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  "description": "Trial 2 of Commonwealth v. Karen Read commenced with jury instructions, administration of the oath, and reading of the three indictments — second-degree murder, OUI manslaughter, and leaving the scene. ADA Hank Brennan delivered the prosecution's opening, anchoring its theory in digital evidence — cell phone location data, health app readings, battery temperature, and black box data — alongside Read's own statements at the scene and to friends that morning. Alan Jackson countered with the defense's central thesis: no collision occurred, the investigation was corrupted by lead investigator Michael Proctor's personal ties to the Albert family, and the Commonwealth's own medical examiner would not rule the death a homicide. The day's most contested testimony came from firefighter-paramedic Tim Nuttall, whose account of hearing Read say 'I hit him' was subjected to four rounds of examination, revealing inconsistencies between his Trial 1 and Trial 2 accounts, contradictions with Trooper Proctor's early report, and positioning questions raised by dash cam video. The day closed with the beginning of Kerry Roberts's testimony, which introduced Read's predawn calls declaring 'John's dead,' her admission of a memory blackout from heavy drinking, and a disputed exchange between Read and Jennifer McCabe about where O'Keefe had been left.",
  "path": "/trial-2/day/1/",
  "publishedAt": "2025-04-22T00:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "at://did:plc:vd3vzujxkxsthkswrc2zzupm/site.standard.publication/krt",
  "title": "Day 1 — Opening Statements, Nuttall, Roberts",
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-08T13:28:24.184Z"
}