The Karen Read Trial Updates!
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Current Status: Verdict: Not Guilty, Updated: 21:41 hours BST, 13/May/2026
Case Summary
Karen Read was tried in Massachusetts over the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, who was found outside 34 Fairview Road in Canton on January 29, 2022, after a night of drinking with friends and acquaintances. Prosecutors alleged that Read struck O’Keefe with her Lexus SUV while reversing outside the home and left him in the snow. The defence argued that O’Keefe was not killed by Read’s vehicle and that the investigation failed to properly examine alternative explanations involving people connected to the home.
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