Karen Read appeared in a Massachusetts court Tuesday for a hearing ahead of her retrial, scheduled for April. Special prosecutor Hank Brennan stated in court Tuesday that the federal investigation into the state’s handling of Read’s case is now closed, according to the Boston Globe. No charges will be brought against police involved in the …
The judge in the Karen Read murder trial abruptly ended proceedings yesterday following a tense outburst in the courtroom. Judge Beverly Cannone adjourned the session trial, citing “evidence” that she claimed changed everything, without revealing its details, Boston.com reports Boston.com reports. Read is charged with hitting her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe, with her …
Attorneys for a Massachusetts woman about to go on trial for the second time for the death of her boyfriend in 2022 have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to stop the new trial on the basis of double jeopardy. Karen Read’s first trial last summer ended in a hung jury when jurors reported they could …
The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Karen Read can be retried for her boyfriend’s murder, despite a mistrial last year. In July, a jury failed to reach a verdict on two charges — murder and leaving the scene of a fatal accident — against Read. Though some of the jurors expressed, after the …
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 …
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 …
