Crime & Public Safety

Supreme Court Declines Karen Read’s Application to Halt Murder Retrial

Karen Read’s attorneys wanted to delay state court proceedings until their client’s petition for a writ of certiorari was adjudicated.
Supreme Court Declines Karen Read’s Application to Halt Murder Retrial
Karen Read arrives for jury selection for her trial at Norfolk County Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., on April 1, 2025. Charles Krupa/AP Photo
Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
Freelance reporter
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Attorneys for accused killer Karen Read were unsuccessful in securing a stay from the nation’s highest court of her second trial after a mistrial in July 2024.

Read, 44, is accused of having struck her police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe, with an SUV during a snowstorm in January 2022. He was left unresponsive outside the house party of a fellow Boston police officer in Canton.

Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
Freelance reporter
Juliette Fairley is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times and NTD and a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Born in Chateauroux, France, and raised outside of Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, Juliette is a well-adjusted military brat. She has written for many publications across the country. Send Juliette story ideas at [email protected]