“There is no longer any federal investigation into the investigation of John O’Keefe’s death or any related matter,” prosecutor Hank Brennan said in Norfolk Superior Court during a Karen Read hearing Tuesday. “It is closed. It is over.”
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Karen Read’s redacted motion to dismiss murder charge released
Karen Read’s legal team has submitted a redacted version of its latest motion to dismiss her case “on the basis of extraordinary governmental misconduct” — primarily the alleged withholding of evidence that could prove her innocence.
Healey halts plans for hospital closures
Gov. Maura Healey is halting her plans to close a Cape Cod psychiatric hospital and a Canton children’s rehab hospital after hearing “directly” from community members about how important the facilities are.
Karen Read judge denies prosecution’s request to access parents’ phone records
Prosecutors in the Karen Read murder case won’t be gaining access to her parents’ phone records which they said would have bolstered their argument that the defendant knew she struck and left John O’Keefe to die in a snowstorm.
Karen Read Vanity Fair series: Defendant owes more than $5 million in legal fees
Karen Read owes more than $5 million in legal fees, debt that will continue to climb with the anticipated retrial in late January, but the defendant says she’s “not backing down now.”
Beverly Cannone will be the judge for the second Karen Read trial after declaring a mistrial
Norfolk County Judge Beverly Cannone, who declared a mistrial in the first Karen Read trial, will return to the bench for the second trial, according to the state’s Trial Court.
