Episode 448: Man Dead In Front of Powerful Family Home After “Blizzard Party” -Everyone Inside Has Motive To Kill
It’s a blizzard party. A group of friends at a house, getting drunk, before they all drive back home. By 2AM, the snow is coming down hard and the party goers have left for their own homes. Only the residents of 34 Fairview Road remain.
At least that’s what they say.
Within just a few hours, the frozen body of John O’Keefe is found outside on their lawn. Laying in the snow.
The best way to figure out what happened to John O’Keefe is to talk to every single person inside the house for the ‘blizzard party'.
But ‘hos’ can authorities have a proper investigation if all of them are evasive?
Nobody wants to answer any of the questions directly and their stories aren’t adding up. Most importantly, what about the allegations that every single person inside of the house that evening may have a motive to harm John?
Are they telling the truth? Could it really just’ve been John’s ‘jealous’ girlfriend Karen? Did she really run him over in a fit of rage like all the party goers say?
The authorities seem to think so. They take the residents of 34 Fairview and the partygoers at their word despite the mountains of evidence that point in a completely different direction.
So the real questions are: Is Karen Read actually guilty or is it just because the residents of 34 Fairview are the most well-connected and powerful family in Canton?
If that’s true, what else can they get away with?
Sources
Trial 1 & 2 Livestream Playlist:
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Production Note
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