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Ahhhhh. I tolja he was watching what was going on!Lead investigator in Karen Read trial finishes testimony, supervisor takes stand
Editor’s note: The testimony was at times graphic. The lead investigator in the Karen Read murder trial completed his testimony on Wednesday, and his unit’s supervisor, Det. Lt. Brian Tully, took the stand. Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor’s testimony was nothing short of...
Jackson turned to evidence in the case, which Proctor managed, touching on the logs on that document who had possession of O'Keefe's clothes and the pieces of taillight, and then asking about the time listed incorrectly on several documents that he seized the Read's SUV, which said 4:16 though Proctor testified that it was 5:30. Proctor said he "incorrectly transcribed the times" on one document that he then used as a template for other documents.
"I never caught it on the first one," Proctor said, characterizing the mistake as "typos" when Jackson made a comment about all three digits changing.
Jackson asked Proctor to confirm that Read's vehicle was sent to the Canton police sallyport before pieces of broken taillight were found by investigators, which Proctor did. Proctor also said it "was not my decision" to have the SUV towed to the police department, and couldn't say whose it was.
Video was collected from a slew of locations, Jackson noted, estimating 360 videos were collected by police, and that much of it was handed over to the defense in the spring of 2022. Proctor denied, when asked, withholding any videos.
Jackson asked about surveillance video involving the Canton police sallyport, and Proctor said it "was discovered later on and then handed over," going to to confirm that the existence of the video was revealed in another legal proceeding this February.
Jackson read testimony from the proceeding where Proctor may have been interpreted as indicating he'd been familiar with the video, but which Proctor denied doing. He said he was only referring to video from outside the sallyport, which had been turned over, while acknowledging he could have been clearer in that testimony.
Proctor did confirm that he knew that if he had video it would show Read's vehicle arriving to the department at 5:30 or 5:31.
Grainy video from inside the sallyport eventually was turned over to the defense on April 4, but Proctor said he didn't recall if it was missing its precise time.
Proctor testified that he recently reviewed the video, in which he could see himself and members of Canton police — including then-Chief Ken Berkowitz. It also showed the SUV being dropped off in the garage, and some people seem to appear out of nowhere, apparently from the video skipping.
"The time stamp at the bottom was inversed" and yellow, Proctor noted, drawing some surprise from Jackson, who dug into it, asking if the video itself was inverted.
"No," Proctor said, "the way the vehicle was brought in in relation to the garage, the doors, into the PD, it wasn't reversed or inverted."
He said he reviewed the video Tuesday, prompting Jackson to ask, "were you reviewing video that was produced for this trial?"
Proctor said he wasn't aware they had any video that was inverted.
At that point, just before 1 p.m., Cannone called for lunch. The lawyers indicated they each expected to have less than an hour of questions left for Proctor.
Lead investigator in Karen Read trial finishes testimony, supervisor takes stand
Editor’s note: The testimony was at times graphic. The lead investigator in the Karen Read murder trial completed his testimony on Wednesday, and his unit’s supervisor, Det. Lt. Brian Tully, took the stand. Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor’s testimony was nothing short of...
Jackson also asked about Proctor's sister, Courtney, who he considers his best friend and is very good friends with Julie Albert. Proctor testified that he has been at his parents' house at the same time that Julie, Chris and Colin Albert were there.
He said he wouldn't consider himself a close friend of Julie Albert's, but they both had each other's numbers in their cell phones.
Jackson then referenced several texts, including one sent on Feb. 24, 2022, when Julie Albert texted Proctor about a ski trip his sister was going on. And on Jan. 19, 2022, he texted with his sister about whether Julie Albert might be able to babysit for his son.
But when Proctor interviewed Julie Albert as part of his investigation into O'Keefe's death on Feb. 10, 2022, he acknowledged he never mentioned his relationship with Julie, Chris or Colin Albert in any report he drafted.
Jackson also asked about phone conversations Proctor had with Julie Albert and a text message exchange he had with his sister about that conversation. He then asked if the Alberts were treated like witnesses in a murder investigation or more like friends.
"Absolutely not," Proctor replied, in response to the friends remark.
Jackson also pointed out that Proctor updated his sister about the progress of the O'Keefe investigation, even mentioning that Julie and Chris Albert were involved. He also told his sister not to say a word to anyone.
They also went over a series of texts between Proctor and his sister where they talked about Julie Albert saying she wanted to get him "a thank you gift." Proctor said he replied that she should get his wife a gift instead.
Exactly. Not that it doesn't happen but most of us only use people we know or recommended by people we know well.
Lead investigator in Karen Read trial finishes testimony, supervisor takes stand
Editor’s note: The testimony was at times graphic. The lead investigator in the Karen Read murder trial completed his testimony on Wednesday, and his unit’s supervisor, Det. Lt. Brian Tully, took the stand. Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor’s testimony was nothing short of...
Jackson turned to evidence in the case, which Proctor managed, touching on the logs on that document who had possession of O'Keefe's clothes and the pieces of taillight, and then asking about the time listed incorrectly on several documents that he seized the Read's SUV, which said 4:16 though Proctor testified that it was 5:30. Proctor said he "incorrectly transcribed the times" on one document that he then used as a template for other documents.
"I never caught it on the first one," Proctor said, characterizing the mistake as "typos" when Jackson made a comment about all three digits changing.
Jackson asked Proctor to confirm that Read's vehicle was sent to the Canton police sallyport before pieces of broken taillight were found by investigators, which Proctor did. Proctor also said it "was not my decision" to have the SUV towed to the police department, and couldn't say whose it was.
Video was collected from a slew of locations, Jackson noted, estimating 360 videos were collected by police, and that much of it was handed over to the defense in the spring of 2022. Proctor denied, when asked, withholding any videos.
Jackson asked about surveillance video involving the Canton police sallyport, and Proctor said it "was discovered later on and then handed over," going to to confirm that the existence of the video was revealed in another legal proceeding this February.
Jackson read testimony from the proceeding where Proctor may have been interpreted as indicating he'd been familiar with the video, but which Proctor denied doing. He said he was only referring to video from outside the sallyport, which had been turned over, while acknowledging he could have been clearer in that testimony.
Proctor did confirm that he knew that if he had video it would show Read's vehicle arriving to the department at 5:30 or 5:31.
Grainy video from inside the sallyport eventually was turned over to the defense on April 4, but Proctor said he didn't recall if it was missing its precise time.
Proctor testified that he recently reviewed the video, in which he could see himself and members of Canton police — including then-Chief Ken Berkowitz. It also showed the SUV being dropped off in the garage, and some people seem to appear out of nowhere, apparently from the video skipping.
"The time stamp at the bottom was inversed" and yellow, Proctor noted, drawing some surprise from Jackson, who dug into it, asking if the video itself was inverted.
"No," Proctor said, "the way the vehicle was brought in in relation to the garage, the doors, into the PD, it wasn't reversed or inverted."
He said he reviewed the video Tuesday, prompting Jackson to ask, "were you reviewing video that was produced for this trial?"
Proctor said he wasn't aware they had any video that was inverted.
At that point, just before 1 p.m., Cannone called for lunch. The lawyers indicated they each expected to have less than an hour of questions left for Proctor.
Two of those witnesses are Federal accident reconstruction experts which were on the witness list already.
Two of those witnesses are Federal accident reconstruction experts which were on the witness list already.
So those witnesses are not part of the voir dire?Two of those witnesses are Federal accident reconstruction experts which were on the witness list already.