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Boston Confidential Beantown"s True Crime Podcast

Barry J. Maguire

An unflinching look at Boston"s criminal underbelly. The host, Barry Maguire, a veteran private investigator, will take you on a compelling journey through some of Boston"s most infamous crimes! Barry was born and raised in South Boston and brings a unique Bostonian perspective to the true crime genre.

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35:26

Karen Read Case Finally-Where do we go from here?

Boston Confidential Beantown"s True Crime Podcast ·

2025/07/07

Send us a text What a ride it's been! The most corrupt trial in American history is over. Judge Bev openly put her thumb on the scale of justice, that is simply a fact. Will she be reprimanded? counseled? questioned? No, simply no. Will there be a blue ribbon commission of Massachusetts State Police? No they've stated they'll remedy the planting of evidence, through a citizens police academy? Did you just chuckle? This IS happening. Massachusetts corruption continues unabated. That is the tou...

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31:26

The Graveside Massacre-2005 Four friends started a...

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2025/06/30

Send us a text In 2005 Boston was a different city, we were on the cusp of 75 murders and most of them occurred in two areas of the city. In the mist of this, a group of music lovers started a rap group and unfortunately they fell into the trap of urban -rap tradition of playing with illegal firearms. In this case a 9mm pistol with glow in the dark sights, a Mossburg pump shot gun, an Ak-47 like rifle. a '"friend" saw his buddy flashing the glock and soon, desired it. He asked to see t...

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44:17

Victory in the Karen Read case! Will eyes turn to a...

Boston Confidential Beantown"s True Crime Podcast ·

2025/06/23

Send us a text Karen Read found not guilty on 2nd degree murder and leaving the scene of an accident! She was found guilty of misdemeanor operating under the influence (of alcohol). The jury was attentive and asked several questions of the judge, they were dialed in, really couldn't ask for more. The jurors are taking media interviews and there are some commonalities- Trp. Bukenik came off as arrogant and petulant. The damage to John's arm, simply did not align with a car strike. Hank Brennan...

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42:11

Karen Read June 15, 2025-Karen Read case goes to the...

Boston Confidential Beantown"s True Crime Podcast ·

2025/06/16

Send us a text The Karen Read Case heads to the jury, What exactly have they retained? We'll know shortly, either way. Closing arguments were about what you'd expect. Allen Jackson, demolished the state's case from beginning to end. Hank Brennan, did a decent job in humanizing John to the jury, then Hank, proceeded to run from whatever evidence he had managed to produce. He tore into his own witnesses, including the medical examiner, a lot of question marks in his closing, he came across as w...

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46:19

A great week for Karen Read's defense, jurors seem...

Boston Confidential Beantown"s True Crime Podcast ·

2025/06/09

Send us a text Week 7-The Prosecution is struggling mightily, no witness to date has provided any overwhelming evidence of Karen Read’s guilt. Boston Patrol Officer Kelly Dever was a complete and utter disaster. She simply appeared to be lying, why is the only question. This witness actually used the words “False Memory” after saying she saw the Chief of police and ATF agent Brian Higgins for a long time, by themselves. What a S-Show! The week did not get any better for the prosecution as the...

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36:10

Week 6 of the Karen Read Trial-Has the Commonwealth...

Boston Confidential Beantown"s True Crime Podcast ·

2025/06/02

Send us a text What a week in Norfolk County,Massachusetts! The prosecution concluded their case in chief. What exactly did they prove. It appears that the Commonwealth has NOT proven the intent factor in the second degree homicide charge. The forensic case against Karen Read is shaky at best. Dr Welcher, an accident re-constructionist was the last witness called by the Commonwealth, was simply not what they needed. He came off as every engineer at a house party, Know it all, dismissive...

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34:26

Horrible week for the Commonwealth in the Read...

Boston Confidential Beantown"s True Crime Podcast ·

2025/05/26

Send us a text Ahhh, The week of May 23, 2025 were to begin, the brain surgeon straight from central casting, who would not rule out death by accident? The state medical examiner who refused to call the case a homicide, despite hearing all the information surrounding how John allegedly died? (She also could not rule out death by accident) How does the Judge allow a new report when witnesses have already testified to the original data? Massachusetts, that's how. Regardless the new report...

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35:10

Darryl "God" Whiting-In the late 80's early 90's...

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2025/05/12

Send us a text Darryl "God" Whiting ran a 100+ member drug gang out of the Orchard Park public housing project in the early 90's. The operation is said to have overseen a 24hr a day crack distribution business, that wrought havoc in Roxbury. He was celebrated as a local hero, while simultaneously decimating the entire neighborhood. Darryl also had legitimate businesses and a thriving "Social Club" in Grove Hall, however it was merely a front for selling drugs. "God's" reign lasted about 4-5 y...

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26:17

Turtleboy case bombshell and opening statements in...

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2025/04/28

Send us a text Aiden Kearney's witness intimidation case appears to be in legal jeopardy, a witness has been implicated in conspiring with the elected D.A. and Jen Mcabe , a major witness in the Karen Read case. A bombshell affidavit was dropped by Turtleboy on Saturday morning, this document states among other things, That Katie Peter, was following Karen Read and Allen Jackson, around the seaport district, during the first trial and the witness to KP's behavior further stated, that KP threa...

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30:19

Karen Read Retrial begins today! Here is a walk...

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2025/04/22

Send us a text What are the statistical odds of six "butt dials" occurring at the time of death during a homicide investigation? None of which went to voicemail? What are the odds two other witnesses (cops), butt dialed each other and left the line open for 22 seconds, with NO communication? It's ALL fugazi!! Let's hope justice prevails in Dedham Ma. This time!! WCVB-TV-https://bit.ly/4cSzYc3 Mass Live-https://www.masslive.com/news/2024/04/4-takeaways-from-karen-read-trial-texts-taillight-d...

