MA - Professor Karen Read, 43, charged with murdering police officer boyfriend John O'Keefe by hitting him with car, Canton, 14 Apr 2023 #11

[Bishop Black]

Professor Was Accused of Hitting Cop Boyfriend with Car, Leaving Him to Die. Does New Evidence Exonerate Her?

Karen Read has been charged with second-degree murder, motor vehicle manslaughter and leaving the scene of a collision in the death of her off-duty Boston Police Officer boyfriend John O'Keefe.

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Karen Read has been charged with second-degree murder, motor vehicle manslaughter and leaving the scene of a collision in the January 2022 death of her off-duty Boston Police Officer boyfriend John O'Keefe outside a Canton, Mass., home.

She's pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Leading up to his death, the couple of two years reportedly spent the night drinking and bar hopping with friends before Read, 43, dropped O'Keefe, 46, off at the home of a fellow off-duty police officer for an after-party, PEOPLE previously reported.

Prosecutors say as O'Keefe exited the vehicle, Read allegedly proceeded to make a three-point turn during a winter storm, striking her boyfriend in the process before driving off.

After O'Keefe failed to return home hours later, Read allegedly went looking for him, before finding his body in a snowbank outside the home where she allegedly left him.

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[arielilane]

Court is back in session.

 

[arielilane]

@KristinaRex

NEW: The Commonwealth is moving to introduce a piece of evidence of a 1pm(ish) google search for DUI attorneys by Karen Read on 1/29/22. Defense objects to this being admitted. Judge hearing lawyers before jury comes back. #WBZ


11:24 AM · Jun 20, 2024

 

[arielilane]

@BienickWCVB

After a recess, Assistant District Attorney Laura McLaughlin tells the judge prosecutors want to show jurors a google search for DUI attorneys that Read allegedly conducted at 1:27pm on the day O'Keefe died.


11:26 AM · Jun 20, 2024

 

[arielilane]

@KristinaRex

In prosecutor Adam Lally's opening statement, he told the jury that around 12:45 AM, Karen Read backed her car up in reverse and hit John O'Keefe. Trooper Guarino testified that Read was home at 12:36 AM, and suggested the crash happened shortly after 12:25 AM. #WBZ


11:27 AM · Jun 20, 2024

 

[arielilane]

@_kbenoit

#now Commonwealth is asking to admit a google search they say was done by Karen Read at 1:27 PM on the 29th.

Prosecutors say she searched for DUI Attorneys.

The jury is not in the room.
@NBC10


11:26 AM · Jun 20, 2024




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Guarino says this is GPS data showing where O’Keefe’s phone recorded going up or down 3 floors while in the car. Says there is a dip and “Could be tricking the phone into thinking it is stairs. ” @NBC10

https://twitter.com/x/status/1803800654080573444

 

[Derph]

OMG a decision for the defense!!

 

[arielilane]

@BienickWCVB

Defense attorney David Yannetti says Trooper Michael Proctor called Read at about 1:19pm, eight minutes earlier. Says Read was just seeking to protect herself from possible police action.


11:29 AM · Jun 20, 2024

 

[arielilane]

Bring in the jury.

 

[Elliot_Alderson]

@KristinaRex

In prosecutor Adam Lally's opening statement, he told the jury that around 12:45 AM, Karen Read backed her car up in reverse and hit John O'Keefe. Trooper Guarino testified that Read was home at 12:36 AM, and suggested the crash happened shortly after 12:25 AM. #WBZ


11:27 AM · Jun 20, 2024

Waiting to hear how everyone just ignores this discrepancy like the other ones.

 

[nodamselindistress]

OMG a decision for the defense!!

Surprising!

 

[Derph]

And notice she called for a DUI attorney not a hit and run/homicide/murder one!!!

Here comes the cross. I have a feeling this is going to be good!

 

[Slick762]

OK, so it seems like JO was stringing along KR, using her to babysit and whatnot, while out partying, and she couldn't because of her health issues, and supposedly banged someone else (whether he did or didn't, KR believed he did and it's not a unreasonable assumption) and KR was in a rage over that, calling and cursing him out on voicemail? And KR was flirting with Higgins, presumably to make JO jealous?
I'll buy that, seems pretty believable. But all I'm seeing is a woman who did some crappy stuff to try and keep an apparently crappy BF and a BF who's apparently taking advantage of his sick GF to use as a sitter and provide a home life while he's unwilling or unable to dial back his partying and goes to a after party with friends instead of going home with his GF, who he uses as a sitter.
People being people. I've unfortunately seen worse.
But I still haven't seen the state make a strong case that proves murder.

 

[arielilane]

@TedDanielnews

Back: ADA Mclaughlin tells judge (without jury present) that prosecution wants to enter a google search they say KR made at 1:27 in the afternoon on 1/29 for "DUI attorneys"

Yannetti says that search was made 8 minutes before Trooper Proctor called KR and that would have been appropriate.

Had a hard time hearing decision but I believe Judge said she's not going to allow google search in


11:31 AM · Jun 20, 2024

 

[arielilane]

@BienickWCVB

Jury returns. Guarino is back on the stand. Yannetti begins cross-examination by asking about his experience in computer forensics. He's trying to cast doubt on Guarino's ability to assess the 'hos long to die in cold" search.


11:33 AM · Jun 20, 2024

 

[arielilane]

@KristinaRex

Yannetti points out that Guarino did not major in computer science. Was patrolman for years. Took online courses and some in person to learn how to investigate cell phones. "You have no degrees in the field of computer forensics do you?" #WBZ


11:35 AM · Jun 20, 2024

 

[arielilane]

@TedDanielnews

During the break reporters in courtroom were talking about timeline of events presented in openings vs. Trooper Guarino's testimony that "Ms. Reads phone auto connected to Mr O'Keefe’s wifi at 12:36 am"


11:34 AM · Jun 20, 2024

 

[jepop]

@KristinaRex

In prosecutor Adam Lally's opening statement, he told the jury that around 12:45 AM, Karen Read backed her car up in reverse and hit John O'Keefe. Trooper Guarino testified that Read was home at 12:36 AM, and suggested the crash happened shortly after 12:25 AM. #WBZ


11:27 AM · Jun 20, 2024

jaysus, sorry but Lally is an idiot. He just could not constrain himself

 

[arielilane]

@_kbenoit

Guarino is now being cross-examined.
@NBC10


11:32 AM · Jun 20, 2024