1 00:00:00,567 --> 00:00:02,335 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 2 00:00:02,469 --> 00:00:04,270 - Were you dressed like that? - Yes. 3 00:00:04,771 --> 00:00:06,873 They only make about 4 suits decent feminine 4 00:00:07,007 --> 00:00:09,175 that don't make you look alike with Hillary Clinton 5 00:00:09,309 --> 00:00:12,345 and I already have them all, so now I wear dresses. 6 00:00:14,014 --> 00:00:15,682 All ready? Cell phones on mute? 7 00:00:15,815 --> 00:00:16,850 Silence now. 8 00:00:20,286 --> 00:00:23,923 So you ran over John with your car? 9 00:00:24,791 --> 00:00:27,861 I didn't throw the car at John, I didn't even reverse gear. 10 00:00:30,063 --> 00:00:31,765 I didn't run over John. 11 00:00:32,198 --> 00:00:34,167 Any chance that it was an accident? 12 00:00:34,300 --> 00:00:37,070 There is no chance to have been an accident. 13 00:00:37,771 --> 00:00:41,174 No chance of John having been hit by a vehicle. 14 00:00:44,077 --> 00:00:46,546 - You're already tired of this. - No. I just... 15 00:00:46,679 --> 00:00:48,448 - But I have to ask. - I'm not tired. 16 00:00:48,581 --> 00:00:52,485 I just hate answering because I feel like I'm being examined, 17 00:00:52,619 --> 00:00:54,287 like," she winked three times or two?", 18 00:00:54,421 --> 00:00:56,856 "she smiled and looked at to the right, down, up 19 00:00:56,990 --> 00:01:00,493 or to the left, or whatever." It seems so fake, 20 00:01:00,627 --> 00:01:04,364 even though it's true. I would rather explain everything else, 21 00:01:04,497 --> 00:01:06,599 Like, I didn't hit John with my car. 22 00:01:06,733 --> 00:01:11,571 I can't make it sound very sincere. I hate to say it. 23 00:01:12,205 --> 00:01:15,241 No! No! Is he dead? 24 00:01:15,375 --> 00:01:19,379 Is he dead? No! No! 25 00:01:19,512 --> 00:01:21,272 Karen Read is accused of running over her boyfriend, 26 00:01:21,381 --> 00:01:23,183 a Boston police officer, with your car 27 00:01:23,316 --> 00:01:25,218 and leave him to die in the snow. 28 00:01:25,351 --> 00:01:26,786 Was it an accident? 29 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,923 What do they have against me? Why am I handcuffed now? 30 00:01:30,056 --> 00:01:35,128 And it was all an accident horrible for intentional homicide. 31 00:01:35,862 --> 00:01:38,898 For the police, he was one of them. 32 00:01:39,032 --> 00:01:41,034 And that only makes everything worse. 33 00:01:41,201 --> 00:01:44,170 I hit him, I hit him. 34 00:01:44,304 --> 00:01:46,840 Prosecutors alleged that she was angry, 35 00:01:46,973 --> 00:01:49,409 that he had drunk, that killed him 36 00:01:49,542 --> 00:01:51,411 and then tried to cover up what he did. 37 00:01:51,544 --> 00:01:53,413 - Protest! - Objection denied. 38 00:01:53,546 --> 00:01:55,248 There is a whole other side in this story. 39 00:01:55,381 --> 00:01:57,484 Karen Read was framed. 40 00:01:57,617 --> 00:02:00,653 There is corruption in this city. 41 00:02:01,154 --> 00:02:03,223 Cell phones being destroyed, 42 00:02:03,356 --> 00:02:05,658 accidental calls At 2am. 43 00:02:05,792 --> 00:02:09,229 The most shocking part is that no witness 44 00:02:09,362 --> 00:02:11,164 actually saw what happened. 45 00:02:11,798 --> 00:02:15,435 I'm a witness. And these people are terrorizing me. 46 00:02:15,568 --> 00:02:18,571 "She's a cat, without a doubt. No 'nudes' so far." 47 00:02:18,705 --> 00:02:21,141 "No 'nudes' so far?" 48 00:02:22,675 --> 00:02:23,877 Are you kidding me, man? 49 00:02:24,010 --> 00:02:26,713 Everyone reacted, people shook their heads. 50 00:02:26,846 --> 00:02:29,449 Everyone looks at us now, people follow. 51 00:02:29,849 --> 00:02:31,951 SHE IS INNOCENT, FREE KAREN READ 52 00:02:32,085 --> 00:02:34,287 In all my years law, it was the first time 53 00:02:34,420 --> 00:02:38,424 that I went to a hearing where people were rooting for the frog. 54 00:02:38,558 --> 00:02:40,793 We are here for justice for Karen Read. 55 00:02:40,927 --> 00:02:45,031 It's not about justice. It's a spectacle. 56 00:02:45,165 --> 00:02:47,433 A true macabre carnival. 57 00:02:47,567 --> 00:02:50,970 Looks like she's the frog happiest in America, 58 00:02:51,104 --> 00:02:53,773 crossing a red carpet until his trial for murder. 59 00:02:53,907 --> 00:02:56,709 It's not the judgment of the murder of a police officer? 60 00:02:56,910 --> 00:02:59,279 Elle magazine wants interview me. Should I? 61 00:02:59,412 --> 00:03:00,747 Definitely yes. 62 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:02,615 Free Karen Read! 63 00:03:02,749 --> 00:03:04,951 Karen Read It's the face of this case. 64 00:03:05,084 --> 00:03:06,186 We love her! 65 00:03:06,319 --> 00:03:09,289 But it's much bigger than her. 66 00:03:09,422 --> 00:03:12,091 The so-called justice system from Massachusetts 67 00:03:13,359 --> 00:03:17,096 it will never, ever be the same after that. 68 00:03:31,611 --> 00:03:34,113 MYSTERY IN THE SNOW: THE KAREN READ CASE 69 00:03:42,055 --> 00:03:45,458 My name is Karen Read, I'm 44 years old. 70 00:03:46,459 --> 00:03:49,062 I've never been married and I have no children. 71 00:03:49,529 --> 00:03:51,531 {\an8}I can't imagine living this nonsense 72 00:03:51,664 --> 00:03:54,934 {\an8}little house with a white picket fence. 73 00:03:55,702 --> 00:03:59,539 I worked at a company financial services for decades. 74 00:04:00,139 --> 00:04:02,542 I was a teacher at Bentley University. 75 00:04:03,376 --> 00:04:07,180 And now I've been accused of murder a Boston police officer. 76 00:04:07,981 --> 00:04:12,352 Can I get life in prison? for simple intentional homicide. 77 00:04:13,586 --> 00:04:15,655 Like the trial date is approaching, 78 00:04:15,788 --> 00:04:18,024 I'm going to move to a hotel in Boston. 79 00:04:19,592 --> 00:04:22,829 It's strange, I'm used to it working all day, 80 00:04:23,396 --> 00:04:25,365 to have a life, a career and a routine 81 00:04:25,498 --> 00:04:27,267 and suddenly, I have nothing else 82 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:29,435 and I'm fighting for my life. 83 00:04:30,703 --> 00:04:33,206 I still can't believe it in what is happening to me. 84 00:04:37,076 --> 00:04:39,279 In the name of Jesus, thanks. 85 00:04:39,412 --> 00:04:40,513 - Amen. - Am�m. 86 00:04:40,647 --> 00:04:42,915 - Amen. Well done, Karen. - Well done, Karen! 87 00:04:43,049 --> 00:04:46,252 {\an8}I spent most of of my life in Massachusetts. 88 00:04:47,420 --> 00:04:50,690 I have an older brother and a younger sister. 89 00:04:50,823 --> 00:04:51,991 I'm the middle child. 90 00:04:53,426 --> 00:04:55,194 For sure, the most extroverted. 