BONUS: The Karen Read Case Explained — Prosecution vs. Defense
This Feels Criminal: A True Crime Podcast (Formerly Killer Queens)
This Feels Criminal | Formerly Killer Queens
4.4 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 16 May 2025
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
In this bonus episode, we're breaking down the two drastically different narratives at the heart of the Karen Read case — one that's captured national headlines and divided a Massachusetts town. The prosecution says Read struck her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, with her SUV during a snowstorm. But the defense claims she's been framed in an elaborate cover-up to protect insiders. We walk through both sides of the case and invite you to draw your own conclusions.
This is the perfect primer if you're just diving into the case — or if you want a refresher before following the trial coverage.
Remember Tyrella is also covering the second trial of Karen Read in real time over on our YouTube channel, with weekly recaps, key testimony, and trial analysis. If you want to stay on top of all the courtroom drama as it unfolds, head over to our channel and hit subscribe — just go straight to https://killerqueens.link/youtube.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey y'all, before we get into it, I just want to give you a quick heads up that this is a bonus episode of the podcast. |
| 0:06.2 | So today we are going to break down the Karen Reed case, which is one of the most talked about trials in the country right now. |
| 0:12.8 | And this episode is the perfect way to get caught up on the case so far. |
| 0:17.0 | We're also covering the second trial of Karen Reid in real time over on our YouTube channel |
| 0:22.4 | with weekly recaps. |
| 0:24.0 | I'm going over key testimony, trial analysis. |
| 0:27.2 | So if you want to stay on top of all the courtroom drama as it unfolds, head over to |
| 0:31.3 | our YouTube channel and hit subscribe. |
| 0:34.0 | The link is in the show notes or you can just go straight to killer queens.link slash YouTube. |
| 0:40.5 | Enjoy. One man dead, one woman on trial, and a nation divided. The Karen Reed case has captured |
| 0:48.1 | national attention, not just because of what happened that night, but because of what might not have |
| 0:53.6 | happened. So today |
| 0:54.8 | we're going to break down both sides of this case what the Commonwealth says happened to Boston |
| 0:59.6 | Police Officer John O'Keefe and then what Karen Reid's defense team says actually went down. |
| 1:05.0 | And today we are going to get Nikita's live reaction because she's going and blind on this one. |
| 1:09.6 | She doesn't know. No. Okay. So all I know so far is just like the major, major headlines that supposedly she |
| 1:19.3 | took him to this party. He got out of the car. She ran him over. She left him there to pass away. And was just like, best wishes, my guy. |
| 1:33.4 | Exactly. That's all I know. And I know she's on trial for it now. So. |
| 1:36.8 | Mm-hmm. So literally hold on to your butts because this one is, I don't even, I can't, there are no words, there are no words. We'll have to make one up because it's insane. Intrigue. Murder. We love it. Uh-huh. Yeah. And this case is my, well, no. But it's like what happened? This case is my Roman Empire. I will never get enough of it. I will never |
| 2:02.6 | get it. I could watch this trial for eight hours a day for the rest of my life. |
| 2:07.6 | I have a Roman Empire too that's not true crime related and I made Sean watch it because he was like, |
| 2:12.6 | I don't understand what you're talking about and I'll never get over it. And now he thinks about it too, not as much as I do, but it is the 2012 Prada men's |
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