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Is she a murderer or was she framed? Things to know about the Boston-area trial of Karen Read

Headline from KOB 4, on the newest of 2 developments

Trial-watchers in a Boston suburb want to know: Did Karen Read kill her police officer boyfriend by slamming into him with her Lexus and then leaving him in the snow after a night out drinking? Or did John O’Keefe get out of her SUV and get beaten up in a fight involving other officers, who dumped h…

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  1. Karen Read today: Jury deliberates fate of woman accused in death of Boston police officer boyfriend

    Headline from ABC 7 Chicago ·

  2. Newest

    Is she a murderer or was she framed? Things to know about the Boston-area trial of Karen Read

    Headline from KOB 4 ·

7 reports not tied to one development ·

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52 articles, oldest first.

  1. ABC 7 Chicago

    Karen Read update: Stunning new testimony in contentious murder trial of Boston police officer (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Did Karen Read kill her police officer boyfriend?

  2. CNN

    At Karen Read’s murder trial, prosecutors accuse her of drunken crash while defense alleges a vast police cover-up (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Is Karen Read a rage-filled cop killer, or the convenient patsy of a vast police cover-up? That’s the question put to a Massachusetts jury on Tuesday in closing arguments of her murder trial in a case that has riveted the Bay State.

  3. Kokomo Tribune

    Jurors now must decide in the Karen Read trial: Was it deadly romance or police corruption? (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    The fate of Karen Read is now in the hands of jurors. They must decide whether the Massachusetts woman angrily struck her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV and

  4. Newsweek

    Karen Read Verdict Watch: Jury deliberates if woman killed cop boyfriend (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Karen Read is accused of murdering her police officer boyfriend John O'Keefe in 2022.

  5. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Karen Read's jurors must now decide: Was it deadly romance or police corruption? (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    The fate of Karen Read was handed Tuesday to jurors who must decide whether she ended a rocky romance by angrily striking her boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him mortally injured in the snow, or is a victim of police corruption, framed to cover up a fight at the home of his fellow Boston officer.

  6. Courthouse News Service

    Defense rests in trial of Karen Read, accused of killing her Boston officer boyfriend with SUV (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    The defense argued that investigators focused on Karen Read because she was a “convenient outsider” who saved them from having to consider other suspects.

  7. Kokomo Tribune

    Karen Read (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    The fate of Karen Read is now in the hands of jurors. They must decide whether the Massachusetts woman angrily struck her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV and

  8. Bangor Daily News

    A romance turned deadly or police frame job? Closing arguments loom in Karen Read trial (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Jurors in the long-running murder trial of Karen Read must decide whether she was a callous girlfriend who drove off after running

  9. WMUR

    Karen Read murder case: Decision now in jury's hands (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    A defense lawyer told jurors in the murder trial of Karen Read that she's the innocent victim of a frame job by her late boyfriend's fellow police officers.

  10. Courthouse News Service

    Defense lawyer: Prosecutors framed Karen Read for Boston cop’s murder (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Karen Read's attorney accused the state of hiding evidence, falsifying police reports and manipulating evidence.

  11. Concord Monitor

    Karen Read jury must decide: Deadly romance or police corruption? Jurors must decide (opens Concord Monitor)

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    Concord Monitor's feed description

    DEDHAM, Mass. — The fate of Karen Read is in the hands of jurors who must decide whether she ended a rocky romance by fatally striking her boyfriend with her SUV after a night of heavy drinking or is a victim of a law enforcement cover-up aimed at...

  12. ABC 7 Chicago

    Karen Read today: Jury deliberates fate of woman accused in death of Boston police officer boyfriend (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Is Karen Read a rage-filled cop killer, or the convenient patsy of a vast police cover-up?

  13. WFMZ Allentown

    In Karen Read’s murder trial, was it deadly romance or police corruption? Jurors must decide (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    The fate of Karen Read is in the hands of jurors after a two-month murder trial in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend. Jurors began deliberations Tuesday and

  14. New York Post

    The 8 most memorable moments from Karen Read trial over alleged murder of Boston cop boyfriend (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    As a jury is deliberating the fate of Karen Read -- who is accused of murdering her Boston cop boyfriend John O'Keefe -- here is a recap of some of the most memorable moments of the trial that has captivated the nation.

  15. New York Times

    What We Know About the Karen Read Murder Trial (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Ms. Read is accused of intentionally backing her vehicle into her boyfriend and then leaving him to die. The case has drawn outsize attention, fueled by her lawyers’ accusations of a police cover-up.

  16. Bangor Daily News

    Karen Read's jurors weigh evidence in a murder trial that challenged police integrity (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — In the heat of early summer, a Massachusetts jury is deciding whether melting snow revealed evidence that proves a woman murdered her

  17. Newsweek

    Karen Read verdict watch: Jury deliberates for second day in murder trial (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Karen Read is on trial for allegedly murdering her cop boyfriend John O'Keefe in 2022.

  18. KOB 4

    Is she a murderer or was she framed? Things to know about the Boston-area trial of Karen Read (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    Trial-watchers in a Boston suburb want to know: Did Karen Read kill her police officer boyfriend by slamming into him with her Lexus and then leaving him in the snow after a night out drinking? Or did John O’Keefe get out of her SUV and get beaten up in a fight involving other officers, who dumped h…

  19. Local News 8

    What we know about the Karen Read murder trial and the death of her police officer boyfriend (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The closely watched murder trial of Karen Read is nearing its end as Massachusetts jurors deliberate her fate while her supporters rally in her defense outside court. So how did we get here? Read, 45, has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder, vehicular …

  20. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Did Karen Read murder her cop boyfriend, or was she framed? A jury will decide. (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    The murder trial of Karen Read - which for months has captured outsize interest, including from true-crime fans across the nation - is on the verge of a conclusion.

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