Karen Read Found Not Guilty in Nail-Biting Verdict

After four days of deliberation, a Massachusetts jury found Karen Read not guilty of murdering her Boston police officer boyfriend in 2022, nearly one year after her first prosecution culminated in a mistrial.

Read pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, leaving a scene of personal injury and death, and manslaughter while operating a motor vehicle under the influence. The jury cleared Read on the most serious charges and found her guilty only of operating a vehicle under the influence.