Karen Read Trial: Is the Girlfriend of Slain Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe a Cold-Blooded Killer or a Victim of a Conspiracy?

BOSTON — A Massachusetts woman is on trial after being accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend by running him over with her car.

However, Karen Read’s lawyers say she was framed.

The controversial murder case is not only fascinating, but it is also causing division in the Boston area.

Although Read is charged with the murder of her boyfriend, Officer John O’Keefe, she claims it was all a cover-up.

Read’s supporters have been seen outside the Norfolk Superior Courthouse dressed in pink as they claim the 44-year-old is innocent.

But prosecutors say all evidence points to a failed relationship. They allege that after a heated argument and a night of drinking in January 2022, Read hit O’Keefe with her SUV and left him for dead in the snow outside a fellow officer’s home. They say investigators found pieces of Read’s broken taillight at the scene.

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“The defendant, Karen Read, is guilty of murder in the second degree,” Norfolk County Assistant District Attorney Adam Lally told the court.

However, the defense says Read is the victim of a poor police investigation and a deep cover-up, alleging that Read dropped him off at the officer’s home the night before O’Keefe’s death and that he was beaten and killed there.

“Karen Read was framed,” said attorney David Yannetti. “Her car never hit John O’Keefe. She didn’t cause his death and that means someone else did.’

Read previously told ABC News’ Matt Gutman that she believes she was framed.

Gutman: “You’re claiming that law enforcement officers in the state committed a murder and they’re covering it up. Why would they want to be involved in this?’

Read: “Because he’s dead. I think it went too far. It was late. There was alcohol involved. But they’re all family. And there’s a lot of people involved.”

Dash camera video played in court showed officers and Read both responding to the scene. You can see Read running around frantically.

In court this week, an officer testified that she said this was all her fault

“She kept saying, ‘This is all my fault, this is my fault. I did this,’” Officer Steven Saraf said under oath.

The defense pushed back.

“But nowhere in your report did you say that,” attorney Alan Jackson responded.

“That’s right,” Ofc. Saraf responded back.

“And nowhere in your interview with the police proctor the next day did you say that,” Jackson pointed out.

“That’s right,” Ofc. Saraf said again.

“You think that was a pretty significant omission on your part,” Jackson asked.

“It was a mistake,” says Ofc. Saraf said.

Read insists she is innocent.

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