Jurors deliver verdict in Karen Read murder trial

As Ms Read was found not guilty of murdering her Boston police officer boyfriend John O'Keefe in January 2022, they erupted in cheers. A fervent TikTok following and multiple documentaries fuelled the obsession with the true-crime cause celebre. Some saw the case as the result of a flawed criminal justice system.

What charges was Karen Read facing? Read was charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter while operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor, and leaving the scene of a collision resulting in death in the second case. She was only found guilty of operating a motor vehicle under the influence.

Karen Read Found Not Guilty of Murder in Boyfriend's Death Outside Boston. A jury cleared Ms. Read of charges related to the 2022 death of John O'Keefe, a Boston police officer, and convicted her only of drunken driving, in a trial that attracted wide attention.