-
Head of Mass. State Police unit that investigated Karen Read loses 6 days of leave
The Massachusetts State Police have disciplined the former head of a unit that investigated Karen Read, making him forfeit six days of accrued leave after an internal investigation. Col. Geoffrey Noble announced Tuesday evening that Det. Lt. Brian Tully, who formerly led the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office’s detective unit, was found to have violated department rules and regulations. Tully...
-
Prosecutors seek phone records of Karen Read's mother
The Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office is seeking phone records from Karen Read’s mother as they get ready for her retrial. Here’s why.
-
Karen Read prosecutors seek her mom's phone records in bid for dad's testimony
The prosecution in Karen Read’s murder case is now seeking phone records from her mother, part of their planned questioning of her father in January’s retrial of some of Massachusetts’ most controversial criminal charges in years.
-
Massachusetts has a unique system to investigate murder cases — but is it working?
The Karen Read trial put a lot of eyes on Massachusetts law enforcement. Now, an author who researches homicides in the state is sharing her thoughts. True crime writer Susan Zalkind says the case exposed something about Massachusetts State Police she has suspected for years. Despite the agency’s 94% homicide solve rate between 2019 and 2023, she says across the...
-
Here's what we learned at Wednesday's hearing in the Karen Read case
Karen Read was back in court Wednesday morning for a hearing in her second trial. And some new details emerged. Here’s what we learned.
Follow NBC10 Boston:
https://instagram.com/nbc10boston
https://tiktok.com/@nbc10boston
https://facebook.com/NBC10Boston
https://twitter.com/NBC10Boston -
Defense, prosecution argue motions as Karen Read's new trial draws nearer
Attorneys in the Karen Read case returned to the Norfolk Superior Court Wednesday to discuss a series of motions ahead of the upcoming trial, including a request from both sides to push the trial start date back. Karen Read was represented Wednesday by attorneys Alan Jackson, David Yanetti and Elizabeth Little. The Commonwealth was represented by special prosecutor Hank Brennan,...
-
Karen Read's lawyers push back on bid for dad's cell records
Karen Read’s defense team is set to face a judge on Wednesday. The hearing comes off a major move by that team to block prosecutors from coming after her father’s cellphone records.
Follow NBC10 Boston:
https://instagram.com/nbc10boston
https://tiktok.com/@nbc10boston
https://facebook.com/NBC10Boston
https://twitter.com/NBC10Boston -
Karen Read's lawyers seek DA Morrissey's personal texts, emails
Karen Read’s lawyers are asking the judge in the prominent case to compel Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey to turn over personal emails and texts related to the investigation and trial.
-
Karen Read team seeks DA's personal emails, says prosecution expert misunderstood data
The defense team in the high-profile Karen Read case has requested any communications that Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey made from his personal phone and email accounts involving the case, which is headed for a retrial. It was one of several filings made by the defense Friday, along with a response to the prosecution’s request to have evidence from...
-
Prosecutors push to get Karen Read interviews ahead of retrial
Ahead of the retrial of Karen Read, Massachusetts prosecutors are asking for records of an interview she did last year with Boston Magazine. Read is facing multiple charges, including murder, in the 2022 death of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe in Canton. Prosecutors say she hit O’Keefe, her boyfriend, with her SUV and left him for dead, while Read has...
-
Karen Read judge no longer presiding over Ana Walshe murder case
Judge Beverly Cannone, already presiding over one of Massachusetts’ most closely watched murder trials, is no longer in charge of another.
-
Karen Read's appeal heard in highest Mass. court | Recap of arguments
Karen Read was in Massachusetts’ highest court Wednesday where her lawyers argued why two of the charges against her should be dropped or at least reexamined following outreach from jurors saying Read would have been acquitted.
We asked legal expert Michael Coyne how the court might rule, and talked to Read’s father outside of court.
-
SJC hears arguments in Karen Read case to dismiss two charges
Karen Read’s defense team has called on the highest court in Massachusetts to drop two of the charges against Read in the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe.
Follow NBC10 Boston:
https://instagram.com/nbc10boston
https://tiktok.com/@nbc10boston
https://facebook.com/NBC10Boston
https://twitter.com/NBC10Boston -
Mass. high court to hear arguments in Karen Read's case Wednesday
Karen Read’s defense team is calling on the highest court in Massachusetts to drop two of the charges against her in the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe in Canton in January 2022.
Follow NBC10 Boston:
https://instagram.com/nbc10boston
https://tiktok.com/@nbc10boston
https://facebook.com/NBC10Boston
https://twitter.com/NBC10Boston -
Top court hears arguments in Karen Read's bid to have 2 charges dropped
Karen Read’s defense team has called on the highest court in Massachusetts to drop two of the charges against Read in the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe.
-
Firm that will audit Canton Police Department selected, to start work soon
The firm that will audit the police department in Canton, Massachusetts, in the wake of the Karen Read case has been selected.
-
Both sides in Karen Read retrial request delay of several months
The prosecution and defense in the Karen Read murder retrial have asked to push back the start of proceedings. Here’s why.
-
Prosecutors, defense ask to delay start of Karen Read's second criminal trial
Prosecutors and the defense in the high-profile Karen Read case have filed a joint motion requesting to delay the start of her second criminal trial. In the joint motion filed Monday, the Commonwealth and Read’s team requested the start of the trial be moved back to April 1. Currently, it is scheduled to start on Jan. 27, 2025. Read is...
-
Karen Read will not be deposed in civil case until criminal trial concludes
Karen Read will not be deposed in a civil case against her until the conclusion of her second criminal trial, which is scheduled to begin in January, a judge ruled Thursday.
-
Part 2 of Vanity Fair's Karen Read profile released: Here's what we learned
Part 2 of Vanity Fair’s Karen Read profile was released Wednesday morning. Here’s what we learned.
Follow NBC10 Boston:
https://instagram.com/nbc10boston
https://tiktok.com/@nbc10boston
https://facebook.com/NBC10Boston
https://twitter.com/NBC10Boston