Brian Gallerani

Gallerani testified that he was certified to collect buccal swab samples and had no involvement in the Canton or state police investigation. He said he collected samples from Trooper Michael Proctor and Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik at the Norfolk County district attorney’s office in Canton on January 16, 2024. He described drying, sealing and photographing the kits, securing them as evidence at the Needham Police Department, and shipping them to Bode Technology under the laboratory’s instructions. At the retrial, defense attorney David Yannetti asked whether Gallerani had ever been asked to collect samples from Canton Police Chief Berkowitz, Detective Kevin Albert or Massachusetts State Police Lt. Brian Tully. Gallerani answered no for each person. His answers addressed requests made to him, not whether anyone else collected their samples.