The Stefon Diggs Trial: Commonwealth Confidential

After a surprise in the Karen Read murder trial, details on the "unavoidable circumstances" that led to court being canceled for the day. Our courtroom insider shares what it was like learning about the abrupt cancellation in real time — plus, our legal experts share more about Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik's testimony, and we take more of your questions.     You can watch the TV version of this episode — an...

Massachusetts State Police Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik was grilled again about the work of former Trooper Michael Proctor and the integrity of the investigation on his third day testifying in the Karen Read case. Here's what he said, including about Proctor's derogatory texts about Read, and what our chief legal analyst and courtroom insider say the impact has been and whether to expect Proctor himself to...

Flirtatious texts between Karen Read and Brian Higgins were read in court by Massachusetts State Police Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik, the most dramatic moment of his testimony in court on Friday. And legal analyst Morjieta Derisier explained why his testimony, which is expected to continue Monday, could be devastating for prosecutors' case — even before Michael Proctor is called, likely by the defense. Get...

Massachusetts State Police Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik took the stand in the Karen Read trial Thursday, and the key member of the investigation read out evidence in the case — but the defense hammered him on cross-examination after he read out Trooper Michael Proctor's vulgar text messages in court. We asked former prosecutor Emily D. Baker whether she thinks Proctor will be called and what she makes of th...

A second prosecution digital forensics expert testifies in the Karen Read retrial that the evidence shows Jennifer McCabe searched "hos long to die in cold" after John O'Keefe's body was — not before. We asked legal experts about the importance of that phrase, as well as whether the angry voicemails that Read left for O'Keefe, played in court Tuesday, will be perceived as a diversion tactic or pro...

Karen Read's heated voicemails for John O'Keefe were played in court Tuesday, while the defense pressed police about their search of the property and evidence they found. Tonight on "Canton Confidential," we take a look at the investigation through the eyes of a retired area police chief, and ask an NBC News legal analyst who's been following the case what's attracted his attention — he tells us w...

Monday in the Karen Read trial, Canton police's use of a leaf blower and red Solo cups to collect evidence in the death of John O'Keefe were called into question, and a paramedic who was at the scene testified that Read told her, "I hit him," repeatedly. Tonight on "Canton Confidential," we review who said what, how the jury may be perceiving the sometimes contentious questions and how it's coming...

Karen Read's defense team hammered the same witness for days. We break down the last day of Jennifer McCabe's testimony and ask our experts — including a juror from the first trial — about how credible she seemed, as well as if Alan Jackson's questioning went too far.     You can watch the TV version of this episode — and all the others, as well as video from court as it happens — on our YouTube p...

With the Karen Read retrial on a one-day break, we're getting you up to speed on everything that's happened and the biggest surprises so far in the high-profile case, plus, answering questions about everything you want to know about it, giving you an insider's view of what it's like inside the courtroom and more.     You can watch the TV version of this episode — and all the others, as well as vid...

Tonight on "Canton Confidential," we break down Jennifer McCabe's full day of testimony in the second Karen Read retrial, including what the cross-examination could mean for their third-party culprit argument defense and Read's reaction after court ended. Plus, Attorney Martin Radner from the "Brother Counsel" YouTube channel shares his thoughts on the defense's apparent strategy so far in the ret...

After a busy day in the Karen Read case, we break down what Jennifer McCabe had to say about finding John O'Keefe mortally wounded in the snow, the defense calling into question the reliability of the prosecution's phone analysis expert and Judge Cannone allowing the defense's ARCCA experts to testify despite finding they violated her orders. Our legal analysts for all this are attorneys Peter Tra...

Cellphone data took center stage in the Karen Read trial Monday, with new evidence on phone temperature described alongside timing of the "Hos long to die in cold" search. Later, a hearing over the defense's key crash reconstruction experts, from the firm ARCCA, was held. We have reaction and legal analysis to all that from the day in court, plus what it means that the Supreme Court denied Karen R...

