CANTON, Mass. (AP) — John O’Keefe’ s title was Boston police officer, but to those who loved him, he was Johnny, J-J or affectionately, the Godfather. His girlfriend once called him “the patron saint of Canton.” That girlfriend, Karen Read, is now on trial, accused of killing O’Keefe in a case that has attracted national […]
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Tensions hit boiling point as O’Keefe, Read supporters clash outside court
Tensions boiled over outside Dedham’s Norfolk Superior Court on Friday afternoon as supporters of Karen Read and John O’Keefe clashed amid uncertainty surrounding the jurors inside who were ordered by the judge to get back to deliberating the Mansfield woman’s fate. Karen Read once ‘admired’ her Boston police boyfriend she’s accused of killing Four people […]
Karen Read murder trial continues after texts she sent to John O’Keefe revealed
The Karen Read murder trial continues Tuesday without jurors present to allow for an interview of witnesses who may be called to the stand at a later time. Massachusetts State Police Trooper Joseph Paul, a crash reconstruction analyst, was grilled about his qualifications after he testified that Read’s SUV was traveling as fast as 24 […]
Man claiming to have seen Karen Read’s SUV the night John O’Keefe died takes stand
A man claiming to have seen Karen Read’s SUV outside of the home where John O’Keefe died will take the stand Friday morning in the ongoing murder trial. Matthew McCabe said he and his wife Jen were out with John O’Keefe and Karen Read the last night O’Keefe was alive. Colin Albert, Matt McCabe take […]
Jurors see Read, O’Keefe embrace at bar hours before his death
The prosecution on Wednesday is showing new video evidence in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham as witness testimony continues on Day 7 of the Karen Read murder trial. Read, 44, of Mansfield, is facing charges including second-degree murder in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend John O’Keefe. New evidence presented on Day 7 […]
James O’Keefe and Project Veritas settle suit over bogus voter fraud claims cited by Trump campaign
Conservative provocateur James O’Keefe and his former organization Project Veritas have settled a lawsuit filed by a Pennsylvania postmaster after the group spread a Postal Service worker’s false claims of voter fraud during the 2020 presidential election. A lawyer who represented Robert Weisenbach, the Erie postmaster who filed the lawsuit in state court, confirmed that […]