NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Karen Read’s attorneys revealed over the weekend the turning point at trial that they believe tanked special prosecutor Hank Brennan’s credibility in front of the jury. “My immediate thought was, I think he just lost the case,” Read attorney David Yannetti told Canadian lawyer and podcaster Ian … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor laughed at the notion that he tried to frame Karen Read in 2022 when John O’Keefe died, he said in a recent television interview. In the interview which aired on Thursday night, Proctor responded to accusations that he’s corrupt and … Read more
Editor’s note, June 18, 2025, 4:15 pm ET: On June 18, Karen Read was found not guilty of second-degree murder, and found guilty of drunk driving in John O’Keefe’s death. The story below was originally published on May 3, 2025. It’s the same courtroom, the same judge, and nearly all of the same players — … Read more
Editor’s note, June 18, 2025, 4:40 pm ET: On June 18, 2025, Karen Read was found not guilty of the second-degree murder of her boyfriend John O’Keefe. She was found guilty of drunk driving. This was her second trial; to read our rundown of what was different at the retrial, click here. The story below … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former Massachusetts financial analyst accused of killing her Boston cop boyfriend in a drunken hit-and-run is awaiting her fate after a second lengthy trial in a small courthouse in Dedham. Karen Read, 45, faces murder and other charges in the death of 46-year-old John O’Keefe, who … Read more
Karen Read says she won’t testify in her own defense Murder suspect Karen Read told reporters outside a Massachusetts courthouse Tuesday that she won’t take the stand in her retrial in the death of former boyfriend John O’Keefe, a Boston police officer. (David McGlynn for Fox News Digital) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Karen Read’s defense has called the expert believed to be its final witness as her trial in the death of Boston cop John O’Keefe, which began back in April, nears a close. Prosecutors allege that Read, after a night out drinking, rammed O’Keefe in reverse with her … Read more
Karen Read defense moves for a mistrial again Defense attorney Robert Alessi called for a mistrial once again Monday, alleging “intentional misconduct” in court from special prosecutor Hank Brennan during Karen Read’s second murder trial. A prior motion was denied. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Wearing two black gloves and slamming his … Read more