MA - Professor Karen Read, 43, charged with murdering police officer boyfriend John O'Keefe by hitting him with car, Canton, 14 Apr 2023 #33 Retrial

[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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[Wishbone]

The prosecutor then highlighted photos from the 29 mph test that showed small holes in the sleeves of the dummy’s sweatshirt, similar to those found on O’Keefe’s clothes. Wolfe said the rips were consistent with “road rash,” the friction that occurs when clothes slide on a hard surface like gravel.

Upon redirect, Read's attorneys emphasized that the sweatshirt in the 29 mph test was damaged much more than O’Keefe’s clothing.

Karen Read trial: Can crash reconstruction expert help the defense?

Karen Read's defense team has sought to prove that she was framed for the death of her cop boyfriend John O’Keefe.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Leilei]

No, the light was already broken out, as seen in the dashcam at 1 Meadows at 8am that morning, agreed by Sgt. Barros.

IMO

Link to Sgt. Barros statement to what you are stating as fact, please?
TYIA.

 

[Tortoise]

So did someone fill in the missing pieces of taillight before KR’s Lexus was towed from Dighton? How could it have a gaping hole at 8:00 am and then only a 6” x 2” size piece missing later in the day? I saw the tow truck video. I saw the right rear tailing was mostly intact.

IMO that was the long red light on the rear hatch, which sits next to the taillight.

 

[Tortoise]

Link to Sgt. Barros statement to what you are stating as fact, please?
TYIA.

I've edited my post to add link and transcript of testimony as requested.

 

[Wishbone]

IMO that was the long red light on the rear hatch, which sits next to the taillight.

Doesn't explain the condition of the taillight when it was towed from dighton. JMOO

 

[Tortoise]

Doesn't explain the condition of the taillight when it was towed from dighton. JMOO

The taillight was already missing hours earlier, that morning, as seen on the photograph from the dashcam, as posted above from Sgt. Barros' testimony.

 

[waldojabba]

I would also love a list of objections today by CW and defense and the responses from the judge for comparison sakes.She was incredibly biased today imo. Often with her “I’ll allow it” “ask a different way” and just sustained responses. It was very evident today IMO

It was glaringly obvious today -
She sustained all of Hanks objections
And cut AJ off at the knees every time
She was extra special today -
They need a win - they dont care about an appeal
It wont be on their watch
The DA is 70 yrs and has not decided if he will run for re election (2026)
He is currently imo unpopular
I think the Judge will retire when when DA Morrissey retires
And I think that's coming - how else could you behave like this ?
All my opinion

 

[missy1974]

I have had a bit of time to reflect... I'm all packed and showered haha Just waiting on my hubby now!

The CW NEEDS those holes to be caused by the tail light. There is no other explaination for them using their theory IMO is there?

I don't think it could be from sliding on the grass, bare or with fresh snow, if he got caught on anything sliding, it would have ripped IMO not just 'holes'. Making snow angels in the snow doesn't not create holes... sledding down a hill of snow, doesn't create holes. I and my kids have had my share of falls on the snow and ice, bruises yes... broken bones, yep lol but holes in my clothes? Never. Getting caught on one thing? maybe. But a bunch of things, all the same and only on that arm? naaaa I just can't see it.

For those that think she definitely hit him, if the tail light could not cause those holes, how else did he get them?

All JMO

 

[waldojabba]

I was watching either Bederow or LYK on YouTube, I can’t remember which said that if it ends up in another mistrial, they believe the CW would refile. IMO.

A third trial ?
The taxpayers will revolt!!!
jmo

 

[Leilei]

I've edited my post to add link and transcript of testimony as requested.

Sorry, but that video is way too blurry and filled with flying snow to see anything definite. Even with where HB paused it, the "hole" is not nearly as large as it was in the sallyport.
IMO.

 

[Leilei]

A third trial ?
The taxpayers will revolt!!!
jmo

As they should!
IMO.

 

[keek]

I would also love a list of objections today by CW and defense and the responses from the judge for comparison sakes.She was incredibly biased today imo. Often with her “I’ll allow it” “ask a different way” and just sustained responses. It was very evident today IMO

 

[keek]

The pieces were underneath snow which could have been driven over or crushed underfoot.

The snow was blown away to the ground with the leaf blower, we all saw the vid. NO ONE saw any red plastic pieces in the white, white snow. IMO

 

[Anniesflowers]

A third trial ?
The taxpayers will revolt!!!
jmo

We better revolt!!

