Will Karen Read Be Found Guilty? Jury Deliberates in Boston Police Officer's Death

2025-06-18 18:00:26.711

The retrial of Karen Read, accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe, is underway. The jury is currently deliberating after hearing closing arguments that presented starkly different narratives. The prosecution claims Read struck O’Keefe with her car and left him to die in the snow, citing her high blood alcohol content and a volatile relationship. The defense argues O’Keefe was killed in a conspiracy involving police misconduct, pointing to alleged evidence planting and the lead investigator's dismissal for offensive texts about Read. The jury has already posed several questions to the judge regarding evidence and charges, including clarification on the timeframe for OUI charges and the admissibility of interview clips from a documentary. The defense highlights that a previous jury was reportedly poised to acquit Read on two charges before deadlocking on a third, resulting in a mistrial. Read faces multiple charges, including second-degree murder, which carries a life sentence.