NOT GUILTY MA - Professor Karen Read, 43, charged with murdering police officer boyfriend John O'Keefe by hitting him with car, Canton, 14 Apr 2023 #38 Retrial

[keek]

Yes I actually do think the jurors disregarded clear evidence of her guilt, it's my opinion.

Oh well.

 

[lohrtabitha]

The Defense said they choose to call Dever as a witness as strategy. They knew what they were doing.

Right they did. They knew the jurrors would find her despicable. Imo

 

[HarmonyE.]

How do we know Buchenick didn’t request a transfer though? And if Dever is on sick leave for “stress”, the taxpayer still pays her for time off. MOO

He's being assigned to South Boston to do administrative work. He'll keep his full salary and pension but will be a chair-bound paper pusher forever. And the worst part for him is that there probably isn't much overtime need for admin workers. Yuri's base salary is about 120k according to the MA state employee salary database, but for the last number of years he has been making an additional 50 - 60k a year in overtime. Losing that would be a big deal.

I'm going to guess Dever's superiors suggested she take a little mental health break. Workers Comp or FMLA. I just hope they take her guns away and never give them back. She's not stable enough to carry them within the community, IMO.

 

[Izzylizzy]

Bukhenik - reassigned rehomed

Also seeing that Dever is on a leave of absence. Hoping that gets confirmed today as well.

Of course, like Proctor.. they waited until the end of the trial, which is just shady when looking from the outside in.

For anyone that thinks that this investigation was 'good' or 'okay' in any way... how can you reconcile that with all the officers that have been demoted, fired, rehomed?

Crazy to see, never followed a case where this has happened before!

No truer words spoken and seems to have applied to others who also took the stand.
IMO

"My whole entire career depends on what I say on the stand"

Officer Kelly Dever

 

[Izzylizzy]

 

[TIGER0822]

Mass. State Police sergeant who supervised Karen Read investigation reassigned

Massachusetts State Police Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik, who supervised the Karen Read investigation, has been reassigned from the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office, a state police spokesman confirmed Monday. The reassignment was effective Sunday, state police said. They initially said he had been...

www.nbcboston.com

Bukhenik - reassigned
Proctor - fired
Tully - transferred out of the department ( internal investigation found he had violated department rules and regulations)

Consequences of their own actions

Add Devers who received huge bonuses, is now reportedly on leave

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fkelly-deevuh-is-reportedly-on-leave-from-bpd-v0-c89y95a9jbbf1.jpeg%3Fwidth%3D1170%26format%3Dpjpg%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D99f3eb65656684ea63926dee1c3c33fee924e11a

 

[TIGER0822]

Oh well.

Fall out keeps coming.

 

[waldojabba]

Aj/Vanity Fair

“If the court even hinted that she was going to give her custody time and make her perp walk out of that courtroom with a guilty on the OUI, we were fully prepared. And Karen was prepared. She was buckled down for the possibility that Judge Beverly Cannone would give her a year of jail.” Had that been the case, Jackson says, “We were going to immediately appeal it.”



Cannone and Brennan agreed that jail time was not necessary; Read was sentenced to a year of probation.

Karen Read’s Defense Attorney Talks: “We Brought to Light Some Very Uncomfortable Realities”

Alan Jackson takes VF behind-the-scenes of the trial, from the not-guilty verdict to his withering cross-examinations, to what comes next for his client.

www.vanityfair.com

 

[HarmonyE.]

Right they did. They knew the jurrors would find her despicable. Imo

Even more importantly they needed a way to get in her FBI testimony about Higgins and his best friend, Canton chief Ken Berkowitz hanging around in the sallyport for a "weirdly long time". Not that Jackson would come right out and say it in his last interview, but it seems the defense believes Higgins and Berkowitz are the ones who planted the taillight evidence. At the time, Berkowitz was out on leave with terminal cancer.

Dever's behavior on the stand was so over-the-top that the jury clearly got the impression she'd been pressured by superiors to change her testimony and now claim she imagined it all. Worked out as well as it could have for the defense.

 

[Derph]

And yet another!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1942290637811855519

 

[HarmonyE.]

And yet another!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1942290637811855519

Interesting. DiCicco was at 34 Fairview with Proctor and participated in bagging the taillight pieces. Which means he also participated in not properly photographing, mapping or cataloging this evidence.

 

[Derph]

For those interested. Guess these are all just one big coincidence. Nothing related to just one thing. Just the normal progression of everyday life right? RIGHT????

Michael Proctor — FIRED
Brian Tully: — Reassigned
Yuri Buhkenik — Reassigned
Kelly Deever — Leave of Absence
Paul Gallagher — Retired
Helena Rafferty — Retired
Kevin Albert — Disciplined
Brian Albert — Retired
David Traub — Resigned
Lynn Beland — Retired

 

[rescuemom]

Even more importantly they needed a way to get in her FBI testimony about Higgins and his best friend, Canton chief Ken Berkowitz hanging around in the sallyport for a "weirdly long time". Not that Jackson would come right out and say it in his last interview, but it seems the defense believes Higgins and Berkowitz are the ones who planted the taillight evidence. At the time, Berkowitz was out on leave with terminal cancer.

Dever's behavior on the stand was so over-the-top that the jury clearly got the impression she'd been pressured by superiors to change her testimony and now claim she imagined it all. Worked out as well as it could have for the defense.

Why was KB so determined to help out this case that he left his sick bed to do so. Talk about Legacy.

 

[Warwick7]

For those interested. Guess these are all just one big coincidence. Nothing related to just one thing. Just the normal progression of everyday life right? RIGHT????

