As he prepared to prosecute Karen Read in her second murder trial, a Massachusettsdistrict attorney asked the state for $1 million in assistance.
In June, Read was acquitted of second-degree murder related to the 2022 death of her Boston police officer boyfriend John O’Keefe, nearly a year after her first trial ended in a mistrial in July 2024.
Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey asked state lawmakers for financial assistance in October 2024, as his office prepared to try Read a second time, a letter obtained by NBC10 revealed…