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Doris Cote: Kelsie Cote Murder Prosecution
Berkshire Superior Court, Massachusetts
Current legal status: Not-guilty plea; suppression hearings reported for November 30–December 1; May 24, 2027 trial.
Next event: November 30–December 1, 2026 suppression hearings
Explore the people, chronology, evidence and court decisions below. Allegations, testimony, attorney positions and judicial conclusions are labeled separately.
02 | Victim background
Doris Cote was 74 when she was found dead at her North Adams home on November 1, 2022. Reporting describes sharp- and blunt-force injuries. The prosecution concerns allegations against her granddaughter, Kelsie Cote.
03 | People and documented roles
Kelsie Cote is the defendant. Kevin J. Reddington represents her. Assistant District Attorney Marianne Shelvey and Judge Maureen Hogan are identified in the September status-conference report.
View More — Defendant profile and legal posture
Not-guilty plea; suppression hearings reported for November 30–December 1; May 24, 2027 trial.
A lawyer’s role, a charging decision and a judicial ruling are different kinds of information. The case file identifies only roles supported by the sources below.
04 | Interactive event-by-event timeline
Select an event to expand its evidence and limits. Future hearings and trial settings are identified as future events.
View More — November 1, 2022 — Doris found dead
The investigation concerns injuries and circumstances at her North Adams home.
Time: Exact time is not established in the reviewed sources.
Evidence / source: iBerkshires — October 5 schedule and motions
Disputed information / limits: Mechanism, intent and criminal responsibility require the trial record.
View More — September 28, 2026 — Status conference
Reporting identifies a status conference and an allowed motion to impound certain documents.
Time: Exact time is not established in the reviewed sources.
Evidence / source: iBerkshires — October 5 schedule and motions
Disputed information / limits: This was not a completed suppression hearing.
View More — November 30–December 1, 2026 — Reported suppression hearings
Statements and search-warrant evidence are expected to be litigated.
Time: Exact time is not established in the reviewed sources.
Evidence / source: iBerkshires — October 5 schedule and motions
Disputed information / limits: No suppression outcome is established before the hearings occur.
View More — May 24, 2027 — Reported jury-trial setting
The current local court report identifies the May start.
Time: Exact time is not established in the reviewed sources.
Evidence / source: iBerkshires — October 5 schedule and motions
Disputed information / limits: A future setting is not an outcome.
05 | Investigation and evidence
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View More — Statements
The defense challenges how statements were obtained. Their admissibility and their reliability are separate questions.
View More — Search-warrant evidence
Counsel’s probable-cause challenge must be read alongside the warrant, affidavit and written ruling.
View More — Motive and scene allegations
Inheritance and cleanup assertions are attributed to the prosecution. They should not be presented as independently established motives or acts.
06 | Prosecution and defense
View More — Prosecution position
The State alleges murder, assaults against an older person and evidence withholding. Reporting describes an inheritance-related motive theory and alleged scene cleanup; those remain prosecution allegations.
View More — Defense position
Cote pleaded not guilty. Counsel seeks suppression of statements on Miranda grounds and challenges search-warrant evidence for asserted lack of probable cause. These requests have not been treated here as granted.
07 | Trial testimony and courtroom developments
The September proceeding was a status conference, correcting older descriptions that implied a completed suppression hearing. The reported November–December hearings remain future events.
View More — Read the proceeding in context
A reported question, an attorney’s argument, an admitted exhibit and a court’s finding are not interchangeable. Where a full transcript, exhibit or signed order has not been obtained, the gap is identified rather than filled with an inferred result.
08 | Verdicts, sentencing and appeals
No verdict or sentence is established. Cote remains presumed innocent.
View More — Outcome and source limits
November 30–December 1, 2026 suppression hearings
Future settings can change. The sources identify whether this entry is based on a filed record, an official announcement or attributed court reporting. A source check does not establish that no later filing exists.
09 | Unresolved questions
- Obtain public suppression motions, warrant materials and resulting orders.
- Confirm the May trial order.
- Identify which documents are impounded before quoting or reproducing them.
10 | Court records and source documents
View More — Verification and editorial notes
This case file was reconciled with Jaded Evidence’s master trial records and the public sources listed above. The source descriptions preserve the difference between a primary court document, an official party announcement and reporting. A prosecution release states the prosecution’s account; it is not a substitute for a verdict.
The page links to available originals and clearly identified reporting. Missing transcripts, exhibits, expert reports or signed orders are listed as research gaps. No quotation, timestamp, forensic result or ruling is supplied from inference.