The Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office said a special prosecutor will be brought in for the second trial against Karen Read.

When Karen Read returns to court for her retrial in the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, the prosecution in the controversial and closely watched case will be led by a new, outside attorney.

It may be two years away, but the race for district attorney in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, is already heating up. Two candidates have thrown their hats into the ring to try to unseat Michael Morrissey, who has faced criticism over the case against Karen Read. Over the months, there have been continuous calls for Morrissey to step down as district…

The 2026 race for district attorney in Norfolk County is already receiving a lot of attention amid criticism for Michael Morrissey over the Karen Read case.

The group gathered outside the police department Saturday, drawing attention to the Karen Read and Sandra Birchmore cases.

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Defense attorneys are asking the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to throw out two of the charges against her.

New court filings released this week include new details about why Karen Read‘s lawyers think the murder charge against her should be thrown out. On Wednesday, Read’s legal team appealed a recent ruling to Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court, seeking to overturn Judge Beverly Cannone’s ruling last month denying Read’s motion to dismiss two of the charges brought against her....

Karen Read’s legal team has appealed a recent ruling to Massachusetts’ highest court, apparently seeking to have two charges brought against her thrown out after the judge who’s overseen the case declined to do so.

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Karen Read‘s legal team has appealed a recent ruling to Massachusetts’ highest court, apparently seeking to have two charges brought against her thrown out after the judge who’s overseen the case declined to do so. Wednesday’s filing in Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court, as recorded in the court’s docket, shows three attorneys of Read’s, including David Yannetti, filed the appeal...

The town of Canton, Massachusetts, has decided on formal discipline for Det. Kevin Albert, who was suspended with pay as part of the fallout of the Karen Read trial, but what that discipline is hasn’t been made public.