Published report · Nov 1, 2026
Karen Read: The 2025 Verdicts and Four Civil Tracks Checked in October 2026
The jury cleared Karen Read of the charges that she killed Boston police officer John O’Keefe. It convicted her of a lesser drunken-driving offense. That criminal outcome left several civil disputes unresolved. Here is what the court records show, checked on October thirty-first, 2026.
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The jury cleared Karen Read of the charges that she killed Boston police officer John O’Keefe. It convicted her of a lesser drunken-driving offense. That criminal outcome left several civil disputes unresolved. Here is what the court records show, checked on October thirty-first, 2026.
Civil records are presented as checked October 31,2026. The federal Read v.Proctor public entry verified is July 14,2026, not a current authenticated PACER certification. November 2026 and April 2027 dates are scheduled dates subject to change; verdict footage is June 2025.
From our report published Nov 2, 2026. This describes that report’s documented position, not a fresh check of today’s court docket.
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The jury cleared Karen Read of the charges that she killed Boston police officer John O’Keefe. It convicted her of a lesser drunken-driving offense. That criminal outcome left several civil disputes unresolved. Here is what the court records show, checked on October thirty-first, 2026.
Civil records are presented as checked October 31,2026. The federal Read v.Proctor public entry verified is July 14,2026, not a current authenticated PACER certification. November 2026 and April 2027 dates are scheduled dates subject to change; verdict footage is June 2025.
COURT RECORDS
Norfolk and Plymouth Superior Courts; District of Massachusetts
2282CR00117; 2483CV00692; 1:25-cv-13588-DJC; 2683CV00541; 2683CV00899
PRIMARY SOURCES
https://www.masscourts.org/
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71963176/read-v-proctor/
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71963176/feed/
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.292286/gov.uscourts.mad.292286.54.0.pdf
https://www.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/okeefesuit.pdf
https://htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/files/read-witnesses-sue-69e1397d760ba.pdf
FOOTAGE
COURT TV / courtroom pool recording
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsmmfuDORz0
Historical courtroom verdict audio is dated and does not purport to depict later civil hearings. Civil allegations are reported as disputed; neither the acquittals nor the imagery identifies another person as having committed the killing. Limited excerpts support case-specific documentary reporting and original legal/financial commentary. Public access and credit do not establish an express license; no permission grant or legal guarantee is asserted. Source credit establishes provenance and does not claim an express footage license.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 preview
0:10 intro
0:20 setup
0:38 clip1
0:58 criminal
1:24 civil1
1:48 civil2
2:12 clip3
2:42 civil3
3:08 civil4
3:29 related
3:44 ending
3:59 outro
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