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33:14

(Replay) Charlestown Code of Silence-Armored Car...

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2025/04/14

Send us a text A double homicide of armored car guards in 1994, revealed a professional crew of armed robbers from, Charlestown, Mass. The investigation that followed found an unrelenting string of bank and armored car robberies, that continued, even after this botched robbery that netted $500,000. The trial crushed the code of silence that the criminals had counted on, if it truly existed at all. The murder of two working class guards turned the local population against the crew. The trial w...

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26:00

Karen Read April 6 2025-Jury selection, motions and...

Boston Confidential Beantown"s True Crime Podcast ·

2025/04/07

Send us a text It begins! The retrial of Karen Read is underway, approximately 9-10 jurors have been seated so far. A full jury is likely to be seated this week. Judge Bev denied the defense motion for a police policy and procedure expert Mike Easter. The judge says that normal police procedure is within the common knowledge of laypersons? The third party culprit defense has been winnowed down to two potential culprits. Brian Albert and Brian Higgins. Colin Albert can no longer be consi...

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34:42

1932-Murder in Rockport, terror in a small town-This...

Boston Confidential Beantown"s True Crime Podcast ·

2025/03/31

Send us a text An unsolved double homicide from idyllic Rockport, Massachusetts in 1932 rocked eastern Massachusetts. Boston Confidential interviews Robert Fitzgibbon, author of Murder In Rockport, Terror in a small town. The depression struck hard on Cape Ann, the quarry business dissipated and double digit unemployment was the norm. On May 21, 1932 town tailor Arthur Oker was found murdered in his shop, the following Halloween a fellow congregant Augusta Johnson had threatened in church tha...

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33:15

(Replay) Maura Murray Part 3-We review some of the...

Boston Confidential Beantown"s True Crime Podcast ·

2025/03/24

Send us a text In this episode the BCP covers the most frequently cited theories, including our own, What actually happened that fateful night of February 4, 2004? We cover some interesting facts, that are not typically discussed, the grand jury and several suspects. What happened that night in New Hampshire? Its become of of the most enduring mysteries in New England crime stories. This case can be solved! Please share this episode! The Disappearance of Maura Murray-Amazon-https://a...

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36:28

Karen Read March 16 2025-A flurry of motions with no...

Boston Confidential Beantown"s True Crime Podcast ·

2025/03/17

Send us a text A flurry of motions with a sprinkling of missing witnesses, was on display in the Karen Read case last week. Aiden Kearney is listed as a Prosecution witness, while Allie McCabe is removed. Allie’s timeline seemingly proved too problematic for the state. Dighton Sgt. Barros was also left off the Prosecution witness list. Don’t worry, the Defense will call them both. The madness continues as we head for trial 2. Please Share this episode!! TB Daily News-https://bit.ly/4bQD3ZT Ne...

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35:33

(Replay) The Heath Street Gang-not so bright but...

Boston Confidential Beantown"s True Crime Podcast ·

2025/03/10

Send us a text The Heath Street gang has been a blight on the Bromley-Heath Housing project for decades, but a large scale raid in 2024, has decimated the gang. The gang's members were deadly, but not very smart. During one foray into murder, one Heath Street gang member, shot another, while the duo tried to kill a gang rival. Another member conducted a shooting, while on an ankle monitor for another felony, that's the level of intelligence that the FBI and other authorities were dealing with...

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35:12

Karen Read 2025-Will the motion to dismiss for...

Boston Confidential Beantown"s True Crime Podcast ·

2025/03/03

Send us a text How much weight will Judge Cannone give the new motion to dismiss for Extraordinary Government Misconduct? Will she dismiss the case? Probably not, but there will have to be some penalty. The motion is heavily redacted, at least on the Jury Tampering element, described by the defense. The motion also covers the inverted video in the sally-port and Brady violations pertaining to the video and Jen McCabe’s visit to Lt. Lank’s house, the day after John’s murder. This case is a mes...

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36:09

(Replay) Kimberly Rae Harbor 1990- On Halloween night...

Boston Confidential Beantown"s True Crime Podcast ·

2025/02/24

Send us a text Kimberly had a host of issues, crack cocaine chief among them. She was trying to get her life in order, so her seven year old child could have a future. She was walking with a friend Halloween night, when a pack of gang members ran them both down and beat them with a tree branch, they were robbed of one dollar and then Kimberly suffered what can only be described as nazi level torture. Kim was stabbed and slashed over 130 times. stomped and kicked countless times, but that wasn...

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37:17

Karen Read Update- February 2025 Three things you'd...

Boston Confidential Beantown"s True Crime Podcast ·

2025/02/17

Send us a text Three things you'd have to believe to find Karen Read guilty of murder! Have you ever wondered how in excess of 8 people, drove directly past the spot where the Commonwealth said John O'Keefe was lying in the snow? Brian Higgins a highly trained ATF, testified he pulled out and his jeeps's lights would have fully illuminated that very area, yet no body? C'mon. Jen Mcabe's infamous 2:27am "Hos long to die in the cold" google search. During a Daubert hearing, Richard Green reveal...

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32:25

(Replay) Maura Murray-Maura went missing in the White...

Boston Confidential Beantown"s True Crime Podcast ·

2025/02/10

Send us a text Maura Murray 21, in 2004 was a junior, studying nursing at University of Massachusetts. She was a well liked, athletic student. On the surface Maura seemed to have it all figured out, however a deeper analysis would reveal multiple areas of concern. Just prior to her departure, Maura seemingly invented a situation with her sister, she later told professors that there was a death in the family, there had been no death. Investigators found her dorm room fully packed up, with a no...

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