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Allison McCabe

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Witness who described picking up Colin Albert and identified screenshots from her phone

Trial 1
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Allison McCabe testified that Colin Albert asked her for a ride from 34 Fairview Road on the night of January 28, 2022. She said he appeared uninjured when he entered her car and that she drove him directly home. She identified screenshots of their messages arranging the pickup and photographs she said were taken at Nicole and Brian Albert’s house on February 11. Defense counsel questioned the screenshots’ reliability because neither phone had been forensically extracted and McCabe did not provide her screenshot until summer 2023. She said no one had asked her for it in 2022 and that she provided it when asked. She denied altering or deleting message content or changing displayed dates and times. Counsel also used Life360 entries to challenge her account of going directly home. McCabe accepted some early entries placing her at home but said she did not remember or did not believe several later travel entries. She questioned a reported two-minute trip from Canton High School to her home and said she believed the app’s Wi-Fi warnings affected its accuracy.

Trial Record (8)

Trial 1 First Criminal Trial Apr 29, 2024 – Jul 1, 2024 8 proceedings

Day 12

Direct Alli McCabe - Direct Examination Allison McCabe Adam Lally 3 highlights 148 lines spoken
Summary

Alli McCabe described picking up Colin Albert at 34 Fairview Road, driving him home, and later identifying phone-message screenshots.

Highlights (3)
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“It started with a team dinner at my house. The hockey team came over. We had dinner. Then I went to my sister's basketball game at Canton High School. Then I was hanging out with two of my friends. We were driving around. Then night ended with me driving Colin Albert home.”

McCabe gave a concise account of the sequence of her evening before she picked up Colin Albert.

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“I've known Colin since I've been born. Our families are very close. We went to high school together, school together growing up, in the same friend group. So we're very close.”

McCabe described her longstanding relationship with Colin Albert.

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Key Moment

McCabe identified phone screenshots of her messages and Colin's contact information; the defense objected when the Commonwealth sought their admission, and the court called counsel to sidebar.

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Voir Dire Allison McCabe - Witness Voir Dire on Screenshots and Photographs Allison McCabe 1 highlights 71 lines spoken
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McCabe authenticated screenshots and photographs; after defense questioning about possible phone edits, the court allowed the testimony.

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“Now I know. I didn't know that. I didn't do that.”

McCabe denied knowing how to alter a photograph's date or time and denied doing so after defense questioning about that possibility.

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Direct Allison McCabe — Direct Examination Continued Allison McCabe Adam Lally 2 highlights 37 lines spoken
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McCabe authenticated text messages with Colin and photographs from a February 11 gathering; the court admitted Exhibits 81–83.

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Key Moment

McCabe testified that photographs were taken on February 11, 2022, at Nicole and Brian's house during a welcome-home gathering; the court admitted them as Exhibits 82 and 83.

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Cross Allison McCabe — Cross-Examination Allison McCabe David Yannetti 2 highlights 139 lines spoken
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McCabe was questioned about the screenshot's timing and verification, the lack of phone extraction, and Life360 entries she did not fully recall.

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“Because Colin was not at the house and wasn't introduced as being there until later.”

McCabe explained why she did not consider the text conversation relevant at the time.

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“It wouldn't have taken me two minutes to go from the high school to my house. I'm confused.”

McCabe expressed confusion while responding to counsel's questions about the Life360 timeline.

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Redirect Allison McCabe - Redirect Allison McCabe Adam Lally 2 highlights 28 lines spoken
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McCabe addressed the reliability of phone and Life360 records, then testified about harassment directed at Colin Albert and her family.

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“Well, I'm not sure. But on the photo he showed me, it says, like, turn WiFi on. So like remind Alli to turn WiFi on. So that kind of affected the accuracy.”

McCabe qualified the reliability of the Life360 timestamps raised on cross-examination.

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“People showing up at our house. People emailing my school. Just a lot of harassment. Could I have a moment, pleases?”

McCabe described the impact of the harassment testimony and paused before continuing.

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Locations Touched By This Testimony

34 Fairview Road 4 procs