John O'Keefe (Karen Read)
Boston police officer John O'Keefe was found dead outside a home in Canton, Massachusetts. His girlfriend Karen Read was charged with murder. Her first trial ended in mistrial. Supporters claim she's being framed.
On January 29, 2022, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, 46, was found dead in the snow outside a house in Canton, Massachusetts. He had injuries to his head and arm.
His girlfriend Karen Read was charged with second-degree murder. Prosecutors alleged she struck O'Keefe with her SUV and left him to die in a snowstorm after a night of drinking.
Read's defense argued she was being framed by law enforcement and that O'Keefe was killed inside the house during an altercation, then moved outside. The theory gained massive public support.
Her first trial in 2024 ended in a mistrial after the jury deadlocked. The case has become one of the most divisive in Massachusetts legal history, with passionate supporters on both sides.
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