Crime “The result is a devastating miscarriage of justice.” Jennifer McCabe answers questions from defense attorney Alan Jackson during the Karen Read trial in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., Wednesday, April 30, 2025. Greg Derr / The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool By Abby Patkin June 18, 2025 | 4:37 PM Less than a … 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
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Were Karen Read’s unorthodox media interviews a next-level strategic move from her defense? Maybe, according to one Massachusetts legal expert following the case. Read, 45, is accused of killing boyfriend John O’Keefe, 46, in a drunken hit-and-run Jan. 29, 2022, outside a party in Canton, Massachusetts. After … 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
Crime Read’s fate is in the jury’s hands following closing arguments Friday. Karen Read, right, gestures to supporters as she and attorney Alan Jackson, left, walk out of Norfolk Superior Court, Friday, June 13, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. Josh Reynolds / AP By Abby Patkin June 13, 2025 | 4:41 PM 10 minutes to read … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! With closing arguments scheduled for Friday morning, jurors will soon begin deliberating Karen Read’s fate after 31 days of testimony in her second trial over the death of Boston cop John O’Keefe, her former boyfriend. Read, 45, is accused of clipping the 46-year-old outside a house party … 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