Trial Starts in Conspiracy-Fueled Case of Girlfriend Charged in Boston Police Officer’s Death

Published on April 29, 2024

DEDHAM, Mass.—The trial of a Massachusetts woman who prosecutors say killed her Boston police officer boyfriend by intentionally driving her SUV into him begins Monday amid allegations of a vast police coverup. Karen Read, 44, of Mansfield, faces several charges including second-degree murder in the death of John O’Keefe, 46, in 2022. O’Keefe, a 16-year police veteran, was found unresponsive outside a home of a fellow Boston police officer and later was pronounced dead at a hospital. Ms. Read has pleaded not guilty and is free on bond. As the case unfolded, the defense’s strategy has been to portray a vast conspiracy involving a police coverup. It has earned Ms. Read a loyal band of supporters—who often can be found camped out at the courthouse—and has garnered the case national attention....

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