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Former Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley told WCVB that the charges against Read could be changed if the DA follows through on a retrial.
The State Police, which has faced multiple scandals in recent years, has been thrust back into the spotlight by Det. Michael Proctor’s testimony in the Read case.
Massachusetts State Police Col. John Mawn said the department needs to "look in the mirror" and work to rebuild public trust
A mistrial was declared in the trial of Karen Read, accused of hitting her boyfriend John O'Keefe with her car in January of 2022.
After a deadlocked jury in Karen Read's conspiracy-or-murder case forced a mistrial, the saga could go several ways, and it all depends on what the prosecution chooses to do
DEDHAM - The Karen Read murder trial ended in a mistrial. So what happens next? The Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said they intend to re-try the case. But it will be complicated. The trial calendar at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham,
State Police announced that Trooper Michael Proctor, the compromised lead investigator in the Karen Read case who admitted on the witness stand to sending crude and dehumanizing text messages about Read,
The top investigator in the Karen Read murder case was relieved from his position on Monday, authorities said.
Massachusetts State Police announced that Michael Proctor was "relieved of duty" and transferred out of Norfolk County District Attorney's Office State Police Detective's Unit.
Shortly after the judge declared a mistrial, the Norfolk District Attorney’s office said it will retry the case against Read. Jurors weighed the case for nearly a week, and the jury foreman said continuing to deliberate "would be futile.
A judge declared a mistrial Monday after jurors said they were at an impasse in the murder trial of Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman accused of killing her police officer boyfriend in 2022.
One of the jurors in Karen Read's murder trial spoke out to WBZ about their experience on the case before it was declared a mistrial.
Despite our commitment to the duty entrusted to us, we find ourselves deeply divided by fundamental differences in our opinions and state of mind,’' the jury foreman wrote, leading judge to declare a mistrial.
A judge in Massachusetts on Monday declared a mistrial in the murder case of Karen Read after the jury said it was deadlocked because of "deeply held convictions that each of us carry."
The Karen Read murder trial was declared a mistrial on Monday, but there are still three other investigations that are tied to the case.
He was the real victim of this sad story. Instead, the pseudo-drama of Read as victim became a national sensation.
After days of jury deliberations, Judge Beverly Cannone declared a mistrial in the Karen Read murder trial. The post Karen Read murder trial: Are you surprised jurors couldn’t reach a decision? appeared first on Boston.
Karen Read's Massachusetts murder trial ended on Monday when Judge Beverly Cannone declared a mistrial due to a hung jury. Read's attorneys say they will continue to fight charges against their client.
For hours, they huddled around smartphone screens and speakers, listening for a verdict in the weeks-long trial.
A mistrial was declared in the Massachusetts murder trial of Karen Read after the jury failed to reach a verdict.
The judge in the Karen Read murder trial has declared a mistrial after the jury said it was unable to reach a unanimous consensus on the fifth day of deliberations.
Jurors deadlocked on the charges against Read. But the proceedings did reveal iffy police work and tolerance for misogyny at the State Police.
Ms Read, an equity analyst and university finance lecturer, was charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter while operating under the influence of alcohol, and leaving the sce
Read, who was accused of fatally striking John O’Keefe with her car, has insisted she was framed by officers seeking to cover for another suspect.
The 44-year-old was accused of backing her SUV into John O’Keefe and leaving him for dead while she was intoxicated, but supporters argued she was the victim of a police conspiracy.
A judge declared a mistrial Monday after jurors deadlocked in the polarizing and much-watched case of Karen Read, a woman accused of striking her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him to die in a snowstorm.
The judge overseeing the Karen Read murder trial gave jurors a so-called “dynamite charge” Monday morning, directing them to continue their deliberations.
Judge Beverly Cannone issued a “dynamite charge” to the jury of six men and six women, who first told the court they were at an impasse on Friday. The formal instruction, known as a Tuey-Rodriguez charge,
Years of tensions, mudslinging and conspiracies remains deadlocked because of "deeply held convictions" in murder trial of Karen Read, the jury's note says.
The Massachusetts judge presiding over the Karen Read murder trial ordered the jury to continue deliberations after the jurors sent a note Friday saying they could not reach a unanimous verdict.
Disciplinary action has been taken against the lead investigator in the Karen Read murder case due to inappropriate texts sent during the investigation. WBTS' Kirsten Glavin reports.
State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, who called Karen Read a "a wack job c**t" and "retarded" in text messages, was relieved of duty Monday.
The murder trial of Karen Read ended in a mistrial Monday after jurors couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict, prolonging a case that’s divided a Massachusetts community amid allegations of a sweeping cover-up by police and investigative misconduct.
The case of Karen Read on charges that she killed her Boston police officer boyfriend by striking him with her SUV has ended in a mistrial.
For now, the inability of the jury to render a verdict is, indeed, a victory for Read, said Daniel Conley, former Suffolk district attorney.
The Karen Read murder trial ended Monday after a "starkly divided" hung jury failed to reach a verdict, forcing Judge Beverly Cannone to declare a mistrial.
Crowds of Karen Read supporters erupted in cheers and embraced in emotional hugs outside Norfolk Superior Court after news of the mistrial broke.
Massachusetts prosecutors say they plan to retry Karen Read on charges she murdered her boyfriend, police officer John O'Keefe, after a judge declared a mistrial. Read's attorneys maintain she was framed.
The trial, which ended on Monday in a deadlocked jury, became an object of obsession for offering up a mix of conspiracy, corruption, and hard-drinking oblivion.
They maintained sight of the true core of this case – to find justice for John O’Keefe,” prosecutors said in a statement released shortly after a mistrial was declared. “The Commonwealth intends to re-try the case.
Following days of deliberations and multiple notes from the deadlocked jury, Judge Beverly Cannone has declared a mistrial in the high-profile and often contentious Karen Read murder trial. The jury was tasked with determining whether Read,
A judge declared a mistrial in the murder trial of Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman accused of drunkenly driving into her police officer boyfriend and leaving him to die in January 2022, in a case featuring accusations of a vast police cover-up and investigative misconduct.
In Massachusetts, jurors are not required to speak with anyone after a trial ends, though they may choose to do so. The post Juror in Karen Read trial speaks out. Will we hear from others? appeared first on Boston.
President of the State Police Association of Massachusetts said Proctor’s text messages have “no relationship” to any allegations of “cover-ups, collusion, or conspiracies." The post Union for State Police troopers reacts to Michael Proctor being relieved of duties after Karen Read mistrial appeared first on Boston.