Karen Read

A request by prosecutors in the Karen Read murder case for the release of phone records between Read and her parents on the night of John O’Keefe’s death has been denied. Judge Beverly Cannone denied the motion Friday afternoon, writing, “Despite the detailed arguments articulated in the supporting memorandum and at oral argument, the affidavit in support of the...

A request by prosecutors for the release of phone records between Karen Read and her parents has been denied.

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The state wants phone records from Karen Read’s parents.

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With the second murder trial fast approaching, the defense is fighting back against prosecutors’ efforts to access phone records from Karen Read’s parents.

The Karen Read case was back in court on Tuesday in a hearing that addressed a flurry of motions, including requests from the Commonwealth for phone records and materials from the media. Read is accused of ramming into John O’Keefe, her Boston police officer boyfriend, with her SUV and leaving him to die in a snowstorm in January 2022....

Scrutiny over Massachusetts State Police’s handling of murder investigations has boiled over in the past year. The Karen Read murder trial and the Sandra Birchmore case — only recently classified as a homicide because the federal government stepped in — have garnered headlines across the region and the nation. Those cases reignited passions for Jennifer Root Bannon, who lost her…

The family of a man shot and killed by police believes district attorneys can’t be trusted to objectively investigate their colleagues.

A Massachusetts State Police internal affairs investigation found that Det. Lt. Brian Tully failed to properly supervise and discipline members of state police sharing sharing inappropriate text messages about Karen Read during the investigation into John O’Keefe’s death.

The Massachusetts State Police have disciplined the former head of a unit that investigated Karen Read, making him forfeit six days of accrued leave after an internal investigation. Col. Geoffrey Noble announced Tuesday evening that Det. Lt. Brian Tully, who formerly led the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office’s detective unit, was found to have violated department rules and regulations....

The Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office is seeking phone records from Karen Read’s mother as they get ready for her retrial. Here’s why. 

The prosecution in Karen Read’s murder case is now seeking phone records from her mother, part of their planned questioning of her father in January’s retrial of some of Massachusetts’ most controversial criminal charges in years.

Attorneys for both sides are seeking a delay of the retrial against Karen Read.

The Karen Read trial put a lot of eyes on Massachusetts law enforcement. Now, an author who researches homicides in the state is sharing her thoughts. True crime writer Susan Zalkind says the case exposed something about Massachusetts State Police she has suspected for years. Despite the agency’s 94% homicide solve rate between 2019 and 2023, she says across the…

An author who researches homicides in the Bay State says the Karen Read trial exposed something about Massachusetts State Police she suspected for years.

The retrial against Karen Read is set to take place in January, but prosecutors and defense attorneys filed a joint motion asking for it to be pushed back.

Karen Read was back in court Wednesday morning for a hearing in her second trial. And some new details emerged. Here’s what we learned.

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Attorneys in the Karen Read case returned to the Norfolk Superior Court Wednesday to discuss a series of motions ahead of the upcoming trial, including a request from both sides to push the trial start date back. Karen Read was represented Wednesday by attorneys Alan Jackson, David Yanetti and Elizabeth Little. The Commonwealth was represented by special prosecutor Hank Brennan,…

Karen Read’s defense team is set to face a judge on Wednesday. The hearing comes off a major move by that team to block prosecutors from coming after her father’s cellphone records.

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Karen Read’s lawyers are asking the judge in the prominent case to compel Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey to turn over personal emails and texts related to the investigation and trial.

The defense team in the high-profile Karen Read case has requested any communications that Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey made from his personal phone and email accounts involving the case, which is headed for a retrial. It was one of several filings made by the defense Friday, along with a response to the prosecution’s request to have evidence...