Karen Read’s First Exclusive Interview After MURDER ACQUITTAL - What REALLY Happened At 34 Fairview

Rotten Mango

Stephanie Soo

True Crime, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.8 • 25.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2026

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

It’s been about half a year since Karen Read was acquitted of second degree murderer in the death of her former boyfriend, Boston cop John O’Keefe. I thought it was time to answer the long awaited question, ‘hos long until she does an interview?’ These are just a FEW of the questions I asked Karen Read in her first exclusive interview after her acquittal... What do you think happened to John O’Keefe the night he died? What happened to the Alberts’ German shepherd Chloe? Did you feel like Aunty Bev (Judge Cannone) had a personal vendetta against you? And if you had to choose, who would you go to dinner with? Lullaby Lally or Spanky Hanky Brennan? Support Karen Read’s civil defense fund at https://www.payit2.com/fundraiser/117290 Follow Karen on her new YouTube at ‘The Read Files’ https://youtube.com/@thereadfiles?si=Km_PDfiEqN0SgctM Full show notes available at RottenMangoPodcast.com

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0:00.0	Bada Bing, Bataboo.
0:03.3	June 10th, 2022, Karen Reid is charged with murder.
0:07.7	She is accused of allegedly killing her Boston cop boyfriend, John O'Keefe.
0:12.5	Karen, state police, we have a search warrant.
0:15.7	I don't even have shoes on.
0:18.4	I'm being charged with second-degree murder now?
0:20.4	That's correct.
0:23.8	You just step inside.
0:27.6	She was accused of running him over, leaving him for dead in the snow, outside of another Boston cop's house.
0:35.8	Is that correct?
0:37.4	That's correct. For the past three years, Karen Reid has gone through. another Boston cops house. Is that correct?
0:38.2	That's correct. For the past three years, Karen Reid has gone through a murder trial, a second murder trial.
0:44.4	And finally, June 18th, 2025, she is acquitted of murder. Is that correct?
0:50.3	That's correct. And this is her first formal sit down interview since the acquittal.
0:57.0	Welcome to Rotten Mango, Karen.
0:59.0	Hi, Stephanie.
1:01.0	I'm sorry. You were facing life in prison.
1:24.0	Yes.
1:25.0	June 18th, you get acquitted.
1:27.4	What is that feeling in a way that's comparable to something, someone watching Yes. June 18th, you get acquitted.
1:32.5	What is that feeling in a way that's comparable to something someone watching can understand?
1:41.2	It's probably the opposite of what someone watching would assume I felt. I am still not quite living in an acquittal world. I thought I would just bounce back
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