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Juror reveals why Karen Read walked free in boyfriend's death

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One of the 12 jurors who cleared Karen Read of murder charges in the death of Boston cop boyfriend John O’Keefe explained the panel’s reasoning Thursday, a day after her second trial came to a close. 

The juror also explained brief confusion Wednesday afternoon that arose out of a verdict that jurors later retracted before it was read in court.

Judge Beverly Cannone sealed that one. Within minutes, jurors handed down a verdict for real.

“Everything on that initial slip was the same as the slip that was presented,” Juror No. 4, identified only as “Jason,” told TMZ Live. He said they pulled the first slip back over the OUI charge – operating under the influence of liquor, of which jurors found her guilty.

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“In our deliberations, we had decided there was enough evidence and proof that she was driving under the influence,” he said.

Jurors found Read not guilty of murder, manslaughter and fleeing a deadly accident in a trial that stretched on for more than 30 days of testimony and four days of deliberations. The lesser included charge of OUI is the Massachusetts term for drunken driving.

“I don’t know what happened to John,” Jason said. “I was only presented a limited scope of what happened at the night, and I can only base my opinion off of the evidence that was shown in the courtroom. So, I don’t really know if there was a cover-up or not.

Karen Read emerges from court after being found not guilty

Karen Read exits Norfolk County Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Read was found not guilty in the murder of her boyfriend, John O’Keefe. (Richard Beetham for Fox News Digital)

“I know that’s the big conspiracy around it, but I don’t really know. All I know is there was a lot of holes in the investigation. Whether they were deliberate holes or not deliberate holes, it’s kinda hard for me sitting back to know that — you know, what actually happened.”

He said the defense claim that O’Keefe could have been killed by someone in the house — in an attack that involved a dog — was an “example of reasonable doubt.”

“We were tasked with finding … with deciding this person’s fate based on the proof in the evidence that the commonwealth was able to present, and there was a lot of holes,” he said.

Officer John O’Keefe poses for his official headshot

Officer John O’Keefe (Boston Police Department)

He said another important factor for the jury was video that showed Read’s taillight.

“We could see from the car, after the alleged incident happened, when we could see the taillight it was lit up red, where it shouldn’t just have been red,” he said. “I don’t believe that the SUV collided with John O’Keefe.”

Still, he added, there was no way for jurors to know whether claims of a “corrupt” police investigation were true.

“I don’t know that there was any corruption going on,” he said. “But do I know that there wasn’t enough proof or evidence secured by the police to convict Karen Read? Absolutely.”

Also Thursday, Massachusetts State Police brass broke their silence on the years-long case marred by investigative missteps and the firing of a state trooper who played a central role in the case.

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Massachusetts State Trooper Michael Proctor faces a tough cross-examination by lawyer Alan Jackson during the Karen Read murder trial in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., June 12, 2024. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via Imagn)

Read was accused — and acquitted — of killing her boyfriend by slamming an SUV into him and leaving him to die on the ground during a blizzard after a drunken argument. Jurors found her guilty only of drunken driving, for which she received a sentence of one year probation and outpatient treatment.

Col. Geoffrey Noble, the state police commissioner, said the entire department sends its condolences to O’Keefe’s family.

“The events of the last three years have challenged our department to thoroughly review our actions and take concrete steps to deliver advanced investigative training, ensure appropriate oversight and enhance accountability,” Noble said in a statement. “Under my direction as colonel, the state police has, and will continue to, improve in these regards.”

He said the goal is to deliver “excellent” service and maintain public trust.

A close-up of Karen Read smiling next to John O'Keefe wearing a white backwards hat.

Karen Read and John O’Keefe pose for an undated photograph. (Karen Read)

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Jurors did not appear to trust the investigation after four days of deliberation, when they rejected the prosecution’s case almost entirely.

MASSACHUSETTS TROOPER MICHAEL PROCTOR ‘TERMINATED’ FROM STATE POLICE

The lead investigator on the case, former State Trooper Michael Proctor, lost his job in March after an internal investigation concluded he shared confidential and sensitive law enforcement information with civilians in a group text, the contents of which were also lewd in nature and mocked Read’s health issues.

Karen Read fans greet her outside of court.

Supporters of Karen Read gesture as she departs Norfolk Superior Court during jury deliberations Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (Charles Krupa/AP Photo)

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It was Noble who announced the firing, days before Read’s second trial began. Her first trial ended with a deadlocked jury last year after the texts were read in court and Read’s defense exposed other glaring flaws in the investigation. 

“It is incumbent upon me, as well as every member of this department, to hold one another accountable when any member compromises our mission by failing to uphold our values,” he said at the time.

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Noble and the department were also sued by true crime reporters and some of Read’s supporters over the enforcement of a “buffer zone” around the Dedham courthouse that their lawyers called unconstitutional.

Separately, local police in Canton, Massachusetts, were subjected to an external audit that recommended increased training and oversight while dispelling claims of a conspiracy to frame Read for O’Keefe’s death.

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A federal investigation into the case ended without charges against members of either law enforcement agency.



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