Karen Read is accused of driving drunk and hitting her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, before leaving him to die in January 2022. Read is now facing several charges, including second-degree murder for the death of O'Keefe. Read is demanding that the indictment be dismissed, claiming that she is the victim of a massive frame-up by state and local police. This is the full audio of her trial (long periods of silence removed).
The family of John O'Keefe has filed a wrongful death lawsuit targeting Karen Read as well as the bars and restaurants where she, O'Keefe, and their friends spent time on the night he died. Read was previously acquitted of second-degree murder in connection with the January 2022 death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe.