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Karen Read says in interview that murder case left her in ‘purgatory'
Karen Read’s monthslong murder case left her in “purgatory” and “stressed every day,” she said in an interview set to air Friday night. Read, 44, is accused of ramming into her Boston police officer boyfriend John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a January 2022 snowstorm. Her two-month trial ended... -
Canton bar responds to wrongful death suit filed by John O'Keefe's family
One bar in Canton, Massachusetts, that is currently being sued by John O’Keefe’s family is formally responding to the allegations that they overserved Karen Read on the night her Boston Police officer boyfriend was killed. In new court documents, C.F. McCarthy’s denies their involvement in the death of O’Keefe back in Januar... -
How much did it cost taxpayers to investigate Detective Kevin Albert for misconduct?
Documents recently obtained by NBC10 Boston reveal how much it cost Canton taxpayers to investigate Detective Kevin Albert for misconduct. The investigation itself cost about $9,000, but it cost more than twice that — about $20,000 — to pay Albert for 10 weeks while he was on leave for a total of $30,000. test. During the Karen Read tri... -
Canton police suspend Det. Kevin Albert for 3 days without pay
Police in Canton, Massachusetts, said Monday that Det. Kevin Albert, who was previously suspended with pay as part of the fallout of the Karen Read trial, will face a three-day suspension without pay. Albert was under investigation for his alleged actions in a night of drinking with Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor in 2022. The al... -
Sgt. Bukhenik disciplined for failing to reprimand Proctor over behavior in Read case
The Massachusetts State Police sergeant responsible for overseeing embattled Trooper Michael Proctor is facing discipline for his failure to reprimand his subordinate for inappropriate text messages sent during the Karen Read investigation. Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik will forfeit five vacation days for his failure to “properly supervise and/or counse... -
SJC brief from Karen Read's attorneys due Wednesday
The state’s highest court has agreed to hear Karen Read‘s appeal, and her lawyers are expected to file a brief outlining their case by Wednesday. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court agreed last week to review the case. Read’s lawyers are trying to get two of three charges against her dismissed, the major one being murder. The... -
Massachusetts high court agrees to review Karen Read case
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has agreed to review the Karen Read case, according to a new court filing. “I hereby reserve and report this case, without decision, for determination by the Supreme Judicial Court for the Commonwealth,” Supreme Judicial Court Justice Elizabeth Dewar wrote in Thursday’s filing. “The p... -
Tempers flare at Canton Police Audit Committee meeting: Watch the explosive video
A meeting Thursday in Canton, Massachusetts, became heated as participants discussed how to move forward with an audit of the town’s police department amid ongoing backlash over how police handled the investigation into Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe’s death and the Sandra Birchmore case. Canton voters approved the independent... -
Karen Read case: What an internal investigation of a Proctor supervisor found
Massachusetts State Police have shared details of the department’s internal investigation into a supervisor in the Karen Read case: Lt. John Fanning.
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Supporters of Read, Birchmore and Delgado-Garcia call for accountability outside Mass. State House
Demonstrators were rallying for change Thursday outside the Massachusetts State House, calling for accountability amongst state leadership. Supporters of Karen Read were standing on the state house steps, along with demonstrators involving other high-profile cases like Enrique Delgado-Garcia, Sandra Birchmore and Juston Root. Read supporters say ch... -
Ex-‘Whitey' Bulger lawyer tapped to lead Karen Read retrial prosecution
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.
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Here's why Karen Read's lawyers think murder charge against her should be thrown out
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’... -
Karen Read files appeal to top Mass. court, records show
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, sho... -
Canton disciplines officer suspended in Karen Read case fallout; isn't saying how
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.
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Michael Proctor, lead investigator in Karen Read case, won't testify in Walshe trial
Embattled Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, who became the subject of controversy for his role in the Karen Read murder trial, will not testify in the case of Brian Walshe, a Cohasset man accused of killing his wife and then hiding her dismembered body in 2023, according to a recent court filing. The Norfo... -
Releasing Trooper Proctor's phone records could jeopardize other cases, DA says
Releasing the full work phone records of embattled Massachusetts State Police Michael Proctor, who became a subject of controversy for his role in the Karen Read murder trial, could jeopardize other cases, the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office said in a filing. The question of whether to release those records has now become part of th... -
Two deaths in one Massachusetts town cast doubt on the relationship between police and prosecutors
Weeks after a mistrial was declared in the high-profile murder case of Karen Read, more allegations of police misconduct surfaced in the same Massachusetts county where a former police detective was charged in the 2021 death of a pregnant woman, placing a renewed spotlight on the relationship between police and prosecutors.