Karen Read Facing Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Alleged Killing of Boyfriend John O’Keefe
She pleaded not guilty and has repeatedly denied killing John. Her retrial is tentatively scheduled for early 2025. The new civil suit echoes a lot of the claims prosecutors leveled against Read in the criminal case. Karen Read in Norfolk Superior Court in July 2024.Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe/Getty Images Over the course of the night, the suit alleges, Read and OKeefe had been in an argument.