Major crimes like murder and armed robbery are down in Massachusetts, according to a preliminary state analysis. But hate crimes against Jewish people recently saw a 20.5% spike.
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Massachusetts State Police union fighting accusations after Karen Read verdict
Days after the jury cleared Karen Read of murder and manslaughter, a state police union is fighting back against “baseless accusations” that the investigation into John O’Keefe’s death was “compromised.”
Now that Karen Read’s trial is over, John O’Keefe family’s civil suit can go on
Now that Karen Read’s criminal trial for the murder of John O’Keefe has ended — with her acquittal on all charges except drunken driving — the O’Keefe family’s civil case against her can continue.
Forensic breakthrough identifies killer in 1980 cold case murder of Ayer woman
AYER — More than four decades after the horrific murder of Katharina Reitz Brow shook the town of Ayer, investigators have finally identified the man responsible.
Investigators seek public’s help in 50-year-old cold case mystery
BURLINGTON — On May 22, 1975, a haunting discovery in the woods of Burlington set off a homicide investigation that has remained unsolved for half a century. Now, on the 50th anniversary of the case, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office and the Burlington Police are making a renewed appeal to the public for help identifying the victim — a man who has only been known as “John Doe.”
Karen Read retrial kicks off: Prosecutor plays clip from Read interview, defense calls Proctor a ‘cancer’
Nine months following the mistrial, Karen Read is on trial again for the murder of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe.
