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19 hours ago
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Defense in Karen Read case accuses special prosecutor of misleading jury about damaged hoodie evidence
Karen Read defense attorney Robert Alessi moved for a mistrial again Monday over special prosecutor Hank Brennan's handling of John O'Keefe's hoodie during cross-examination of a defense expert witness. "Your honor, the defense moves for a mistrial with prejudice Based upon intentional misconduct that just occurred before the court and before the jury," Alessi said. He said the motion came in response to representations Brennan made while questioning Dr. Daniel Wolfe, a crash reconstructionist from a firm called ARCCA. Brennan, while cross-examining Wolfe about damage to O'Keefe's hoodie, showed him the actual piece of clothing, which had a series of holes in the back. Jury Skepticism Of Experts Could Determine Outcome In Karen Read Murder Trial: Former Judge Alessi contended that the holes were created by a criminologist during lab testing and that they did not exist when police took the sweatshirt. Read On The Fox News App Read is accused of killing her boyfriend O'Keefe, a Boston police officer, by clipping him with her 2021 Lexus LX 570 SUV on Jan. 29, 2022, and leaving him to die on the ground in a record-setting blizzard. Before jurors arrived, Judge Beverly Cannone heard motions regarding rebuttal testimony and to preclude or limit expert witnesses. WATCH: Karen Read defense moves for a mistrial again She said she would hold an additional evidentiary hearing to determine what Dr. Elizabeth Laposata, a Rhode Island forensic pathologist and professor at Brown University, can testify in front of jurors. David Yannetti, one of Read's defense lawyers, told the court that her legal team believes O'Keefe was "placed" on the ground near a flagpole outside 34 Fairview Road in Canton, Massachusetts. Laposata is expected to discuss O'Keefe's injuries and how and where he could have suffered them. The home is about 20 miles south of Boston. Read, O'Keefe and others went there for an after-party on Jan. 28, 2022. Dr. Daniel Wolfe, the reconstructionist from a firm called ARCCA, testified last week that damage to Read's SUV is inconsistent with the type of impact that prosecutors allege left O'Keefe dead early the following morning. 'Cannon' Test Boosts Karen Read's Defense, Showing Taillight Damage Consistent With Thrown Bar Glass GET REAL-TIME UPDATES DIRECTLY ON THE True Crime Hub But on cross-examination, he conceded that flying fragments of a taillight could have been the source of injuries to O'Keefe's face and nose before he suffered a fractured skull from what prosecution experts testified was a backward fall. Read has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder, drunken driving manslaughter and leaving the scene. Follow The Fox True Crime Team On X Sign Up To Get The True Crime Newsletter Her defense maintains that her vehicle never struck O'Keefe and that his injuries were caused in some other manner after she left. Read could face life in prison if convicted of the top charge. Jurors deadlocked at her first trial last year on the same article source: Defense in Karen Read case accuses special prosecutor of misleading jury about damaged hoodie evidence
Hindustan Times
6 days ago
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IIT Delhi second year student found dead in hostel room
An IIT Delhi student was found dead in the college's hostel premises in New Delhi, on Wednesday, according to the police.. A call was received at Kishangarh Police Station regarding a student not opening the door of a hostel room in IIT Delhi, the police officials immediately reached the incident spot. On reaching the room, it was found that the door was locked from inside. Fire service personnel also reached the location, and upon their assistance, the door was forcibly opened. Upon entering the room, a male student, was found lying on the bed in an unconscious state. He was declared dead on the spot by IIT Doctors. During the initial enquiry, it was revealed that the deceased was a 2nd-year student of Biomechanical Engineering at IIT Delhi, according to the police. As per preliminary information, the deceased went back to his room after having dinner on Monday. On Tuesday, he was not seen or contacted by any of his fellow students, which raised suspicion. Consequently, the matter was reported to the security staff who informed the police. There were no visible external injuries found on the body. However, some vomit was observed on the floor. The Crime Team and Forensic Team were called at the spot for further investigation and examination. After the necessary legal and procedural formalities, the dead body was shifted to Safdarjung Hospital Mortuary for post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death. Discussing suicides can be triggering for some. However, suicides are preventable. A few major suicide prevention helpline numbers in India are 011-23389090 from Sumaitri (Delhi-based) and 044-24640050 from Sneha Foundation (Chennai-based).
