Greg Woodbury Testimony & Transcripts

About

Lt. Greg Woodbury of Canton Fire responded to 34 Fairview Road on January 29, 2022, where he assessed John O'Keefe's injuries and observed his position in the snow. He later responded to a Section 12 call for Karen Read, during which he witnessed her emotional state and heard her repeatedly ask whether O'Keefe was dead. His Trial 1 testimony addressed both the physical evidence observed at the scene and Read's demeanor during the Section 12 encounter.

Key Points

Woodbury placed O'Keefe's body precisely — lying supine, parallel to the street, approximately eight feet from the snowbank — establishing the physical layout of the scene for the jury.
During his secondary survey of O'Keefe in the ambulance, Woodbury observed a prominent hematoma on the right eye and scratch marks on the right forearm, providing the first detailed first-responder account of O'Keefe's visible injuries.
Woodbury testified that O'Keefe's hypothermic condition — leaving his skin very pale and not 'pinked up' — limited what could be assessed about injuries or lividity at the scene, a detail the defense drew out on cross.
When called back to respond to a Section 12 order for Karen Read, Woodbury observed her repeatedly asking 'Is he dead? Is he dead?' — a detail both sides cited, prosecution as evidence of consciousness of guilt and defense as evidence of genuine grief and shock.
A portion of Woodbury's testimony was stricken after he began to relay what firefighter Moffin had told him about Read — the court sustained the objection before he could complete the statement, briefly introducing and then removing the hearsay from the record.

Trial Record (2)

Trial 1 First Criminal Trial Apr 29, 2024 – Jul 1, 2024 2 proceedings

Day 4 May 3, 2024

Direct Greg Woodbury Adam Lally 4 highlights 110 lines spoken

Summary

Lieutenant Greg Woodbury described resuscitating Mr. O'Keefe, observing injuries in the ambulance, and later helping transport Karen Read for a Section 12 evaluation.

Highlights (4)

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“He was lying supine, like on his back. He was parallel to the street, about eight feet away from the snowbank.”

Describes Woodbury's initial observation of Mr. O'Keefe's position.

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“When someone is hypothermic and in cardiac arrest, we can't declare them dead or passed on until they've been warmed up.”

Explains the treatment approach Woodbury said responders followed.

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“She kept repeating, is he dead, is he dead. She seemed very concerned about that.”

Describes Woodbury's account of Read's questions during the later Section 12 response.

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Key Moment

Woodbury explained that responders treated Mr. O'Keefe as a hypothermic cardiac-arrest patient and described the need for extended resuscitation and warming.

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Cross Greg Woodbury David Yannetti 2 highlights 42 lines spoken

Summary

Cross-examination covered Woodbury's Section 12 transport of Karen Read and his observations of John O'Keefe's arm injuries; a redacted photograph was admitted as Exhibit 382.

Highlights (2)

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“Being hypothermic, he was very pale overall. So the skin wasn't pinked yet. So it's hard to really judge the rest of the skin until it's warmed up and much later into the scene.”

Woodbury qualified the limits of what he could assess from O'Keefe's skin condition at the scene.

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“So the pooling of blood in the lower sections. So for like a cardiac arrest patient, when they have lividity, it looks like bruising on the underside where all the blood has pooled.”

Woodbury explained his understanding of lividity while distinguishing it from injury-related bruising.

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Locations Touched By This Testimony

34 Fairview Road 1 proc Good Samaritan Medical Center 1 proc