Today, we’re diving into the unsolved murder of John O’Keefe and the subsequent trial of his girlfriend, Karen Read, who was accused of his death.
O’Keefe died during a snowstorm on January 29, 2022, under suspicious circumstances. He was found outside a home in Canton, Massachusetts, with significant injuries and signs of exposure to harsh weather conditions. The central question in the Karen Read case is how he sustained those injuries.
Source Material:
- Your True Crime Library, 2022-2024, Commonwealth V Karen Read
- Tim Stelloh, Karen Read murder trial: Messy investigation exposes problems with police work that public rarely sees, experts say (NBC News, 2024)
- Frank O'Laughlin, See all the messages Karen Read and John O'Keefe exchanged before he died (Boston 25 News, 2024)
- Matt Schooley, A timeline of the Karen Read case and the story behind the high-profile Massachusetts murder trial (CBS News, 2024)
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