John O'Keefe

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a district court decision, ruling the defense’s motion to stay the state court proceedings is denied as moot

Intense public attention ahead of the retrial against Karen Read will be a factor in seating a jury free from undue influence

Jury selection in the retrial against Karen Read comes under an avalanche of public attention and media coverage.

A request from Karen Read’s defense for a stay has been denied, leaving the retrial set to begin April 1.

There are 86 names of potential witnesses on a list released by the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office ahead of Karen Read’s second trial

The Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office named the witnesses they may call to testify in the second murder trial against Karen Read.

Ronald Estanislao, a Boston-area paramedic who served on the jury during Karen Read’s first trial, is sharing his thoughts before next month’s retrial

Ronald Estanislao, who served on the jury during the first trial against Karen Read, shared some advice for Read, her attorneys, the prosecutors and the new jurors in next month’s retrial.

Paramedic Ronald Estanislao says jurors were unanimous in finding Karen Read was not guilty of second-degree murder and leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death, but couldn’t reach consensus on the manslaughter count

Karen Read is in court for the first of several hearings this week, less than a month before her retrial is set to begin.

There’s been a flurry of new filings in the Karen Read case as both sides prepare for a busy week of hearings ahead of a new trial set to begin in April.

Judge Beverly Cannone’s “grave concern” about the behavior of Karen Read’s defense attorneys was addressed at a hearing Tuesday.

Ahead of Tuesday’s Karen Read hearing, sources say federal investigators will not bring charges against law enforcement.

The federal investigation into the handling of the Karen Read case has ended, and no charges are being filed against law enforcement, a source with direct knowledge tells NBC10 Boston.

The federal investigation into the handling of the Karen Read case has ended, and no charges are being filed against law enforcement, a source with direct knowledge tells NBC10 Boston.

The judge ended Tuesday’s hearing in the Karen Read case in startling fashion, citing “grave concern” about new information brought by prosecutors.

Prosecutors are accusing defense attorneys of not sharing information about crash reconstruction experts who testified on Karen Read’s behalf during her first trial.

After Massachusetts’ highest court denied Karen Read’s request to have two of the charges dropped in her closely watched murder trial, she’s filed an appeal in federal court, opening a new front in the legal saga.

A motion hearing Tuesday in the high-profile Karen Read case was suspended by the judge after she expressed “grave concern” over new information provided to her by the prosecution.

As the start of the retrial of Karen Read approaches, prosecutors and defense attorneys are sparring through a series of motions — with Read’s team raising questions about an embattled Massachusetts State Police trooper’s actions during the first trial.