PART 2: Karen Read’s First Exclusive Interview After MURDER ACQUITTAL - Who Killed John O’Keefe?

Rotten Mango

Stephanie Soo

True Crime, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.8 • 25.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2026

⏱️ 62 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.
0:03.2	June 10th, 2022, Karen Reid is charged with murder.
0:07.6	She is accused of allegedly killing her Boston cop boyfriend, John O'Keefe.
0:12.4	Karen, state police, we have a search warrant.
0:15.6	I'm in my pajamas. I don't even have shoes on.
0:18.3	I'm being charged with second-degree murder now?
0:20.3	That's correct.
0:21.3	She was accused of running him over, leaving him for dead in the snow, outside of another
0:26.9	Boston cop's house.
0:29.3	Is that correct?
0:30.9	That's correct.
0:32.3	For the past three years, Karen Reid has gone through a murder trial, a second murder trial. And finally, June 18th,
0:39.2	2025, she is acquitted of murder. Is that correct? That's correct. And this is her first
0:47.1	formal sit-down interview since the acquittal. Welcome to Rotten Mango, Karen. Hi, Stephanie.
0:53.4	Hi, Stephanie. Now, this is part two of our interview with Karen Reid.
1:18.5	If you haven't already, please listen to the episode prior to this for all of this to make sense.
1:23.6	And with that being said, let's just get into it.
1:26.7	Speaking of Auntie Bev, characterizing you as thinking something is funny, I feel like during your trial, there was so much emphasis on your demeanor, your expressions.
1:37.1	There are some crazy headlines that I think maybe you can clear the air on.
1:42.6	If you want to pass me, exhibit A.
1:45.5	So I'm going to read you the headline and the accompanying photo that they put with this
1:50.5	headline.
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