DEDHAM, Mass. (Court TV) — A search warrant is suggesting a new link between accused killer Karen Read and the blogger known as ‘Turtleboy’ who has been vocal in her defense.
Karen Read, accused in the death of police officer John O’Keefe, appears in court Friday, Jan. 15. 2024. (Court TV)
Karen Read is charged with murdering her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, who was found dead in the snow outside of the home of a fellow officer. While prosecutors have alleged that Read hit O’Keefe with her car before driving home, injuring him and leaving him to freeze, Read’s attorneys have accused the police of a cover-up that has framed her. Read’s attorneys have accused the owners of the home where O’Keefe was found of being complicit , suggesting a fight inside the house preceded his death.
Aiden Kearney, a local blogger known as ‘Turtleboy,’ had followed Read’s case and was charged in October with witness intimidation and conspiracy for alleged messages he sent to witnesses and investigators in her case. In December, he faced additional charges , including assault and witness intimidation.