Butt dial, butt answer?! | Forensic Files

At 2:22 a.m. on January 29th, Brian Albert calls Brian Higgins. And then 17 seconds later, Brian Higgins calls Brian
Albert back. And the call is answered. That call lasts about 22 seconds. Now, both men testified that they had been
asleep at this time. So, this is a problem, right? Because it shows at least one of the calls was connected.
But both men under oath claim that this was just a butt dial. Both men have iPhones, by the way. I have butt dialed
plenty of time. What I haven't What I haven't seen is a butt dial that goes unanswered and then a butt dial that
calls back and then that gets butt answered while everyone is asleep. The butt answer is the question mark I have
for while you're asleep. You're not even claiming to be like moving around or walking. It does not add

When John O’Keefe died of blunt force trauma and hypothermia on January 29, 2022, after being found on a fellow Boston Police Officer’s front lawn during a blizzard, his girlfriend, Karen Read, is charged with allegedly backing into John with her SUV, and leaving him to die in the cold after a night of drinking. But her defense team poses a different theory – a massive cover-up spanning law enforcement agencies across Massachusetts - many of whom claim to have butt dialed and butt answered each other on the night of John death...

Brief Summary

Brian Albert and Brian Higgins testify about mysterious phone calls, claiming they were asleep during butt dials that raise credibility questions.

Key points

The Mystery of the Butt Dial. Two men claim they were asleep, yet their phones connected. Was it really a butt dial?

Episode highlights

The Mystery of the Butt DialTwo men claim they were asleep, yet their phones connected. Was it really a butt dial?“But both men under oath claim that this was just a butt dial.”0:24Apr 10, 2025

Episode quotes

What I haven't seen is a butt dial that goes unanswered.

Highlighting the unusual nature of the calls.

0:36WatchApr 10, 2025

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