10.Kaytlin Harper — Direct
123 linesKAYTLIN HARPER, duly sworn
COURT CLERK: Have a seat. Please state your name. Spell your last name. Keep your voice up and speak into the mic so everybody can hear you, okay? It's adjustable.
KAYTLIN HARPER: My name is Kaytlin Harper, H-a-r-p-e-r.
DIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. WEINREB:
MR. WEINREB: Good afternoon, Miss Harper. Where do you work?
KAYTLIN HARPER: Whole Foods Market.
MR. WEINREB: Whole Foods Market. That's a kind of supermarket?
KAYTLIN HARPER: Correct.
MR. WEINREB: How long have you worked for Whole Foods?
KAYTLIN HARPER: Since 2001.
MR. WEINREB: So 14 years?
KAYTLIN HARPER: Yup.
MR. WEINREB: What's your current position?
KAYTLIN HARPER: I am the associate store manager.
MR. WEINREB: For which store?
KAYTLIN HARPER: I currently work in Melrose.
MR. WEINREB: What store did you work in at the time of the Marathon bombings?
KAYTLIN HARPER: The Prospect Street store in Cambridge.
MR. WEINREB: Is that in Central Square?
KAYTLIN HARPER: Yes.
MR. WEINREB: What was your position there?
KAYTLIN HARPER: The same position, associate store manager.
MR. WEINREB: What were your job responsibilities?
KAYTLIN HARPER: Daily operations of the store, financial, making sure everything runs smoothly, just managing the teams.
MR. WEINREB: Did the store have surveillance cameras?
KAYTLIN HARPER: They did.
MR. WEINREB: How many?
KAYTLIN HARPER: I can't give you an exact amount, maybe 14, 14 to 16.
MR. WEINREB: Just generally speaking, not exact locations, but where generally were they located?
KAYTLIN HARPER: Outside the building, entrances, registers, and then all throughout the store, mainly one in every department.
MR. WEINREB: Was the video from the surveillance cameras recorded?
KAYTLIN HARPER: Yes.
MR. WEINREB: How long were you assistant manager, associate manager, there?
KAYTLIN HARPER: At the Prospect Street location?
MR. WEINREB: Yes.
KAYTLIN HARPER: For about a year.
MR. WEINREB: During the course of your job, did you ever need to review the tapes to see what was on them?
KAYTLIN HARPER: Yes.
MR. WEINREB: Did the recordings appear to be fair and accurate recordings of what the cameras were pointed at?
KAYTLIN HARPER: Yes.
MR. WEINREB: Did the recordings have a date and timestamp on them?
KAYTLIN HARPER: They do.
MR. WEINREB: And were those accurate?
KAYTLIN HARPER: Yes.
MR. WEINREB: Were you asked to review surveillance video in connection with the Marathon bombing investigation?
KAYTLIN HARPER: I was, yes.
MR. WEINREB: How did that come about?
KAYTLIN HARPER: Two FBI agents came into the building, and they basically said that they thought that someone was in the building and if I could walk them through the security cameras.
MR. WEINREB: Did you pull up security cameras for the day of the Marathon bombings?
KAYTLIN HARPER: I did, yes.
MR. WEINREB: Did you recently review a compilation of surveillance camera videotape in my office?
KAYTLIN HARPER: I did.
MR. WEINREB: Was that a composite of the surveillance video that you showed to the agents on that day?
KAYTLIN HARPER: Yes, it was.
MR. WEINREB: Did you watch it with them on that day?
KAYTLIN HARPER: I did, yes.
MR. WEINREB: Was what you saw in my office a fair and accurate copy of what you showed to the officers on that day?
KAYTLIN HARPER: Absolutely.
MR. WEINREB: And what was on the surveillance system?
KAYTLIN HARPER: Yup.
MR. WEINREB: By "composite," I mean it shows images from different cameras in sequence.
KAYTLIN HARPER: Correct.
MR. WEINREB: Okay.
MR. WEINREB: That's Exhibit 1456, which the government offers into evidence.
MS. CLARKE: No objection.
THE COURT: All right.
(Government Exhibit No. 1456 received into evidence.)
MR. WEINREB: Mr. Bruemmer, if I might have 1456. Before we start playing it, actually --
MR. WEINREB: So the date stamp in the lower left-hand corner, can you read what date and time that says it is?
KAYTLIN HARPER: 4/15/2013 at 3:12:37 p.m.
MR. WEINREB: So 3:12, it's -- 37 is the seconds?
KAYTLIN HARPER: Correct.
MR. WEINREB: So what are we -- what's the camera aimed at right here?
KAYTLIN HARPER: This is the main entrance to the building, the in-and-out door.
MR. WEINREB: I'm pausing it for a second. There's a white circle there. I assume that wasn't in the original?
KAYTLIN HARPER: Correct.
MR. WEINREB: So that's been drawn around this particular figure?
KAYTLIN HARPER: Yes.
MR. WEINREB: Is that the person who the police said they were interested in seeing images of if he was there?
KAYTLIN HARPER: Yes.
(Video played.)
MR. WEINREB: Is this basically tracking this individual as he walks through the store?
KAYTLIN HARPER: Yes.
MR. WEINREB: What's right there where he's stopped?
KAYTLIN HARPER: That's the dairy set. So he just lifted milk off the shelf.
MR. WEINREB: Okay. So it appears he just paid for the milk?
KAYTLIN HARPER: Correct.
MR. WEINREB: And according to the timestamp here, it's 3:14?
KAYTLIN HARPER: Correct.
(Video played.)
MR. WEINREB: So at the time he exits the building, can you tell us what time it says on the videotape?
KAYTLIN HARPER: 3:15:01.
(Video played.)
MR. WEINREB: Now, what time does the video show?
KAYTLIN HARPER: 3:16.
MR. WEINREB: When people pay for their purchases at that store and get a receipt, is an electronic copy of the transaction kept in the store system?
KAYTLIN HARPER: There is, yes.
MR. WEINREB: Is it possible to retrieve the copy later?
KAYTLIN HARPER: Yes.
MR. WEINREB: Did you do that in this case?
KAYTLIN HARPER: I did not. Someone -- a member of customer service did.
MR. WEINREB: Can we have Exhibit 1502 just for the witness, please, your Honor?
MR. WEINREB: Do you recognize what's on the screen?
KAYTLIN HARPER: I do.
MR. WEINREB: Is that the receipt?
KAYTLIN HARPER: Yes, it is.
MR. WEINREB: How does the date and time on the receipt compare to the date and time of the milk purchase on the video?
KAYTLIN HARPER: Just about spot on, 4/15/2013 at 14:15, so military time.
MR. WEINREB: Your Honor, the government offers 1502.
MS. CLARKE: No objection.
(Government Exhibit No. 1502 received into evidence.)
MR. WEINREB: If we could publish it to the jury.
MR. WEINREB: What does this receipt reflect?
KAYTLIN HARPER: This is the purchase for High Lawn Farms milk, whole milk.
MR. WEINREB: How much was purchased?
KAYTLIN HARPER: 3.49, paid with cash of $20 and received 16.51 back.
MR. WEINREB: What does that buy you when you're buying High Lawn milk, how much milk?
KAYTLIN HARPER: It's a half gallon of milk.
MR. WEINREB: Thank you.
MS. CLARKE: No questions. Thank you very much.
THE COURT: Thank you. You may step down.
MR. WEINREB: The government calls Greg Homol.
COURT CLERK: Sir, step up here, please. Remain standing. Raise your right hand.