Mistrial called in Karen Read boyfriend murder trial after jury deadlocks

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Read, who was accused of fatally striking John O’Keefe with her car, has insisted she was framed by officers seeking to cover for another suspect.

A Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial Monday in Karen Read’s murder trial after a jury deadlocked with no decision despite more than 26 hours of deliberation.

Prosecutors described Read and O’Keefe locked in a volatile years-long romance that boiled over after a night of drinking where Read reversed her SUV to fatally strike O’Keefe before fleeing.

Prosecutors said the couple were fighting before Read dropped off O’Keefe and that she fatally hit him with her car while making a three-point turn, then sped off. Prosecutors argued that their theory was supported by vehicle data from Read’s SUV along with a broken taillight on her car and hair on the vehicle.

 

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