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CBS News
11 hours ago
- CBS News
Karen Read juror confident in verdict, says "we couldn't prove there was a collision"
Paula Prado is recounting the gravity and emotions of being one of the 12 jurors in the high-profile Karen Read retrial. She said it was an intense week and left court crying but is confident in her decision. "I was happy for Karen Read and her family of course. I think justice was served," Prado said. "But seeing John O'Keefe's family leaving the courthouse, was melt my heart. I'm a mother and I saw her pain through all those days." On Wednesday, the jury acquitted Read of second-degree murder, manslaughter while operating under the influence of alcohol, and leaving the scene of bodily injury in the death of her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, in Canton, Massachusetts. Read was only found guilty of operating under the influence of alcohol (OUI). "Investigators didn't do their jobs" "I just want to tell them it's not our fault that Karen Read was not convicted," Prado said. "Even if there is any chance that she is guilty of something, of hurt him somehow, the Commonwealth or the investigators didn't do their jobs to prove that to us." Prado is a lawyer from Brazil. She says part of the reason why the jury reached their verdict, was because of the police investigation, saying there were too many inconsistencies and not enough evidence that a crash occurred. "At first for me, I thought Karen Read was actually maybe guilty of manslaughter in the beginning. But as the weeks passed by, I just realized there was too many holes that we couldn't fill and there is nothing that put her on the scene in our opinion besides just dropping John O'Keefe off," Prado said. "And the taillight, the injuries on his arm didn't make much sense that come from a taillight for us," she said. She said the last witness from ARCCA did a very good job making it clear for her. "We couldn't prove there was a collision, and she was responsible for John's death," Prado said. Hopes O'Keefe's case can be reopened She now hopes that the amount of pressure and attention given to Read's case will be put into getting justice for Boston police officer John O'Keefe. "I really, really hope there is a way for the case to be reopened and they can investigate again and find who actually did that to John," Paula said.
ABC News
a day ago
- ABC News
Mushroom murder trial in final stages
The Defence has finished its closing arguments to the jury in the triple murder trial of Erin Patterson. 50 year old Ms Patterson has been accused of deliberately poisoning four of her in-laws with a lunch containing death cap mushrooms in 2023. She has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and one of attempted murder.
ABC News
2 days ago
- ABC News
Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial live: Defence addresses the jury
Erin Patterson's defence lawyer is continuing his closing address to the jury, as the Victorian woman's triple-murder trial nears the end of its eighth week. Ms Patterson has pleaded not guilty to killing three of her family members and the attempted murder of a fourth by serving them poisonous death cap mushrooms in a lunch at her Leongatha home in 2023. Follow today's court hearing in our live blog. To stay up to date with this story, subscribe to ABC News.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Karen Read Acquitted of Murder in 2022 Death of Boston Police Officer Boyfriend John O'Keefe
Karen Read stood trial for the 2022 death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, who was found unresponsive in the snow outside a house party in Canton, Mass. Prosecutors alleged that Read, while intoxicated, backed her SUV into O'Keefe and left the scene — charges included second-degree murder, manslaughter while operating under the influence, and leaving the scene of a fatal crash Read's defense argued that she was the target of a police cover-up and that O'Keefe was fatally injured inside the house during a fightAfter a lengthy and high-profile second trial, Karen Read was found not guilty of killing her boyfriend John O'Keefe, but was found guilty of operating under the influence of liquor. On the fourth day of deliberations, the jury in Dedham, Mass., found Read not guilty of second-degree murder, the most serious charge. They also found her not guilty of manslaughter, and not guilty of leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death, Court TV, NBC Boston and report. On Monday, June 16, Read's attorneys filed a motion asking to revise the verdict slips to make them less confusing, which they said was an issue with jurors in the first trial, reports. Arrested in 2022, Read pleaded not guilty to all three charges and staunchly maintained her innocence, saying she was the target of a law enforcement cover-up. The verdict came as a shock to the considering how divided the community and others watching the case from across the nation had become over the sensational case. Read exited the court to her supporters cheering her on. In the early hours of Jan. 29, 2022, O'Keefe, 46, was found unresponsive in the snow outside a gathering at the home of then-Boston police officer Brian Albert in Canton, Mass. Read, 45, who worked in equity research at Fidelity and was also a former adjunct finance professor at Bentley University, was accused of drunkenly backing into O'Keefe with her vehicle during a winter storm. He died from blunt force trauma and hypothermia, an autopsy revealed. O'Keefe was found at about 6 a.m. in Albert's front yard with two black eyes and deep cuts on the back of his head and right arm. Prosecutors claim that Read dropped O'Keefe off outside Albert's house, backed into him with her Lexus SUV while driving intoxicated and drove off. Related: Mistrial Declared in Karen Read Case After Jury Can't Reach a Verdict in Murder Trial Read's defense attorneys argued that O'Keefe, who allegedly had a long-standing disagreement with someone at the party, was severely injured during an argument at the party and may have been attacked by a dog given the deep wounds on his defense has also claimed that Read is the victim of a cover-up by police. Read's attorneys also alleged that authorities planted evidence to protect one of their own. Related: Karen Read Says She 'Collapsed on the Floor' and Didn't 'Want to Be Alive' After Learning of Boyfriend's Death In July 2024, Read's first trial was declared a mistrial after the jury remained deadlocked after five days of deliberations. Read the original article on People
Fox News
2 days ago
- Fox News
Virginia GOP gubernatorial nominee speaks on Election Night
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