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Speaker 1: Crime Alart hourly update breaking crime news Now.

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Speaker 2: I'm Nicole parton to Karen Reid murder trial is back

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Speaker 2: in session today following an extended break for the holiday weekend.

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Speaker 2: Karen Reid, forty five from Mansfield and a former adjunct

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Speaker 2: professor at Bentley University, has entered a not guilty plead

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Speaker 2: to charges of second degree murder, among other charges, in

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Speaker 2: relation to the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police officer

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Speaker 2: John O'Keefe. Prosecutors contend that Reed struck O'Keeffe with her

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Speaker 2: SUV during a snowstorm on January twenty nine, twenty twenty two,

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Speaker 2: after a night of drinking. Her initial trial ended in

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Speaker 2: a hung jury. Judson Welcher, an accident reconstruction specialist and

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Speaker 2: biomechanical engineer with aperture, provided insights based on his dual

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Speaker 2: expertise in evaluating vehicle accidents and their effects on human psychology.

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Speaker 2: Welter detailed his investigative approach, which encompassed reviewing police documents, videos, photographs,

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Speaker 2: and vehicle records, witness accounts, medical examiner findings, and additional

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Speaker 2: relevant information. He mentioned that he personally examined Read's SUV

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Speaker 2: and acquired a similar twenty twenty one lexis. For his analysis,

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Speaker 2: Welcher has compiled a one hundred and forty one page

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Speaker 2: PowerPoint presentation outlining his conclusions, which he completed earlier this year.

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Speaker 2: During the questioning, Welcher admitted to making recent modifications to

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Speaker 2: his presentation, including the removal of one slide and some

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Speaker 2: minor edits, based on feedback from the prosecution. He also

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Speaker 2: discussed how new information from a colleague's report, which he

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Speaker 2: deemed better data, could potentially shift the timeline of events,

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Speaker 2: although the defense contended that these changes could have a

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Speaker 2: significant impact. Despite the updates, Welcher asserts that his original

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Speaker 2: timeline remained in tact or the running clock.

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Speaker 3: That was in the vehicle. So once you see over here,

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Speaker 3: could you nage that forrest darker, I'm putting that right now.

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Speaker 3: You can see we have the time and again I've

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Speaker 3: converted in blue too, minutes and seconds. This is the

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Speaker 3: first trigger on that key cycle. So on key cycle

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Speaker 3: eleven sixty two, there was two separate events. The vehicle

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Speaker 3: keeps a continuously running clock, so we're able to see

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Speaker 3: the time each event occurrent relative to when the vehicle

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Speaker 3: is started, and the difference between.

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Speaker 2: The two events. The discussion also touched on Welcher's professional history,

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Speaker 2: the operation of his company, and his previous work with

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Speaker 2: vehicle data systems and types of collisions. The defense raised

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Speaker 2: issues regarding his communications with the prosecution and the timing

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Speaker 2: of modifications to his analysis. Karen Reid, forty five, has

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Speaker 2: denied guilt to all charges the charge, including second degree

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Speaker 2: murder and other accusations. Prosecutors alleged that she struck her boyfriend,

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Speaker 2: Boston Police officer John O'Keefe with her car outside that

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Speaker 2: residence in Canton, where he died in a snowstorm on

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Speaker 2: January twenty nine, twenty twenty two, after a night of drinking.

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Speaker 2: More Crime and Justice news after this, but WNBA is

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Speaker 2: back in the spotlight and new investigations are launched again.

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Speaker 2: It's been a turbulent week for WNBA star Britney Griner,

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Speaker 2: and not just because of her performance on the court.

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Speaker 2: The Atlanta Dream Center has sparked a tough controversy after

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Speaker 2: a video surfaced online showing her visibly upset while on

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Speaker 2: the bench during Thursday night's rematch against the Indiana Fever.

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Speaker 2: The game itself ended in a close ninety one to

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Speaker 2: ninety win for the Dream earlier in the week. The

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Speaker 2: focus has since shifted to a heated moment involving Griner.

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Speaker 2: Camera's caught her yelling something during her time on the Bitch.

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Speaker 2: The audio isn't clear, but many fans believe she took

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Speaker 2: a direct shot at star sensation Kaitlyn Clark. Social media

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Speaker 2: users alleged that Griner called Clark the effing white girl

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Speaker 2: following a frustrating night that saw her log just twenty

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Speaker 2: five minutes into the game. Over two point nine million

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Speaker 2: people have viewed the short clip of Griner's outburst on

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Speaker 2: x formerly Twitter, sparking heavy criticism calling for disciplinary action.

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Speaker 2: The WNBA released a statement saying they are investigating the

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Speaker 2: quote racist comment. Fans have not held back from commenting

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Speaker 2: on Griner's alleged conversation, saying, quote kindly investigate the video

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Speaker 2: of Britney Griner calling Kitlyn Clark trash and making statements

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Speaker 2: about her being a quote white girl. Another added WNBA

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Speaker 2: has an anti white agenda. They investigate some unsubstantial allegations

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Speaker 2: by Angel Reese, but hey, what about Griner? One watcher said.

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Speaker 2: The backlash grew louder as more fans waded in. I'm stunned.

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Speaker 2: I'm stunned. I tell you that the WNBA is not

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Speaker 2: doing something. This is blatant racism, said another viewer. One

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Speaker 2: viewer saying the WNBA hasn't launched a formal investigation, although

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Speaker 2: they keep making statements that they will. The Atlanta Dreams

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Speaker 2: still planned to start Grinder in Saturday's game against the

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Speaker 2: Dallas Wings. For now, only Grinder and those close to

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Speaker 2: her know exactly what she said in the heat of

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Speaker 2: the moment. The league now finds itself in a tough

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Speaker 2: spot whether to stay silent or let fans know that

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Speaker 2: the investigation has actually launched.

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Speaker 1: How could a beautiful, young first grade teacher be stabbed

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Speaker 1: twenty times, including in the back, allegedly die of suicide. Yes,

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Speaker 1: that was a medical examiner's official ruling after a closed

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Speaker 1: door meeting. He first named it a homicide. Why what

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Speaker 1: Happened to Ellen Greenberg a huge American miscarriage of justice.

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Speaker 1: For an in depth look at the facts, see what

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Speaker 1: Happened to Ellen on Amazon. All proceeds to the National

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Speaker 1: Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

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Speaker 2: I'm Nicol Barton.