The eyes of the world turn to Massachusetts today as accused murderer Karen Read’s trial begins with opening statements.
Read is on trial for second degree murder and stands accused of killing her police officer boyfriend John O’Keefe in 2022 by backing into him with her car and leaving him for dead during a snowstorm after dropping him off at a friend’s house.
O’Keefe and Read were reportedly in the middle of a breakup, with Read allegedly entering into an affair with Brian Higgins, who was presented at the friend’s house that night where Read is alleged to have hit O’Keefe with her car.
In a strange turn of events, Read is now claiming that Higgins was jealous after seeing her out with O’Keefe earlier that night and had the motive to team up with friends in the Albert family to murder O’Keefe that night out of jealousy.
This “third party defense” will not be allowed to come up in Read’s opening statements but is expected to be explored at the trial through “credible” evidence and witness testimony. Judge Beverly J. Cannone warned the defense that their use of the third-party defense would be highly scrutinized at the trial and may not be introduced without the introduction of evidence based on facts.
Read’s defense team has been accused of spreading misinformation during the two-years leading up to the trial, including hiring alleged revenge porn aficionado Aidan “Turtleboy” Kearney to lead a campaign of misinformation and witness intimidation.
Kearney is facing multiple felony charges for his activities as the leader of the “Free Karen Read” movement and is scheduled to go to trial later this year. The blogger and YouTuber is currently facing more jail time as a penalty than Read is expected to receive if found guilty of second degree murder.
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