DEDHAM, Mass. (WJAR) — Karen Learn’s protection workforce cross-examined a key investigator at her homicide trial Thursday.
Questions centered on two movies introduced by the commonwealth.
Video of Learn backing out of the storage the morning that the physique of her boyfriend, John O’Keefe, was discovered was performed once more for the jury.
The protection enlarged the wheel of O’Keefe’s automobile.
“It seems that there’s motion,” stated Massachusetts State Police Trooper Yuriy Bukhenik.
Learn’s attorneys claimed that is when her taillight was broken.
“It is sufficient to crack it for certain, and it did crack it,” stated protection legal professional Alan Jackson.
The prosecution alleges the Mansfield girl backed into her boyfriend in January 2022, cracking the taillight within the course of.
Bukhenik testified about discovering O’Keefe’s baseball cap on the scene and damaged items of plastic within the melted snow days after his loss of life.
“I directed the troopers in my workplace who clearly reside within the communities round us to make some extent to journey by that location,” he testified.
A dialog between the trooper and Learn was additionally heard by the jury.
“You might be conscious he was crushed up by Brian and Colin Albert. I imply, we’re all in on the identical joke, proper? My taillight is cracked and John is pulverized,” Learn might be heard saying.
The protection, which alleges Learn was framed, stated video within the Canton Police Division storage is inverted, which means the cracked taillight is not seen.
It was proven by the prosecution Wednesday.
“Mr. (Assistant District Lawyer Adam) Lally didn’t ask you if it was inverted, appropriate?” the protection requested.
“That’s appropriate,” Bukhenik stated.
It’s been unclear if the lead investigator within the case, Trooper Michael Proctor, can be referred to as by the state. He is below an inner investigation.
“Yeah, Proctor’s going to testify,” Jackson advised NBC 10 Information exterior the courthouse.
Jurors additionally discovered from the choose Thursday that the case can be finished by the top of the month.