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Karen Read's defense team put a hostile witness on the stand Monday in the form of a Boston police officer who was working for the Canton Police Department the morning Karen Read and two friends discovered John O'Keefe dead under a pile of snow.
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
The Atlanta sensation had initially testified last week when he was called as a hostile witness by Doe’s legal team.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Way started his testimony briefly last week when he was called by the Jane Doe as a hostile witness.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025
Kato Kaelin gave testimony at the Simpson trial, but was declared a hostile witness
Kaelin was with Simpson before and after the time it's believed Brown Simpson and Goldman were murdered.
—Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
Back in the courtroom with Jordan Payne on the stand after all, McCoy proved that Payne, Kelton and Veronica were all on the aforementioned trip to St. Bart's by using the flight manifesto, and despite Jordan’s penchant for being a hostile witness, his testimony spelled bad news for Kelton.
—Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
Here, Booth -- an attorney -- employed an effective courtroom tactic of letting a hostile witness discredit himself on the stand.
—Bryan Hendricks, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2023
Murphey would have still refused to testify and become a hostile witness.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2023
McConney was granted immunity from prosecution and testified against the companies earlier in the trial, including for part of that testimony as a hostile witness.
—Kevin McCoy, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2022
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
The Atlanta sensation had initially testified last week when he was called as a hostile witness by Doe’s legal team.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Way started his testimony briefly last week when he was called by the Jane Doe as a hostile witness.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025
Kato Kaelin gave testimony at the Simpson trial, but was declared a hostile witness
Kaelin was with Simpson before and after the time it's believed Brown Simpson and Goldman were murdered.
—Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
Back in the courtroom with Jordan Payne on the stand after all, McCoy proved that Payne, Kelton and Veronica were all on the aforementioned trip to St. Bart's by using the flight manifesto, and despite Jordan’s penchant for being a hostile witness, his testimony spelled bad news for Kelton.
—Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
Here, Booth -- an attorney -- employed an effective courtroom tactic of letting a hostile witness discredit himself on the stand.
—Bryan Hendricks, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2023
Murphey would have still refused to testify and become a hostile witness.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2023
McConney was granted immunity from prosecution and testified against the companies earlier in the trial, including for part of that testimony as a hostile witness.
—Kevin McCoy, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2022
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“Hostile witness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hostile%20witness. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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