91 00:04:57,630 --> 00:05:02,135 I've always been very reactionary and maybe a little impulsive. 92 00:05:02,702 --> 00:05:04,003 I'm reserved, but I'm open. 93 00:05:04,137 --> 00:05:07,373 And when I'm with others people, I tell you everything. 94 00:05:07,507 --> 00:05:10,009 Okay, Dad, Don't get sentimental. 95 00:05:11,577 --> 00:05:15,815 {\an8}Welcome to the lifestyle of the almost rich and famous. 96 00:05:15,948 --> 00:05:20,520 {\an8}I'm your presenter, the adorable and beautiful Karen Read! 97 00:05:20,853 --> 00:05:24,090 When she was little, she lived doing theater plays, 98 00:05:24,223 --> 00:05:26,125 especially when we had barbecues 99 00:05:26,259 --> 00:05:27,560 or we were in the pool. 100 00:05:27,694 --> 00:05:30,697 Let's watch mom, everything she does is great. 101 00:05:30,963 --> 00:05:33,166 {\an8}She was always a lot of fun. 102 00:05:33,299 --> 00:05:36,536 {\an8}�, has a personality incredible, really. 103 00:05:36,669 --> 00:05:38,271 Here is my dear daughter. 104 00:05:38,705 --> 00:05:41,941 I was dean of business at Bentley University. 105 00:05:42,275 --> 00:05:47,080 {\an8}And I've done that so far in which this event took place. 106 00:05:47,213 --> 00:05:50,049 Health, love and happiness for everyone here. 107 00:05:50,817 --> 00:05:53,553 My father loved his work. 108 00:05:53,686 --> 00:05:55,722 There's an old saying: "If you love what you do, 109 00:05:55,855 --> 00:05:57,924 never works a day in his life." And that's my father. 110 00:05:58,057 --> 00:06:01,894 He will be 76 years old, I just turned 44 111 00:06:02,028 --> 00:06:03,930 and I need it more than ever. 112 00:06:08,501 --> 00:06:12,205 John died 2 years and 2 months ago. 113 00:06:12,438 --> 00:06:15,341 We date for just under 2 years. 114 00:06:16,075 --> 00:06:18,678 The first thing you What you need are the cookies. 115 00:06:18,811 --> 00:06:22,115 You put your hand inside the box and takes the cookies. 116 00:06:22,248 --> 00:06:26,119 And also inside, if you look, There are some chocolate bars. 117 00:06:26,686 --> 00:06:29,555 {\an8}Johnny and me we grew up on the same street. 118 00:06:29,689 --> 00:06:31,624 {\an8}We met when we were 4 years old. 119 00:06:32,525 --> 00:06:36,729 We go to the same daycare, the same primary school, 120 00:06:36,863 --> 00:06:39,365 elementary and secondary education, always together. 121 00:06:39,499 --> 00:06:41,334 We maintained our friendship during college 122 00:06:41,467 --> 00:06:45,705 and even when I moved across the country because of my work, 123 00:06:45,838 --> 00:06:48,141 he always visited me wherever I was. 124 00:06:48,274 --> 00:06:50,410 Knew Johnny for more than 40 years. 125 00:06:51,978 --> 00:06:54,213 Johnny was from a family of 5 people. The parents, 126 00:06:54,347 --> 00:06:58,284 older sister, Kristen, and the youngest brother, Paul. 127 00:07:00,686 --> 00:07:02,889 Who knew Johnny I would say the same thing: 128 00:07:03,022 --> 00:07:07,093 that he was very generous, funny. 129 00:07:07,226 --> 00:07:09,896 Everything we did My whole childhood was about laughing. 130 00:07:10,363 --> 00:07:13,166 He was loyal. And very close to family, 131 00:07:13,299 --> 00:07:15,001 extremely family protector. 132 00:07:17,236 --> 00:07:20,306 Johnny and I started dating when I was about 25 years old. 133 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:22,875 {\an8}We experience great love that evolved into a friendship 134 00:07:23,009 --> 00:07:24,544 {\an8}which lasted a long time. 135 00:07:25,077 --> 00:07:27,914 He really he was a very sweet guy, 136 00:07:28,848 --> 00:07:30,716 trustworthy, friend, 137 00:07:31,451 --> 00:07:32,652 honest, 138 00:07:32,919 --> 00:07:35,721 very loyal. Selfless. 139 00:07:38,658 --> 00:07:41,427 I met Johnny in college. We went to Northeastern together. 140 00:07:42,128 --> 00:07:44,864 He always wanted to be a police officer, studied criminal justice. 141 00:07:44,997 --> 00:07:49,101 {\an8}His grandfather was a police officer, he never there was doubt in his head. 142 00:07:50,503 --> 00:07:52,738 From what I heard, he was A great cop, you know? 143 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:56,108 This was the number from Johnny's badge: 2490. 144 00:07:56,409 --> 00:07:59,712 His grandfather, too named John O'Keefe, 145 00:07:59,846 --> 00:08:03,216 had the number 490. So when Johnny became a police officer, 146 00:08:03,349 --> 00:08:06,519 asked for that number. But it was no longer used, 147 00:08:06,652 --> 00:08:10,656 so he added the "2". And in honor of Johnny, 148 00:08:10,790 --> 00:08:12,325 we use the number of his badge, 149 00:08:12,458 --> 00:08:13,826 his friends and family. 150 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:16,329 Trying to stay alive his legacy. 151 00:08:20,700 --> 00:08:24,070 {\an8}Nine years before death of John, his sister Kristen, 152 00:08:24,203 --> 00:08:25,671 {\an8}we called her Kristy, 153 00:08:26,339 --> 00:08:28,908 {\an8}was diagnosed with brain tumor. 154 00:08:30,243 --> 00:08:35,214 She fought, but he passed away very quickly, 155 00:08:35,348 --> 00:08:37,817 I think in 5 months, she was young. 156 00:08:39,252 --> 00:08:41,487 Johnny was devastated, they were very close. 157 00:08:42,588 --> 00:08:45,591 {\an8}And then his brother-in-law died of a heart attack. 158 00:08:45,725 --> 00:08:48,027 Almost 2 months exactly of Kristy's death, 159 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:51,497 one day apart. And they had two children. 160 00:08:52,398 --> 00:08:54,267 John stayed in a very difficult situation. 161 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:57,870 His niece and nephew they had just lost their parents. 162 00:08:58,004 --> 00:09:00,573 And he said: "I'm going to stay with the children. 163 00:09:00,706 --> 00:09:03,376 I think my sister would like it, who would be proud of me. 164 00:09:03,509 --> 00:09:06,412 I'm already very close It's kids and I want to do that." 165 00:09:06,746 --> 00:09:08,581 There was never any doubt for Johnny. 166 00:09:08,714 --> 00:09:11,150 It was never, "Should I? Can I do it?” 167 00:09:11,284 --> 00:09:13,152 No, he just did it. 168 00:09:13,452 --> 00:09:15,955 He took on the role in a natural way. 169 00:09:16,088 --> 00:09:19,492 Children needed someone and he was there. Always has been. 170 00:09:20,426 --> 00:09:22,128 He loved them with all his heart. 171 00:09:22,261 --> 00:09:24,363 I think that was what guided all his decisions. 172 00:09:24,497 --> 00:09:27,099 I think if he had your own children, 173 00:09:27,233 --> 00:09:29,368 He would have been an incredible father. 