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Kaytlin Harper

Whole Foods associate store manager who worked at the Prospect Street store in Cambridge in 2013.

Appeared2015 Federal Trial
51 lines·1 proceeding·1 mention

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Kaytlin Harper testified for the prosecution on Day 29, authenticating surveillance from the Prospect Street Whole Foods store and identifying a milk-purchase receipt. Exhibits 1456 and 1502 were admitted without objection.

Under William D. Weinreb's questioning, Harper described helping two FBI agents review the April 15, 2013 recordings. She addressed the recordings' timestamps and the accuracy of the composite, then narrated footage showing an individual buying milk around 3:14 p.m. and leaving at 3:15:01.

Harper described the receipt time as a close match to the purchase shown on video, but read it as 14:15. Her testimony did not reconcile the difference. She also clarified that a customer-service employee, not Harper herself, retrieved the receipt. Defense counsel asked no questions.

Trial Record (1)

2015 Trial2015 Federal TrialJan 5, 2015 – Jun 24, 2015Called by prosecution

Kaytlin Harper authenticated Whole Foods surveillance and identified a milk-purchase receipt on Day 29; both exhibits were admitted without objection. Her testimony left a difference between the video purchase time and the receipt time unreconciled.

Day 29

DirectDirect Examination - Kaytlin HarperKaytlin HarperWilliam D. Weinreb3highlightsMentioned51lines spoken

Summary

Kaytlin Harper authenticated Whole Foods surveillance and identified a milk-purchase receipt. Both exhibits were admitted without objection.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

Highlights (3)

testimony highlightDuring playback, Harper read an April 15, 2013 timestamp of 3:12:37 p.m. and described the filmed individual taking milk, paying around 3:14, and exiting at 3:15:01. She confirmed that the white circle highlighting the individual was not in the original recording.Open in transcript →
evidence eventExhibit 1502 was admitted without objection. Harper identified a half-gallon milk purchase costing $3.49, paid with $20 cash and $16.51 change. She described the receipt time as matching the video but read it as 14:15.Open in transcript →
Quote“Just about spot on, 4/15/2013 at 14:15, so military time.”— Kaytlin HarperHarper characterized the receipt and video times as matching, although the testimony had placed the filmed purchase at 3:14.Open in transcript →