The retrial of Karen Read, a 45-year-old woman from Mansfield, is underway. She is accused of killing her boyfriend, a Boston police officer named John O'Keefe. The jury selection process wrapped up on April 15, after three weeks of work. Out of the 18 people selected, 12 will make the final decisions, while the rest will be alternates. The prosecution claims that R...
The courtroom is set to buzz again with the retrial of Karen Read. This time, the focus is on selecting a jury that will decide her fate in the 2022 death of her boyfriend, John O’Keefe. Read, a resident of Mansfield, is facing serious accusations. Prosecutors claim she hit O’Keefe with her SUV and left him to die in a snowstorm outside a house party in Canton. Her l...
A Massachusetts state trooper, Michael Proctor, has been dismissed from his job. The decision came after a thorough review by the Massachusetts State Police Trial Board. The board found Proctor guilty of serious misconduct. This included sending inappropriate texts and sharing confidential information about a case. The case in question is the Karen Read investigation...
Have you ever wondered how murder cases are solved in Massachusetts? True crime writer Susan Zalkind has been looking into this, and she's got some interesting things to say. The Karen Read trial brought some attention to the Massachusetts State Police. While they have a high solve rate, around 94% between 2019 and 2023, Zalkind thinks there are some big problems beh...
Ever heard of Karen Read? She's been making headlines again, and this time, she's taking her case straight to the public. That's right, she wants everyone to know her side of the story. But here's where it gets interesting: prosecutors want her dad to spill the beans in the retrial. Why, you ask? Well, that's the big question. Let's dive into this. Karen Read's case...