174 00:09:32,171 --> 00:09:35,341 I met John in February 2004, 175 00:09:35,474 --> 00:09:37,977 through a friend of his from the college. 176 00:09:38,110 --> 00:09:40,947 We dated for a few weeks, but in the spring of that year 177 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:45,484 I went to work temporarily in Ireland. 178 00:09:45,618 --> 00:09:48,955 And because of that, we stopped seeing each other 179 00:09:49,088 --> 00:09:51,457 and we lost contact. 180 00:09:53,726 --> 00:09:57,229 But at the beginning of the pandemic, I was at home, 181 00:09:57,363 --> 00:10:00,199 working remotely it was about two weeks old 182 00:10:00,333 --> 00:10:05,605 and I couldn't take it anymore. I hadn't been on Facebook in years. 183 00:10:06,706 --> 00:10:08,574 Johnny was a solo father and with everything closed 184 00:10:08,708 --> 00:10:10,943 because of the pandemic, from what I understand, 185 00:10:11,077 --> 00:10:12,878 he sent a message on Facebook 186 00:10:13,012 --> 00:10:17,850 to several ex-girlfriends and it was she who responded. 187 00:10:19,251 --> 00:10:21,487 I didn't respond at the time because I saw a photo of him 188 00:10:21,621 --> 00:10:24,757 with some children. And I thought: "He got married and has children." 189 00:10:24,890 --> 00:10:26,926 But I ended up talking to him 190 00:10:27,059 --> 00:10:30,596 and knew the whole story, where the children came from. 191 00:10:31,864 --> 00:10:33,366 I lived with John for just 2 years, 192 00:10:33,499 --> 00:10:34,967 but I knew a lot about him. 193 00:10:35,868 --> 00:10:38,270 He loved life. There were things what he liked to do, 194 00:10:38,404 --> 00:10:41,307 things that made him laugh and smile, songs he liked 195 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:44,043 and Red Sox games which he loved to watch. 196 00:10:45,077 --> 00:10:49,148 John loved his sister more than anyone else. 197 00:10:49,281 --> 00:10:50,883 And he loved those children. 198 00:10:52,151 --> 00:10:56,989 I never wanted to have children, 199 00:10:57,123 --> 00:11:00,226 but I liked of John's children. 200 00:11:00,693 --> 00:11:02,795 Before Johnny's death, 201 00:11:02,928 --> 00:11:05,898 everyone in his circle I liked Karen. 202 00:11:06,032 --> 00:11:09,035 There was no one who thought that he shouldn't date her. 203 00:11:09,802 --> 00:11:13,506 From what we see, it seemed like a happy relationship. 204 00:11:15,474 --> 00:11:19,045 But we never know what happens behind closed doors. 205 00:11:20,813 --> 00:11:23,549 John, I hate you! 206 00:11:23,749 --> 00:11:25,851 You're a damn pervert! 207 00:11:30,056 --> 00:11:32,558 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 208 00:11:33,059 --> 00:11:34,660 Why are you making this film? 209 00:11:35,895 --> 00:11:38,064 {\an8}This is my way of testimony. 210 00:11:38,197 --> 00:11:41,500 {\an8}Make this film It's my testimony. 211 00:11:42,001 --> 00:11:44,170 This happened to me 212 00:11:44,303 --> 00:11:47,206 and I know what happened between John and me. 213 00:11:47,339 --> 00:11:49,642 I know what happened in our life, 214 00:11:49,775 --> 00:11:52,745 in the time we spent together, before that. 215 00:11:53,479 --> 00:11:57,183 I know the events of that morning, I know what I said or didn't say. 216 00:11:57,583 --> 00:12:01,387 But I couldn't talk about it. 217 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:03,656 It's incredibly frustrating. 218 00:12:04,090 --> 00:12:08,327 {\an8}I want to tell you what happened, exactly how it happened. 219 00:12:08,461 --> 00:12:10,496 {\an8}POLICE CAR CAMERA 220 00:12:14,033 --> 00:12:15,167 {\an8}JANUARY 28, 2022 221 00:12:15,301 --> 00:12:19,672 {\an8}John and I argued in the morning on the 28th, a Friday. 222 00:12:21,307 --> 00:12:23,387 Most of our fights it was about his children. 223 00:12:23,509 --> 00:12:25,611 He thought I I spoiled them too much. 224 00:12:25,745 --> 00:12:27,122 SORRY. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR 8 YEARS. 225 00:12:27,146 --> 00:12:28,557 EVERYONE PLEASES THEM AND I AM ALWAYS THE VILLAIN 226 00:12:28,581 --> 00:12:31,584 And I thought it was a low blow on that part for him to criticize me for it. 227 00:12:31,717 --> 00:12:33,152 This irritated me. 228 00:12:34,687 --> 00:12:37,022 I said: "I need to get out of here for a bit." 229 00:12:37,156 --> 00:12:40,192 So I went to my house in Mansfield. 230 00:12:40,326 --> 00:12:42,661 I settled in and worked remotely all day. 231 00:12:43,129 --> 00:12:45,698 Meteorologists predict Boston will face 232 00:12:45,831 --> 00:12:48,768 one of the biggest snowfalls in one day already registered. 233 00:12:48,901 --> 00:12:50,603 That day, everyone was getting ready 234 00:12:50,736 --> 00:12:52,371 for a big blizzard. 235 00:12:52,505 --> 00:12:55,808 But I realized I didn't want to stay stuck here, alone in the snow. 236 00:12:55,941 --> 00:12:58,110 I would rather be with John and the children, 237 00:12:58,244 --> 00:13:00,079 doing something fun. 238 00:13:00,212 --> 00:13:01,947 We always had fun on weekends. 239 00:13:03,382 --> 00:13:08,120 Around 6pm, or I called to my father, or he called me, 240 00:13:08,254 --> 00:13:10,456 and asked, "How was your day? What are you doing?" 241 00:13:10,589 --> 00:13:12,191 Then I told you what happened. 242 00:13:12,324 --> 00:13:15,861 I hated complaining about John for my parents 243 00:13:15,995 --> 00:13:17,530 because they liked him a lot. 244 00:13:17,897 --> 00:13:19,265 And my father, kindly, said: 245 00:13:19,398 --> 00:13:22,802 "Karen, why don't you stay home tonight? It's going to snow." 246 00:13:24,336 --> 00:13:25,437 But I didn't stay. 247 00:13:26,939 --> 00:13:30,042 Father, if I had listened to you, none of this would have happened. 248 00:13:32,511 --> 00:13:34,113 {\an8}I think I left Mansfield 8:30 pm 249 00:13:34,246 --> 00:13:36,015 {\an8}and I found John in a bar in Canton, 250 00:13:36,148 --> 00:13:37,817 {\an8}at CF McCarthy's, at 9pm. 251 00:13:37,950 --> 00:13:40,119 {\an8}8:51 PM, KAREN ARRIVES AT C.F. MCCARTHY'S 252 00:13:40,252 --> 00:13:43,656 {\an8}Afterwards, we went to Waterfall, which It's right next to McCarthy's. 253 00:13:43,789 --> 00:13:46,258 {\an8}In Waterfall, we find Jen and Matt McCabe. 254 00:13:46,959 --> 00:13:48,694 We go Jen McCabe all the time. 255 00:13:48,961 --> 00:13:51,831 She coached the basketball team from John's niece 256 00:13:51,964 --> 00:13:53,599 and we saw her two or three times a week. 257 00:13:53,732 --> 00:13:56,535 And they were there too Brian and Nicole Albert, 258 00:13:56,669 --> 00:13:59,004 and Brian Higgins. 