Chris Albert

“It was fine. Everyone was just having a good time.”

Albert described the group's general atmosphere at the Waterfall.

“I didn’t notice anything abnormal.”

Albert said he did not observe anything abnormal between John O’Keefe and the defendant at the Waterfall.

“That he was found somewhere on the front lawn of 34 Fairview.”

Albert recounted what his wife told him the next morning about where John O’Keefe had been found.

Albert testified that his wife later told him John had died and was found on the front lawn of 34 Fairview.

“It was my campaign event when I was running for select board.”

Albert identified the setting in which Kenneth Berkowitz attended an event connected to his campaign.

“I believe so. I’m new at them. I’m recently elected, so I’m just going through it. But, yeah, I believe so.”

Albert qualified his answer about a selectman's oversight duties by noting his recent election.

“I don’t know if I’d call it tight.”

Albert distinguished his long acquaintance with Lieutenant Lank from the defense's characterization of their relationship.

“Yeah, I’m telling him to come over and meet us.”

Albert explained that his text message to John O’ Keefe was an invitation to join the group at the Waterfall.

“It’s over two years ago. I don’t know the precise time. That’s why I said between 12:05 and 12:10.”

Albert qualified the precision of his earlier estimate for when he got home.

“I assume, yeah. I’d say around five minutes, I think, from the Waterfall to Maple Street.”

After the timing confusion was addressed, Albert gave his estimate for the walk home from the Waterfall.

“Yeah. He was actually asking us to watch his house while he was away.”

Albert gave his explanation for why he and Julie were on John O’ Keefe's property in the photographs.

“So from that point on we called him Mr. Nebbercracker. And it was a joke between John. John thought it was funny.”

Albert described the nickname as part of a joking relationship with John.