Nightly coverage of the Karen Read murder trial and her allegations of a cover-up over the killing of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe.
On a special episode of "Canton Confidential," three years after the body of John O'Keefe was found unresponsive in the cold outside a Canton home, we take a look back at the Boston police officer's life as his family continues to seek answers and explore where the town stands.
In a packed show, we got a special preview of Friday's Dateline interview with Karen Read, discussed the more than $250,000 that her first trial cost for security alone, heard from the ACLU of Massachusetts on why they weighed in on Read's appeal in Massachusetts' highest court and much more.
Weeks after a mistrial was declared in the Karen Read case, the fallout continues. Jurors have broken their silence, further state police investigations have come into question and a new and well-known lawyer has been tapped to lead the next prosecution. In this special edition of "Canton Confidential," we're looking back at the major developments and ahead at what shape the next trial could take.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In this special crossover episode, NBC10 Boston legal analyst Michael Coyne breaks down the Norfolk district attorney's filing in the murder case involving Ana and Brian Walshe that his office doesn't plan to call the lead investigator, embattled Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, who became the subject of controversy for his role in the Karen Read murder trial. The episode is also being published on our show "The Searches for Ana Walshe," which covers the Walshe case. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Judge Beverly Cannone has officially denied Karen Read's motion to dismiss two of the charges brought against her, ending – for now – the prospect that Read won't be charged with murder at her re-trial.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Judge Beverly Cannone heard arguments about charges of second-degree murder and leaving the scene of a deadly crash, which Karen Read's attorneys are trying to get dismissed ahead of her retrial.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The retrial against Karen Read is set for Jan. 27, months after a mistrial was declared due to a hung jury and just days before the third anniversary of John O'Keefe's death.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The defense for Karen Read is continuing its push for two charges to be dismissed after her attorneys say jurors came forward with new information about their verdict.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Two updates came Monday in the Karen Read case, as her attorneys filed a motion to dismiss charges of second-degree murder and leaving the scene of a deadly crash, and the Massachusetts State Police suspended Trooper Michael Proctor without pay.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
We're looking back at what jurors heard through a trial that lasted more than two months and ended with a mistrial as prosecutors vow to retry their case against Karen Read.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Would Judge Beverly Cannone preside over a retrial in the Karen Read case? What might be different next time around for the prosecution and the defense? We look back at the proceedings that ended this week with a hung jury.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The Karen Read murder trial isn't the only closely watched murder case playing out in Norfolk Superior Court this year. In this bonus episode of "Canton Confidential," we're giving you a look at our reporting on another major proceeding, the Ana Walshe murder case, and explain a few connections between the two cases.Listen and subscribe to NBC10 Boston's "The Searches for Ana Walshe" in this app or wherever you get your podcasts. More details here: https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/ana-walshe-brian-murder-case-podcast/3290178/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Michael Proctor, the lead investigator in John O'Keefe's death, has been relieved of duty by the Massachusetts State Police. We look at the impact the development might have for the Karen Read case and others.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
After jurors failed to come to a unanimous decision, Judge Beverly Cannone declared a mistrial. We have full analysis of looking at what we learned from the court proceedings and what's to come.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Another twist came Friday in the Karen Read murder trial after Judge Beverly Cannone told jurors, who said they were deadlocked, to continue deliberating.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
A third day of deliberations has drawn to a close, and the world is waiting to see whether Karen Read will be found guilty of the charges against her. And while a trial often focuses on the highest charge - in this case second-degree murder - jurors have the lesser charges to consider as well.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Tensions ran high in court Wednesday as the jury in the Karen Read murder trial deliberated for the first full day.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
After weeks of testimony, the Karen Read murder trial is in the hands of the jury. Get a recap of the closing arguments made by the prosecution and the defense and hear what it was like in the courtroom.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The defense rested its case Monday, and with closing statements expected Tuesday, jurors will soon deliberate on the eight weeks of testimony in the murder trial against Karen Read.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The prosecution rested its case against Karen Read Friday with what many felt was an underwhelming testimony from the medical examiner. After, the defense began calling its first witnesses.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Voicemails from Karen Read to John O'Keefe hours before his death were played at her murder trial Thursday. Jurors also heard from the medical examiner who did the autopsy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Court was held without the jury Tuesday as three potential witnesses were vetted by Judge Beverly Cannone.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
As Week 8 of the murder trial against Karen Read got underway Monday, jurors heard from a state police crash reconstruction expert and saw messages depicting a troubled relationship between the defendant and John O'Keefe.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
A chaotic start to the morning in the Karen Read murder trial was followed by testimony from a digital forensics expert as well as an accident reconstruction specialist.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
