The family of a Boston police officer has filed a wrongful death suit against the woman accused of killing him and two bars where the couple was drinking prior to his death. The suit names Karen Read, 44, and the bars C.F. McCarthy’s and Waterfall Bar & Grille in the the death of John O’Keefe, …
Attorneys for Karen Read argued Friday for dismissal of murder and leaving the scene of an accident charges, asking the judge in the case to conduct a special hearing to confirm what they believe to be true — that jurors voted unanimously to acquit her of killing her Boston cop boyfriend. Judge Beverly Cannone declared …
Prosecutors in the murder trial of Karen Read have admitted in a new court filing on Friday that four jurors have contacted them concurring with a defense filing that the jury acquitted Read of murder and leaving the scene of a fatal crash at trial last month and deadlocked on one other charge. In the …
Three Massachusetts state troopers involved in the case against Karen Read for the death of her police officer boyfriend are now under an internal affairs investigation. All three of the troopers communicated with Trooper Michael Proctor, who admitted in court sending disparaging messages about Read to friends and colleagues. Proctor was suspended without pay earlier …
A Massachusetts judge, citing a juror’s “credible” and “reasonable fear for their safety and their family’s safety,” ordered the indefinite sealing of the Karen Read murder trial juror list on Thursday. On July 1, Judge Beverly Cannone declared a mistrial after the jury of six women and six men said they were deadlocked in their …
A juror from the Karen Read mistrial corroborated the defense’s assertion that the jury unanimously voted to acquit her of murder and stated it would be “unjust” to retry her. Legal documents obtained by TMZ revealed that the juror described the final day of the trial as a “whirlwind” and “very confusing.” After the judge …
Massachusetts State Police suspended Trooper Michael Proctor without pay following a duty status hearing in the Karen Read murder case. Proctor, the lead investigator in the case, admitted to making “unprofessional” comments about Read during the probe into Read’s boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe’s death. Read faced charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter, and leaving …
Karen Read’s lawyers have filed a motion to dismiss charges still looming against her, following a mistrial in the death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer, John O’Keefe. Read’s defense team reported receiving “unsolicited communications” from three jurors from her murder trial. These jurors unanimously agreed that Read was not guilty of second-degree murder, and …
A Massachusetts judge presiding over Karen Read’s murder trial declared a mistrial on Monday — after the jury said they were unable to reach a verdict. The 12-person jury first told Judge Beverly J. Cannone that they were deadlocked on Friday, but the judge told them to continue with deliberations. On Monday morning, the jury …
The judge in the Karen Read murder trial instructed the jury to continue deliberating after they said — for the second time — that they cannot reach a verdict. According to Boston 25 News, jurors sent a note to Judge Beverly Cannone stating, “We find ourselves divided by fundamental differences in our opinions.” Instead of calling is …
On Wednesday, a Massachusetts judge reprimanded accused killer Karen Read for appearing to make a face during a discussion about key documents, as the jury deliberated. According to the New York Post, a courtroom video feed captured Read seated behind her defense lawyer, Alan Jackson, who was standing up and addressing Norfolk County Superior Court …
Testimony continues Wednesday morning in the Karen Read murder trial. A Norfolk County grand jury in Massachusetts indicted Read in 2022 on murder, motor vehicle manslaughter, and leaving the scene of a collision causing death charges. She’s accused of killing her boyfriend, John O’Keefe, a Boston police officer. Read was initially arrested on manslaughter charges …
