In the early hours of Jan. 29, 2022, as a snowstorm raged, a 46-year-old Boston police officer, John O’Keefe, was discovered unresponsive outside the home of a fellow officer in Canton, Mass.
Officer O’Keefe had severe head injuries and hypothermia and was pronounced dead that morning.
Ms. Read was arrested three days later, and the case has transfixed Boston ever since.
Ms. Read, 44, is now on trial in a Massachusetts courtroom, accused of killing Officer O’Keefe by backing into him with her sport utility vehicle after an argument and then leaving the scene.
Her lawyers, along with a vocal and devoted squad of defenders, say she is innocent, alleging a sweeping conspiracy and cover-up by law enforcement officials to hide the truth about the murder.
Persons:
John O’Keefe, Karen Read, O’Keefe, Read
Organizations:
Boston
Locations:
Canton , Mass, Massachusetts