US EditionKaren Read found not guilty of murder in retrial on police officer boyfriend's death
MASSACHUSETTS, JUN 19 – Karen Read was acquitted of murder and manslaughter but convicted of drunk driving, receiving one year probation after a retrial involving extensive testimony and evidence.
- On June 18, 2025, a jury in Massachusetts acquitted Karen Read of second-degree murder charges but convicted her of driving under the influence near Boston.
- The verdict followed a retrial after a July 1, 2024 mistrial due to a deadlocked jury over the 2022 death of her boyfriend, John O'Keefe.
- Prosecutors argued Read intentionally struck O'Keefe with her SUV outside a house party after heavy drinking and left him to die in a blizzard, while the defense claimed a police conspiracy framed her.
- Jury deliberations lasted over 22 hours, and forensic evidence included plastic from Read's taillight found on O'Keefe's clothing, but no eyewitness video existed of the incident.
- The acquittal on murder charges spares Read a life sentence, but the verdict sparked statements lamenting a compromised prosecution and calls for justice for O'Keefe's family.
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Karen Read, who was accused of driving drunk and killing her police officer partner, has been acquitted. The 45-year-old woman was ultimately found guilty only of drunk driving.
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