator, Sheryl McCollum  
• (0:30) Sheryl welcomes guests, Joshua Schiffer and Franz Borghardt to the listeners
• (5:00) Overview of the Karen Read case
• (8:30) Discussion on the prosecution's approach
• (12:30) Witness credibility and impact on the jury
• (15:10) Proctor's testimony
• (22:45) Lack of detail in police reports
• (29:00) Opinions on Karen Read round two
• (37:30) Proctor's investigation
• (46:29) “Half-ass action yields half-ass results”
• (47:15) Final thoughts and legal insights
• (50:00) “I believe in people. Human beings deep down are essentially good.  Any jury can filter through whatever bull they might throw their way and use common sense to get to the truth of a case.” -K.G
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Sheryl “Mac” McCollum is an Emmy Award winning CSI, a writer for CrimeOnLine, Forensic and Crime Scene Expert for Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, and a CSI for a metro Atlanta Police Department. She is the co-author of the textbook., Cold Case: Pathways to Justice. Sheryl is also the founder and director of the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute, a collaboration between universities and colleges that brings researchers, practitioners, students and the criminal justice community together to advance techniques in solving cold cases and assist families and law enforcement with solvability factors for unsolved homicides, missing persons, and kidnapping cases.  

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