259 00:14:00,739 --> 00:14:02,308 {\an8}The previous weekend, 260 00:14:02,441 --> 00:14:04,643 {\an8}I met the Alberts for the first time 261 00:14:04,777 --> 00:14:06,111 {\an8}along with the McCabes. 262 00:14:06,412 --> 00:14:07,813 But it was getting late 263 00:14:07,947 --> 00:14:11,984 and John said Jen invited us to go to the Alberts' house. 264 00:14:12,751 --> 00:14:15,688 Whenever I went out with John, 265 00:14:15,821 --> 00:14:18,023 my goal was for him to de-stress. 266 00:14:18,157 --> 00:14:20,893 It was better for everyone if he relaxed a little, 267 00:14:21,026 --> 00:14:22,461 because he lived under pressure. 268 00:14:22,928 --> 00:14:27,099 So I thought, "Sure, let's go." It shouldn't take long, right? 269 00:14:29,101 --> 00:14:31,670 Everyone was with some level of intoxication. 270 00:14:31,804 --> 00:14:34,540 That's what we did in Canton, everyone drank. 271 00:14:34,874 --> 00:14:37,776 The people leave bars in groups 272 00:14:37,910 --> 00:14:42,681 and drive drunks home and no one is stopped by the police. 273 00:14:47,286 --> 00:14:51,390 {\an8}So I drove while John spoke on the cell phone with Jen 274 00:14:51,523 --> 00:14:53,859 {\an8}and gave me the address: Fairview, number 34. 275 00:14:54,426 --> 00:14:57,129 When we got there, 276 00:14:57,263 --> 00:15:01,700 it didn't seem like it was a lot going on, 277 00:15:01,834 --> 00:15:05,304 It didn't look inviting. It was dark outside 278 00:15:05,437 --> 00:15:07,706 and I didn't see any known cars. 279 00:15:08,607 --> 00:15:12,378 So I said, "John, you can go see if we are expected here?" 280 00:15:12,511 --> 00:15:13,712 He said, "I'll go and see." 281 00:15:15,447 --> 00:15:18,384 When John got out of the car, at Brian Albert's house, 282 00:15:18,517 --> 00:15:23,656 took my glass of vodka and soda that was inside the car. 283 00:15:24,156 --> 00:15:26,859 He walked towards home like that, 284 00:15:26,992 --> 00:15:30,329 half jumping, always in a hurry. 285 00:15:30,462 --> 00:15:33,499 Then I saw him arrive at the side door, 286 00:15:33,632 --> 00:15:37,603 the second door in front of the house. 287 00:15:38,037 --> 00:15:39,972 He opened it and entered. 288 00:15:40,873 --> 00:15:46,245 Then, I waited, I think 1 minute, and he did not leave the house. 289 00:15:46,378 --> 00:15:48,580 After about 2 or 3 minutes, 290 00:15:48,714 --> 00:15:53,018 I got irritated, so I took it my cell phone and called him. 291 00:15:53,152 --> 00:15:55,788 I didn't want to wait he responds to a message, 292 00:15:55,921 --> 00:15:59,425 but he didn't answer. And I thought, "You're kidding me! 293 00:15:59,558 --> 00:16:01,794 What are you doing? You just entered 294 00:16:01,927 --> 00:16:04,797 and I'm here waiting." We are either welcome or not, 295 00:16:04,930 --> 00:16:08,667 but it shouldn't take 5 minutes to find out. 296 00:16:10,502 --> 00:16:15,774 Then 10 minutes passed and I left. 297 00:16:15,908 --> 00:16:17,276 And I wasn't happy at all. 298 00:16:18,043 --> 00:16:20,479 {\an8}John, you're using me now. 299 00:16:20,612 --> 00:16:24,316 {\an8}You are a bastard of a failure. Screw you! 300 00:16:25,484 --> 00:16:30,289 Little did I know that John wasn't receiving my calls. 301 00:16:30,422 --> 00:16:33,325 And that was it. The last time that I spoke to him 302 00:16:33,459 --> 00:16:35,961 That's when he got out of my car at Brian Albert's house. 303 00:16:38,764 --> 00:16:40,766 The Boston Police Officer, John O'Keefe, 304 00:16:40,899 --> 00:16:42,134 veteran of the department, 305 00:16:42,267 --> 00:16:44,136 was found fallen on his back in the snow 306 00:16:44,269 --> 00:16:46,205 on Saturday morning, during a blizzard, 307 00:16:46,338 --> 00:16:48,040 on Fairview Street in Canton, 308 00:16:48,173 --> 00:16:50,509 around 6am. He later passed away. 309 00:16:50,642 --> 00:16:54,513 What happened it was on the TV news 310 00:16:55,748 --> 00:17:00,486 on the morning of January 29th 2022. 311 00:17:00,619 --> 00:17:03,122 I received a call from a friend of mine 312 00:17:03,255 --> 00:17:04,723 saying that Johnny had died. 313 00:17:06,658 --> 00:17:10,129 Johnny? Like this? No John, what do you mean? 314 00:17:10,262 --> 00:17:12,965 Like, he was... 315 00:17:15,267 --> 00:17:17,936 I was in a state of shock. Devastated. 316 00:17:18,871 --> 00:17:20,773 I couldn't believe it. 317 00:17:21,373 --> 00:17:24,309 I said, "Please, God, 318 00:17:24,443 --> 00:17:26,078 not John O'Keefe. Not John." 319 00:17:26,211 --> 00:17:30,349 All I could think about was the children, at Paul, at Peg, at Papa. 320 00:17:33,585 --> 00:17:35,387 Even today, I almost don't believe it. 321 00:17:36,355 --> 00:17:38,357 There are no more people like him, you know? 322 00:17:44,196 --> 00:17:45,531 Sorry, I can't. 323 00:17:52,704 --> 00:17:57,242 My daughter was one of Johnny's goddaughters, 324 00:17:57,376 --> 00:18:00,846 my eldest daughter, and I had to tell her. 325 00:18:00,979 --> 00:18:03,582 It was difficult. 326 00:18:04,216 --> 00:18:06,518 We didn't have any details at that height. 327 00:18:06,652 --> 00:18:08,854 So I called for Johnny's brother Paul, 328 00:18:08,987 --> 00:18:12,424 and he started to clarify some things. 329 00:18:13,258 --> 00:18:15,794 I think the first explanation that they gave me 330 00:18:16,361 --> 00:18:20,065 was that Karen had run over John with the car. 331 00:18:20,199 --> 00:18:23,635 When Brendan called me, We said, "Wait! What? 332 00:18:24,736 --> 00:18:27,239 Did she do this?" 333 00:18:27,372 --> 00:18:30,843 And he said, "I don't know yet, but it seems so." 334 00:18:31,743 --> 00:18:33,011 Everyone liked Karen. 335 00:18:34,213 --> 00:18:38,117 But everything changed on the morning of January 29th. 336 00:18:41,653 --> 00:18:44,756 Karen Read left court after paying bail, 337 00:18:44,890 --> 00:18:46,358 accused of running over her boyfriend 338 00:18:46,492 --> 00:18:48,727 the Boston police officer John O'Keefe, 339 00:18:48,861 --> 00:18:51,263 with your car early Saturday morning. 340 00:18:51,396 --> 00:18:53,098 Suddenly, John's death 341 00:18:53,232 --> 00:18:55,901 was on the local news nocturnal. 342 00:18:56,969 --> 00:19:00,906 They showed someone saying that Karen Read 343 00:19:01,039 --> 00:19:03,275 had run over John O'Keefe with your car. 344 00:19:04,143 --> 00:19:06,545 {\an8}The injuries he suffered 345 00:19:06,678 --> 00:19:09,414 {\an8}were compatible with what the paramedics said: 346 00:19:09,548 --> 00:19:12,351 {\an8}that he had been hit by a blunt object, the vehicle. 