On Monday, Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox was the subject of a scathing letter sent to Mayor Michelle Wu from Karen Read’s defense attorney, Alan Jackson, who demanded that the BPD head be placed on Boston’s “Brady List” for officers with credibility issues.
Jackson’s letter centers around Commissioner Cox’s comments on July 10, when he denied meeting with then-Boston police officer Kelly Dever before she was called to testify in Karen Read’s first trial in 2024. She was working dispatch for the Canton Police Department when John O’Keefe was found dead.
“I have nothing to do with Karen Read. As a matter of fact, I didn’t even know this person was associated with the Karen Read case,” Cox said at the time…