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Karen Read Jury Visits Scene of Boyfriend’s Death in High-Profile Retrial

Jurors toured the Canton property where John O’Keefe’s body was discovered, as the retrial delves into forensic evidence and text message exchanges.

Canton - February 2: View of 34 Fairview Road in Canton, MA on February 02, 2022. Massachusetts State Police homicide detectives arrested Karen A. Read, 41, of Mansfield, on a manslaughter warrant in the Saturday death of John OKeefe, a Boston Police officer who was found unresponsive outside a Canton residence early Saturday morning. (Photo by Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
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Karen Read in court. The trial of Karen Read in Norfolk Superior Court at Dedham on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 Pool Photo by Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger
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Overview

  • Karen Read is on trial for the alleged 2022 vehicular homicide of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, outside a Canton house party.
  • Jurors visited the crime scene at 34 Fairview Road on Friday to examine the location where O’Keefe’s body was found in the snow.
  • Testimony has included a review of text messages exchanged between Read and O’Keefe, highlighting tensions in their relationship before his death.
  • The defense claims Read is the victim of a police conspiracy, alleging investigative misconduct and suggesting another officer at the party fatally beat O’Keefe.
  • The retrial follows a mistrial in 2024, where the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict, and continues with further evidence and witness testimonies.