MA - Professor Karen Read, 43, charged with murdering police officer boyfriend John O'Keefe by hitting him with car, Canton, 14 Apr 2023 #25 Retrial

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  • #561
If that's his opinion, it's his opinion. I've met many police officers that I didn't personally "like", that I wouldn't want to hang around with but who I felt would protect and serve the public honorably.
Were any charges ever filed against any Canton PD or MA State Police associated with the KR case?

Proctor was fired for his less than honorable service. He was not 'honorable and he had no integrity. He proved that by the behavior and actions that got him fired. Anyone that says differently does not understand the meaning of those words. JMOO
 
  • #562
Totally agree with your post and your other posts on this thread. It is awesome to read a different perspective on this forum,

Now, I will sit back and wait to be bashed.
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Opinions will always differ, especially in a discussion board.
Discussion includes asking for reasons for opinions, pointing out inaccuracies, and presenting facts.
IMO.
 
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  • #563
This should be interesting. They will likely see more incompetence in the Birchmore case.
It’s from Feb 12. They likely would hv the info by now or does it take a long time ?

In the Birchmore case - There was outright mislabeling a murder by a cop as suicide when all the evidence led to murder by cop.

Just another instance of following an agenda and not the evidence by MSP.

I wonder during jury selection if they were allowed to ask potential jurors if they knew about the birchmore case. They can’t mention it during trial.
JMO
 
  • #564
Yes, sadly you are correct. I think the Birchmore case was remarkably relevant. IMO, hearing about Sandra Birchmore would have pushed most of the jurors over the top - local LE would have been exposed for what they are.

Were any of the accused LE involved in that case also involved in the KR case?
 
  • #565
  • #566
And I wonder who is the Kerri these spoke about...
I'm not very up there on the relationship tree and who knows and knew who, so really just spit balling here.

Maybe Kerry Roberts? If I've got this bit right, Roberts was a friend/acquaintance KR prior to JOK's death, so it could be her. From what I understand, Kerry Roberts only got to know the McCabes and Alberts, who were friends of Higgins ( or at least the Alberts were) after JOK's passing. So Higgins may have known who Kerry Roberts was in text exchange with KR via John and Karen. But then again, Kerry is probably a fairly common name. Jmo
 
  • #567
Were any of the accused LE involved in that case also involved in the KR case?

"Accused"? Not sure what you mean. Her alleged murderer is awaiting trial in a Federal holding center.

As for crossover personnel with the investigations, yes, there were some of the same troopers and Canton cops. Most notable, IMO, is Nicholas Guerino who was the CW's phone expert in the last trial. He "missed" over 33,000 damning texts between the victim and her killer, including the critical ones proving statutory rape. These were found by the FBI, who investigated the investigation. The State police were happy to let him get away with rape and murder.
 
  • #568
You don't think a cop actually losing his job because of his terrible behavior is a big enough deal? Just wow.
Like I said, I've met some very unlikable cops, we're talking crude-mouthed and obnoxious in their personal lives. That doesn't mean everything they do on the job is suspect. I've met lots of professionals that I'd not care to associate with personally. Doesn't mean they're not good at their jobs. Some very well could be straight-up bad people but I don't cookie-cut their professions as having all bad people because of them. AJMO
 
  • #569
Text messages: I learned from those text messages that KR does not know how to tell the truth, the Aruba trip for one.

Re: Aruba trip

LS (friend of John O’Keefe) sister MS testified on 5/22/2024 about the group trip to Aruba in Dec. 2021.
John is a close family friend of theirs. One evening, MS encountered John in the hotel lobby and noted he appeared intoxicated. She greeted him w/a hug and asked if he was okay. KR loudly shouted, who the f was that across the lobby directing her anger at MS. John told KR to calm down, that she is LM’s little sister. KR then yelled at MS to go f yourself, to which MS responded yeah, f you too.

LS testified that John later told her KR accused him of making out with MS during the lobby encounter. LS asked MS about this and MS denied it saying I absolutely was not kissing John. He was like family, and such an interaction never would’ve happened (I believe MS was on the trip with her boyfriend).

KR apologized to LS and offered to pay for some of her sister’s room.



