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Physical Evidence
O'Keefe's Black Nike Sneaker (Recovered at 34 Fairview Road)
Black Nike sneaker found inverted by the curb under snow at 34 Fairview. Its matching shoe was recovered at the hospital; photographs of both were introduced together.
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The displaced sneaker formed part of the prosecution's theory that O'Keefe was struck by a vehicle forceful enough to dislodge a shoe. Defense witnesses challenged whether impact force was sufficient to knock it off. Kevin O'Hara testified that SERT recovered the sneaker during its January 29 search, flush against the curb and inverted.
One of John O'Keefe's black Nike sneakers, recovered at 34 Fairview Road beneath snow, inverted against the curb and separated from his body. Photographs document its position at the scene. A matching sneaker was recovered separately from O'Keefe at Good Samaritan Hospital; photographs of both sneakers were also introduced together as Items 7-3 and 7-4.