Expert Witness
Appearances
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
Impasse: S1-E8
You testified regarding a number of injuries that you referred to as blunt impact injuries, correct?
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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And to be clear, blunt impact injuries are a very, very large category that includes contusions, lacerations, abrasions, and fractures.
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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And you've testified similarly that a blunt object can also refer to a large range of objects. Is that right?
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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And I think yesterday you gave the example of a microphone being a blunt object.
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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You'd agree that John O'Keefe had a number of blunt impact injuries on his face, on his head, and his right arm.
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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Besides his right arm, which we'll discuss in a second, taking his body from the neck down, he did not have any significant injuries.
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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Let's take those one at a time. No injury whatsoever to his shoulders.
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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No injuries whatsoever to his chest area, aside from sort of the CPR related injuries that you discussed.
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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From the neck down, he did not have a single broken bone, again, aside from those CPR-related injuries you discussed, correct?
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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And you spoke earlier about how the bumper was a little higher than on, say, a regular sedan, correct?
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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And so usually in a pedestrian collision, you would see injuries to the knees.
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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Depending on the kind of car, depending on the speed, depending on the height of the individual and the car, you might see injuries to their lower extremity. Yeah.
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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But in this case, you didn't see any injuries to his thighs, to his pelvis, anything even at the height of the bumper. Is that correct?
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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Would you agree that John O'Keefe's injuries, or lack thereof, are inconsistent with having been struck by a vehicle at 24 miles per hour?
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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I would say it's likely and unlikely at the same time, depending on the position of the body and the vehicle in question.
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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Would you agree that John O'Keefe's injury to his arm are inconsistent with having been struck by a vehicle at 24 miles per hour?
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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I don't know. I am not a reconstruction expert. I'm not a biomechanics expert. I never personally inspected the car, so I can't offer an opinion on that.
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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I'd like to talk about the injuries to John O'Keefe's face. You testified that Mr. O'Keefe had a laceration on his right upper eyelid.
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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Although these injuries may not have been the ultimate cause of his death, you'd agree that less severe injuries can still be very important in interpreting the manner or the context in which that person died, correct?
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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And in furtherance of that, you've been taught that when doing an autopsy, details matter.
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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And that's one of the reasons as a medical examiner, you have to notate every single injury you find on a person.
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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And is that a photograph that was taken in connection with your autopsy?
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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Yes, it was taken at the time of autopsy after the face was cleaned.
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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Could you describe in that photograph what injuries you observed in space?
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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The orbital ecchymosis on both eyes, the small laceration to the right eyelid, the abrasions on the nose.
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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And you testified that the injuries to his face were also the result of a blunt force trauma?
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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So that's the laceration to the eye and the two abrasions that we see there on his nose?
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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And you agree that those injuries don't just manifest out of nowhere, right?
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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Would you agree that his injuries to his face are consistent with having been punched?
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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Your internal examination notes also cite a tongue laceration on the right front of the victim's tongue. Do you recall that?
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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And you'd agree that a tongue laceration can be also caused by blunt force trauma?
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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And that could also include something like a punch to the victim's face or jaw.
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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In addition to the facial injuries, you described that Mr. O'Keefe had a significant laceration on the back of his head.
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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Correct. We saw a photograph of that a little bit earlier. You testified that the skin around the laceration on the back of his head was also scratched.
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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But you did not testify as to how you opined that might have happened.
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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Would you agree that someone could certainly get scratched on the back of their head if they were, for instance, dragged on the ground?
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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You described the open wound to the back of his head as a laceration, which is sort of a blunt force injury that's not the result of sharp force trauma. Is that right?
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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And you'd agree that Mr. O'Keefe's head injury came from some sort of blow to the back of the head, whether it be an object or the ground. Is that right?
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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And that injury can be the result of falling backward from a standing position onto concrete?
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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It could also be the result of being struck with a large object such as a baseball bat or a barbell.
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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The Alberts never had cars that were parked out front. It just stuck out as weird.
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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Ford Edge is more round. The whole back facade is a little bit more round. A Jeep Cherokee, they're more square.
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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I can see things that are light. I can see things that are dark. I can see true colors. I can't see shades of true colors.
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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Based on your extensive training and experience, what is your opinion regarding whether those injuries are consistent with an individual being struck by a vehicle?
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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In your professional opinion, are those injuries consistent with an animal attack?
KAREN: THE RETRIAL
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I would say they are, yes. I'm not 100% sure. I didn't get a chance to analyze it right there on the spot, so to speak. But my basic impression is that these were consistent with marks caused by, say, a dog using his paws or claws, if you want to put it that way, and possibly the teeth as well.
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Trump Drops The Hammer At Press Conference (Ep. 2389)
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Trump Drops The Hammer At Press Conference (Ep. 2389)
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Trump Drops The Hammer At Press Conference (Ep. 2389)
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