Why Wasn't John O'Keefe Seen on the Lawn? | Vinnie Politan Investigates Podcast

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4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Vinnie Politan reviews the evidence presented in Karen Read's first trial, including text messages and the reasons why John O'Keefe was not seen on the lawn.

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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 Vinny Politan.
0:29.4	The subject of my investigation, the death of Boston police officer John O'Keefe,
0:35.1	who died in the cold on the lawn of another Boston police officer
0:38.6	who was never investigated. But Karen Reid, John O'Kee's boyfriend, was arrested, investigated,
0:46.3	and indicted. Here's the story.
0:52.4	On the night of January 28, 2022, Boston police officer John O'Keefe and his girlfriend, Karen Reed, visited two bars in Canton, Massachusetts, C.F. McCarthy's, and the waterfall bar and grill.
1:04.3	Later, they proceeded to an after party at the home of fellow officer Brian Albert.
1:09.1	Reed dropped O'Keefe off at Albert's residence,
1:11.3	but did not enter the house herself.
1:13.7	The following morning,
1:15.2	concerned by John O'Keefe's absence,
1:17.7	Karen Reid along with friends,
1:19.7	Jennifer McCabe and Kerry Roberts,
1:22.1	searched for him.
1:23.2	They discovered O'Keefe unresponsive
1:25.4	in a snowbank outside of Brian Albert's home.
1:28.8	Despite attempts at CPR, he was pronounced dead at the hospital.
1:32.7	An autopsy revealed blunt force trauma and hypothermia as contributing factors to his death.
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