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Karen Read Says She Plans to Leave Massachusetts in First Extended Interview Since Acquittal

She describes deep financial strain after two trials with no earnings from films or documentaries about the case.

Overview

  • In a two-part Rotten Mango podcast released this week, Read gave her most detailed account since her 2025 acquittal and said she does not feel safe living in Massachusetts.
  • Read said she sold her home, lives with her parents, and has not earned money from documentaries, a Lifetime movie, or other dramatizations, calling reports of big payouts inaccurate.
  • She said she is pursuing a book with attorney Alan Jackson, exploring screen projects, and plans to launch a YouTube channel called The Read Files, while noting she has no book deal and no earnings to date.
  • Multiple civil cases remain active, including a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by John O’Keefe’s family, as Read pursues her own claims alleging others were responsible and that a cover-up occurred.
  • Read reiterated that she was acquitted of murder in her retrial but convicted of a misdemeanor OUI charge, and she criticized law enforcement, saying she hopes to move out of the state as soon as possible.