Karen Read sues police for dead ex-cop boyfriend she was accused of murdering: ‘We are the voice for John’

Nypost · Jun 05, 2026 · 675 words · By Priscilla DeGregory

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Karen Read sues police for dead ex-cop boyfriend she was accused of murdering: ‘We are the voice for John’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

Karen Read sues police for dead ex-cop boyfriend she was accused of murdering: ‘We are the voice for John’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleKaren Read hit the airwaves Friday morning on the heels of her blistering lawsuit alleging police corruption, saying “the wrongs have not been completely righted” and that she thinks of her dead cop ex every day.

Common ground

Read, 46 — who was acquitted last year of killing her beau John O’Keefe in 2022 — filed suit Thursday against the investigators in her criminal case, exposing a slew of their alleged racist, sexist and curse-laden text messages.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Pity: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The first trial ended with a deadlocked jury in July 2024 and the second resulted in her being acquitted of causing O’Keefe’s death but convicted of drunk driving.”

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Multiple sources confirm the first trial ended in a mistrial/hung jury on July 1, 2024. The second trial resulted in an acquittal for murder, though the specific detail about a drunk driving conviction is not explicitly detailed in the snippets but the acquittal is confirmed.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On January 29, 2022, at 6:03 am, John O'Keefe, an officer of the Boston Police Department, was found unconscious on the front lawn of fellow Boston police officer Brian Albert in Canton, Massachusetts…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_John_O'Keefe

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Martin G. Weinberg (born 1946) is an American criminal defense attorney who has served as a director of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) and is currently the co-chair of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_G._Weinberg

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael W. Morrissey (born August 2, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the District Attorney of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, since 2011. He was first elected in 2010 and is curre…
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Claim 2: “Read was accused of mowing O’Keefe down with her SUV after dropping him off at his cop buddy’s house”

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Wikipedia and CBS News explicitly state that prosecutors alleged Read killed O'Keefe by backing into him with her SUV.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — WandaVision is an American television miniseries created by Jac Schaeffer for the streaming service Disney+, based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch and Vision. …
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Claim 3: “At Read’s first trial, Proctor testified and was forced to admit to degrading messages he sent to friends and family about Read”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to corroborate the specific testimony of Michael Proctor regarding degrading messages.

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Claim 4: “filed suit Thursday against the investigators in her criminal case”

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Multiple web search results confirm Karen Read filed a lawsuit against the Massachusetts State Police and Canton Police Department regarding the investigation of her criminal case.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... Karen Read has filed a lawsuit against Massachusetts State Police and the Canton Police Department nearly a year after she was acquitted of ...
https://abcnews.com/US/karen-read-files-lawsuit-massachusett…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 1, 2026 ... The wrongful death lawsuit filed by Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe's family against Karen Read and two Canton bars is returning to court on ...
https://www.facebook.com/wcvb5/posts/the-wrongful-death-laws…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... ... murder trials, revealed Friday why she filed a lawsuit alleging misconduct and negligence in the investigation that led to her prosecution.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/karen-read-reveals-deci…

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Claim 5: “He infamously called Read a “wack job c–t” in one message.”

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Claim 6: “Read’s new lawsuit alleges that over a decade, Proctor and Goode regularly used derogatory phrases like “fat c–t[s],” “sluts,” “dirty n—-ers,” “n–lets,” “stupid ugly g–k[s],” “c—k tard[s],” “s–c[s],” and “jew chick[s].””

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Claim 7: “Her cases exposed misconduct by two investigators, former State Trooper Michael Proctor and former Canton police Sgt. Sean Goode. Both cops were fired in the wake of the revelations.”

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The provided Wikipedia and web search results for this specific claim do not mention the firing of Michael Proctor or Sean Goode; the snippets provided for claim 8 are generic descriptions of the MSP and election dates.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States secretary of state elections are scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the secretary of state of twenty-six U.S. states. The previous secretary of state elections f…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Massachusetts State Police (MSP) is an agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, responsible for law enforcement and vehicle regulation across th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_State_Police

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Claim 8: “After living through two criminal trials — the first of which ended with a hung jury and the second with an acquittal”

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Multiple independent sources (CBS News and other web results) confirm the first trial ended in a hung jury/mistrial and the second resulted in an acquittal.

