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Karen Read’s prosecutor asked for $1 million in funding for second trial that ended in acquittal

The Norfolk DA described Read’s trial as the ‘ perfect storm’ to strain his office’s resources

The Independent UK

The Latest: Jury finds Karen Read not guilty of second-degree murder in death of police boyfriend

A jury found Karen Read not guilty of second-degree murder Wednesday in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend but guilty of a lesser charge of drunken driving

The Independent UK

Karen Read cleared of murdering her Boston cop boyfriend sparking wild cheering outside court

‘No one has fought harder for justice for John O’Keefe than I have, and my team,’ Read said outside the courthouse on Wednesday

The Independent UK

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Jury reaches verdict in Karen Read murder trial over death of Boston police boyfriend

Jurors in the murder trial of Karen Read say they’ve reached a verdict in a divisive case about the death of a Boston police officer that lawyers have presented as either a tragic love story or a sinister cover-up

The Independent UK

Things to know about the retrial of Karen Read in the killing of her police officer boyfriend

The jury is set to return for its third full day of testimony in the second murder trial of Karen Read, who is charged with killing her Boston police officer boyfriend

The Independent UK

Closing arguments: Is Karen Read's murder trial a tale of love gone wrong or a police coverup?

Lawyers in the second murder trial of Karen Read are set to give their closing arguments after weeks of testimony

The Independent UK

Prosecution rests in trial of Karen Read who's charged in death of Boston police officer boyfriend

The prosecution is resting in the second trial of Karen Read after attorneys for the state of Massachusetts took a more streamlined approach to try to prove Read’s guilt in the killing of her Boston police officer boyfriend

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Forensic evidence takes center stage in Karen Read murder retrial

Prosecutors appear to be more focused on forensic evidence than during 2024 trial of woman accused of killing her police officer boyfriend

The Guardian - US

Prosecutors claim Karen Read ‘clipped’ her cop boyfriend and left him in the snow. She insists she is being framed

A witness recalled Read repeatedly saying ‘I hit him’ as the defense cast doubt on the witnesses’ memory

The Independent UK

Karen Read's second murder trial revives debate over who killed her Boston police officer boyfriend

The much-anticipated retrial of Karen Read is set to begin

The Independent UK

Karen Read prosecutors face ‘uphill battle’ in Massachusetts case’s retrial, expert says

Whitey Bulger’s lawyer to give opening statements in trial for John O’Keefe, Read’s slain Boston officer boyfriend

The Guardian - US

Jury selection begins in Karen Read's retrial over the death of her Boston police boyfriend

Jury selection has begun in the highly-anticipated retrial of Karen Read, less than a year after a judge declared a mistrial on charges that she was responsible for the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend

The Independent UK

The Karen Read retrial begins. Here’s what you need to know

Karen Read maintains her innocence, claiming she was framed by law enforcement

The Independent UK

Federal investigation of Karen Read case is officially over, special prosecutor confirms

Boston woman accused of killing her police officer boyfriend in 2022 and argued she was framed to protect other law enforcement officers

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Boston Police Officer's Death Case Faces Second Trial

Boston Police Officer's death leads to a controversial trial involving his girlfriend accused of murder.

The Independent UK

Attorney for notorious mobster Whitey Bulger to lead new prosecution of Karen Read

Read, 44, is accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend

The Independent UK

District attorney appoints special prosecutor to handle Karen Read's second trial

A Massachusetts district attorney has appointed a special prosecutor, who has represented James “Whitey” Bulger and other prominent clients in the past, to take on the Karen Read murder case

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