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.
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.
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.
Read, 44, is accused of ramming into John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a January 2022 snowstorm.
Legal experts say it’s unusual for federal authorities to become involved in a local investigation, especially twice within the same county, as has happened in the Karen Read and Sandra Birchmore cases.
The judge overseeing the Karen Read murder trial has denied Read’s motion to dismiss two of the charges against her. The judge issued the ruling Friday morning two weeks after holding a hearing where she heard arguments from both sides.
The judge overseeing the Karen Read case has denied her motion to dismiss two of the charges against her.
