Karen Read Jury Foreman Urges FBI to Reopen Boston Officer Death Investigation

Following the acquittal of Karen Read on second-degree murder charges in the death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, the jury foreman has called on the FBI to launch a fresh investigation into the case. The foreman criticized the initial investigation as "lazy police work" and emphasized that local authorities should be excluded due to potential conflicts of interest. He expressed that there are numerous unanswered questions and that multiple jurors believe something significant happened inside the house where O’Keefe was found. Prosecutors alleged Read, while driving drunk, backed into O’Keefe and left him to die in the snow, but Read’s defense contended that O’Keefe was assaulted by others at an after-party, a theory supported by some witnesses. Despite the FBI previously looking into the case and not charging anyone, the jury foreman insists that justice for O’Keefe demands a thorough federal inquiry. The case has drawn intense local and national attention and remains contentious.