From NY Post: Karen Read took a victory lap outside court — and made a bold claim — in her first words after being acquitted of killing her Boston cop boyfriend on Wednesday.
The financial analyst was only convicted of a drunk driving charge, while avoiding the more serious charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident causing death at her second trial in the case.
“No one has fought harder for justice for John O’Keefe than I have. Than I have and my team,” she said outside court in Dedham, Mass., as she thanked her screaming supporters.
“I could not be standing here without these amazing supporters who supported me and my team financially and more importantly emotionally for almost four years,” she also said to adoring fans.
Karen Read emerging from the Dedham Superior Courthouse to speak for the first time as a free woman and a national hero:
“No one has fought harder for justice for John O’Keefe than I have—than I have, and my team! Thank you.”
Justice for Karen Read was ALWAYS the first step in… pic.twitter.com/qmIqWbu6V7
— Olivia (@OliviaLambo_) June 18, 2025
Two families who testified against Read, the McCabe and Albert families, released a statement calling the verdict as a “miscarriage of justice.”
“Today, our hearts are with John and the entire O’Keefe family. They have suffered through so much and deserved better from our justice system,” the statement said. “Today we mourn with John’s family and lament the cruel reality that this prosecution was infected by lies and conspiracy theories spread by Karen Read, her defense team, and some in the media. The result is a devastating miscarriage of justice.”
“A devastating miscarriage of justice.”
A spokesperson from the Albert and McCabe families just shared this statement about today’s verdict in the Karen Read trial @NBC10Boston pic.twitter.com/UlOoDVWpeB— Ryan Kath (@RyanNBCBoston) June 18, 2025
“It’s the happiest I’ve ever felt.”
Journalist @DoctorTurtleboy, who has followed the Karen Read case for years, reacts after she was acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges. pic.twitter.com/6Dc3fRCsYP
— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 18, 2025
Justice served!! Karen Read was framed for murder by the corrupt Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Time for the real culprits to pay. pic.twitter.com/YSdDQNOLsy
— Ryan (@offgriddesigner) June 18, 2025
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