Read was charged with second-degree murder after O'Keefe's body was found in the front lawn outside the Canton home of a fellow Boston police officer Jan. 29, 2022, during a snowstorm. Prosecutors say Read was drunk and angry when she purposely hit him after a night of drinking at C.F. McCarthy's and the Waterfall.

Defense expert challenges prosecution theory in Karen Read trial, stating John O'Keefe's head trauma pattern doesn't match a fall on the lawn where his body was found.

Among the many fireworks at the most recent hearing in the case of Karen Read, charged with killing her boyfriend John O’Keefe last year, is the defense’s claim that the

A key witness for Karen Read's defense, Dr. Marie Russell, took the stand to say that Read's boyfriend, ex-Boston Cop John O'Keefe, was killed by a dog. Read's defense team claims O'Keefe was beaten inside a house during a party,

Karen Read's defense presents expert testimony that Officer O'Keefe's fatal injuries resulted from falling backward, with facial wounds caused by a separate impact.

Forensic pathologist Dr. Marie Russell testifies about the type of injuries to the back of someone's arm during the murder retrial of Karen Read in Norfolk Superior Court, Monday June 2, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool) AP

Karen Read’s fate is in the jury’s hands after prosecutors and defense attorneys presented their closing arguments Friday.