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In Season 1 of KAREN , we unpacked the explosive case of Karen Read, accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, with her SUV. After the first trial ended in a hung jury, the high-stakes case of Karen Read returns to court—and the pressure has never been greater. In KAREN: THE RETRIAL , we return to the courtroom—where the stakes are higher, the drama is deeper, and the fight for truth is far from over. KAREN: THE RETRIAL isn’t just about the verdict—it’s about power, perception, and who gets to write the story. Investigative Reporter Kristin Thorne is embedded at the heart of the action, bringing exclusive interviews, expert analysis, and real-time reporting from inside the courtroom. With new prosecutors, a relentless defense, and a public obsessed with every twist, we ask: Is Karen Read the victim of a malicious prosecution—or is there finally enough evidence to convict? And in a trial tried as
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Closing arguments, jury tension, and a verdict that split the state. The Karen Read retrial reaches its explosive conclusion. Featuring interviews with: Ian Runkle --- Host: Kristin Thorne Writer & Producer: Cooper Moll
A taillight. A skull fracture. A cannon. The defense calls ARCCA’s Dr. Daniel Wolfe and Dr. Andrew Rentschler to challenge the state’s case with science, testing whether a thrown glass, not a car, caused the damage. Thei
The defense launches its case with a flurry of witnesses aimed at unraveling the prosecution’s theory and timeline. Each testimony adds a new piece to the puzzle, but what is the defense really trying to prove? And are t
The prosecution says the data proves it: Karen Read backed into John O’Keefe and left him to die. But the medical examiner still won’t call it a homicide. Now that the prosecution has rested, we break down the Commonweal
As cracks widen in the Commonwealth’s case, Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik takes the stand…and absorbs the fallout. With key evidence unmeasured, surveillance video reversed, and critical leads ignored, his testimony reveals more th
In the third week of Karen Read’s retrial, the prosecution leans on phone logs to frame a timeline and a motive. But the defense counters with science and expert testimony that could dismantle the case entirely. As credi
The timeline is everything. And this week, the prosecution’s case hinged on one critical detail: when a Google search was made and who made it. In this episode of Karen: The Retrial, jurors are taken from the scene at 34
The retrial heats up—and the stakes are higher than ever. Karen Read's defense tries to stop the case before it starts, a disgraced lead investigator becomes a ticking time bomb, and a new special prosecutor sharpens the
A dead officer, a girlfriend on trial, and a case that tore a town apart. When John O'Keefe was found lifeless in the snow in January 2022, Karen Read said she dropped him off. Prosecutors said she left him to die. As th
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Karen Read’s trial powers through its final days as witnesses from both the prosecution and the defense continue to present conflicting testimony, leaving the jury with their work cut out for them. After lengthy closing
Controversial lead investigator, Trooper Michael Proctor, finally gets his chance to set the record straight. But testimony expected to clear up the alleged mishandling of the case takes a turn when Proctor’s shocking te
Key witnesses take the stand and while each one of their stories contain inconsistencies, they all agree: John O’Keefe never made it through the front door of Nicole and Brian Albert’s home. Jennifer McCabe and Brian Hig
The trial begins, but not without fanfare. Initial witnesses leave the jury with more questions than answers. For Karen Read’s defense, this is precisely what they hoped for. Will the prosecution be able to revive their
In pre-trial hearings, newly entered evidence comes under scrutiny. Some of the evidence implicates Karen, while other details build a case strong enough to possibly have her case thrown out entirely. And, as the trial d
Karen Read’s defense attorneys scramble for an alternate theory as to how John O’Keefe could have met his tragic fate. Then, an anonymous tip comes in from a seemingly viable source claiming John was beaten and left for
On the morning of January 29th, 2022, John O’Keefe was nowhere to be found. He never came home after allegedly attending a house party in Canton. His girlfriend, Karen Read, enlists two acquaintances to help find her boy
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