The prosecution and defense in the Karen Read murder case will convene for a final pre-trial conference on Tuesday in front of Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone ahead of the start of the Mansfield woman’s second trial in just two weeks.
- Boston 25 News will stream the court hearing live beginning at 9 a.m.
Good morning from court in Dedham for a pretrial hearing in the Karen Read case. Judge Cannone comes right out of the gate with this: -Judge says defense made “repeated misrepresentations” about its relationship with ARCCA. (ax recon firm initially hired by Feds) -Judge…
— Ted Daniel (@TedDanielnews) March 18, 2025
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Karen Read tells her story in exclusive one-on-one interview: Watch the extended cut
Read is accused of hitting her Boston police officer boyfriend John O’Keefe with her Lexus SUV in Canton on Jan. 29, 2022, and leaving him to die after a night of drinking. The defense has sought to portray Read as the victim, saying O’Keefe was actually killed inside the Albert family home and then dragged outside and left for dead.
In new court paperwork filed Monday, special prosecutor Hank Brennan claimed Read’s defense provided selective information to federal investigators in an attempt to shape their probe into the case. As 25 Investigates first reported, the federal investigation has concluded with no charges filed…