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4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Karen Read’s case centers on the death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, found outside another officer's home during a snowstorm in January 2022. Prosecutors allege that Read ran over O'Keefe with her car after a dispute, leaving him to die in the snow. Read maintains her innocence, arguing that O'Keefe was harmed by other officers and that she’s being framed. Following a mistrial in Karen Read's case due to a jury deadlock, her defense has requested the dismissal of some charges that jurors reportedly agreed she was not guilty of. This request rests on the argument that retrying these charges would constitute double jeopardy. Recently, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments on this issue, though a decision has yet to be reached.

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0:00.0	The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are simply that.
0:04.8	Opinions.
0:05.8	All are presumed innocent until proven otherwise in a court of law.
0:09.8	Sensitive topics are discussed.
0:11.8	Discretion is advised. I'm Vinnie Polytan. The subject of my investigation is the trial of Karen Reid,
0:32.6	a college professor accused of murdering her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O'Keefe.
0:39.4	It was a story that divided a community and had the nation riveted as the trial played out right here on court TV.
0:46.9	While the case is far from over, with many questions still left unanswered, here's the story.
0:56.0	Not guilty! questions still left unanswered. Here's the story. It was the biggest, most divisive trial of 2024. Karen Reid accused of murdering her boyfriend,
1:04.7	Boston police officer John O'Keefe. Prosecutors say she ran him over in a jealous,
1:09.6	alcohol-fueled rage and charged her with murder.
1:13.4	But the defense painted a different picture, a police cover-up, spearheaded by the lead investigator,
1:19.0	trooper Michael Proctor, who they say framed Karen Reid for murder.
1:23.4	The case divided the community and created a very intense situation at the courthouse.
1:28.5	Karen Reed supporters dressed in pink while those who supported the police wore blue.
1:33.8	The same divide existed inside the jury room as the case ended with a deadlocked jury in the three-count indictment.
1:42.0	But after the trial, the defense says five jurors came forward to say they actually unanimously agreed Karen Reid was not guilty on counts one and three.
1:53.0	But the judge denied the defense request to bring the jurors back to court to find out if they actually reached verdicts on those two counts.
2:01.6	And now the Massachusetts Supreme Court is hearing the case as the defense tries to get two of those counts dismissed.
2:09.6	So much drama throughout this case and now in front of the Massachusetts Supreme Court because of what happened with this jury at the end.
2:19.5	And it comes down to it. Did the jury find Karen Reid agree that she was not guilty of counts one and three,
2:26.3	which is the top count murder and leaving the scene of an accident?
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