Karen Read makes bold claim about her Boston cop boyfriend in her first words after she was acquitted of killing him
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.
“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.
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.
Read’s supporter react to her not guilty verdict on murder charges outside of the courthouse.AP Photo/Josh Reynolds
“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.
O’Keefe’s friends, the McCabe and Albert families, who were key witnesses in the murder trial against her, released a statement blasting 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.”
As she left the Norfolk County courthouse in Dedham for the last time in connection to the criminal case, Read had her right hand on her heart as supporters erupted into cheers.
