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Karen Read's Defense Highlights Love Triangle Theory as Key Testimony Concludes

Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik finishes three days of testimony, with defense focusing on alleged jealousy and misconduct in the investigation into John O’Keefe’s death.

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Karen Read listens to the testimony of Jennifer McCabe during her murder trial in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
Massachusetts State Police investigator Yuri Bukhenik testifies in the Karen Read murder trial on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.
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Overview

  • Massachusetts State Police Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik completed three days of testimony, detailing forensic evidence and text messages central to the case.
  • The defense emphasized a theory involving a jealous love triangle, suggesting ATF agent Brian Higgins may have confronted John O’Keefe before his death.
  • Prosecutors maintain that Karen Read deliberately struck O’Keefe with her SUV in January 2022, leaving him to die in a snowstorm.
  • Text messages read in court revealed flirtatious exchanges between Read and Higgins, which the prosecution cited as evidence of Read’s motive for 'emotional revenge.'
  • Defense attorneys also scrutinized investigative misconduct, highlighting vulgar messages sent by former trooper Michael Proctor and questioning the integrity of the probe.