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Things to know about the retrial of Karen Read in the killing of her police officer boyfriend

Read full article: Things to know about the retrial of Karen Read in the killing of her police officer boyfriend

Prosecutors at Karen Read’s second murder trial focused on DNA found on items collected from the crime scene and on clothing of her Boston police officer boyfriend.

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The Latest: Retrial of Karen Read begins in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend

Read full article: The Latest: Retrial of Karen Read begins in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend

The first day of proceedings in Karen Read's retrial on murder and other charges in the 2022 death of her Boston police officer boyfriend has ended.

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Karen Read's second murder trial revives debate over who killed her Boston police officer boyfriend

Read full article: Karen Read's second murder trial revives debate over who killed her Boston police officer boyfriend

The much-anticipated retrial of Karen Read is underway in Massachusetts.

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Lead investigator in Karen Read case who sent sexist and crude texts about her has been fired

Read full article: Lead investigator in Karen Read case who sent sexist and crude texts about her has been fired

The lead investigator in the Karen Read case has been fired after admitting that he sent sexist and crude texts about her to family and colleagues during her trial.

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Massachusetts top court rules Karen Read can be retried in her boyfriend's death

Read full article: Massachusetts top court rules Karen Read can be retried in her boyfriend's death

The state’s top court has ruled Karen Read can be retried on all three charges in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend.

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Judge dismisses charges against Karen Read supporter who scattered rubber ducks and fake $100 bills

Read full article: Judge dismisses charges against Karen Read supporter who scattered rubber ducks and fake $100 bills

A Massachusetts judge has dismissed witness intimidation and criminal harassment charges against a backer of Karen Read who admitted placing dozens of yellow rubber ducks and fake $100 bills around town.

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Prosecutors ask Massachusetts' highest court to allow murder retrial for Karen Read

Read full article: Prosecutors ask Massachusetts' highest court to allow murder retrial for Karen Read

Prosecutors called on the highest court in Massachusetts not to support dropping two charges against Karen Read who is accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend based.

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Karen Read asks Massachusetts high court to dismiss two charges

Read full article: Karen Read asks Massachusetts high court to dismiss two charges

Karen Read’s lawyers have filed an appeal with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court challenging a judge’s decision not to dismiss two of three charges against her.

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Karen Read says in interview that murder case left her in 'purgatory'

Read full article: Karen Read says in interview that murder case left her in 'purgatory'

Karen Read says in an interview that her long-running murder case has left her “purgatory” and ”stressed every day."

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Karen Read now faces civil suit as well as murder charge in police officer boyfriend's death

Read full article: Karen Read now faces civil suit as well as murder charge in police officer boyfriend's death

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Karen Read and two bars where she and her police officer boyfriend, John O'Keefe, had been drinking the night he died.

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Judge declines to dismiss murder case against Karen Read after July mistrial

Read full article: Judge declines to dismiss murder case against Karen Read after July mistrial

A Massachusetts judge has ruled that Karen Read can be re-tried for murder and leaving the scene where her Boston police officer boyfriend died.

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Defense pushes for charges to be dismissed in Karen Read case

Read full article: Defense pushes for charges to be dismissed in Karen Read case

Prosecutors and defense attorneys in the Karen Read case have returned to court focused on jury deliberations that led to a mistrial on charges that she killed her police officer boyfriend.

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Karen Read in court as judge schedules January retrial in Boston police officer's death

Read full article: Karen Read in court as judge schedules January retrial in Boston police officer's death

Karen Read has made a brief court appearance to set dates going forward for the high-profile murder case against her.

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The Karen Read murder case ends in a mistrial. Prosecutors say they will try again

Read full article: The Karen Read murder case ends in a mistrial. Prosecutors say they will try again

Prosecutors say they intend to retry Karen Read on charges that she killed her Boston police officer boyfriend by striking him with her SUV.

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Karen Read, a 'convenient outsider' accused of killing her Boston police boyfriend

Read full article: Karen Read, a 'convenient outsider' accused of killing her Boston police boyfriend

The woman charged with killing her Boston police officer boyfriend had dated him briefly when they were in their 20s, and they reconnected during the pandemic.

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Things to know about the Karen Read murder case, which could go to a retrial

Read full article: Things to know about the Karen Read murder case, which could go to a retrial

Prosecutors in Massachusetts say they plan to retry Karen Read for the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend.

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Karen Read's jurors weigh evidence in a murder trial that challenged police integrity

Read full article: Karen Read's jurors weigh evidence in a murder trial that challenged police integrity

The fate of Karen Read is in the hands of jurors after a two-month murder trial in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend.

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Karen Read's jurors must now decide: Was it deadly romance or police corruption?

Read full article: Karen Read's jurors must now decide: Was it deadly romance or police corruption?

The fate of Karen Read is now in the hands of jurors.

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Defense rests in trial of Karen Read, accused of killing her police officer boyfriend with SUV

Read full article: Defense rests in trial of Karen Read, accused of killing her police officer boyfriend with SUV

The defense has rested its case in the murder trial of a Massachusetts woman accused of striking her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him to die in a snowbank.

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Defense for woman accused of killing police officer boyfriend tries to show she was framed

Read full article: Defense for woman accused of killing police officer boyfriend tries to show she was framed

Attorneys for a woman accused of striking her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a snowbank outside another officer’s home have begun presenting their case that she was framed by police.

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Top investigator in Karen Read murder case questioned over inappropriate texts

Read full article: Top investigator in Karen Read murder case questioned over inappropriate texts

Defense attorneys have grilled the lead investigator in the case of a woman accused of leaving her Boston police officer boyfriend for dead in a snowbank about offensive and inappropriate texts he wrote about her.

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A murderous romance or a frame job? Things to know about Boston's Karen Read murder trial

Read full article: A murderous romance or a frame job? Things to know about Boston's Karen Read murder trial

The trial of a woman accused of striking her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a snowbank has finished its seventh week.

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A woman accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend was framed, her attorneys say

Read full article: A woman accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend was framed, her attorneys say

Defense attorneys for a woman charged with killing her Boston police officer boyfriend are ramping up efforts to show that she was framed.

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Trial starts in conspiracy-fueled case of girlfriend charged in Boston police officer's death

Read full article: Trial starts in conspiracy-fueled case of girlfriend charged in Boston police officer's death

The trial of a woman charged in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend has begun with both sides presenting their opening statements.

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