Karen Read Trial: Peggy O’Keefe’s Emotional Testimony – “You Just Left Him There?”
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3 • 791 Ratings
🗓️ 24 April 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
In this gripping and emotional courtroom recording, we hear the unfiltered testimony of Margaret “Peggy” O’Keefe, the mother of slain Boston police officer John O’Keefe. In a moment that brought the courtroom to tears, Peggy recalls confronting Karen Read at the hospital after her son was found gravely injured.
Peggy recounts hearing Read scream, “Is he dead, Peg? Is he dead?” and describes the chilling exchange where Karen allegedly admitted, “I just left him there.” This poignant moment is a centerpiece of the prosecution’s narrative, aimed at showing Read’s awareness of the consequences of her actions.
The defense refrains from a hard cross-examination, opting to let the raw emotion of Peggy’s testimony stand unchallenged. Hear every word as it happened—this is one of the trial’s most emotionally charged episodes.
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| 0:30.4 | The weather. Tomorrow, expect a... |
| 0:33.2 | Biting cold front. |
| 0:34.5 | Mmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be wearing or taking off. |
| 0:39.0 | The night will be wild and untamed. |
| 0:41.2 | Expect heavy, lashing rain that'll soak you to the skin. |
| 0:45.0 | By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching their peak in the afternoon. |
| 0:51.1 | Not in the mood for miserable weather? |
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| 1:04.1 | coverage of the case against Karen Reed. All right. Thank you, jurors. |
| 1:12.3 | Thank you. |
| 1:15.6 | All right, your next witness, please. |
| 1:16.2 | Thank you, Your Honor. |
| 1:51.0 | The Commonwealth calls Peggy O'Kee. Thank you. I'm So, The evidence of the evidence of the court, the jury in the case narrow here, |
| 1:55.0 | and the truth, the whole trip, and nothing about the truth is her home. |
| 2:05.6 | So good afternoon, Mrs. O'Keefe. All right, Mr. Brennan, whenever you're ready. |
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