Karen Read has not been convicted of murdering her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe. In the retrial, a jury acquitted her of second-degree murder and instead convicted her of impaired driving (operating a vehicle while impaired/DUI-related count), with a sentence reported as one year of probation without jail time.[1][2]
What the conviction was for
- Not guilty: second-degree murder (and other homicide-related charges)[2][1]
- Guilty: operating a vehicle while impaired (the only conviction reported by major outlets covering the verdict)[1][2]
Quick context
- The case involved accusations that Read struck O’Keefe with her car and then left him to die during a storm/blizzard in January 2022.[3][2]
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Sources
On Friday, the jury said they could not reach a verdict in the high-profile Massachusetts murder case, but the judge sent them back to continue deliberating.
www.bbc.comKaren Read is on trial, charged with killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe. Here's what to know about the trial.
www.cbsnews.comKaren Read's argument that she was framed for the murder of her cop boyfriend — a claim which has gained a cult following — paved the way for enough reasonable doubt that her tri…
nypost.comRead was accused of hitting her boyfriend with her car and leaving him to die in a snowstorm, but alleged she was the victim of a cover-up by his fellow officers. Her 2024 trial ended in a hung jury.
www.npr.orgProsecutors alleged Read hit her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, with her car outside another officer's home in January 2022 and then left him to die there during a blizzard.
abcnews.go.comJury foreman in Karen Read's retrial declares her innocent, blaming lack of evidence as jurors rejected homicide charges in the death of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe.
www.foxnews.comKaren Read, the Massachusetts woman accused of drunkenly striking her off-duty police officer boyfriend and leaving him to die in January 2022, was found guilty of drunk driving today – though she was…
www.cnn.comThe Commonwealth plans to re-try the Karen Read murder case after a mistrial was declared.
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