 

[cocomod]

Wolfe showed exactly why Dr. Welcher did not use dummy in his tests. No one knows exactly where John O’Keefe was actually standing at the time of the hit/side swipe.

However, imo, the parts showing the sudden shatter of taillight pieces helped the CW’s case. The dummy arm thingy, not so much. Is the jury to believe that because of ARCCA's testing the microscopic taillight pieces found in John’s clothes were planted... Not possible to plant evidence seen only by a microscope. Interesting that Wolfe left out the back door dent, scratches and marks on the SUV. Additionally, the taillight shatters, but clothing doesnt get any tears, by (shifting to reverse, and accelerating up to 24 mph) 6,000 lb vehicle impact, in the cold ... common sense.

My own opinion.

Not true. If he put a piece of the taillight into a bag with the clothing and break the taillight into more pieces, it is absolutely possible to "plant" the microscopic pieces - IMO

 

[keek]

No, the light was already broken out, as seen in the dashcam at 1 Meadows at 8am that morning, agreed by Sgt. Barros.

IMO

edited to add link requested

segment starts from timestamp 6.43.53

Attorney Brennan - Is that consistent with what you saw around 3.27 on January 29th 2022?

Sgt Barros - Yes.

Nope, just the small piece per officer Barros. We all saw that. We saw the large tail light piece intact, pictures, Officer Barros and his absolutely not. His answer to testimony question if that tail light looked like it did in the sally port. Not 40 something piece , some pretty large, that were taken out the so called evidence bag and shown to us all. No, assuming you did see that clearly that the pieces taken out were from the large part of the tail light, NOT the small one. Got all caught out in the lie. Again, we all saw that. IMO

 

[SteveS]

A third trial ?
The taxpayers will revolt!!!
jmo

I have some personal experience in this sort of context that might be relevant. About 15 years ago, there was a city in Texas (a bedroom suburb to Dallas, and about the same population as Canton), that tried to do some legal shenanigary to take some land we own using eminent domain and basically use it to help Walmart create a lucrative development. Their offer was a pittance. We trusted God, prayed a lot, hired attorneys we had to have but couldn't afford, fought the city-Walmart group in court, and the end result was that the court ruled the city could have the land but would have to pay about 20x (twenty!) what they had offered in the process.

They balked. They hadn't planned on paying that price (which actually still wasn't full value, maybe only about 1/3). They had hearings after the ruling on whether to take it to an appeal, but with no assurance it wouldn't get worse. (I think they would have had to pay double or triple the 20x amount if they took it further, because it was what the land was worth, and the law was very much on our side.) And they couldn't even afford to pay the amount as ruled. So they decided to walk away. They wanted it for almost nothing, of course, and thought their power would allow that to happen.

That wasn't quite the end of the story, however. When they walked, state law required them to (a) NEVER try again, and (b) reimburse us 100% for all our costs, attorney's fees, prep work, etc. They choked and spit and sputtered, but they wrote the check they really couldn't afford. Obviously they also paid for all of their attorneys, experts, etc too.

But it didn't end there. The citizens of the town had gone to the many hearings (before economic development boards, city council, mayor, etc) where we TRIED to work with them to get a fair resolution or to just drop it, and had seen the city's roughshod approach and unwillingness to be reasonable. Then they were outraged at the cost paid - and the city was already having difficulty paying its bills.

Where it did end - at the very next election, every member of the city council on the ballot, plus the mayor, was voted out of office. The city manager was fired, as well as the engineer who schemed up the deal. And the rest of the city council - those not up for re-election in that first election - were voted out on the next election. The citizens of the city saw what had happened and cleaned house.

The point is this - a town doesn't have endless resources, and when you waste a big chunk of money, it makes people mad. As a result, I'm not at all convinced that a hung jury for KR will lead to another trial. Then again, I'm hopeful it won't have to get that far. Perhaps the jury will see the obvious lack of BARD this time, as incredibly obvious as it has become, and end this farce once and for all with a NG, to put the town out of its misery.

 

[Tortoise]

I can't believe that ARCCA even showed that the crash dummy's lower body didn't make contact with the car, in test E.

 

[Moonstrawbs]

Wolfe showed what an actual expert is. His experience, credentials and education speaks for itself. Let's not forget, ARCCA were not hired for the defense initially, the findings were BEFORE that point. For me, this is the strongest part of the entire case, ARCCA has no skin in the game. I fully trust and believe their findings that John was not hit by a vehicle. For those who disagree, how have the CW proven otherwise? I'm all ears. JMO.