Will A Sloppy Investigation Set Karen Read Free? Bob Motta Talks

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Will A Sloppy Investigation Set Karen Read Free? Bob Motta Talks

Tony Brueski and Bob Motta tackle the elephant in the courtroom: the sloppy, questionable, and arguably negligent police investigation into the death of John O’Keefe. From the inexplicable failure to request a consent search of the Albert residence — where O’Keefe was allegedly dropped off — to the mishandling of key evidence like clotted blood in Solo cups and a fragmented taillight that appeared only after Proctor revisited the scene, Motta argues that this case is riddled with procedural red flags.
Motta explains the legal strategy at play — invoking the Bowden defense — which allows the defense to argue that reasonable doubt stems not from what the state proved, but from what they failed to investigate. If you’re prosecuting Karen Read but never checked inside the house she claims O’Keefe entered, did you really do your job? The trial, Motta says, doesn’t hinge only on what happened, but on what the government didn’t bother to find out.
Tony plays devil’s advocate, raising the issue of practical challenges like a blizzard burying the crime scene — but Motta maintains: if Proctor hadn’t tunnel-visioned on Karen Read from day one, better decisions would’ve followed. The system didn’t just fail Karen Read — it failed John O’Keefe too.
This episode breaks down the difference between proving innocence and exposing investigative incompetence — and why the latter just might be enough for a not guilty verdict.
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