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The Death of John O'Keefe

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1705801/open_sms] HELLO! It's been a long time. I'm sorry I have been gone so long but hopefully I'm here to stay! Just a quick little episode today. Enjoy! On the morning of January 29, 2022, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe was found unresponsive in a snowbank outside of fellow officer, Brian Albert's home. It is alleged that O'Keefe's girlfriend, Karen Read, ran him over and fled the scene after a night of drinking. In the past 2 years since, the truth is hard to find. Now there's a new narrative, John O'Keefe's death was a police cover up.

The Murder of Lana Clarkson

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1705801/open_sms] Lana Clarkson gained fame in the 80s as a model and actress who appeared in movies such as Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Scarface. She also appeared in ads for Nike, Budweiser, and Mercedes. She is most well known for being the lead in low budget Sci-fi movies directed by Roger Corman. Corman's target audience was teenage boys. Lana was a small sex symbol in the 1980s. But her fame fell as time went on, eventually working part time as a hostess. On February 3, 2003, she met famed record producer Phil Spector. Spector, who was well respected in the music industry for producing work for John Lennon, Bob Dylan and Tina Turner, has a history of anger issues and was abusive. Within hours, Lana Clarkson would be dead. Her body was found in Spector's California mansion, slumped over in a chair with a gunshot wound to the mouth. Although Spector said that Lana had accidentally committed suicide, Spector's driver told investigators that Spector said "I think I killed somebody". Yet, forensic investigators didn't find Spector's finger prints on the gun. Spector was charged with Lana's murder, During the trial, it was uncovered that Spector had pulled a gun on four different women in the past, all because they rejected him. After a mistrial, he was eventually found guilty and sentenced to 19 years to life in prison, Spector died in 2021 from COVID-19 complications.

The Murder of Meredith Kercher

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1705801/open_sms] Meredith Kercher was a young exchange student from London, who was studying abroad in Italy. She had a lot to look forward to in life. All that changed on the night of November 1, 2007. Meredith's bedroom door was locked and her roommates tried to knock with no avail. Eventually, the door was kicked down after one roommate found both of Meredith's phones in a nearby garden, something that wasn't normal. They discovered Meredith's nude body, wrapped in a blanket on her bedroom floor. She had been stabbed and it was later discovered that she had been sexually assaulted. Before the discovery of her body, Meredith's roommates unintentionally moved things around in the apartment and contaminated the crime scene. Almost immediately, investigators pointed the finger at Meredith's American roommate. Her name was Amanda Knox. Amanda, her boyfriend, and a man named Rudy Guede were arrested and charged with Meredith’s murder. Rudy Guede, who had a history of break ins and was infatuated with knives, stated that Amanda wasn’t there at the crime scene. He then changed his story and said Amanda was there and she stabbed Meredith. All three were convicted in 2011. In the appeal case, it was concluded that evidence from the crime scene was mishandled and had no trace of DNA from Amanda or her boyfriend. Rudy’s DNA was the only one found. This was ignored during the original trials. In 2015, Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend were acquitted of murder. In 2021, Rudy Guede was released from an Italian prison. It is believed that he acted alone.

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Catching Up with Keith O'Brien

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1705801/open_sms] Today, we take a little break from true crime....kinda, as I talk with my friend Keith about random things. There's even a little appearance from Momma Mary (My mom). I'll be back next episode with a new case! enjoy!!!!