347 00:19:13,318 --> 00:19:14,620 Everything that was seen there 348 00:19:14,753 --> 00:19:17,923 fit with a traffic accident, 349 00:19:18,757 --> 00:19:20,159 that she ran him over 350 00:19:21,093 --> 00:19:23,428 and left him to die in the snow. 351 00:19:27,866 --> 00:19:32,037 Three days after John's death, the police arrested me here, 352 00:19:32,171 --> 00:19:35,407 literally where I'm sitting Now, in my dining room. 353 00:19:35,607 --> 00:19:39,778 {\an8}They had already seized my car and my cell phone, 354 00:19:39,912 --> 00:19:42,281 {\an8}then I knew which was a suspicion. 355 00:19:42,414 --> 00:19:45,817 And since I hadn't heard anything about another suspect, 356 00:19:45,951 --> 00:19:48,787 I knew they were going to come after me. 357 00:19:51,823 --> 00:19:55,027 It was around 7:45 pm, I was on the phone 358 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:59,031 and I heard several car doors closing at the same time. 359 00:19:59,631 --> 00:20:02,801 I looked outside and there were a dozen police officers. 360 00:20:02,935 --> 00:20:06,838 It looked like a SWAT squad. I was accused of manslaughter. 361 00:20:06,972 --> 00:20:10,709 {\an8}My wife receives notifications about everything on your cell phone. 362 00:20:10,842 --> 00:20:13,512 And I heard her holding your breath. 363 00:20:13,645 --> 00:20:17,049 I asked, "What happened?" And she said, "Your sister has been arrested." 364 00:20:18,150 --> 00:20:20,485 {\an8}It felt surreal to see my sister 365 00:20:20,619 --> 00:20:22,988 {\an8}be led in front of the cameras, handcuffed 366 00:20:23,121 --> 00:20:26,758 {\an8}and portrayed like the worst person in the world. 367 00:20:28,527 --> 00:20:30,996 I remember everything perfectly. I remember being in prison, 368 00:20:31,129 --> 00:20:33,532 I remember the audience, from the cameras, from my parents 369 00:20:33,665 --> 00:20:35,534 and I remember the presentation of the case. 370 00:20:35,667 --> 00:20:39,571 I was desperate to know: What do they have against me? 371 00:20:39,705 --> 00:20:41,840 Why am I handcuffed? 372 00:20:42,808 --> 00:20:46,044 I felt embarrassed by position I found myself in, 373 00:20:46,578 --> 00:20:49,815 I wanted to go home 374 00:20:49,948 --> 00:20:51,783 and understand what was happening. 375 00:20:53,585 --> 00:20:55,354 When I first heard an explanation 376 00:20:55,487 --> 00:20:58,123 about how Johnny died, was that Karen Read 377 00:20:58,257 --> 00:21:00,692 I was driving drunk, 378 00:21:00,826 --> 00:21:03,562 who had run over him 379 00:21:03,695 --> 00:21:05,897 and had been arrested. 380 00:21:07,065 --> 00:21:10,435 And I thought, "Well, it's a case simple and direct." 381 00:21:11,036 --> 00:21:12,638 I imagined that she I was sorry, 382 00:21:12,771 --> 00:21:17,109 that must have been devastated for what you did, 383 00:21:17,242 --> 00:21:22,114 like, that she would take the blame and it wasn't very complicated. 384 00:21:23,782 --> 00:21:27,319 I had no idea how everything was about to get out of control 385 00:21:27,452 --> 00:21:32,624 and still had no idea what how big it all was going to be. 386 00:21:40,532 --> 00:21:41,733 When John died, 387 00:21:41,867 --> 00:21:44,503 David Yannetti was the first and only person 388 00:21:44,636 --> 00:21:47,105 who did I call looking for a lawyer. 389 00:21:47,639 --> 00:21:51,243 {\an8}And he's been with me since the beginning. And he spoke on TV. 390 00:21:51,376 --> 00:21:55,180 {\an8}This is a defensible case. I tell you that my client 391 00:21:55,314 --> 00:21:58,650 {\an8}had no criminal intent, she loved this man. 392 00:21:58,784 --> 00:22:01,653 {\an8}I have my own office since 1999. 393 00:22:01,787 --> 00:22:05,957 Before that, I was a Promoter District Assistant 394 00:22:06,091 --> 00:22:08,527 and I spent most of my time 395 00:22:08,660 --> 00:22:11,463 investigating and prosecuting homicides. 396 00:22:12,197 --> 00:22:15,701 When I heard that a police officer was killed, 397 00:22:15,834 --> 00:22:19,705 {\an8}did you know that this type of case 398 00:22:19,838 --> 00:22:22,674 {\an8}always receives special attention. 399 00:22:22,808 --> 00:22:24,810 So even that prosecutors thought 400 00:22:24,943 --> 00:22:29,414 who had a difficult case to prove it, they weren't going to take it easy. 401 00:22:30,582 --> 00:22:36,321 It was clear that the case it would require a lot of work. 402 00:22:36,455 --> 00:22:38,924 So I needed someone to help me. 403 00:22:39,391 --> 00:22:42,194 I called the Institute of Criminal Justice at Harvard. 404 00:22:42,327 --> 00:22:47,632 A teacher answered and said: "You need to inform yourself 405 00:22:47,766 --> 00:22:50,569 about the Kevin Spacey case. Talk to his lawyers, 406 00:22:50,702 --> 00:22:53,305 Maybe I can get help from them.” And, long story short, 407 00:22:53,438 --> 00:22:55,974 that's how I found it Alan Jackson and Liza Little. 408 00:22:56,274 --> 00:23:00,912 {\an8}Good afternoon, passengers. If you arrived on Flight 288 from L.A., 409 00:23:01,046 --> 00:23:03,915 {\an8}your luggage is being unloaded onto conveyor belt 7. 410 00:23:04,049 --> 00:23:05,283 Welcome to Boston! 411 00:23:08,387 --> 00:23:10,489 Are you okay? Okay, let's go. 412 00:23:11,790 --> 00:23:14,359 My name is Alan Jackson, I'm a lawyer in Los Angeles. 413 00:23:14,726 --> 00:23:18,163 I received an email. And the subject of the email 414 00:23:18,296 --> 00:23:22,200 It was something like "Murder Boston Police Officer". 415 00:23:23,335 --> 00:23:28,707 {\an8}I just looked at one of the photos of John O'Keefe's autopsy, 416 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:33,245 {\an8}I saw his arm and said: "Are you kidding me? 417 00:23:33,378 --> 00:23:34,746 {\an8}He was run over for a car?" 418 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:37,115 {\an8}I remember Alan calling me to his office 419 00:23:37,249 --> 00:23:39,751 {\an8}and saying: "Liza, you have to read That's it, you'll like this case." 420 00:23:40,152 --> 00:23:41,353 Let's call Karen. 421 00:23:42,988 --> 00:23:45,457 The motions in which we really we need to focus 422 00:23:45,590 --> 00:23:49,027 have not yet been done. You know, police misconduct and... 423 00:23:49,161 --> 00:23:54,132 Alan and I work together It's been almost 9 years now. 424 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:56,802 We work in the case of Kevin Spacey. 425 00:23:57,569 --> 00:24:00,772 And also in several great cases of homicide in Los Angeles. 426 00:24:02,541 --> 00:24:05,177 I want to see where we're going work. Can you meet us there? 427 00:24:05,310 --> 00:24:06,344 Right. 428 00:24:09,481 --> 00:24:10,749 OPERATIONS CENTER 429 00:24:10,882 --> 00:24:13,285 Cool! It's perfect. 