"Still hounded by conspiracy theories months after Karen Read 's acquittal, several witnesses from the high-profile murder case are denouncing Read's coverup claims as "a vile work of fiction." The "outlandish" frame job allegations were part of Read's "scheme to defame and wrongly malign" prosecution witnesses and evade responsibility for the death of her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, lawyers for Brian and Nicole Albert, Jennifer and Matthew McCabe, and Brian Higgins argue in a new brief recently served on Read's legal team."
"All five witnesses attended an ill-fated afterparty at the Alberts' home in Canton, where O'Keefe's badly wounded body was found in the snow on Jan. 29, 2022. Prosecutors alleged Read drunkenly backed her SUV into O'Keefe while dropping him off at the gathering, but she claimed investigators and afterparty guests conspired to frame her. In June, a jury found Read not guilty of her most serious charges, convicting her only of a drunk driving misdemeanor."
"However, Read's legal saga is far from over. She still faces a wrongful death lawsuit from O'Keefe's relatives, who maintain Read was to blame for killing the Boston police officer. During a September hearing in the civil case, Read's lawyers announced her plans to bring legal action against several witnesses and Massachusetts State Police investigators, further complicating the proceedings. Read is seeking to combine her conspiracy and civil rights claims with the wrongful death suit for efficiency's sake,"
Several witnesses from the John O'Keefe murder case strongly deny Karen Read's claims that investigators and afterparty guests conspired to frame her, labeling those allegations a "vile work of fiction" and part of a scheme to defame prosecution witnesses. All five witnesses attended an afterparty in Canton where O'Keefe's badly wounded body was found in the snow on Jan. 29, 2022. A jury acquitted Read of major charges in June, convicting her only of a DUI misdemeanor. Read faces a wrongful death lawsuit and plans additional legal actions claiming conspiracy and civil-rights violations; witnesses ask a judge to keep those claims separate.
Read at Boston.com
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