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Karen Read Alleges Police Cover-Up in Boyfriend's Death

The Massachusetts woman faces retrial after a mistrial in the case of Boston officer John O'Keefe's death.

  • Read claims she was framed by fellow officers after O'Keefe's death in January 2022.
  • She describes finding O'Keefe's body and insists she did not hit him with her SUV.
  • Prosecutors argue Read hit O'Keefe while intoxicated and left him in a snowbank.
  • A mistrial was declared in July after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict.
  • The retrial is scheduled for January 2025, with Read maintaining her innocence.
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