Commonwealth v. Read — Trial Archive Witness
Gene Demilus
Trial 2 28 lines of testimony
Gene Demilus served as general manager of C.F. McCarthy's, the Canton bar where Karen Read and John O'Keefe spent time together on the evening of January 28, 2022. He was called by the prosecution in Trial 2 solely to authenticate the bar's surveillance video, establishing the chain of custody from the establishment's system to law enforcement. His testimony was brief, and the defense waived cross-examination.