Commonwealth v. Read — Trial ArchiveSarah Levinson
Sarah Levinson, a longtime friend of the Albert family, was among the guests at Brian Albert Jr.'s 23rd birthday gathering at 34 Fairview Road on the night of January 28-29, 2022. She testified about the layout of the home, the guests present, the timeline of arrivals and departures, and the conditions when she left with Jennifer and Matthew McCabe between 1:30 and 2:00 AM. Her testimony places her walking down the front walkway past the area where O'Keefe's body was discovered hours later, without seeing any person, body, or debris. She testified in both trials, covering substantially the same events.
Trial 1 vs Trial 2
In Trial 2, Alan Jackson took a more expansive approach to establishing Levinson's social ties to the Albert family, framing her as embedded in the network of guests at 34 Fairview rather than merely a bystander. He also introduced her prior Trial 1 testimony about never having met the dog Chloe as an impeachment tool, and the nine-month delay before law enforcement interviewed her received more sustained attention. The redirect in Trial 2 was notably brief, with Brennan focusing narrowly on whether interior house lighting would have illuminated the flag pole area — a more targeted rebuttal to the defense's visibility argument than the broader redirect conducted in Trial 1.