430 00:24:13,618 --> 00:24:16,488 - And our boxes? - Over there in the corner. 431 00:24:17,656 --> 00:24:20,659 My God! Karen, do me a favor? 432 00:24:20,792 --> 00:24:22,427 - No. - Take everything out of those boxes... 433 00:24:22,561 --> 00:24:23,829 I knew you were going to say that. 434 00:24:25,030 --> 00:24:26,231 That's why I said "no". 435 00:24:27,365 --> 00:24:29,401 We are very close of the trial. 436 00:24:29,534 --> 00:24:30,869 It will start in a few weeks. 437 00:24:31,002 --> 00:24:33,205 Most of these things It's just for court, right? 438 00:24:33,705 --> 00:24:35,941 - There are 3 sets of witnesses... - No, no. 439 00:24:36,074 --> 00:24:37,843 I'm fighting for my life now, 440 00:24:37,976 --> 00:24:45,083 but I'm not afraid of challenges emotional or mental 441 00:24:45,217 --> 00:24:48,220 that I know I will face in the next 2 months. 442 00:24:48,420 --> 00:24:49,988 I know I'm innocent. 443 00:24:50,121 --> 00:24:53,425 I liked. Welcome to your home. 444 00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:58,830 In that case, everyone has an opinion and it is "yes or no". 445 00:24:59,164 --> 00:25:02,133 Or do you think that she did that, 446 00:25:02,834 --> 00:25:06,938 made fun of her boyfriend and he lay there lying 447 00:25:07,072 --> 00:25:08,707 and tragically died. 448 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:10,909 Or do you think, "Wait a minute. 449 00:25:11,209 --> 00:25:14,446 Something isn't right here. None of the evidence matches. 450 00:25:14,913 --> 00:25:18,383 Evidence was lost, in a bizarre way, 451 00:25:18,517 --> 00:25:20,218 and then found." 452 00:25:20,585 --> 00:25:25,056 There are two theories conflicting and opposing 453 00:25:25,190 --> 00:25:29,294 and the public still doesn't have an answer, 454 00:25:29,427 --> 00:25:33,064 So it's a real mystery. 455 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:38,103 We need to look deeper what really happened 456 00:25:38,370 --> 00:25:39,571 with John O'Keefe. 457 00:25:43,975 --> 00:25:47,245 The day after what happened, the day after John's death, 458 00:25:47,379 --> 00:25:50,448 I was confused and perplexed. 459 00:25:51,016 --> 00:25:53,518 I didn't remember anything different happened, 460 00:25:53,652 --> 00:25:56,121 but I had been drinking, it was already late 461 00:25:56,254 --> 00:25:59,958 and I heard nothing more from him, obviously. 462 00:26:00,091 --> 00:26:03,194 So, I thought: "Did I run him over? 463 00:26:03,328 --> 00:26:05,830 He tried to reach me while I left and didn't notice?" 464 00:26:05,964 --> 00:26:08,099 I had the music loud, it was snowing, 465 00:26:08,233 --> 00:26:10,302 the wipers on, the heater on. 466 00:26:10,435 --> 00:26:12,637 "Did he arrive and knock in the back of my car, 467 00:26:12,771 --> 00:26:16,641 I hit him in the knee, and he was drunk and passed out 468 00:26:16,775 --> 00:26:18,843 and choked or something?" 469 00:26:18,977 --> 00:26:21,146 And when I hired David Yannetti, 470 00:26:21,279 --> 00:26:24,049 I asked him these questions about the night of January 29th: 471 00:26:24,182 --> 00:26:27,519 "David, what if, I don't know, what if I did I pass over his foot? 472 00:26:27,652 --> 00:26:32,057 What if I hit him in the knee and he passed out 473 00:26:32,190 --> 00:26:37,529 or went to see where I hurt him and vomited and passed out?" 474 00:26:37,662 --> 00:26:40,632 David said, "Yes, there you would have a degree of guilt in the case." 475 00:26:40,765 --> 00:26:46,171 So that's all I thought about for about 3 days. 476 00:26:47,105 --> 00:26:50,942 I read the police report that said that she had accidentally 477 00:26:51,076 --> 00:26:52,811 boyfriend ran over with the car. 478 00:26:52,944 --> 00:26:56,414 And based on what she said, my reasoning was 479 00:26:56,548 --> 00:26:58,350 that it was a case of homicide guilty in traffic 480 00:26:58,483 --> 00:27:00,986 to a district court, with fewer punishments. 481 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:03,755 But of course the case it became much bigger than that. 482 00:27:08,360 --> 00:27:09,880 {\an8}Hundreds of people paid tribute 483 00:27:09,995 --> 00:27:12,564 {\an8}to the Boston police officer John O'Keefe. 484 00:27:12,697 --> 00:27:14,017 The wake was held on Sunday 485 00:27:14,065 --> 00:27:17,002 in the Church of São Francisco of Assisi, in Braintree. 486 00:27:18,737 --> 00:27:21,840 I remember it was a difficult day, 487 00:27:21,973 --> 00:27:25,777 {\an8}it was very cold. The press it was everywhere. 488 00:27:25,910 --> 00:27:28,880 {\an8}And hundreds of people waited queue patiently. 489 00:27:29,014 --> 00:27:30,982 {\an8}VELARIO TONIGHT BY OFFICER JOHN O'KEEFE 490 00:27:31,116 --> 00:27:32,717 {\an8}We who would carry the coffin 491 00:27:32,851 --> 00:27:35,320 we stayed inside from the entrance 492 00:27:35,453 --> 00:27:36,955 of the Church of São Francisco. 493 00:27:37,322 --> 00:27:39,157 And you could hear the bagpipes. 494 00:27:40,425 --> 00:27:43,728 Then, we were informed that the hearse had arrived. 495 00:27:44,129 --> 00:27:47,532 And when we open the huge doors of the church, 496 00:27:47,666 --> 00:27:50,669 we saw that it wasn't a bagpipe, 497 00:27:50,802 --> 00:27:53,371 there were 50 bagpipes 498 00:27:53,505 --> 00:27:57,008 and hundreds of police in training. 499 00:28:00,578 --> 00:28:02,981 And there were several means of Boston local communications 500 00:28:03,114 --> 00:28:06,851 covering the memorial. The support was overwhelming. 501 00:28:09,621 --> 00:28:11,356 It was surreal carry his coffin. 502 00:28:12,557 --> 00:28:16,327 Just think that years before he He was my best man at my wedding, 503 00:28:16,461 --> 00:28:19,431 and there it was my 40 year old friend, 504 00:28:22,033 --> 00:28:25,804 who was always there, he was always there. 505 00:28:26,237 --> 00:28:27,639 He was part of my life. 506 00:28:29,708 --> 00:28:31,943 I was just trying to understand like all that... 507 00:28:34,946 --> 00:28:36,181 had changed. 508 00:28:39,317 --> 00:28:41,095 {\an8}BOSTON POLICE MEMBER FOUND DEAD IN CANTON 509 00:28:41,119 --> 00:28:43,421 {\an8}Part of the highway was closed, the city stopped 510 00:28:43,555 --> 00:28:44,956 {\an8}for the funeral by John O'Keefe. 511 00:28:46,558 --> 00:28:48,727 {\an8}It was an honor, you know? I remember to have been emotional. 512 00:28:48,860 --> 00:28:52,464 {\an8}Being on the highway and seeing that she was closed to him. 513 00:28:53,264 --> 00:28:56,534 And then, the people lined up with your hand on your chest, 514 00:28:56,668 --> 00:28:57,969 using blue ribbons. 