DNA evidence and phone records were the main focus of testimony in the Karen Read trial Thursday, and while it may not have been as fiery as what we've heard from other witnesses, it could be a decisive factor in the case.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Cross-examination of Michael Proctor, who led the investigation into John O'Keefe's death wrapped up on Wednesday, but not before Proctor admitted to using derogatory and sexist language to describe Read in text messages.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
We have heard from more than 50 witnesses since the murder trial against Karen Read began, but Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor's testimony Monday has a lot of people talking.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, who led the investigation into the death of John O'Keefe, faced questions about his handling of the case and scrutiny over comments he made, via text message, about Read and her defense team.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The sixth week of the highly-publicized Karen Read murder trial has come to an end, with many prosecution witnesses remaining before the defense presents its case.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
A high-ranking Massachusetts State Police trooper returned to the stand Thursday in the Karen Read murder trial, taking questions from the defense about Karen Read's damaged taillights, how many drinks she had the night John O'Keefe died, and if a security camera video of Read's SUV after it was seized by police had been edited.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
There was a lot of evidence on display Wednesday, halfway through week 6 in the Karen Read trial. Things got off to a slow start with two forensic scientists on the stand, but things picked up when a high-ranking state police trooper was called to testify. The prosecution still has about 30 names left on the witness list.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
We take an in-depth look at the weather conditions when John O'Keefe's body was found - plus, how the Karen Read trial has drawn a worldwide audience.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jurors in the murder trial of Karen Read returned to the courtroom Monday for a full day of testimony as the prosecution turned to physical forensic evidence in the case.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
We take a look back at what happened in court from Tuesday, May 28, which included discussion of discarded phones and butt dials, Karen Read's blood alcohol level, and testimony from John O'Keefe's niece and nephew. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Katherine Loftus joins NBC10 Boston's Glenn Jones to discuss testimony in the Karen Read murder trial, including what we heard from doctors and a forensic toxicologist about the amount of alcohol in Read's system the morning of John O'Keefe's death, her thoughts on Brian Higgins' disposal of his cell phone, and more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In the only day of court this week, we heard testimony about Karen Read's reported blood-alcohol level on the day of John O'Keefe's death, and defense attorneys continued to grill ATF Agent Brian Higgins over his phone records.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Brian Higgins, who was at 34 Fairview Road the night before John O'Keefe's body was found outside, answered questions Friday about flirtatious texts with O'Keefe's girlfriend, Karen Read, at her murder trial.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
With a day off from court, we review the stories told by Jen McCabe and Kerry Roberts. Plus, who is Brian Higgins and what can we expect when he takes the stand? And the blogger known as Turtleboy was in court for his own case - what happened there?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Attorneys for Karen Read wrapped up their cross-examination of Jennifer McCabe, pointing to a phone extraction showing she searched "Hos long to die in cold" hours before John O'Keefe's body was found.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jennifer McCabe returned to the stand in the murder trial against Karen Read, with the defense questioning her for more than three hours about the circumstances surrounding the death of John O'Keefe.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The fourth week of testimony in the murder trial against Karen Read begins Tuesday when witness Jennifer McCabe returns to the stand.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Testifying Friday, key witness Jennifer McCabe said she Googled how long it takes to die in the cold at the request of Karen Read after they found John O'Keefe's body, not at 2:27 a.m. as the defense has argued.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Colin Albert answered questions from Karen Read's defense team, including about being a ringbearer at the wedding of trooper Michael Proctor's sister and a photo of his injured knuckles.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Testimony in the Karen Read trial Wednesday included key witness Colin Albert, as well as accounts describing a black SUV outside the home where John O'Keefe was later found.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Witness testimonies continued in the Karen Read murder trial Tuesday, with members of the Albert family and friends giving their accounts of what happened the night of John O'Keefe's death.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Brian Albert, who owns the home where John O'Keefe's body was found outside, returned to the stand for cross-examination in the Karen Read murder trial Monday. Later, his children took the stand and gave their accounts of the night O'Keefe died.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Brian and Nicole Albert, the couple who owned the home at the center of the Karen Read murder trial, took the stand and discussed their memories of the morning John O'Keefe was found unresponsive on their lawn,See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
On Day 8, we heard more from Chris and Julie Albert - friends of John O'Keefe - about what happened the night he died and the Albert family's connections in Canton and law enforcement.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
On Day 7 of the murder trial against Karen Read, friends of the couple took the stand to discuss what happened on the night of his death and what the relationship was like between John O'Keefe and Read.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Canton police officers were pressed to recall their actions at the scene of John O'Keefe's death. Among them wasCanton Police Lt. Michael Lank, who defense attorneys asked about his history with a member of the Albert family.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The defense team is calling into question the procedure followed as police investigated John O'Keefe's death, also claiming Canton firefighter/paramedic Katie McLaughlin misrepresented her relationship with the Albert family on the witness stand.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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