At a Sept. 22 pre-trial hearing, Read’s attorneys argued that O’Keefe’s family didn’t have standing to sue
NEED TO KNOW
- Karen Read was back in court on Sept. 22 for a pretrial hearing in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against her by the family of her ex, John O’Keefe
- A jury acquitted Read of O’Keefe’s murder earlier this year after her first criminal trial ended in a hung jury
- Read announced her own plans to sue the Massachusetts State Police and seven individuals she claims conspired against her and allegedly tried to frame her for murder
“The days of Karen Read being on the defense are over.”
That is what Read’s lawyer, Alan Jackson, said outside a Massachusetts courtroom on Monday, Sept. 22, as his client prepared for yet another trial, this time in civil court.
Read, a former equity analyst and college professor at Bentley University, is preparing to once again defend herself against the allegation that she killed her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, in January 2022…