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Was the Karen Read verdict a shock? Here’s what 1,500 readers said.
When we asked Boston.com readers to weigh in on the verdict, more than 1,500 responded. The vast majority — 1,310 readers, or ...
‘We won despite the process,’ Karen Read attorney Alan Jackson tells Howie Carr
This is the most challenging case I’ve ever tried in my life,” attorney Alan Jackson said a day after Karen Read’s murder ...
Gov. Healey asked about verdict in Karen Read retrial, DA Morrissey’s silence
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey spoke Friday for the first time about the acquittal of Karen Read in the death of John ...
Investigator and jurors speak out about Karen Read murder trial in aftermath of not guilty verdict
Two jurors and the lead investigator in murder trial of Karen Read have come forward to comment about the case since a jury ...
‘I would have taken a bullet for John O’Keefe,’ Brian Albert says as he reflects on Karen Read verdict
The former 34 Fairview Road homeowner said the theory that Read was framed in a law enforcement conspiracy is “preposterous ...
Karen Read takes out the trash behind Boston hotel
Newly cleared Karen Read spotted outside her Boston hotel shortly after jurors found her not guilty of murder and manslaughter charges in the death of her boyfriend, John O'Keefe. (Richard Beetham for ...
Boston cop would have 'taken a bullet' for Karen Read's officer boyfriend found dead on his property
Colleague of John O'Keefe speaks out after Karen Read's acquittal, as defense suggests the real killer in the 2022 blizzard ...
'There were a lot of holes': Jurors in Karen Read's retrial speak out
One of the jurors said she initially thought Karen Read was guilty of manslaughter, but as the trial progressed, things ...
Karen Read found not guilty in death of her police officer boyfriend John O'Keefe
A jury found Karen Read not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges Wednesday in the 2022 death of her Boston ...
Key takeaways from the acquittal of Karen Read in her Boston police officer boyfriend’s death
Karen Read walked out of court a free woman after more than three years and two trials over the death of her boyfriend, ...
Jury finds Karen Read not guilty of second-degree murder in Boston police boyfriend's death
A jury has found Karen Read not guilty of second-degree murder in death of her Boston police officer boyfriend but guilty of ...
Karen Read cleared of murdering her Boston cop boyfriend sparking wild cheering outside court
No one has fought harder for justice for John O’Keefe than I have, and my team,’ Read said outside the courthouse on ...