Overview

• A Norfolk County jury acquitted Read of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the 2022 death of her boyfriend after about four days of deliberation.
• She was convicted only of operating a vehicle under the influence of liquor and sentenced to one year of probation as a first-time offender.
• Prosecutors argued that Read backed her SUV into Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe during a blizzard and left him to die on a Canton lawn.
• Read’s defense maintained she was framed by law enforcement, citing allegations that O’Keefe was beaten, bitten by a dog and that key evidence was mishandled.
• The trial followed a 2024 mistrial and featured the dismissal of lead investigator Michael Proctor for sending inappropriate texts, fueling a divisive public response.