- E01 / Expert interpretation
The recorded reverse maneuver
Welcher described reverse travel at about 23 mph when the recorded interval ended.
- E02 / Expert interpretation
O'Keefe's final overnight Apple Health activity
Whiffin placed the last recorded overnight Apple Health activity at approximately 12:32 a.m.
- E03 / Expert interpretation
The phone battery-temperature record
Whiffin described the battery cooling from about 72 F at 12:37 a.m. to 37 F at 6:14 a.m.
- E04 / Witness testimony
McCabe's arrival messages
McCabe described sending arrival and parking messages while seeing a dark SUV outside the house.
- E05 / Recorded communications
Read's phone reconnects to home Wi-Fi
Trial reporting places a connection to O'Keefe's home Wi-Fi at approximately 12:36 a.m.
- E06 / Recorded communications
Overnight calls, texts, and voicemails
Jurors heard voicemails and were shown messages sent after O'Keefe stopped responding.
- E07 / Video with expert analysis
The driveway contact on Ring video
Trial reporting describes Ring footage of Read reversing beside O'Keefe's parked Traverse and Welcher's contact analysis.
- E08 / Disputed witness testimony
Statements reported by first responders
First responders attributed affirmative statements about hitting O'Keefe to Read.
- E09 / Disputed witness testimony
The taillight before towing
Witnesses described damage in Dighton before the Lexus was towed to Canton.
- E10 / Investigation testimony
The taillight recovery timeline
The Dighton observations, Canton arrival, and first SERT recovery, with our assessment of the sallyport planting allegation.
- E11 / Laboratory testimony
The reconstructed taillight
Vallier described physical fits connecting recovered plastic to the damaged taillight.
- E12 / Laboratory testimony
Clothing debris and glass comparisons
Hanley described comparisons involving plastic particles and separate groups of glass fragments.
- E13 / Laboratory testimony
DNA and the hair from the Lexus
Laboratory witnesses described DNA results associated with a taillight sample and a hair.
- E14 / Medical testimony
Autopsy findings and injury mechanisms
Scordi-Bello identified blunt-impact head injuries and hypothermia, with manner of death undetermined.
- E15 / Expert demonstration
The blue-paint contact demonstration
Welcher used transfer material and body positioning to demonstrate possible arm-contact locations.
- E16 / Expert demonstration
ARCCA testing and disputed biomechanics
Rentschler testified that O'Keefe's injuries were inconsistent with being struck by Read's SUV; the prosecution challenged his analysis.
- E17 / Disputed expert interpretation
The disputed Safari search timestamp
Experts disagreed over the meaning of a 2:27 a.m. artifact associated with a later cold-survival search.
- E18 / Video described in testimony
Bar footage and departure
Bukhenik used surveillance footage to describe Read and O'Keefe's evening in Canton.
- E19 / Investigation testimony
The initial snow-covered scene search
Gallagher described clearing snow and collecting apparently bloodstained snow in plastic cups.
- E20 / Court outcome
The first trial ends in a mistrial
The first jury did not return a verdict. A mistrial was declared on July 1, 2024.
- E21 / Court outcome
The June 18, 2025 verdict
Read was acquitted of the death-related charges and convicted of operating under the influence.
- E22 / Witness testimony
Directions and arrival at Fairview
McCabe described giving O'Keefe directions and expecting him to join the gathering.
- E23 / Recorded communications
The January 28 daytime text exchange
Guarino presented messages about the relationship, arguments, and plans to meet.
- E24 / Witness testimony
The early-morning calls to friends
McCabe and Roberts described calls from Read before O'Keefe was found.
- E25 / Recorded communications and testimony
Discovery, 911 call, and attempted aid
The women found O'Keefe on the lawn, and the jury heard the ensuing emergency call.
- E26 / Laboratory result and expert calculation
Hospital alcohol testing and extrapolation
Knowles estimated an earlier blood-alcohol range using a later hospital serum result.
- E27 / Witness testimony
Police contact with the Albert household
Witnesses described conversations with household occupants rather than a forensic search of the home.
- E28 / Witness testimony
Later searches and evidence-bag documentation
Additional material was recovered at Fairview after the initial SERT search.
- E29 / Video and witness testimony
Sallyport video orientation and custody testimony
The jury examined mirrored surveillance footage and a corrected orientation.
- E30 / Laboratory testimony
Vehicle and garment examination
Hartnett described collecting material, examining clothing, and testing sampled vehicle areas for blood.
- E31 / Witness testimony
Higgins: messages and telephone handling
Higgins was questioned about communications, movements, and disposal of a phone and SIM card.
- E32 / Witness testimony
Albert-family accounts and overnight calls
Family members described the gathering and denied seeing O'Keefe enter the house.
- E33 / Witness testimony
The snowplow driver's observations
Loughran described passes through the area and not seeing a body during an earlier pass.
- E34 / Recorded messages and testimony
Proctor's messages and their admission at the retrial
Messages were admitted through a recipient, with a limitation tied to the investigator's state of mind.
- E35 / Laboratory testimony
Animal-DNA testing of two clothing swabs
Kun reported no canine DNA and detected pig DNA in the submitted swabs.
- E36 / Expert interpretation
Russell's opinion about the arm wounds
Russell attributed the arm-mark pattern to a dog; the prosecution challenged her analysis.
- E37 / Court outcome
The appellate decision allowing retrial
The Supreme Judicial Court allowed the case to proceed after the first mistrial.
- E38 / Reported procedural history
ARCCA retention and the expert-disclosure dispute
ARCCA's original federal work and subsequent defense-funded work were separate stages.
- E39 / Public interview
Read's public account of the side entrance
Read described watching O'Keefe approach a side entrance before looking at her phone.
- E40 / Expert interpretation
ARCCA test configurations and cross-examination
Wolfe described controlled tests; cross-examination examined how their conditions differed from a person.
- E41 / Civil proceedings / accountability
The O'Keefe family's wrongful-death case
The family is pursuing a civil case against Read and the businesses behind C.F. McCarthy's and the Waterfall. It has not reached the scheduled trial.
- E42 / Civil proceedings / accountability
Read's lawsuit against investigators and witnesses
Read's claims against individual investigators and civilian witnesses are being litigated separately in federal court. The public mirror we checked is incomplete as a current-status source.
- E43 / Civil proceedings / accountability
Proctor's misconduct and professional accountability
The POST Commission issued a suspension of Michael Proctor's police certification in December 2025. That official action belongs alongside the documented misconduct already discussed in our evidence review.
- E44 / Civil proceedings / accountability
Witnesses' claims against Read and Kearney
Jennifer McCabe, Brian Albert, Colin Albert and Brian Higgins sued Read and Aidan Kearney over statements and conduct they allege harmed them. The case remains contested.
- E45 / Civil proceedings / accountability
Read's separate case against the agencies
Read also sued the Massachusetts State Police and the Town of Canton. This is a separate state case from her federal claims against individuals.
THE READ RECORD / SOURCE-LINKED RESEARCH
Evidence library
A selected source-linked collection. Testimony, interpretation, and procedural outcomes remain distinct.
