The Murder of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe: A Town Divided, A Jury Undecided

On January 29, 2022, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe was found dead, lying in the snow, outside the home of fellow Boston Police Officer Brian Albert. O’Keefe’s girlfriend, Karen Read was charged with murder.On July 1, 2024, after an eight week trial, the jury was unable to reach a verdict and a mistrial was declared. Within a week, the lead investigator from the Massachusetts State Police was relieved of duty and a local police officer, whose brother owned the home where O’Keefe was found, was put on leave.Was this a simple domestic violence case? Would the result have been different if the genders and or occupations of the suspect and victim were reversed? Was it a complex police coverup, to protect one of their own? On this episode of the Truth Nation Podcast, retired federal agent Bill Bodner and retired Police Chief Mark Garrett discuss one of the most divisive criminal cases the state of Massachusetts has ever seen. Give us your thoughts on what really happened that snowy night in Canton, Mass.