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<v Speaker 1>Hey, everybody, it's Emily. If you're into morbidology, you're going

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<v Speaker 1>hosted by self defense instructor and victim's advocate Katie Ring.

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<v Speaker 1>Crime House Daily drops twice every weekday, covering the biggest

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<v Speaker 1>and where the case is headed. Next, in the evening,

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<v Speaker 1>she digs deeper into the people, the evidence, and the

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<v Speaker 2>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's a sneak peg from one of the evening episodes,

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<v Speaker 1>going all in on the trial that shook the nation,

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<v Speaker 1>the Karen Reed Trial. If you like what you hear,

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<v Speaker 1>This is crime House.

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<v Speaker 2>No pluse squat line. Yes, I need someone to come

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<v Speaker 2>to thirty four K thirty.

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<v Speaker 1>Four P of your road and can't math. Does a

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<v Speaker 1>man passed out in the snow?

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<v Speaker 2>I think he's dead? Need like you got to get here, Kaye.

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<v Speaker 2>Was she framed in an elaborate cover up involving corrupt cops?

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<v Speaker 2>Or did she put her car in reverse in a

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<v Speaker 2>fit of rage, hit her boyfriend and leave him for dead.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the story of Karen Reid and why her

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<v Speaker 2>trial captivated and divided the nation. Welcome to the very

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<v Speaker 2>first episode of night Watch, our nighttime segment of my

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<v Speaker 2>new show, Crime House Daily. My name is Katie Ring,

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<v Speaker 2>but if you're here this early, you may know me

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<v Speaker 2>as the Self Defense Girl. If this is our first

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<v Speaker 2>time meeting, hi, I'm Katie. I'm a true crime analyst,

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<v Speaker 2>self defense instructor, and fierce advocate for victims. If you

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<v Speaker 2>found me for my coverage of the Karen read trial

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<v Speaker 2>and ask for more true crime content, this show will

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<v Speaker 2>be your new true crime fix every morning and night.

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<v Speaker 2>This is Crime House Daily, powered by Paved Studios. My

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<v Speaker 2>favorite part about true crime by far is the investigation,

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<v Speaker 2>So for this show, we wanted to lean into the

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<v Speaker 2>investigative side of true crime. On Crime House Daily, we

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<v Speaker 2>will be covering the cases and trials making headlines now,

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<v Speaker 2>where justice is still in motion, arrests are still being made,

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<v Speaker 2>and where new evidence is still coming to light. This

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<v Speaker 2>is a night Watch episode, our evening show that takes

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<v Speaker 2>you even deeper into today's biggest crimes, and if you

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<v Speaker 2>haven't already, make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel

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<v Speaker 2>at crime House Daily. Tonight, we're starting from the very beginning,

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<v Speaker 2>me on the crime House couch as we go, all

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<v Speaker 2>hands on deck for Karen Reid. If there was ever

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<v Speaker 2>a personification of the phrase running around like a chicken

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<v Speaker 2>with its head cut off, it would have been Karen Reid.

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<v Speaker 2>The morning of January twenty ninth, twenty twenty two, when

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<v Speaker 2>she realized her boyfriend John O'Keeffe had never returned home

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<v Speaker 2>after their night out. Karen had fallen asleep on the

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<v Speaker 2>couch waiting for him, but when she woke up to

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<v Speaker 2>the realization that he had never come home, she immediately

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<v Speaker 2>knew something was wrong. Her relationship with her boyfriend, John

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<v Speaker 2>O'Keeffe was far from perfect, but she knew one thing

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<v Speaker 2>beyond a shadow of a doubt. John would never leave

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<v Speaker 2>his niece home alone. In fact, the night before, she

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<v Speaker 2>tried to bait him with this fact, to get him

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<v Speaker 2>back home. There are two types of cops in this world.

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<v Speaker 2>Those who are passionate about what they did, who want

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<v Speaker 2>to make a real impact, and who joined the force

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<v Speaker 2>to genuinely serve their communities. And then there are those

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<v Speaker 2>who joined simply because it gives empower over others. John

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<v Speaker 2>O'Keefe was the kind of cop who genuinely wanted to

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<v Speaker 2>make a difference. His grandfather was a cop, and from

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<v Speaker 2>a young age, he knew he wanted to follow in

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<v Speaker 2>his footsteps and serve his community. John had been a

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<v Speaker 2>Boston cop for sixteen years. He was well respected on

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<v Speaker 2>the force, and he was known as the kind of

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<v Speaker 2>guy who just stepped up for his community and the

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<v Speaker 2>people he loved. In fact, despite not having plans of

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<v Speaker 2>ever being a father himself, John took legal guardianship of

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<v Speaker 2>his niece and nephew after his sister and her husband

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<v Speaker 2>passed away just months apart. Taking on the role of

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<v Speaker 2>a single father, John stepped up again after he lost

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<v Speaker 2>one of his best friends and fellow police officers to suicide.

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<v Speaker 2>He accepted the responsibility of becoming his son's godfather, and

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<v Speaker 2>he he was even there for the birth of the

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<v Speaker 2>child It was selfless acts like this that led John's girlfriend,

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<v Speaker 2>Karen Reid to call him the patron Saint of Canton.

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<v Speaker 2>Karen and John originally met in two thousand and four

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<v Speaker 2>and dated for a few weeks, but it wasn't really

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<v Speaker 2>anything serious, more of a fleeting romance that fizzled out

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<v Speaker 2>when Karen got a job in Ireland and life just

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<v Speaker 2>took them separate ways. They didn't stay in touch after

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<v Speaker 2>they ended things, but one fateful Facebook message sent sixteen

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<v Speaker 2>years later rekindled everything. Hey, blast from the Past House Things.

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<v Speaker 2>John sent this line to Karen in twenty twenty, and

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<v Speaker 2>it ended up working and their spark reignited. Karen was

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<v Speaker 2>also successful and very intelligent. She went to Bentley University,

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<v Speaker 2>one of the top universities in Massachusetts. She earned both

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<v Speaker 2>her undergrad degree and master's degree in finance. She became

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<v Speaker 2>a financial analyst for a company called Fidelity Investments, and

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<v Speaker 2>she taught finance at her alma mon. But like John,

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<v Speaker 2>Karen had faced some hardships of her own. In two

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<v Speaker 2>thousand and five, she was diagnosed with Crone's disease and

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<v Speaker 2>went through ten surgeries in eighteen months. Then seven years

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<v Speaker 2>later she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Unlike their first

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<v Speaker 2>relationship in two thousand and four, their second relationship seemed

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<v Speaker 2>like it might work out, and although Karen didn't plan

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<v Speaker 2>on becoming a mom either, she loved John and the kids.

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<v Speaker 2>Karen was able to work from home, and she started

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<v Speaker 2>becoming a solid figure in their lives, watching them and

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<v Speaker 2>cooking for them while John was working. But on January

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<v Speaker 2>twenty eighth, twenty twenty two, when Karen, John and a

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<v Speaker 2>group of friends decided to go out to the local

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<v Speaker 2>bars in Canton, Massachusetts, tragedy struck once again and nothing

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<v Speaker 2>would ever be the same. Thank you so much for

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