The Karen Read Trial(s)

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🗓️ 7 April 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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OA1147 - It’s the retrial of the century, and Matt’s bringing his local perspective for the single most-requested story in OA history. Jury selection is underway for the second trial of Karen Read for her alleged responsibility in the death of Boston police officer John O’Keefe in the same Massachusetts courtroom where a mistrial was declared last July, and we’ve got everything you need to know to follow this case which has become a global phenomenon. We review some of the basic facts as revealed at the last trial and take a closer look at the legal issues. Where did both the prosecution and defense go wrong last time, what has happened between the trials, and what should we expect now?

Burnside Fountain (Turtle Boy) - Atlas Obscura
Defense attorney David Yanetti’s opening statement in Commonwealth v. Read (April 16, 2024)
READ v. COMMONWEALTH (SJC-13663) (2025)
Independent audit of the Canton Police Department (April 2, 2025)

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0:36.6	I still believe with all my heart, America can't. free and beautiful to make this life a wonderful adventure.
0:44.1	I still believe with all my heart, America can be a place where no child is left hungry,
0:47.9	no community is left behind, and no one gets told they don't belong.
0:55.1	The fight for our country is always worth it.
0:59.5	Hello and welcome to opening arguments.
1:01.1	This is episode 1147.
1:01.9	I'm Thomas Smith.
1:03.3	That over there is real life attorney.
1:03.8	Matt Cameron.
1:04.5	How you doing?
1:05.7	Well, Thomas, the day has come.
1:07.4	We're going to talk about Karen Reed.
1:10.8	I'm approaching this with some trepidition, but it has been more than a year,
1:14.6	and we haven't talked about Karen Reed, and this is right in my backyard. It's been more than a year?
1:19.5	Since the trial. Oh, my God. Yeah, I know. Yeah, no, it's been too long. We got to cover it.
1:28.8	You've got everything that you want in a murder cop. You've got a lovable snowplow driver. A lovable snowplow driver.
1:30.4	Named Lucky, yeah.
1:32.4	I didn't know I wanted that, but now I do.
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