The Karen Read Murder Trial: Canton Confidential

The Karen Read Murder Trial: Canton Confidential

Nightly coverage of the Karen Read murder trial and her allegations of a cover-up over the killing of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe.

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April 28, 2025 20 mins
Cellphone data took center stage in the Karen Read trial Monday, with new evidence on phone temperature described alongside timing of the "Hos long to die in cold" search. Later, a hearing over the defense's key crash reconstruction experts, from the firm ARCCA, was held. We have reaction and legal analysis to all that from the day in court, plus what it means that the Supreme Court denied Karen Read's appeal.You can watch the TV ...
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The jury in the Karen Read retrial got an up-close look at the Canton home where John O'Keefe was found mortally wounded — though Read didn't go along for the trip. A juror from the first trial explains what it was like going on the visit, known as a jury view, and in court, a paramedic who was at the home the morning of O'Keefe's death testifies.  Plus, we'll get an update on Read's Supreme Court appeal and analyze the first comm...
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Legal experts, including a retired judge, help break down the new prosecution and defense legal strategies in the Karen Read retrial. Plus, we recap the closer look we got at Read's relationship with John O'Keefe in the lead-up to his death before court ended unexpectedly early on Thursday and preview the stakes in the upcoming voir dire hearing of the ARCCA crash reconstruction experts.You can watch the TV version of this episode ...
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John O'Keefe's grieving mother took the stand in the case against his accused killer, Karen Read. We break down her testimony and hear from Karen Read's father outside of court. Plus, legal analysis on defense attorney Alan Jackson's challenge to witness Kerry Roberts during cross-examination and a deep look at the end of the Canton police chief's time leading the department.You can watch the TV version of this episode — and all ...
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The second murder trial of Karen Read opened Tuesday after months of legal wrangling, with two new lawyers making the arguments over whether Read killed John O'Keefe in Canton three years ago. Our team, inside court and outside, shares what's been different so far this year, and our legal experts share what stood out when Hank Brennan and Alan Jackson made opening statements, as well as the questioning of the first witness.You ca...
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On the eve of opening statements in the Karen Read murder retrial, we take a step back and recap the entire case as well as the defense's candidates for third-party culprits. Plus, get instant analysis from NBC10 Boston legal analyst Michael Coyne, who shares what to expect from the retrial, and Ronald Estanislao, a juror in the first trial. You can watch the TV version of this episode — and all the others, as well as video from c...
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In the final hearing before opening statements begin for Karen Read's second murder trial, a flurry of outstanding motions were heard by Judge Beverly Cannone as both sides made their final preparations. Read says she has "no choice but to be ready." We recap a clash in court over crash reconstruction experts and when blogger Aidan "Turtleboy" Kearney can attend court. Chief legal analyst Michael Coyne and defense attorney Morjie...
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Jury selection for the Karen Read retrial is complete, after 10 days — twice as long as it took in the first trial. Here's what she said after court, with opening statements on the horizon. Plus, we ask legal analyst Peter Tragos and NBC10 courtroom insider Sue O'Connell what they think will be different this time around.You can watch the TV version of this episode — and all the others, as well as video from court as it happens — ...
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There was speculation that opening statements in Karen Read's retrial would begin Tuesday, but the day now holds more jury selection in store after Monday began and ended with the number of seated jurors at 16. We recap the latest day of jury selection — more than 500 people have now been screened — and ask legal expert Michael Coyne some of the questions you've been emailing us. Plus, what might the impact be of prosecutors usi...
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As jury selection continues in Karen Read's second trial, she compares her case to O.J. Simpson's in a new Vanity Fair interview. We analyze the similarities and differences.You can watch the TV version of this episode — and all the others, as well as video from court as it happens — on our YouTube page. Subscribe here: www.youtube.com/@NBC10Boston If you have questions on the case, send them to us at Canton.Confidential@nbcuni.co...
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The judge in Karen Read's retrial had been aiming to seat 16 jurors before beginning opening statements, but with the magic number reached on Thursday, jury selection will continue next week. Here's why, with courtroom insider Sue O'Connell, plus more of our deep dive into Read's third-party defense strategy. You can watch the TV version of this episode — and all the others, as well as video from court as it happens — on our YouTu...
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Send your questions to Canton.Confidential@nbcuni.com.

You can watch the TV version of this episode — and all the others, as well as video from court as it happens — on our YouTube page. Subscribe here: www.youtube.com/@NBC10Boston

If you have questions on the case, send them to us at Canton.Confidential@nbcuni.com 

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Send your questions on the case to Canton.Confidential@nbcuni.com.

You can watch the TV version of this episode — and all the others, as well as video from court as it happens — on our YouTube page. Subscribe here: www.youtube.com/@NBC10Boston

If you have questions on the case, send them to us at Canton.Confidential@nbcuni.com 

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Karen Read spoke outside of Norfolk Superior Court after jury selection produced no new jurors on Monday, and asked about her appeal to the Supreme Court, she quoted "The Shawshank Redemption." We asked our legal expert Michael Coyne about her odds of Supreme Court success, whether the jury might be sequestered for the retrial and the Canton Police Department audit. Plus, more on John O'Keefe's life outside of being a police offi...
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Email any questions about the case that you have to Canton.Confidential@nbcuni.com.

You can watch the TV version of this episode — and all the others, as well as video from court as it happens — on our YouTube page. Subscribe here: www.youtube.com/@NBC10Boston

If you have questions on the case, send them to us at Canton.Confidential@nbcuni.com 

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Email any questions you have about the case to Canton.Confidential@nbcboston.com.
 

You can watch the TV version of this episode — and all the others, as well as video from court as it happens — on our YouTube page. Subscribe here: www.youtube.com/@NBC10Boston

If you have questions on the case, send them to us at Canton.Confidential@nbcuni.com 

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You can email us at Canton.Confidential@nbcuni.com.

You can watch the TV version of this episode — and all the others, as well as video from court as it happens — on our YouTube page. Subscribe here: www.youtube.com/@NBC10Boston

If you have questions on the case, send them to us at Canton.Confidential@nbcuni.com 

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The Karen Read retrial is officially underway, with jury selection beginning Tuesday. Here's what happened in Norfolk Superior Court and expert preview of what to expect once that jury is seated. Plus, we take a look at the findings of the newly released audit of the Canton Police Department and what the expanded buffer zone around the court means for trial-watchers.You can watch the TV version of this episode — and all the others...
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The retrial of Karen Read is quickly approaching, and she had her final pretrial hearing a week before jury selection is set to begin in Norfolk Superior Court. We recap what happened and explain it with legal expert Michael Coyne — plus, get more from our interview with the executive producer of documentary, "A Body in the Snow."You can watch the TV version of this episode — and all the others, as well as video from court as it ha...
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In today's edition of "Canton Confidential," we break down another major hearing in the Karen Read case, with the start of the retrial less than two week away — and Judge Beverly Cannone insisting it still start on time. Here's what happened — in Read's hearing and in Aidan "Turtleboy" Kearney's — what our experts thought of it and an interview with Terry Dunn Meurer, executive producer of "A Body in the Snow," the new docuseries...
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