![]() Jackson displayed a large post-mortem photo in court of O’Keefe’s right arm showing those scars. lawyer best known for effectively defending actor Kevin Spacey in Nantucket in 2019 - put them are that, one, O’Keefe was found dead that early morning in the Albert’s front yard and, two, his body “had this set of wounds on his right arm. The “undisputed facts,” as Jackson - an L.A. It was this last point that illustrated the two warring theories over O’Keefe’s death. While additional motions have been made, the hearing Wednesday asked specifically for video surveillance from the Canton Public Library, the clothing O’Keefe was wearing the night he died, evidence seized from Read’s Lexus SUV prosecutors say delivered the killing blow and, finally, trace evidence from the wounds O’Keefe suffered - which defense attorneys argue could contain DNA evidence that shows the homeowner’s dog took part in a deadly attack on O’Keefe. The defense argued that there should be hard deadlines to the Commonwealth overturning evidence Yannetti describes as potentially “exculpatory, perhaps case ending.” ![]() The courtroom was packed perhaps 100-strong with members of the public who have taken interest in the case on either side. The simmering feud between defense attorneys David Yannetti and Alan Jackson and prosecutor Lally that has played out in blistering motions and responses since the middle of last month came to the fore in court as they argued their cases before Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone. Read, who has been out on bail since her initial arraignment in Stoughton District Court just days after O’Keefe’s body was discovered - “cold to the touch” as prosecutor Adam Lally’s most recent filing described it - outside 34 Fairview Road in Canton, a home owned by Brian Albert, one of the two people Read’s attorneys have pointed to as being culpable in O’Keefe’s death. 29, 2022, killing of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, 46, of Canton. It all hit the boiling point Wednesday as Karen Read, 43, charged with second-degree murder, motor vehicle manslaughter while under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of a collision causing death, was back in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham. They are demanding a slew of evidence they say will show their client is innocent, but they will have to wait for a judge to decide what happens next. Now.In front of a jam-packed courtroom, defense attorneys for the Mansfield woman accused of killing her Boston Police officer boyfriend squared off with prosecutors over who’s really to blame. But I barely had to do it at all through these conversations, which also took a deep dive into 70s-80s pop culture. I mean, on any normal day on Twitter, I will mute or block probably at least five people without blinking an eye. The thing that was great about it? 99% of all that response was positive and fun. To which I say, in a world of Heathers, we all want to be Veronica. Of course, the standard response was, “I’m more of a Veronica.” Unless you think about how all us Jens, Amys and Michelles all had to go by our last names all through school since there were so many of us. People who didn’t get the joke kept saying it should be “Jennifer.” Which, definitely was the number one name of the decade dominated by Gen X kids. I guess I struck a chord, because even Jon Cryer, aka Duckie from Pretty in Pink himself retweeted me. To me, if you really wanted to insult us, call us “Heather” from the movie Heathers. Also, Karen Walker from Will & Grace (a definite Boomer) was representing Gen X in generational war memes. But in the few weeks leading up to this tweet, there were several stories that claimed the youngins were now calling ALL of Generation X by that name. The impetus behind the tweet? Well, “Karen” has traditionally been a slang name for, um, whiny white women who demand to see the manager. ![]() In fact, a friend in Australia found it on author Catherine Deveny’s Facebook page and then Scary Mommy shared it, which (of course) blew it up yet again. Such was the case with my tweet below, and I am still getting tagged with it every day. ![]() Your phone blows up to the point where you actually have to turn it off for periods of time. It’s pretty wild when a tweet goes viral.
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