Skip to content
Artwork for KAREN: THE RETRIAL
KAREN: THE RETRIAL · Sep 1, 2025 · 41 min

Proof vs. Possibility: S2-E6

The prosecution says the data proves it: Karen Read backed into John O’Keefe and left him to die. But the medical examiner still won’t call it a homicide. Now that the prosecution has rested, we break down the Commonwealth’s case; what they showed, what they skipped, and why the defense thinks that silence might speak louder than science. Featuring interviews with: Matt Tympanick, Rich Schoenstein, Ian Runkle, and Naida Rutherford --- Host: Kristin Thorne Writer & Producer: Cooper Moll Executive Producer: Jessica Lowther Editor: Anna McClain Associate Producer: Tess Jagger-Wells Booking Producers: Diane Kaye and Alyssa Fisher Legal: Elizabeth Vulaj Key Art: Sean Panzera See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

0:00-41:49

transcript

No transcript — this publisher did not publish one.

show notes

The prosecution says the data proves it: Karen Read backed into John O’Keefe and left him to die. But the medical examiner still won’t call it a homicide. Now that the prosecution has rested, we break down the Commonwealth’s case; what they showed, what they skipped, and why the defense thinks that silence might speak louder than science.

Featuring interviews with: Matt Tympanick, Rich Schoenstein, Ian Runkle, and Naida Rutherford

---

Host: Kristin Thorne

Writer & Producer: Cooper Moll

Executive Producer: Jessica Lowther

Editor: Anna McClain

Associate Producer: Tess Jagger-Wells

Booking Producers: Diane Kaye and Alyssa Fisher

Legal: Elizabeth Vulaj

Key Art: Sean Panzera


See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

links2

more episodes

All episodes