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Five Witnesses Plan Defamation Suits Against Karen Read and 'Turtleboy'

A new filing asks the judge to keep her civil allegations out of the O'Keefe family's wrongful‑death suit.

Overview

  • Attorneys for Jen and Matt McCabe, Brian and Nicole Albert, and Brian Higgins filed a brief calling Read’s framing narrative a “vile work of fiction.”
  • The brief says the group intends to sue Read and blogger Aidan Kearney for defamation, though no complaint has been filed or dated.
  • The witnesses signal procedural steps that include motions to dismiss, potential removal to federal court, and counterclaims for defamation and other torts.
  • Read’s team is pursuing separate civil claims accusing investigators and several witnesses of civil rights violations, civil conspiracy, and negligence.
  • The O’Keefe family’s wrongful‑death case against Read is scheduled to return to court on Friday.