“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.
Massachusetts SJC rejects bid for new trial in Philip Chism murder case
Convicted murderer Philip Chism, who was sentenced to life in jail for the brutal rape and slay Danvers math teacher Collen Ritzer, has lost his bids for a new trial and for his conviction to be tossed.
Massachusetts cold case: Boston man arrested for allegedly killing ex-Army soldier, mother of two
Massachusetts cold case: Boston man arrested for allegedly killing ex-Army soldier in murder-for-hire plot
Trial of Brian Walshe, accused of killing and dismembering Cohasset wife, set for October 2025
Alleged wife killer Brian Walshe returned to Norfolk Superior Court for another hearing Monday afternoon, during which the high-profile trial was finally scheduled.
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.