  • Family friend Marietta Sullivan took the witness stand to describe Karen Read’s hostility toward her after the defendant thought she ‘made out’ with John O’Keefe when they were on a family vacation in Aruba in early January 2022.
  • Read allegedly cussed her out after she saw Marietta and O’Keefe in the hotel lobby together – Marietta who considers O’Keefe a close friend, and a big brother type said after the two cussed at each other in their first encounter, she went to her sister and told her ‘Karen sucks.’
  • Marietta Sullivan’s sister Laura Sullivan described John O’Keefe as one of her closest friends and testified he was a mainstay in her child’s life– after the baby’s father – O’Keefe’s best friend took his own life.
  • Laura Sullivan invited O’Keefe to Aruba. She said O’Keefe was not himself, he seemed distant. At one point Karen said she wanted to make up for what she said to Marietta and wanted to pay for

New Karen Read filings​

"Read's attorneys say Norfolk Attorney Michael Morrissey, Canton Police Sgt. Michael Lank and Canton Police Det. Kevin Albert are among the officers involved in both cases. The filing also lists Massachusetts State Police Det. Lt. Brian Tully, who is under internal investigation and was transferred following Read's first Trial, and Lt. John Fanning were also involved in both the Birchmore and Read cases.

The defense also asked for unredacted emails, reports, and other communications involving Birchmore.

In other new filings in the Read case, defense attorneys seek all documents in Trooper Michael Proctor's internal affairs investigation. Proctor was the lead investigator in the case, and is currently undergoing a Massachusetts State Police trial board to determine his professional fate for conduct in the Read investigation.

Defense attorneys also seek any correspondence between the district attorney's office and any witness in the case.


"Bad boys, bad boys, what ya gonna do, what ya gonna do when Jackson comes for you? " in my opinion, Allan Jackson is becoming a champion of the people. Love it!
 
  • #570
Like I said, I've met some very unlikable cops, we're talking crude-mouthed and obnoxious in their personal lives. That doesn't mean everything they do on the job is suspect. I've met lots of professionals that I'd not care to associate with personally. Doesn't mean they're not good at their jobs. Some very well could be straight-up bad people but I don't cookie-cut their professions as having all bad people because of them. AJMO

He didn't lose his job for being obnoxious.

The word "biased" appears in the press release announcing his firing. We'll hear more soon.
 
  • #571
Were any of the accused LE involved in that case also involved in the KR case?

Read's attorneys say Norfolk Attorney Michael Morrissey, Canton Police Sgt. Michael Lank and Canton Police Det. Kevin Albert are among the officers involved in both cases.
 
  • #572
This should be interesting. They will likely see more incompetence in the Birchmore case.
I don't know all the details of the Birchmore case... was it incompetence or was it "protecting one of our own"? Either of those scenarios seems to still be relevant here.

Someone a few days ago suggested googling for discussion from locals (just search Karen Read discussion Canton locals). I did that. It has changed my perspective.

JMO
 
  • #573
This. Did BH share information on Karen with BA then BA shared with Nicole? Then Nicole told Jen and Jen told Matt. It is obvious all these women hated Karen and maybe the setup was to expose Karen and make BH and John fight, or at least get John to breakup with Karen.

Jen seems like the person that is nice to your face and stabs you behind your back. And Kerri was not a friend either.
They all wanted John. He made all those other men look like chopped liver. Those men knew it too and hated him equally. Moo
 
  • #574
Like I said, I've met some very unlikable cops, we're talking crude-mouthed and obnoxious in their personal lives. That doesn't mean everything they do on the job is suspect. I've met lots of professionals that I'd not care to associate with personally. Doesn't mean they're not good at their jobs. Some very well could be straight-up bad people but I don't cookie-cut their professions as having all bad people because of them. AJMO
Being crude has nothing to do with losing a job. I would think the bias charge would make people who actually care about justice concerned. My stepbrother Troy is a cop and he said these guys make a mockery of cops who actually work to do a good job and care about the truth.
 
  • #575
If BH wanted to do away with JOK to be with the girl why frame her?
Text message 10 surgeries in 18 months for colon cancer :rolleyes: sure, Jan
Timestamp 3:58:17 sharing a bed is archaic (she's a squatter)

She texted "I just snap when I think guys are being creeps. Cant help it.”

