Karen Read will not be deposed in a civil case against her until the conclusion of her second criminal trial, which is scheduled to begin in January, a judge ruled Thursday.
The defense team in the high-profile Karen Read case submitted their response to the prosecution’s argument against dismissing some of the charges against her as both sides prepare to square off before Massachusetts’ highest court next month.
Judge Beverly Cannone will oversee the next Karen Read case proceedings in Norfolk Superior Court, a court representative said Monday.
The court is also seeking unaired footage from a William Read interview with a local TV station.
The major interest in the Karen Read murder case comes as no surprise to experts who say it shows the true power of the true crime genre.
In Friday’s edition of Canton Confidential, we look at Karen Read’s Dateline interview, her first trial’s price tag for taxpayers and other recent headlines in the high-profile case.
Police announced Friday evening that Det. Lt. Brian Tully, who has been under internal investigation, has been transition to a different department for the time being.
Courthouse security for the first Karen Read case cost more than $200,000 in police overtime, according to records shared with NBC10 Boston Thursday.
Prosecutors in the Karen Read murder case said they’ve filed their response to her appeal to have two counts in her murder case dropped. The ACLU has also weighed in.