India Today
18-05-2025
- India Today
Delhi cab driver stabbed to death by 'drunk' passenger after dispute over route
A cab driver was brutally murdered in Delhi following a dispute over the route with a passenger who had booked the ride via an app. The police have caught a suspect identified as crime unfolded when police found an abandoned Swift Dzire car with multiple bloodstains inside and outside, and a dead male body lying in a nearby agricultural field, approximately 50 meters away from the reaching the scene, the Kanjhawala Police discovered the body of a man, aged around 40, bearing several sharp cut wounds on the forehead and hands, along with a stab injury on the left side of his victim was later identified as Israfil, a resident of Delhi. His family confirmed that he worked as a taxi driver and had accepted a booking via an app around 11 PM from Inderlok Metro Crime Team and Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) inspected the spot. Following the initial investigation, police registered a case under section 103(1) of Bhartiya Nyaya on details gathered from the app used to book the cab, police caught a suspect identified as Rohit, a 23-year-old resident of Jhajjar district in Haryana. During interrogation, Rohit confessed to the revealed that he had booked a cab from Inderlok Metro station to Nizampur village. While en route, he got into a heated argument with Israfil over the directions to Nizampur. In a heavily drunken state, Rohit stabbed Israfil in the back with a knife, resulting in fatal injuries. advertisementIN THIS STORY#Delhi
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08-05-2025
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Bryan Kohberger case: Judge denies prosecutors' request for personality testing
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways A judge in Idaho has denied prosecutors' request to conduct personality testing on quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger. Kohberger is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Ethan Chapin, 20. The former Washington State University student was also charged with one felony count of burglary. In an order Wednesday, Judge Steven Hippler denied the state's request to perform a personality test on Kohberger, citing time constraints. Hippler wrote that "any new potential diagnoses or evidence uncovered through personality testing may elicit the need for further testing," which would require more time to be spent. Idaho Judge Slams Bryan Kohberger's 'Hollow' Attempt To Dodge Death Penalty In Latest Blow To Defense Bryan Kohberger enters the courtroom for his arraignment in Latah County District Court May 22, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho He also wrote that the use of a personality test has the potential to uncover "new mental health diagnoses" that haven't been disclosed, which could cross a legal line since Kohberger only gave up privacy rights for conditions he has revealed. Read On The Fox News App Kohberger's defense team won't be permitted to bring up testimony about Kohberger having a "personality disorder." Follow The Fox True Crime Team On X Hippler also extended a deadline for rebuttal disclosure, which gives prosecutors more time for their expert to complete a behavioral health examination. Prosecutors are seeking to rebut defense experts who claimed Kohberger has autism, obsessive-compulsive disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The judge gave prosecutors until May 27 to complete the report but noted Kohberger's defense team cannot be present during the mental health examination. 4 a.m.: Suspect arrives at house Between 4 and 4:17: Time of murders 4:19: Roommate calls 3 victims, no one answers 4:22 to 4:24: Surviving roommates text each other from inside house 4:27: Roommate calls victims again; no one answers 4:32: Roommate texts Goncalves 'Pls answer' 10:23: Surviving roommate texts victims; no one answers 11:39: Roommate calls her father 12 p.m.: 911 call placed from roommate's phone Sign Up To Get The True Crime Newsletter In a separate order, Hippler ruled that Kohberger's immediate family members can remain in the courtroom for the duration of the trial, even though prosecutors plan on calling some of them as witnesses. In April, Hippler denied two separate motions from Kohberger's defense team to exclude the death penalty from being used in this case. Judge Rules Death Penalty To Remain As Possible Punishment Amid Bryan Kohberger Autism Diagnosis Bryan Kohberger, accused of murder, arrives for a hearing on cameras in the courtroom in Latah County District Court Sept. 13, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. During an April 9 hearing, the defense team argued that the death penalty should be struck because discovery produced by prosecutors has been both voluminous and unorganized. Hippler, in his response, wrote that Kohberger's complaints about the amount of discovery produced "ring hollow." Bryan Kohberger in Latah County court in Moscow, Idaho, Aug. 18, 2023. "[Kohberger] has been receiving discovery in the same manner for over two years," Hippler wrote. "[Kohberger] has not sought additional resources … to hire additional staff to review discovery or obtain litigation document control software to help organize and sort the evidence. His lead counsel insisted that she be allowed to take on a second high-profile capital case despite the voluminous discovery in this case." GET REAL-TIME UPDATES DIRECTLY ON THE True Crime Hub Fox News' Dan Springer contributed to this report. Original article source: Bryan Kohberger case: Judge denies prosecutors' request for personality testing
