The Real Story Behind Karen Read & John O_Keefe's Fight in Aruba!

Roberta Glass True Crime Report

Roberta Glass

True Crime

3.3 • 628 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

Karen Read made John O’Keefe’s and his niece and nephew’s trip to Aruba a living hell. She also did her best to make the sisters Etta & Laura Sullivan’s trip as unpleasant as possible. The Commonwealth seemed to push the narrative that Karen Read’s uncontrollable jealously of other women was the issue that made the vacation so miserable for everyone. In reality, Karen Read’s behavior in Aruba can only be put in context by looking at her behavior on Christmas in 2021.

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0:00.0	Just to be clear, you didn't do it.
0:03.0	We know who did it, Steve.
0:04.7	We know.
0:05.6	And we know who spearheaded this cover up.
0:07.6	You all know.
0:08.6	Yes, we do.
0:09.3	If John was beaten up and attacked in that house, who did it?
0:12.6	We don't know.
0:14.7	We don't know.
0:16.3	And it's not for us to know.
0:17.8	Somebody other than Karen, somebody other than Karen is responsible for that,
0:21.9	for the killing of John.
0:33.0	You are listening to the Roberta Glass True Crime Report, putting the true back in true crime.
0:44.9	From New York City, Roberta Glass is now on the record. All right. All right.
1:15.3	I am back from my traveling's.
1:21.8	So good to see everybody. I missed everybody.
1:23.8	Hello, Maestro.
1:25.0	Hello, Melanie.
1:26.5	No, I can't, Doris, because I didn't see it. I've been, I just got back into the city today. I missed it. I've been taking some time off. Also scheduling some stuff. We have some interesting things coming up even this week.
1:46.5	So stay tuned.
1:50.5	Hello, Audrey, Tater.
1:51.8	Thank you for moderating.
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