High-Stakes Trial: Karen Read Faces Jurors Today in Gripping Second-degree Murder Case After Mistrial
Karen Read, 45, faces a series of serious charges including second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, and leaving the scene of a fatal collision. Prosecutors allege that on January 29, 2022, Read struck her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, with her vehicle during a night of drinking and subsequently abandoned him in the snow. In her defense, Read maintains her innocence, arguing that she merely dropped O’Keefe off at the Canton residence of fellow officer Brian Albert before losing contact with him. Her legal team contends that investigators too quickly targeted Read and failed … Read more