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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 parties shall prepare and file in the full court a...
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Tensions run high at Canton police audit meeting: Watch what happened
A meeting Thursday in Canton, Massachusetts, became heated as participants discussed how to move forward with an audit of the town’s police department.
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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 audit of the Canton Police Department 903 to 800 in...
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Tensions run high at Canton police audit meeting
A committee is struggling to nail down a firm to conduct an audit of the Canton Police Department.
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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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Inside internal affairs report on Mass. State Police supervisor
Massachusetts State Police say there’s not enough evidence to prove Lt. John Fanning failed to take action against Michael Proctor for his inappropriate text messages.
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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 changes are needed within the state police, Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office and...
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Rally outside Mass. State House against mistrust in state leadership
Demonstrators are rallying for a change Thursday outside the Massachusetts State House and calling for accountability amongst state leadership.
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Outside attorney to prosecute Karen Read in retrial
The Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office said a special prosecutor will be brought in for the second trial against Karen Read.
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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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2 candidates running to unseat Norfolk County DA Michael Morrissey in 2026
It may be two years away, but the race for district attorney in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, is already heating up. Two candidates have thrown their hats into the ring to try to unseat Michael Morrissey, who has faced criticism over the case against Karen Read. Over the months, there have been continuous calls for Morrissey to step down as district…
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2 candidates get early jump on race to unseat Norfolk County DA
The 2026 race for district attorney in Norfolk County is already receiving a lot of attention amid criticism for Michael Morrissey over the Karen Read case.
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Canton residents call for audit of police department
The group gathered outside the police department Saturday, drawing attention to the Karen Read and Sandra Birchmore cases.
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Karen Read's legal team seeks dismissal of 2 charges
Defense attorneys are asking the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to throw out two of the charges against her.
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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’s motion to dismiss two of the charges brought against her....
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Karen Read's defense team appeals double jeopardy motions
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.
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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, shows three attorneys of Read’s, including David Yannetti, filed the appeal...
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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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Prosecutors won't call Michael Proctor to testify in Brian Walshe trial
Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, whose testimony in the Karen Read trial drew heavy criticism, will not testify against Brian Walshe, the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office says.
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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 Norfolk District Attorney’s Office stated in a filing Friday that, at...