John O’Keefe Part 2: “Karen Read Goes on Trial” | MURDERISH Ep. 168

MURDERISH

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True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2024

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

The high-profile trial of Massachusetts finance professor Karen Read ended without resolution last month. In the year’s most closely watched legal proceedings, the jury, composed of six men and six women, failed to agree on whether Read was guilty of murdering her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, or on the two other charges against her. O’Keefe, 46, was found battered, freezing and unconscious outside a Canton, Massachusetts home on the morning of January 29th, 2022, and later pronounced dead at the hospital. At trial, the commonwealth argued Karen, drunk and upset, struck John with her SUV and abandoned him in a snowstorm. Karen’s defense maintained her innocence, alleging that John was killed by fellow law enforcement officers during a house party and that Karen Read was framed by those officers. The live-streamed trial was a rollercoaster with all the drama of a Hollywood script: a police cover-up, misconduct, misogynistic and highly unprofessional text messages from the lead detective, a potential love triangle, lies, and betrayal. Millions were glued to the story, especially in New England, where papers referred to it as “Boston’s trial of the century.” What happens next is anyone’s guess as the story is far from over. Follow Jami on Instagram & TikTok @JamiOnAir and join the Serial Streamers true crime TV club! Subscribe to Jami’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jamionair Sponsors Posh Peanut: Visit PoshPeanut.com/MURDERISH and use code MURDERISH for 20% off your first order. Shopify: Visit shopify.com/murderish (all lowercase) to sign up for a $1/month trial period. Greenlight: Visit Greenlight.com/MURDERISH to get your first month free. Dirty Money Moves: Women in White Collar Crime - Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dirty-money-moves-women-in-white-collar-crime/id1619521092. Lipstick & Lies - Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lipstick-lies/id1704189120?i=1000625570159 ‘Strange & Suspicious’ by TMZ TV: Available on 12 major FOX stations - check your cable listings. Research and writing by: K. Brant Want to advertise on this show? We’ve partnered with Cloud10 Media to handle our advertising requests. If you’re interested in advertising on MURDERISH, please send an email to Sahiba Krieger [email protected] and copy [email protected]. Visit Murderish.com to learn more about the podcast and Creator/Host, Jami, and to view a list of sources for this episode. Listening to this podcast doesn’t make you a murderer, it just means you’re murder..ish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello the world. We are They Will Kill a True Crime Podcast. I'm Courtney
0:04.9	And I'm Sadieck and we are sisters that want to tell you about lesser known murders.
0:09.4	Our cases are always compelling, maybe even a little scary, with just enough banter to keep it interesting.
0:15.2	You can find us at they will kill.com.
0:17.6	Or anywhere you listen to podcasts.
0:19.8	See you there.
0:20.4	See ya. See ya. do not necessarily reflect those of the murderous podcast.
0:34.0	Sensitive topics are discussed.
0:37.0	Listen or discretion is advised.
0:39.0	Hey everyone, it's Jamie.
0:41.0	This is part two to an episode I released on May 20th,
0:44.7	24 regarding the murder of John O'Keefe. That episode is titled
0:49.8	John O'Keefe, the crime that broke Boston.
0:53.5	Karen Reed, John's girlfriend, recently went on trial for his murder.
0:58.3	That trial ended just a few weeks ago,
1:00.6	as of the date of this recording. This episode will detail everything that went
1:04.7	down during trial and where the case stands today. And wow the trial was a doozy to say the
1:11.5	least. If you haven't yet listened to part one, I suggest you pause here
1:16.5	and then come back to this episode after you've listened to part one titled John O'Keefe,
1:21.4	the crime that broke Boston.
1:26.0	29 days of testimony, 74 witnesses, 657 exhibits, 27 hours of juror deliberation, zero conclusion.
1:38.7	The high profile trial of Massachusetts finance professor Karen Reed
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