Yahoo
04-03-2025
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Idaho murders case: Bryan Kohberger judge ends 'pervasive' secret filings restricting what public can see
Ada County Judge Steven Hippler told both sides in the Idaho student murders case that they will no longer have the court's permission to file a large number of documents under seal and out of view of the public. "The parties' pervasive practice of filing material under seal in this case has become the norm rather than the exception," Hippler wrote in an order filed Monday. "Rather than seeking to redact discrete sensitive information, entire documents are filed under seal. In addition, much of the material the parties seek to seal is already in the public domain or is simply not confidential or sensitive." Bryan Kohberger's defense team and state prosecutors can still ask to have certain information, such as the names of witnesses and the victim's family members, redacted, Hippler said. He will also allow documents to be filed under seal if sealing is justified under Idaho Court Administrative Rule 32, which governs documents that are exempt from public disclosure. Idaho Prosecutors Want To Block Bryan Kohberger From Arguing An 'Alternative Perpetrator' Left Blood At Scene "The parties must also seek the least restrictive method to protect information that should be or is exempt from disclosure," Hippler wrote. "For example, despite the Court's concerns being expressed previously, the State continues to seek broad orders sealing entire documents to protect the identity of individuals rather than simply using initials or requesting that a redacted version be made public that discloses only initials." Read On The Fox News App Idaho Judge Denies Bryan Kohberger Defense Motion To Suppress Key Evidence Read the judge's order The court will also continue to redact filings that include grand jury testimony, because grand jury proceedings take place in secret by default. SIGN UP TO GET True Crime Newsletter "I've never seen so many documents sealed in a criminal case with no real legal basis," said Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor and Los Angeles-based trial attorney. "There is a strong presumption that court filings are public." Follow The Fox True Crime Team On X The case has garnered massive public interest across the U.S. and abroad, he said, and as a result, the public interest can be violated by conducting so much of the proceedings behind closed doors. "It's not proper for the judge to issue a blanket order gagging the victims' families and to allow the parties carte blanche to file everything under seal," he said. Witness To Idaho Murders Says Intruder With Bushy Eyebrows Carried Vacuum Out Of Crime Scene: Court Docs Just days after Kohberger's arrest in connection with the murders of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, Latah County Magistrate Judge Megan Marshall issued the first gag order. Both sides have used that gag order to justify answering virtually no questions about the case outside the courtroom. As a result, nearly all of the publicly known information in the case was either contained in a police affidavit unsealed in January 2023 or through courtroom statements. "There is so little evidence that has come out since the search warrants," Rahmani told Fox News Digital. Kohberger was studying for a Ph.D. in criminology at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, at the time of the murders. His apartment was about a 20-minute drive from the crime scene, at the neighboring University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho, where all four victims were undergrads. Each had been stabbed multiple times in a 4 a.m. home invasion. Under the 21-year-old Mogen's body, police found a knife sheath that prosecutors allege contained Kohberger's DNA. Other known evidence includes phone data and video showing the suspect vehicle – as well as testimony from a surviving housemate who saw a man with bushy eyebrows leave the crime scene wearing a mask, possibly carrying a vacuum cleaner. After Kohberger's indictment, the case went to District Judge John Judge, who entered not guilty pleas on the defendant's behalf at his arraignment in 2023, and he kept the gag order in place. It went to Judge Hippler after the defense argued for and received a change of venue. Kohberger's third judge made several moves favoring transparency in recent days, unsealing the transcript of a closed-door hearing on DNA evidence that took place in January and ordering the court to make audio recordings available for other sealed hearings that took place earlier. GET REAL-TIME UPDATES DIRECTLY ON THE True Crime Hub Kohberger's trial is expected to begin in August and could take up to 15 weeks. He could face the death penalty if article source: Idaho murders case: Bryan Kohberger judge ends 'pervasive' secret filings restricting what public can see