Michael Proctor — FIRED
Brian Tully: — Reassigned
Yuri Buhkenik — Reassigned
Kelly Deever — Leave of Absence
Paul Gallagher — Retired
Helena Rafferty — Retired
Kevin Albert — Disciplined
Brian Albert — Retired
David Traub — Resigned
Lynn Beland — Retired

Add Diccio, reassigned

 

[TIGER0822]

For those interested. Guess these are all just one big coincidence. Nothing related to just one thing. Just the normal progression of everyday life right? RIGHT????

Michael Proctor — FIRED
Brian Tully: — Reassigned
Yuri Buhkenik — Reassigned
Kelly Deever — Leave of Absence
Paul Gallagher — Retired
Helena Rafferty — Retired
Kevin Albert — Disciplined
Brian Albert — Retired
David Traub — Resigned
Lynn Beland — Retired

Add per above add in David DiCicco - who was on the infamous text message chain.

 

[Maat99]

For those interested. Guess these are all just one big coincidence. Nothing related to just one thing. Just the normal progression of everyday life right? RIGHT????

Michael Proctor — FIRED
Brian Tully: — Reassigned
Yuri Buhkenik — Reassigned
Kelly Deever — Leave of Absence
Paul Gallagher — Retired
Helena Rafferty — Retired
Kevin Albert — Disciplined
Brian Albert — Retired
David Traub — Resigned
Lynn Beland — Retired

One of the crazier aspects of this trial (part 1 and 2] was how few cares the CW seemed to have over their corruption and incompetence being on full display for the world. Why put your team of assorted thugs and liars in the spotlight AGAIN? So I’m glad to see that someone somewhere now seems to at least care to keep up appearances. Jmo

 

[Izzylizzy]

For those interested. Guess these are all just one big coincidence. Nothing related to just one thing. Just the normal progression of everyday life right? RIGHT????

Michael Proctor — FIRED
Brian Tully: — Reassigned
Yuri Buhkenik — Reassigned
Kelly Deever — Leave of Absence
Paul Gallagher — Retired
Helena Rafferty — Retired
Kevin Albert — Disciplined
Brian Albert — Retired
David Traub — Resigned
Lynn Beland — Retired

Officer Kelly Dever.
Paid or unpaid "Leave of Absence"?

snip:

Section 4.
"Leave of Absence Only the Police Commissioner may grant a leave of absence, with or without pay. A request for a leave of absence must be made in writing, on the prescribed department form, stating fully the reasons for the request and be submitted to the Commissioner, through Human Resources.An employee who has exhausted all sick and vacation credits in a calendar year must petition thePolice Commissioner in writing, for a leave of absence without pay for any subsequent absencesduring the year.
An employee who fails to petition the Commissioner within seven days after the beginning ofsuch absence will be carried as absent without leave.

https://police.boston.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Rule-110.pdf

 

[Florida_marlin]

For those interested. Guess these are all just one big coincidence. Nothing related to just one thing. Just the normal progression of everyday life right? RIGHT????

Michael Proctor — FIRED
Brian Tully: — Reassigned
Yuri Buhkenik — Reassigned
Kelly Deever — Leave of Absence
Paul Gallagher — Retired
Helena Rafferty — Retired
Kevin Albert — Disciplined
Brian Albert — Retired
David Traub — Resigned
Lynn Beland — Retired

But, but, but! Some are sayin. There’s no way so many people could be involved in a conspiracy! It must just be the jury disregarded the evidence!!

 

[waldojabba]

Officer Kelly Dever.
Paid or unpaid "Leave of Absence"?

snip:

Section 4.
"Leave of Absence Only the Police Commissioner may grant a leave of absence, with or without pay. A request for a leave of absence must be made in writing, on the prescribed department form, stating fully the reasons for the request and be submitted to the Commissioner, through Human Resources.An employee who has exhausted all sick and vacation credits in a calendar year must petition thePolice Commissioner in writing, for a leave of absence without pay for any subsequent absencesduring the year.
An employee who fails to petition the Commissioner within seven days after the beginning ofsuch absence will be carried as absent without leave.

https://police.boston.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Rule-110.pdf

This is probably an unpopular opinion but I hope they approved a paid leave.

She was in an untennable position through no fault of her own. In a pickle with absolutely no safety net. And because of her job.
She's only 26 and someone gave her terrible advice - they said retract your statement to the fbi and use "false memory".
IME she should have talked to a lawyer/even a therapist. Anybody with experience in those "conflicts" and who holds what you tell them confidential and can offer experience based guidance. Anybody unrelated to LE and unrelated to her.
So she lies to the FBI - and they know it - and then her performance on the stand - and all that anger at her situation boils over on national television during testimony in a despicable unbelievable display. It was a pretty big tantrum.
She was and continues to be eviserated on social media - at that age social media is your life blood and now its her curse. Many have written BPD to take away her gun etc etc.

LE needs to do right by her - I am not sure what that looks like..
Even if she was one of the Defense's star witnesses
JMO




JMO

 

[MerlinFalcon]

This is probably an unpopular opinion but I hope they approved a paid leave.

She was in an untennable position through no fault of her own. In a pickle with absolutely no safety net. And because of her job.
She's only 26 and someone gave her terrible advice - they said retract your statementto the fbi and use "false memory".
IME she should have talked to a lawyer/even a therapist. Anybody with experience in those "conflicts" and who holds what you tell them confidential and can offer experience based guidance. Anybody unrelated to LE and unrelated to her.
So she lies to the FBI - and they know it - and then her performance on the stand - and all that anger at her situation boils over on national television during testimony in a despicable unbelievable display. It was a pretty big tantrum.
She was and continues to be eviserated on social media - at that age social media is your life blood and now its her curse. Many have written BPD to take away her gun etc etc.

LE needs to do right by her - I am not sure what that looks like..
Even if she was one of the Defense's star witnesses
JMO




JMO

I agree with you. The commissioner needs to answer to all of this.