“They Told Me to Lie”: Officer Dever Says Karen Read’s Defense Threatened Her

“They Told Me to Lie”: Officer Dever Says Karen Read’s Defense Threatened Her
In a dramatic and revealing moment from the Karen Read murder trial on June 2, 2025, former Canton police officer Kelly Dever took the witness stand—and what she said stunned the courtroom.
Dever testified that Karen Read’s defense team pressured her to falsely testify that she saw Brian Higgins and then-Canton Chief Ken Berkowitz in the Sallyport garage with Read’s SUV—an event the timeline proves she could not have seen. When Dever refused to comply, she says a male member of the defense threatened her with perjury charges unless she repeated the false claim in court. Instead of folding under pressure, Dever took the high road and contacted the FBI, who informed her she would not be liable for perjury, as her retraction was made in good faith based on newly revealed facts.

The moment marked a credibility catastrophe for Read’s legal team and raised serious questions about their tactics. Why would a defense team threaten a police officer with perjury to secure testimony they knew was false? And what does it say about the strength—or desperation—of their case?

This episode breaks down every crucial moment from Dever’s testimony: her shift records, her admission that she originally misremembered the timeline, her calls to the FBI, and her unwavering stance on telling the truth—even if it meant facing off with aggressive attorneys. We’ll also look at how this testimony fits into the broader prosecution narrative and what it reveals about the alleged conspiracy defense that’s beginning to unravel under oath.

For true crime viewers who care about truth, justice, and the dangers of defense overreach, this is one moment in the Karen Read trial you can't afford to miss.

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