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Karen Read Files Civil-Rights Suit in Bristol Court as Witnesses Ready Defamation Claims

The lawsuit moves the case into a civil arena, prompting planned defamation responses from five witnesses.

Brian Albert listens during closing arguments in the first Karen Read trial at Norfolk Superior Court, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 in Dedham, Mass.
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Dedham, MA - Karen Read listens as the judge sends the jury out for deliberations in her murder retrial in Norfolk Superior Court. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)
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Overview

  • Read filed a 46-page complaint in Bristol Superior Court accusing Massachusetts State Police investigators and several witnesses of framing her for John O’Keefe’s 2022 death.
  • The suit names former trooper Michael Proctor, Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik, Lt. Brian Tully, Brian and Nicole Albert, Jennifer and Matthew McCabe, and Brian Higgins, and seeks damages and a jury trial.
  • Her complaint reiterates claims that O’Keefe was killed inside the Alberts’ home during a party, that his body was moved outside, and that investigators shielded those at the house and manufactured evidence.
  • Lawyers for the Alberts, the McCabes, and Higgins served a brief rejecting Read’s allegations as a "vile work of fiction" and say they intend to pursue defamation claims against Read and blogger Aidan Kearney, along with motions to dismiss, possible federal removal, and counterclaims.
  • Read was acquitted of murder at a June retrial and convicted only of misdemeanor OUI, while the O’Keefe family’s wrongful-death suit against her remains pending in Plymouth Superior Court.