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 jury verdict confusion Judge Cannone sent the jury back to continue deliberating, but minutes later they declared they had officially reached a verdict.