Missing trial tapes spawn an impasse

Stenographer denies she has them

By Jonathan Saltzman

Globe Staff / March 5, 2009

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When they do their jobs right, court stenographers attract little attention. They tap quietly on a shorthand machine at more than 200 words a minute to make a record of testimony or repeat verbatim everything said in court into a tape recorder. But among the cast of characters, they seldom play a starring role. (Full article: 863 words)