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Karen Read asks federal judge to block her retrial on two charges in boyfriend's death

Karen Read's lawyers asked a federal judge to block her retrial on two charges linked to the death of her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, a Boston police officer.
She is accused of hitting O'Keefe with her SUV and abandoning him during a snowstorm in January 2022, facing retrial on charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter, and leaving the scene of a crime.
Her attorneys argue that a retrial would violate her constitutional protection against double jeopardy, stating she was framed to protect other law enforcement officers involved in O'Keefe's death.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently allowed a new trial on all charges, and a federal judge has set a hearing for March 5, 2025.

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Karen Read Speaks Out In New ID Documentary: 'It Feels Like I'm in a Bad Dream'

Accused murderer, Karen Read, sits down to tell her side of the story in the trailer for Investigation Discovery’s upcoming docuseries, A Body in the Snow: The Trial of Karen Read.

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Karen Read Docuseries Set At Investigation Discovery – Watch Trailer

Investigation Discovery, the network behind Quiet on Set and The Curious Case of Natalia Grace, has found is next case. The cable network has greenlit A Body In The Snow: The Trial of Karen Read. Watch the trailer above. Read is accused of killing her boyfriend John O’Keefe, a local police officer. On a cold […]

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Karen Read asks federal judge to block her retrial on two charges in boyfriend's death

Lawyers for Karen Read have asked a federal judge to prevent her retrial on two charges related to the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend. Read, who is accused of ramming into John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving…

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Boston Herald

Karen Read murder case: Feds involved as judge shares ‘grave’ concerns

Karen Read has taken her double-jeopardy challenge to toss the murder charge against her to federal court on the same day a lower-court judge said she has "grave concern" about the sensational case.

5 days ago·Boston, United States

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NBC Boston

Karen Read appeals to federal court for dismissal of 2 charges

After Massachusetts’ highest court denied Karen Read‘s request to have two of the charges dropped in her closely watched murder trial, she’s filed an appeal in federal court, opening a new front in the legal saga. “Ms. Read is currently facing an April 1, 2025 retrial in Norfolk County Superior Court, after a prior mistrial in July 2024. This Petition contends that such retrial will violate Ms. Read’s Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment protections a…

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It's Been a Bad Week for Supporters of Karen Read

Boston Globe. Getty Images.We're just about five weeks from the retrial in the Karen Read murder case. As an aside, I've got friends who've received their jury summonses for Norfolk Superior Court fo...

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