: Read’s legal team argued she was the victim of an elaborate police cover-up. They claimed O’Keefe was actually killed inside the house by other guests—possibly during a fight—and then dumped in the snow to frame her.
In January 2022, John O'Keefe was found dead in a snowbank outside the home of a fellow police officer in Canton, Massachusetts. Prosecutors alleged that Karen Read, in a drunken rage, backed her Lexus SUV into him and left him to die in the cold. karen (47).mp4
Fatal Accident or Framed for Murder? The Trial of Karen Read : Read’s legal team argued she was the