Curious if she snapped the night John O’Keefe died and she’s responsible

Last text to BH is on 1/23, then she text BH "John died" (Sat., Jan 29)


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BBM.
Do you know anyone who has dealt with colon cancer? I have. My mom and my uncle. SEVERAL procedures for each, including a colostomy bag for my uncle. His cancer also spread to one of his lungs, requiring even more procedures. Both ended up with colitis and had to be hospitalized. None of us know how bad KR's illness was (or still is).
We are not privy to her medical records, but if she had complications (colon removal, etc...) then YES, she could have had that many procedures in that short of time, and she could have pretty severe, long-lasting medical issues because of her diagnosis.
Why is this even being brought up as a negative about KR?
She's a cancer survivor, and deserves some grace for that.
IMO, as always.
 
  • #576
"Accused"? Not sure what you mean. Her alleged murderer is awaiting trial in a Federal holding center.

As for crossover personnel with the investigations, yes, there were some of the same troopers and Canton cops. Most notable, IMO, is Nicholas Guerino who was the CW's phone expert in the last trial. He "missed" over 33,000 damning texts between the victim and her killer, including the critical ones proving statutory rape. These were found by the FBI, who investigated the investigation. The State police were happy to let him get away with rape and murder.
Yeah, the 'missing' of all those incriminating texts between the deceased and the defendant by Guarino in the Birchmore case was a real eye opener. Hard to believe it came down to simple incompetence. I suppose the door was not opened as to relevance to have that exposed on Guarino's record for this trial? Moo It's certainly an example of suspect activity involving a cop's potential bias and gross incompetence hindering an investigation against one of their own. Jmo
 
  • #577
I don't know all the details of the Birchmore case... was it incompetence or was it "protecting one of our own"? Either of those scenarios seems to still be relevant here.

Someone a few days ago suggested googling for discussion from locals (just search Karen Read discussion Canton locals). I did that. It has changed my perspective.

JMO

There's video of her killer coming and going into her apartment building (all masked up, when he was known to refuse to wear them normally) just before her phone (attached to her normally) went silent forever. And then there are those 33,000 texts that State trooper Nicholas Guerino (expert in the KR trial) somehow "missed".

If he'd been Joe the Mechanic instead of a cop, I find it hard to believe he wouldn't have been arrested right away.
 
  • #578
Being crude has nothing to do with losing a job. I would think the bias charge would make people who actually care about justice concerned. My stepbrother Troy is a cop and he said these guys make a mockery of cops who actually work to do a good job and care about the truth.
What?? It was outright misogyny, exploitation of his trusted position as officer of the law, not 'crudeness'.
 
  • #579
I believe that article is from earlier this year. Didn't the judge rule that Birchmore cannot come up in this trial, unless the "door was opened"? I'm not sure how that would happen, but it would be ammo to show how both the Canton and State police behaved in a different case where the prime suspect should have been a brother cop.
Someone explained the open door to me with the Johnny Deep trial. They said that one of Johnny's old girlfriends couldn't be called in to testify that he wasn't abusive unless the door was open. So Amber when she was testifying said her name, and his defense team did a fist pump because then, they could now call her in.
 
  • #580
BBM.
Do you know anyone who has dealt with colon cancer? I have. My mom and my uncle. SEVERAL procedures for each, including a colostomy bag for my uncle. His cancer also spread to one of his lungs, requiring even more procedures. Both ended up with colitis and had to be hospitalized. None of us know how bad KR's illness was (or still is).
We are not privy to her medical records, but if she had complications (colon removal, etc...) then YES, she could have had that many procedures in that short of time, and she could have pretty severe, long-lasting medical issues because of her diagnosis.
Why is this even being brought up as a negative about KR?
She's a cancer survivor, and deserves some grace for that.
IMO, as always.
The lack of grace and empathy regarding purely personal issues towards individuals about issues that are not case related, crosses from petty imo to obsessive in some instances. It’s troubling to me at times.
I have seen it in other cases too on other threads. Perhaps it’s what some would characterize as too passionate.
JMO
 
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