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Higgins–Read Texts (Jan 12–29, 2022)
A 118-page Higgins–Read text chain from January 12–29, covering romantic interest, Read's relationship complaints, a communication gap and Higgins's final message, 'John died.'
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The prosecution's primary motive evidence, establishing that Read was pursuing Higgins and harbored relationship grievances against O'Keefe. The defense used the same texts to show the interest was mutual and to challenge why Higgins — a potential person of interest — voluntarily preserved only these texts while Albert family texts were destroyed.
A 118-page text message chain between Brian Higgins and Karen Read spanning January 12–29, 2022, provided voluntarily by Higgins to investigators. The messages show mutual romantic interest, Read's expressions of dissatisfaction with O'Keefe, discussions of O'Keefe's alleged infidelity, and a request to meet privately, ending with Higgins's message 'John died' on January 29. The chain includes a multi-day communication gap before the night of the incident.