Former FBI Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program Chief Robin Dreeke provides exclusive insights into the dramatic shift in courtroom dynamics during Karen Read's murder retrial. In this detailed analysis, Dreeke breaks down the subtle but telling behavioral indicators that suggest Read's defense team is already showing signs of defeat as the prosecution builds an overwhelming case.

Drawing from his extensive FBI experience in reading human behavior under pressure, Dreeke examines how defense attorneys' body language, vocal patterns, and strategic choices reveal their growing recognition that they're fighting a losing battle. From the failed cross-examination of prosecution witnesses to the disastrous performance of their own expert witnesses, the defense team's confidence appears to be crumbling in real-time.

This analysis covers key testimony from the snowplow driver Brian Loughran, whose media-contaminated memory was systematically dismantled by Special Prosecutor Hank Brennan, and bar witness Karina Kolokithas, whose observations actually reinforced the prosecution's narrative about alcohol consumption and underlying tensions that night.

Dreeke explains how competent legal teams maintain composure even when losing, versus the visible stress signals and defensive behaviors now emerging from Read's attorneys. The expert analysis reveals why certain strategic choices - like the aggressive directed verdict motion and reliance on untested expert witnesses - suggest internal recognition of case weakness.

As the defense prepares to present their conspiracy theory involving multiple law enforcement officers, Dreeke provides insight into why this psychologically implausible narrative will likely backfire with jurors who prefer straightforward explanations supported by physical evidence. The behavioral analysis shows how Read's team appears to be going through the motions of a case they may privately believe is already lost.

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