Karen Read (R) smiles as defense attorney David Yannetti (L) speaks to reporters in front of Norfolk Superior Court after the judge declared a mistrial after jurors were unable to reach a verdict following a two-month trial, in Dedham, Mass., on July 1, 2024. Steven Senne/AP Photo
A Massachusetts murder trial that drew nationwide attention has ended in a mistrial.
After five days of deliberations, the jury tasked with deciding the fate of Karen Read, the 44-year-old former college lecturer accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, could not reach a verdict.
Alice Giordano
Freelance reporter
Alice Giordano is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times. She is a former news correspondent for The Boston Globe, Associated Press, and the New England bureau of The New York Times.