The jury in the Karen Read retrial got an up-close look at the Canton home where John O'Keefe was found mortally wounded — though Read didn't go along for the trip. A juror from the first trial explains what it was like going on the visit, known as a jury view, and in court, a paramedic who was at the home the morning of O'Keefe's death testifies.  Plus, we'll get an update on Read's Supreme Court...

Legal experts, including a retired judge, help break down the new prosecution and defense legal strategies in the Karen Read retrial. Plus, we recap the closer look we got at Read's relationship with John O'Keefe in the lead-up to his death before court ended unexpectedly early on Thursday and preview the stakes in the upcoming voir dire hearing of the ARCCA crash reconstruction experts.     You c...

John O'Keefe's grieving mother took the stand in the case against his accused killer, Karen Read. We break down her testimony and hear from Karen Read's father outside of court. Plus, legal analysis on defense attorney Alan Jackson's challenge to witness Kerry Roberts during cross-examination and a deep look at the end of the Canton police chief's time leading the department.     You can watch the...

The second murder trial of Karen Read opened Tuesday after months of legal wrangling, with two new lawyers making the arguments over whether Read killed John O'Keefe in Canton three years ago. Our team, inside court and outside, shares what's been different so far this year, and our legal experts share what stood out when Hank Brennan and Alan Jackson made opening statements, as well as the questi...

On the eve of opening statements in the Karen Read murder retrial, we take a step back and recap the entire case as well as the defense's candidates for third-party culprits. Plus, get instant analysis from NBC10 Boston legal analyst Michael Coyne, who shares what to expect from the retrial, and Ronald Estanislao, a juror in the first trial.     You can watch the TV version of this episode — and a...

In the final hearing before opening statements begin for Karen Read's second murder trial, a flurry of outstanding motions were heard by Judge Beverly Cannone as both sides made their final preparations. Read says she has "no choice but to be ready." We recap a clash in court over crash reconstruction experts and when blogger Aidan "Turtleboy" Kearney can attend court. Chief legal analyst Michael...

Jury selection for the Karen Read retrial is complete, after 10 days — twice as long as it took in the first trial. Here's what she said after court, with opening statements on the horizon. Plus, we ask legal analyst Peter Tragos and NBC10 courtroom insider Sue O'Connell what they think will be different this time around.     You can watch the TV version of this episode — and all the others, as we...

There was speculation that opening statements in Karen Read's retrial would begin Tuesday, but the day now holds more jury selection in store after Monday began and ended with the number of seated jurors at 16. We recap the latest day of jury selection — more than 500 people have now been screened — and ask legal expert Michael Coyne some of the questions you've been emailing us. Plus, what might...

As jury selection continues in Karen Read's second trial, she compares her case to O.J. Simpson's in a new Vanity Fair interview. We analyze the similarities and differences.     You can watch the TV version of this episode — and all the others, as well as video from court as it happens — on our YouTube page. Subscribe here: www.youtube.com/@NBC10Boston If you have questions on the case, send them...

The judge in Karen Read's retrial had been aiming to seat 16 jurors before beginning opening statements, but with the magic number reached on Thursday, jury selection will continue next week. Here's why, with courtroom insider Sue O'Connell, plus more of our deep dive into Read's third-party defense strategy.     You can watch the TV version of this episode — and all the others, as well as video f...

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Send your questions on the case to Canton. Confidential@nbcuni.com.     You can watch the TV version of this episode — and all the others, as well as video from court as it happens — on our YouTube page. Subscribe here: www.youtube.com/@NBC10Boston If you have questions on the case, send them to us at Commonwealth. Confidential@nbcuni.com  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. S...

Karen Read spoke outside of Norfolk Superior Court after jury selection produced no new jurors on Monday, and asked about her appeal to the Supreme Court, she quoted "The Shawshank Redemption." We asked our legal expert Michael Coyne about her odds of Supreme Court success, whether the jury might be sequestered for the retrial and the Canton Police Department audit. Plus, more on John O'Keefe's li...