Karen Read: Did She Kill Her Boyfriend…Or Was She Framed? Pt. 1
6/23/202634 min
Karen Read's boyfriend John O'Keefe was found dead in the snow outside a house in Canton, Massachusetts on January 29th, 2022. Within 72 hours, she was charged with his murder. Was she framed? Or did she kill him?
Let’s go back to the beginning of one of the most polarizing true crime cases in recent American history, and the country still can't agree on the truth. This episode contains descriptions of death, and references to domestic conflict. Please listen with care.
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Katie Ring· Host0:47
On the morning of January 29th, 2022, John O'Keefe was found lying in the snow outside a house in Canton, Massachusetts. His body was freezing cold, he wasn't breathing, he didn't have a pulse, and one of the first officers on the scene said it looked like he went 10 rounds with Mike Tyson. John's girlfriend, Karen Read, was inconsolable when she found him, but within hours she would become the prime suspect in one of the most closely followed, nationally viral, and divisive true crime cases in recent American history. Today, I'll tell you about the man at the center of this story, the woman accused of killing him, and the night that changed both of their lives forever.