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The group gathered outside the police department Saturday, drawing attention to the Karen Read and Sandra Birchmore cases.

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New court filings released this week include new details about why Karen Read‘s lawyers think the murder charge against her should be thrown out. On Wednesday, Read’s legal team appealed a recent ruling to Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court, seeking to overturn Judge Beverly Cannone’s ruling last month denying Read’s motion to dismiss two of the charges brought against her....

Karen Read’s legal team has appealed a recent ruling to Massachusetts’ highest court, apparently seeking to have two charges brought against her thrown out after the judge who’s overseen the case declined to do so.

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Karen Read‘s legal team has appealed a recent ruling to Massachusetts’ highest court, apparently seeking to have two charges brought against her thrown out after the judge who’s overseen the case declined to do so. Wednesday’s filing in Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court, as recorded in the court’s docket, shows three attorneys of Read’s, including David Yannetti, filed the appeal...

Embattled Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, who became the subject of controversy for his role in the Karen Read murder trial, will not testify in the case of Brian Walshe, a Cohasset man accused of killing his wife and then hiding her dismembered body in 2023, according to a recent court filing. The Norfolk District Attorney’s Office stated in a filing Friday that, at...

Karen Read’s monthslong murder case left her in “purgatory” and “stressed every day,” she said in an interview set to air Friday night. Read, 44, is accused of ramming into her Boston police officer boyfriend John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a January 2022 snowstorm. Her two-month trial ended in July when jurors declared they…

Read, 44, is accused of ramming into John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a January 2022 snowstorm.

The brother of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Karen Read and two bars in Canton, Massachusetts, that were among the last places O’Keefe was seen alive.

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The brother of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Karen Read and two bars in Canton, Massachusetts, that were among the last places O’Keefe was seen alive. The civil suit was filed Friday in Plymouth Superior Court by Paul O’Keefe on behalf of his family and his brother’s estate against Read, the Waterfall...

The judge overseeing the Karen Read murder trial has denied Read’s motion to dismiss two of the charges against her. The judge issued the ruling Friday morning two weeks after holding a hearing where she heard arguments from both sides. 

The judge overseeing the Karen Read case has denied her motion to dismiss two of the charges against her.

Judge Beverly Cannone issued a highly-anticipated ruling Friday in the controversial Karen Read murder case, denying a defense motion to dismiss two of the charges, including second-degree murder. The denial of the motion to dismiss means the case now remains on track for a second trial on Jan. 27, 2025. You can read the full 21-page ruling below: Read is…

The judge overseeing the Karen Read case has denied her motion to dismiss two of the charges against her, allowing prosecutors to bring all three charges, including second-degree murder, at the retrial in the closely watched case. Judge Beverly Cannone issued the ruling Friday, two weeks to the day after holding a hearing where she heard arguments from the defense…

Karen Read supporters are calling on Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey to step down. Dozens protested Thursday outside of his fundraising event in Quincy, Massachusetts. Morrissey’s office is prosecuting Read, who’s accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe, by hitting him with her SUV. Read’s defense argued that she was framed in a wide-ranging coverup....

Judge Beverly Cannone heard arguments about charges of second-degree murder and leaving the scene of a deadly crash, which Karen Read’s attorneys are trying to get dismissed ahead of her retrial.

The Karen Read case returned to court on Friday as defense attorneys argued for a motion to dismiss two of the charges against her. Every twist and turn in this case hits home and causes division in the town of Canton. The uncertain future of the case and its impacts on the town are taking a toll. “The town is…

Karen Read was back in court Friday. Her attorneys are trying to get two of her charges dismissed: second degree murder and leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death. Multiple jurors who were on the case now allegedly claim during deliberations the entire jury agreed Read was not guilty of either. Attorney Martin Weinberg led the defense argument…

Karen Read is expected in court Friday to seek the dismissal of two charges in her case. Her defense is likely to highlight issues with jury deliberations that led to a mistrial.

From Holyoke in western Mass. to Dedham to Dighton, there were signs of support in 32 different standout locations, and Read showed up at least one location to personally thank her supporters.

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There has been no shortage of Karen Read supporters, and they were out in Dedham, Massachusetts, on Sunday in the latest show of support.

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