Commonwealth v. Read — Trial ArchiveJ. Ryan Gallerani
Sgt. J. Ryan Gallerani is a Massachusetts State Police officer with specialized certification in DNA buccal swab collection. He testified in both trials about his role collecting DNA reference samples from Trooper Michael Proctor and Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik at the Norfolk County DA's office on January 16, 2024, and shipping those samples to Bode Technology laboratory in Virginia for analysis. His testimony established the chain of custody for DNA reference samples tied to two central figures in the investigation.
Trial 1 vs Trial 2
In Trial 1, the defense waived cross-examination entirely, leaving Gallerani's testimony as a brief, uncontested account of collection and chain of custody. In Trial 2, Yannetti used cross-examination to expand the significance of Gallerani's role by establishing who was not swabbed — Chief Berkowitz, Detective Kevin Albert, and Lt. Brian Tully — framing the DNA collection as selectively narrow rather than comprehensive.