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

[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.

people.com

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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[Knitty]

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[Knitty]

Please continue here.

 

[minazoe]

just reading the room..what do you guys think?

 

[Vaderman]

just reading the room..what do you guys think?

Not guilty

 

[Snoods]

Not guilty vote here. How about you?

just reading the room..what do you guys think?

 

[mzmarymac]

just reading the room..what do you guys think?

NG all counts

 

[shotgun09]

just reading the room..what do you guys think?

I believe the jury has been swimming in the waters of Reasonable Doubt for 32 days. Not guilty. The CW has failed to prove their case.

 

[Thursday30]

Not guilty

 

[JusCurious]

Not guilty

 

[adot0902]

just reading the room..what do you guys think?

Not only do I think Not Guilty... I now don't even think she hit him with the car at all.

 

[fluffypaste]

The one thing I'm certain of is that if the jury does end up convicting her, then they'll end up regretting it once they learn about all that was kept from them. They'll never be able to say with a straight face that they were 100% sure it was beyond a reasonable doubt, especially once they hear about the FBI investigation.

 

[jepop]

RE sert after watching a replay; The judge told jury that they have all the evidence in this case and they won't receive any additional evidence. I think it was made clear to jury that a sert report was never brought into evidence by the commonwealth. Given jury's question, seems to me they were probably discussing testimony by sert dude who made ref to his report.. So a sert report was referred to in testimony but the actual report never entered as an exhibit. just an educated guess.

I'd guess jury wanted to cross check what sert dude said with their actual report. Without reviewing sert dude testimony my take is that jury understands a sert report exists but it was kept out of evidence. ICBW but not going to check testimony so my best guess.

 

[Leilei]

just reading the room..what do you guys think?

NG

 

[Moonstrawbs]

Not guilty

 

[Alcina]

Not guilty

 

[twindetectives]

100% Not Guilty!

 

[Elliot_Alderson]

Not guilty

 

[louvillian08]

RE sert after watching a replay; The judge told jury that they have all the evidence in this case and they won't receive any additional evidence. I think it was made clear to jury that a sert report was never brought into evidence by the commonwealth. Given jury's question, seems to me they were probably discussing testimony by sert dude who made ref to his report.. So a sert report was referred to in testimony but the actual report never entered as an exhibit. just an educated guess.

I'd guess jury wanted to cross check what sert dude said with their actual report. Without reviewing sert dude testimony my take is that jury understands a sert report exists but it was kept out of evidence. ICBW but not going to check testimony so my best guess.

100% agree with you. And I’d assume it would be glaringly obvious to the jury there probably aren’t any good reasons why the prosecution wouldn’t want the report entered into evidence. Not sure they’ll make the connection that there isn’t a report at all but clearly it’s not good there is no record of the search entered at trial.