515 00:28:58,803 --> 00:29:00,305 It was beautiful, as if his legacy 516 00:29:00,438 --> 00:29:02,807 had already spread everywhere, 517 00:29:03,508 --> 00:29:05,577 even before everything becomes a spectacle. 518 00:29:07,312 --> 00:29:09,147 I think he I would have been very proud 519 00:29:10,115 --> 00:29:12,851 to receive that kind of goodbye. 520 00:29:18,123 --> 00:29:21,960 As soon as I formally went accused on February 2, 521 00:29:22,093 --> 00:29:25,463 said there was a restraining order, 522 00:29:25,597 --> 00:29:28,133 so I can stay away from anything member of his family. 523 00:29:28,466 --> 00:29:31,536 Therefore, I didn't go to John's funeral 524 00:29:31,669 --> 00:29:34,606 nor to any memorial to him. I never went to his tomb. 525 00:29:35,273 --> 00:29:38,576 I just wanted to leave all that behind. 526 00:29:39,644 --> 00:29:42,447 Tonight, news in the case of Karen Read. 527 00:29:42,580 --> 00:29:44,783 The Massachusetts Woman accused of death 528 00:29:44,916 --> 00:29:47,552 of the policeman of Boston John O'Keefe. 529 00:29:48,119 --> 00:29:51,589 I didn't think I would be arrested again for John's death. 530 00:29:51,723 --> 00:29:52,791 {\an8}But I was wrong. 531 00:29:52,924 --> 00:29:54,058 {\an8}POLICE BODY CAMERA 532 00:29:54,192 --> 00:29:56,194 {\an8}The nightmare was just beginning. 533 00:30:03,468 --> 00:30:09,040 {\an8}After Karen Read was accused of culpable homicide, 534 00:30:09,174 --> 00:30:13,645 {\an8}the prosecution took the case to a grand state jury 535 00:30:13,778 --> 00:30:17,115 with the accusation intentional homicide, 536 00:30:17,248 --> 00:30:19,050 which resulted in a complaint. 537 00:30:19,184 --> 00:30:21,486 The jury agreed that there was sufficient evidence 538 00:30:21,619 --> 00:30:24,422 for the case to go to trial. 539 00:30:25,824 --> 00:30:29,928 Manslaughter It is an unintentional death, 540 00:30:30,695 --> 00:30:34,799 {\an8}that occurs as a result of a reckless action, 541 00:30:34,933 --> 00:30:36,334 causing death from someone else. 542 00:30:36,467 --> 00:30:38,102 Karen is accused intentional homicide, 543 00:30:38,236 --> 00:30:41,439 which is essentially homicide with intent to kill. 544 00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:49,080 I was amazed. My first thought was, "What do they have?" 545 00:30:50,548 --> 00:30:53,952 He was a Boston police officer, I mean, that says it all. 546 00:30:54,085 --> 00:30:55,787 The blue uniform wall was erected 547 00:30:55,920 --> 00:30:58,289 and Karen Read is outside it. 548 00:30:58,423 --> 00:31:01,359 She is the outsider, It's the scapegoat. 549 00:31:02,660 --> 00:31:03,394 POLICE BODY CAMERA 550 00:31:03,528 --> 00:31:05,968 {\an8}I heard the doors of the cars and there they were again. 551 00:31:06,030 --> 00:31:07,532 It wasn't so theatrical 552 00:31:07,665 --> 00:31:09,434 as the first time where I was arrested, 553 00:31:09,567 --> 00:31:11,436 but I saw them both principal investigators, 554 00:31:11,569 --> 00:31:13,671 {\an8} Patrolman Proctor and Sergeant Bukhenik. 555 00:31:13,805 --> 00:31:16,507 {\an8}At first, I thought they were ask me questions or something. 556 00:31:16,741 --> 00:31:17,809 She's in the back. 557 00:31:18,610 --> 00:31:19,677 - Outside? - �. 558 00:31:20,044 --> 00:31:22,714 When they went to the back, I thought they were going to hurt me 559 00:31:22,847 --> 00:31:25,083 because I heard them say: "Let's do this in the back." 560 00:31:25,650 --> 00:31:27,218 And I started to shake. 561 00:31:28,253 --> 00:31:32,523 {\an8}I opened the door and said: "What's going on?" 562 00:31:33,091 --> 00:31:36,227 {\an8}They said, "You're under arrest." I said, "Why?" 563 00:31:36,361 --> 00:31:40,531 {\an8}And they: "You were reported by intentional homicide and is imprisoned." 564 00:31:40,665 --> 00:31:42,333 And they read my rights again. 565 00:31:42,467 --> 00:31:44,969 I retreated 566 00:31:46,037 --> 00:31:49,274 and Patrolman Proctor grabbed me and tried to turn me around 567 00:31:49,974 --> 00:31:53,778 and take my arm. I continued trying to avoid him 568 00:31:53,912 --> 00:31:56,614 because I didn't understand why she was being arrested. 569 00:31:56,748 --> 00:31:58,883 Please Just let him handcuff her. 570 00:31:59,017 --> 00:32:00,885 Now I've been accused of intentional homicide? 571 00:32:01,019 --> 00:32:02,463 - Exactly. - Intentional vehicular homicide 572 00:32:02,487 --> 00:32:05,189 and fleeing the scene of the crime causing death and-or bodily injury. 573 00:32:06,624 --> 00:32:09,360 Therefore, a warrant was issued of imprisonment against you. 574 00:32:09,627 --> 00:32:10,995 I was accused of more crimes. 575 00:32:11,129 --> 00:32:13,898 Charges were raised of culpable homicide 576 00:32:14,032 --> 00:32:17,869 for intentional homicide, which means a degree of intention, 577 00:32:18,002 --> 00:32:20,538 who knew what he was doing, that it was no accident. 578 00:32:23,274 --> 00:32:27,045 Intentional homicide can lead It is a sentence of life imprisonment. 579 00:32:27,178 --> 00:32:29,023 You may be eligible for parole. 580 00:32:29,047 --> 00:32:30,949 But there is no guarantee that you will achieve. 581 00:32:31,082 --> 00:32:32,250 It's life imprisonment. 582 00:32:32,784 --> 00:32:34,819 Ten years or life in prison at this point 583 00:32:34,953 --> 00:32:37,722 they seem the same thing to me. I spent two nights, 584 00:32:37,855 --> 00:32:40,491 two days in prison, and it seemed like an eternity. 585 00:32:40,625 --> 00:32:44,395 So they can lock me up for 6 months, 586 00:32:44,529 --> 00:32:48,666 that for me, it would seem like a lifetime. 587 00:32:49,500 --> 00:32:54,439 I mean, I'm 44 years old, then 20, 30, 40, 588 00:32:54,572 --> 00:32:58,643 is the rest of my productive life. 589 00:32:59,877 --> 00:33:01,713 It's an arrest warrant against you. 590 00:33:01,846 --> 00:33:03,514 I was handcuffed by Proctor. 591 00:33:04,248 --> 00:33:07,652 I was just wearing shorts, no panties, 592 00:33:07,785 --> 00:33:10,188 with a t-shirt. And I put on a little coat 593 00:33:10,321 --> 00:33:12,757 when I heard them outside. And he was wearing slippers. 594 00:33:12,890 --> 00:33:13,891 Let's take care of it. 595 00:33:14,025 --> 00:33:16,327 What medication do you use, What would I need now? 596 00:33:16,461 --> 00:33:19,063 I need my medicine and some personal hygiene items. 597 00:33:19,197 --> 00:33:21,666 Right. What kind of medicine and where are you? We got it for you. 598 00:33:21,799 --> 00:33:24,769 Can I wear normal shoes? to not appear on TV like that? 599 00:33:24,902 --> 00:33:25,970 - Yes. - This here... 600 00:33:26,104 --> 00:33:28,406 I'm not even wearing underwear. Can I wear pants? 