The Karen Read Murder Trial: Michael Proctor, Dr. Turtleboy, & the Misogynistic Mass State Police - Part 1
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A Boston cop, John O'Keefe, is found dead on the front lawn of a fellow Boston cop. Inside the house is an ATF agent and almost a dozen more people. The Boston cop’s girlfriend, Karen Read, is charged with his murder. In the first of two parts, Phelps's exclusive guest is the now infamous Dr. Turtlerboy, investigative reporter and blogger Aidan Kearney, a controversial figure in it all. Buckle up as Phelps goes through exclusive portions of Turleboy’s reporting, the mistakes the prosecution and state police have made, and how Turtleboy himself wound up in jail because of his involvement.    Visit www.crossingtheline.biz to contact investigative journalist and host M. William Phelps, get more information about the show, updates to cases, and more.  And don't forget to subscribe to Phelps's #1 hit podcast PAPER GHOSTS wherever you get your favorite shows. M. William Phelps is the New York Times best-selling author of 46 nonfiction books and winner of the Excellence in (Investigative) Journalism Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. Phelps has written for numerous publications, including the Providence Journal, Connecticut Magazine and Hartford Courant. Diversifying his talents, Phelps consulted on the first season of the hit Showtime cable television series Dexter and has executive produced and starred in over 350 hours of true crime television. All of which gives him a confluence of expertise and experience to bring to true crime fanatics. Phelps grew up in East Hartford, Connecticut, and now splits his time between Tolland County and N. Stonington, CT. In July 2017, he published his definitive, 10-year project about Happy Face Killer, Keith Hunter Jesperson, DANGEROUS GROUND: My Friendship with a Serial Killer.  
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