COMMONWEALTH v. KAREN READ INDEPENDENT ARCHIVE / RESEARCH EDITION
COURT OUTCOME 18 JUN 2025

Acquitted of the death-related charges. Convicted of operating under the influence.

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THE READ RECORD / SOURCE-LINKED RESEARCH

Communications and accounts

Recorded messages, public interviews, and statements reported by witnesses.

Recorded messages, public interviews, and statements reported by witnesses.

An attributed paraphrase is not an audio recording. A changed explanation and a direct contradiction are not automatically the same thing.

  • E23 / Recorded communications

    The January 28 daytime text exchange

    Guarino presented messages about the relationship, arguments, and plans to meet.

    Daytime, before the bars; Date of messages

  • E04 / Witness testimony

    McCabe's arrival messages

    McCabe described sending arrival and parking messages while seeing a dark SUV outside the house.

    After midnight; arrival and parking; Witness testimony; exact message times not verified here

  • E06 / Recorded communications

    Overnight calls, texts, and voicemails

    Jurors heard voicemails and were shown messages sent after O'Keefe stopped responding.

    12:33 a.m. onward; Phone records

  • E24 / Witness testimony

    The early-morning calls to friends

    McCabe and Roberts described calls from Read before O'Keefe was found.

    Approximately 4:53-5:00 a.m.; Witness accounts and call records

  • E08 / Disputed witness testimony

    Statements reported by first responders

    First responders attributed affirmative statements about hitting O'Keefe to Read.

    Around 6 a.m.; Witness recollection

  • E39 / Public interview

    Read's public account of the side entrance

    Read described watching O'Keefe approach a side entrance before looking at her phone.

    Nightline interview reporting; Publication date

  • E31 / Witness testimony

    Higgins: messages and telephone handling

    Higgins was questioned about communications, movements, and disposal of a phone and SIM card.

    First-trial testimony; Date of testimony

  • E32 / Witness testimony

    Albert-family accounts and overnight calls

    Family members described the gathering and denied seeing O'Keefe enter the house.

    First-trial testimony; Date of testimony

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