Karen Read Murder Retrial: Heated Debate Erupts Over Key Text Messages

The Karen Read Murder Retrial: Day 25 Highlights. The retrial of Karen Read for murder continues, with day 25 focusing on a key piece of evidence: text messages from former Trooper Michael Proctor. The defense called an engineer, Matthew DeSogra, who testified about the timing of a 'lock event' on Officer John O'Keefe's cellphone relative to the vehicle data. DeSogra's analysis suggests the lock event happened after the last interaction with O'Keefe's phone. However, on cross-examination, he admitted he didn't conduct his own testing. The admissibility of the text messages became a point of contention, leading to heated arguments between the prosecution and defense outside the jury's presence. The defense maintains the texts are relevant, while the prosecution argues they should be excluded. The case is expected to last another week or two.