Photos of Karen Read’s dramatic courtroom moment after acquittal on murder charge
Jun 18, 2025, 2:44 PM
Karen Read hugs lawyer Alan Jackson after a not guilty verdict of second-degree murder is read in Norfolk Superior Court, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)
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(Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Karen Read was found not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the 2022 death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe. The jury convicted her of a lesser charge of drunken driving, however.
Supporters erupted in cheers outside the courthouse as the verdict was read. Read, leaving with her attorneys and family, said: “No one has fought harder for justice for John O’Keefe than I have.”
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