‘Whodunnit’ Massachusetts Murder Case Has Generated a Following

Published on June 20, 2024

A mystery-laden Massachusetts murder trial has gained local, cultlike status and some international attention. The trial in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham involves Karen Read, who has been accused of murdering her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, on the night of Jan. 29, 2022. Until recently, the trial that began in April generated mostly local headlines. But it’s now making national and even international headlines and has gone viral on social media. Evidence in the case has created a nationwide armchair symposium of online sleuths with thousands sharing theories on social media and in podcasts. It is now nearly impossible to get a seat in the courtroom, as it was during the O.J. Simpson murder trial almost 30 years ago....

Continue reading on website
Other news

Hate the Long Walk on Canada Day? Ottawa Mayor, Feds Point Fingers Over Transit Plan

June 20, 2024
People attending Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa can use public transit for free, but they won’t be allowed to use the train station closest to the event.The main stage is set up at LeBreton Flats, but light-rail transit users will be told to get off at Lyon Station, more than a kilometre away.People with mobility challenges will be able to use the station closest to the events, but everyone els

Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules for Land Condemnation in Sidewalk Case

June 20, 2024
The Wisconsin Supreme Court decided in a split ruling on June 19 that under state law a “pedestrian way” is not considered a sidewalk.The decision answered what had been a convoluted issue for lower courts and now allows for local governments to use eminent domain to take a piece of land from a business.The state’s high court ruled that the Village of Egg Harbor could proceed with its plan to take