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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago ... February 2, 2022 – Read appears in Stoughton District Court for the first time, pleading not guilty to manslaughter, motor vehicle homicide, and ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/karen-read-trial-timelin…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... Read was accused of killing her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, in 2022, to which she pleaded not guilty. Her first trial ended in a hung jury. In her ...
https://www.facebook.com/ABCNews/posts/karen-read-has-filed-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 17, 2025 ... ... JURY IN KAREN READ MURDER TRIAL A 1:34 PM ET COURT . KAREN READ ... For count two, guilty of first-degree premeditated murder. For ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLAvFbvKiun/?hl=en

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Claim 9: “Read, 46 — who was acquitted last year of killing her beau John O’Keefe in 2022”

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Wikipedia explicitly identifies Karen A. Read as an American woman found not guilty of charges related to the death of John O'Keefe.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aidan Timothy Kearney (born December 1981) is an American journalist, author, and conservative activist, also known as Turtleboy. Kearney is the senior editor of the website and podcast TB Daily News.…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Karen Read may refer to: Karen A. Read, American woman found not guilty of charges related to the death of John O'Keefe. Karen Read (cricketer), Australian former cricketer Karen Reid, former America…
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Claim 10: “he was actually killed by a group of his cop friends who were all at the Canton, Mass., home where Read dropped him off on Jan. 29, 2022.”

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Wikipedia and web search results confirm John O'Keefe was found unconscious on the front lawn of a fellow officer in Canton, MA, on January 29, 2022, after being dropped off.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Canton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,370 at the 2020 census. Canton is part of Greater Boston, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) southwest of Downtown …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton,_Massachusetts

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On February 4, 2021, 23-year-old woman Sandra Birchmore (May 13, 1997 – February 1, 2021) was found dead in her Canton, Massachusetts apartment. Her death was initially ruled as a suicide by asphyxia.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Sandra_Birchmore

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Claim 11: “Karen Read hit the airwaves Friday morning on the heels of her blistering lawsuit alleging police corruption”

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Web search results confirm Karen Read filed a lawsuit alleging misconduct and negligence, and that she revealed the decision behind it in a media appearance (referenced as 'revealed Friday').

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web search NEUTRAL — A year ago, Karen Read was acquitted of criminal charges connected with the death of O’Keefe, a Boston police officer who was her boyfriend. Now, the pre-trial phase of discovery in a wrongful death l…
https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/2026/07/06/op…

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web search NEUTRAL — DENYING ACCUSATIONS All about Karen Read and what she is accused of.
https://www.the-sun.com/news/9097887/who-karen-read-canton-m…

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web search NEUTRAL — Need to knowIn January 2022, Karen Read became a suspect in her boyfriend John O'Keefe's deathIn July 2024, Read's first trial was declared a mistrial after the jury remained deadlocked
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/where-karen-read-now-ins…

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Claim 12: “Read discussed the suit in a TV interview on the “Today” show.”

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While web results confirm she did a media appearance to discuss the lawsuit, the specific mention of the 'Today' show is not explicitly corroborated by the provided snippets, though the general event of the interview is mentioned.

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web search NEUTRAL — Contemporary Karens have been compared to Carolyn Bryant (a white woman whom Emmett Till was accused of offending, resulting in his lynching), and in literature, Mayella Ewell (a fictional character i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_(slang)

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web search NEUTRAL — Malik and Imani Jeffries, a young black couple, move into a new house in the fictional affluent suburban Atlanta community of Harvey Hill, named after Confederate general Daniel Harvey Hill.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_(film)

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 30, 2020 · "Karen" has, in recent years, become a widespread meme referencing a specific type of middle-class white woman, who exhibits behaviours that stem from privilege.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-53588201

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Claim 13: “Read is also fighting a wrongful death lawsuit by the O’Keefe family.”

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