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On January 29, 2022, at 6:03 am,<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |first1=Matt |last1=Schooley |first2=Kristina |last2= Rex |date=2025-05-06 |title=Karen Read's angry voicemails to John O'Keefe played at trial |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/watch-live-karen-read-trial-day-10/ |access-date=2025-06-05 |work= CBS News Boston |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Boston]] police officer '''John O'Keefe''' was found unconscious on the front lawn at 34 Fairview Road in [[Canton, Massachusetts]]. The residence belonged to Brian Albert, a fellow Boston police officer (since retired). O'Keefe's body was discovered by his girlfriend, Karen Read, along with Jennifer McCabe and Kerry Roberts. The women were searching for him after he failed to return home that morning. He was declared dead at 7:59 am at Good Samaritan Medical Center in [[Brockton, Massachusetts]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Pescaro |first=Mike |date=2025-04-13 |title= Karen Read case timeline: 3 years of legal twists after Boston officer's death |url=https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/karen-read-case-timeline-canton-massachusetts-officer-death/3672836/ |access-date=2025-06-05 |work=NBC10 Boston News |language=en-US}}</ref> An [[autopsy]] performed two days later found that O'Keefe died of [[Blunt trauma|impact injuries to the head]]. The medical examiner, Dr. Irini Scordi-Bello, noted "a laceration to the back of his head, skull fractures, a cut above his right eye, abrasions on his nose and arm, two black eyes, and a scratch on his right knee." He also had a series of superficial abrasions and punctures on his right arm, from the middle of the forearm to just below the shoulder. The source of these wounds was not definitively proven, but multiple experts testified that they were consistent with dog bites and scratches, but not consistent with being scratched by a broken tail light, as the Commonwealth alleged. <ref>{{Cite news |date= 2025-05-15 |title=Medical examiner outlines findings from John O'Keefe autopsy on the stand in Karen Read murder retrial |url=https://whdh.com/news/medical-examiner-outlines-findings-from-john-okeefe-autopsy-on-the-stand-in-karen-read-murder-retrial/ |access-date= 2025-06-05 |work= WHDH 7 News | location= Boston, United States |language=en-US |first1=Victoria |last1=Price |first2= Jonathan |last2= Hall}}</ref> The [[manner of death]] was undetermined, meaning the medical examiner did not find sufficient evidence to support the conclusion that O'Keefe was killed by a vehicle, despite the police's attempts to influence her conclusion with that theory.<ref name=":5"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Barrett |first=Marissa |date=2025-05-16 |title=Chief medical examiner testifies at Karen Read retrial on John O'Keefe's injuries |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/irini-scordi-bello-testifies-karen-read-retrial/64784459 |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=WMUR |language=en}}</ref> |
On January 29, 2022, at 6:03 am,<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |first1=Matt |last1=Schooley |first2=Kristina |last2= Rex |date=2025-05-06 |title=Karen Read's angry voicemails to John O'Keefe played at trial |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/watch-live-karen-read-trial-day-10/ |access-date=2025-06-05 |work= CBS News Boston |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Boston]] police officer '''John O'Keefe''' was found unconscious on the front lawn at 34 Fairview Road in [[Canton, Massachusetts]]. The residence belonged to Brian Albert, a fellow Boston police officer (since retired). O'Keefe's body was discovered by his girlfriend, Karen Read, along with Jennifer McCabe and Kerry Roberts. The women were searching for him after he failed to return home that morning. He was declared dead at 7:59 am at Good Samaritan Medical Center in [[Brockton, Massachusetts]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Pescaro |first=Mike |date=2025-04-13 |title= Karen Read case timeline: 3 years of legal twists after Boston officer's death |url=https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/karen-read-case-timeline-canton-massachusetts-officer-death/3672836/ |access-date=2025-06-05 |work=NBC10 Boston News |language=en-US}}</ref> An [[autopsy]] performed two days later found that O'Keefe died of [[Blunt trauma|impact injuries to the head]]. The medical examiner, Dr. Irini Scordi-Bello, noted "a laceration to the back of his head, skull fractures, a cut above his right eye, abrasions on his nose and arm, two black eyes, and a scratch on his right knee." The arm abrasions were described as superficial abrasions and punctures on his right arm, from the middle of the forearm to just below the shoulder. The Commonwealth alleged these injuries were from O'Keefe being scratched and cut by pieces of Read's taillight as it shattered during impact with O'Keefe. However multiple experts testified the scratches and punctures on O'Keefe's arm were consistent with dog bites and scratches, but not with being with a broken taillight.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 2025-05-15 |title=Medical examiner outlines findings from John O'Keefe autopsy on the stand in Karen Read murder retrial |url=https://whdh.com/news/medical-examiner-outlines-findings-from-john-okeefe-autopsy-on-the-stand-in-karen-read-murder-retrial/ |access-date= 2025-06-05 |work= WHDH 7 News | location= Boston, United States |language=en-US |first1=Victoria |last1=Price |first2= Jonathan |last2= Hall}}</ref> The [[manner of death]] was undetermined, meaning the medical examiner did not find sufficient evidence to support the conclusion that O'Keefe was killed by a vehicle, despite the police's attempts to influence her conclusion with that theory.<ref name=":5"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Barrett |first=Marissa |date=2025-05-16 |title=Chief medical examiner testifies at Karen Read retrial on John O'Keefe's injuries |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/irini-scordi-bello-testifies-karen-read-retrial/64784459 |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=WMUR |language=en}}</ref> |
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Read was arrested on February 1, 2022. She was charged with [[Manslaughter (United States law)|manslaughter]], motor vehicle homicide, and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle collision causing death.<ref name=":0"/> However, there was no physical evidence linking Read to O'Keefe's death. Boston criminal defense attorney David Yannetti was hired as her counsel.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rex |first= Kristina |date=2025-03-25 |title= Will prosecutors get text messages between Karen Read and her lawyer? An expert weighs in. |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/karen-read-david-yannetti-text-messages/ |access-date=2025-06-19 |work= CBS News Boston |language=en-US}}</ref> On June 9 of the same year, with no new records, statements, or evidence, the [[Norfolk County, Massachusetts|Norfolk County]] District Attorney's Office announced that a [[grand jury]] indicted Read on an additional charge of [[second-degree murder]]. The upgraded charges resulted in Read's case being moved from [[Stoughton, Massachusetts|Stoughton]] District Court to Norfolk County Superior Court, where it was assigned to Judge Beverly Cannone. |
Read was arrested on February 1, 2022. She was charged with [[Manslaughter (United States law)|manslaughter]], motor vehicle homicide, and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle collision causing death.<ref name=":0"/> However, there was no physical evidence linking Read to O'Keefe's death. Boston criminal defense attorney David Yannetti was hired as her counsel.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rex |first= Kristina |date=2025-03-25 |title= Will prosecutors get text messages between Karen Read and her lawyer? An expert weighs in. |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/karen-read-david-yannetti-text-messages/ |access-date=2025-06-19 |work= CBS News Boston |language=en-US}}</ref> On June 9 of the same year, with no new records, statements, or evidence, the [[Norfolk County, Massachusetts|Norfolk County]] District Attorney's Office announced that a [[grand jury]] indicted Read on an additional charge of [[second-degree murder]]. The upgraded charges resulted in Read's case being moved from [[Stoughton, Massachusetts|Stoughton]] District Court to Norfolk County Superior Court, where it was assigned to Judge Beverly Cannone. |