Karen Read

Case publicity could complicate Karen Read jury selection

The excitement surrounding the Karen Read murder case nationally could be in part because of Aidan Kearney, the controversial blogger known as "Turtleboy." He's been documenting the case for months, drumming up support for Read

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Outside the courtroom, the Karen Read murder trial has a large following. Anyone living anywhere in Norfolk County may have certainly seen people holding signs on the side of the road or “Free Karen Read” t-shirts. In Canton, where the incident happened, residents are divided.

The ramifications of the Karen Read trial have had a large impact outside of the Dedham, Massachusetts, courthouse and in Canton, the case has the town divided.

In an unprecedented move back in November, nearly 2,000 Canton residents came together for a special town meeting and in the end, many of them voted to launch an independent investigation into the town's police department, as they felt police weren't being transparent about the Read case.

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However, the excitement nationally could be in part because of Aidan Kearney, the controversial blogger known as "Turtleboy," and for months, he has been documenting the case, drumming up support for Read.

Karen Read, charged with murder in the death of her police officer boyfriend in Canton, is accused of communicating for dozens of hours with Aidan Kearney, the blogger known as Turtleboy.

Though in some cases, police said, going overboard and it led to him being hit with several charges for witness intimidation — and actually spent 60 days in jail.

He is also accused of colluding with Read through an intermediary in California to leak sensitive information about the case, favorable to the defense.

It remains to be seen how these outside factors influence the case but one thing is clear: it’s lead to a lot of eyes invested in the outcome.

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