Karen Read murder retrial
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Read was charged with second-degree murder after O'Keefe's body was found in the front lawn outside the Canton home of a fellow Boston police officer Jan. 29, 2022, during a snowstorm. Prosecutors say Read was drunk and angry when she purposely hit him after a night of drinking at C.F. McCarthy's and the Waterfall.
The jury in the Karen Read trial heard drastically different closing arguments Friday before deliberations began.
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Karen Read will not take the witness stand in the second trial about the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend as the defense has rested.
Hundreds of people formed a sea of pink — the color Read’s defenders have taken up to show their allegiance — around the Norfolk County Supreme Courthouse in Dedham, where some fans held a
Karen Read proposed that she personally select which of the jurors would serve as alternates in her murder trial — an idea the judge denied.
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Residents of Canton, Massachusetts are looking forward to restoring peace in the town that's been divided by the high-profile case.
Read flashed the sinister smirk as graphic images of John O’Keefe’s bruised and mangled body were revealed to the jury.