Karen Read

Arcs in the news about Karen Read from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 44 stories · 451 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 11, 2023

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Everything else16 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Karen Read that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 12Karen Read asks Massachusetts high court to dismiss two charges5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  2. Sep 3Karen Read compares her supporters to Vietnam War protesters: ‘This is the modern equivalent’5 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 2 right
  3. Aug 23– 27Karen Read sued by family of boyfriend she's accused of killing27 articles · 13 independent sources
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  4. Aug 23Judge declines to dismiss murder case against Karen Read after July mistrial23 articles · 16 independent sources
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  5. Jul 8Karen Read's defense team says jurors were unanimous on acquitting her of murder8 articles · 8 independent sources
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  6. Jul 1– 2Karen Read’s murder trial ended in a mistrial. Here’s what could happen next50 articles · 33 independent sources
    7 left, 11 center, 4 right
  7. Jun 27– Jul 1Jurors in Karen Read trial again say they are deadlocked. Judge tells them to continue deliberating30 articles · 15 independent sources
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  8. Jun 24Defense rests for woman accused of killing her Boston officer boyfriend with SUV6 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 0 right
  9. Jun 24– 27What we know about the Karen Read murder trial and the death of her police officer boyfriend52 articles · 20 independent sources
    5 left, 10 center, 2 right

Local coverage

  1. Nov 1A judge delays the wrongful death lawsuit against Karen Read until after her criminal trial5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  2. Aug 26Karen Read case: John O’Keefe’s family files wrongful death suit1 articles · 1 independent sources
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  3. Jul 252 more state troopers part of Karen Read case are under investigation, police say15 articles · 3 independent sources
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  4. Jul 22Karen Read back in court after murder case of Boston police officer boyfriend ended in mistrial6 articles · 6 independent sources
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  5. Jun 25A romance turned deadly or police frame job? Closing arguments loom in Karen Read trial9 articles · 3 independent sources
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