‘Whodunnit’ Massachusetts Murder Case Has Generated a Following

The Karen Read murder trial, which began in April, has amateur sleuths piecing together clues as lawyers talk about conspiracies and coverups.

Karen Read (L) leaves Norfolk Superior Court with her attorney Alan Jackson after the opening day of her trial in Dedham, Mass., on April 29, 2024. Charles Krupa/AP Photo

A mystery-laden Massachusetts murder trial has gained local, cultlike status and some international attention.

The trial in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham involves Karen Read, who has been accused of murdering her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, on the night of Jan. 29, 2022.