601 00:33:28,539 --> 00:33:31,676 Again. Your parents can come here and get what you need. 602 00:33:31,809 --> 00:33:34,245 But I don't want to appear on Channel 4 in pajamas! 603 00:33:34,379 --> 00:33:36,214 I wouldn't worry with the news now. 604 00:33:36,347 --> 00:33:38,049 - Do you want to talk to me now? - No! 605 00:33:39,884 --> 00:33:42,954 See how crazy she is? See the cameras here? 606 00:33:43,154 --> 00:33:45,189 Are you more worried with her appearance on TV. 607 00:33:46,758 --> 00:33:48,226 Sit here, please. 608 00:33:50,061 --> 00:33:54,265 I was taken away in the police car to the police station again. 609 00:33:54,399 --> 00:33:55,566 And I was booked again. 610 00:33:55,800 --> 00:33:57,201 Ready? 1, 2, 3. 611 00:34:00,671 --> 00:34:03,341 I knew that they were going to show me off again. 612 00:34:03,908 --> 00:34:08,413 It was scary. I was in a completely vulnerable position 613 00:34:08,546 --> 00:34:10,782 and my mind was racing. 614 00:34:11,282 --> 00:34:14,986 They were going to lock me up and they thought that I was a murderer. 615 00:34:15,420 --> 00:34:19,457 That's when I realized that it was for real. 616 00:34:19,590 --> 00:34:22,894 They wanted me to pay. 617 00:34:31,102 --> 00:34:33,037 - This way. - Right. 618 00:34:33,538 --> 00:34:34,906 Take the first right. 619 00:34:36,007 --> 00:34:37,175 And the first one is on the left. 620 00:34:38,409 --> 00:34:39,944 I have to search it, right? 621 00:34:40,278 --> 00:34:42,747 That, pull the pockets out, That way I won't need it... 622 00:34:44,882 --> 00:34:48,052 Nothing in your pockets? Nothing around the waist, right? 623 00:34:48,186 --> 00:34:50,488 The second night was a lot, much worse in prison 624 00:34:50,621 --> 00:34:54,425 than the first because I started thinking 625 00:34:54,559 --> 00:34:56,759 - that he would never return home. - Something behind? 626 00:34:56,861 --> 00:34:59,330 That night was one of the worst of my life. 627 00:34:59,464 --> 00:35:01,599 Right. Do you have pockets on your shirt? 628 00:35:02,467 --> 00:35:03,568 No. 629 00:35:03,935 --> 00:35:05,436 Okay, ma'am, keep this. 630 00:35:11,609 --> 00:35:13,811 The first time that Karen was arrested, 631 00:35:14,512 --> 00:35:19,617 I remember going back to mine home office that afternoon 632 00:35:19,750 --> 00:35:22,053 and my assistant tell me 633 00:35:22,186 --> 00:35:24,489 that a guy named Mike had called the office, 634 00:35:24,622 --> 00:35:26,891 with important information for me. 635 00:35:27,692 --> 00:35:32,196 I called him. I remember being sitting at my desk at home, 636 00:35:32,330 --> 00:35:36,801 in my office. He had a hoarse voice 637 00:35:36,934 --> 00:35:40,972 and, you know, it was a memorable moment 638 00:35:41,105 --> 00:35:43,207 because he said 639 00:35:43,341 --> 00:35:47,478 that maybe someone else 640 00:35:47,612 --> 00:35:50,047 had caused death by John O'Keefe. 641 00:35:56,454 --> 00:35:58,823 {\an8}Right at the beginning of the case, it was all hazy. 642 00:35:58,956 --> 00:36:01,292 {\an8}David didn't know what he was dealing with. Joined the case 643 00:36:01,425 --> 00:36:02,894 {\an8}without ever seeing Karen. 644 00:36:03,027 --> 00:36:05,863 She was accused of running over a policeman, with the car, 645 00:36:05,997 --> 00:36:10,168 he ended up dying and David there, lost: 646 00:36:10,301 --> 00:36:12,937 "But what happened? I need of evidence and I have nothing." 647 00:36:15,973 --> 00:36:18,543 But then he received a call at the office 648 00:36:18,676 --> 00:36:20,144 from someone who said, 649 00:36:20,878 --> 00:36:23,414 almost whispering: 650 00:36:24,549 --> 00:36:27,985 "You need to investigate who lives at 34 Fairview. 651 00:36:29,954 --> 00:36:33,191 Need to investigate well the owners. 652 00:36:33,758 --> 00:36:36,060 Need to investigate the occupants of that house." 653 00:36:38,029 --> 00:36:40,865 There was more there than it seemed. 654 00:36:42,733 --> 00:36:46,103 We had no idea that there could be 655 00:36:46,237 --> 00:36:48,773 another suspect in the crime. 656 00:36:48,906 --> 00:36:51,809 And everything changed at that moment. 657 00:36:53,644 --> 00:36:55,680 I called you into my office, 658 00:36:56,581 --> 00:36:59,784 he went and sat down with my researcher and myself. 659 00:37:01,485 --> 00:37:05,790 And, you know, our conversation with him it didn't go past that point. 660 00:37:05,923 --> 00:37:07,925 It wasn't like he was a witness 661 00:37:08,059 --> 00:37:09,860 or that we could use it. 662 00:37:09,994 --> 00:37:12,663 But that clue was valuable 663 00:37:12,797 --> 00:37:17,768 because he sent us in one direction different very early 664 00:37:17,902 --> 00:37:19,303 in the investigation. 665 00:37:20,404 --> 00:37:24,275 If that informant hadn't given the information, 666 00:37:24,408 --> 00:37:28,079 {\an8}I don't know if we would be here now. 667 00:37:28,779 --> 00:37:32,917 Because in the beginning, David said something like: 668 00:37:33,050 --> 00:37:36,721 "It was an accident and she is not criminally responsible." 669 00:37:37,154 --> 00:37:39,223 But after that clue, 670 00:37:39,357 --> 00:37:41,559 we begin to see a new defense: 671 00:37:42,360 --> 00:37:44,629 that was a frame against Karen Read. 672 00:37:44,795 --> 00:37:46,998 {\an8}The defense says that Read didn't run over O'Keefe, 673 00:37:47,131 --> 00:37:49,867 {\an8}but in fact, he was beaten inside the residence 674 00:37:50,001 --> 00:37:52,536 {\an8}and your body he was then thrown into the street. 675 00:37:52,670 --> 00:37:54,572 {\an8}It seems like we are the only ones fighting for the truth 676 00:37:54,705 --> 00:37:56,225 {\an8}about what happened with John O'Keefe. 677 00:37:56,307 --> 00:37:58,027 {\an8}Karen, just to clarify, Didn't you kill him? 678 00:37:59,710 --> 00:38:01,712 {\an8}We know who it was, Steve, we know. 679 00:38:02,079 --> 00:38:04,849 {\an8}And we know who led this staging. You all know. 680 00:38:04,982 --> 00:38:07,318 {\an8}- We know. - And no, it wasn't her. 681 00:38:07,518 --> 00:38:09,887 {\an8}It wasn't her. This woman is innocent. 682 00:38:10,321 --> 00:38:15,626 {\an8}The defense has a history different to what happened. 683 00:38:16,027 --> 00:38:17,828 There is a supposed Police conspiracy here. 684 00:38:18,129 --> 00:38:20,431 John O'Keefe entered that house. 685 00:38:20,564 --> 00:38:22,700 And the claim is that something happened inside. 686 00:38:22,833 --> 00:38:24,235 {\an8}- Who do you think it is? - Definitely 687 00:38:24,368 --> 00:38:26,737 {\an8}the State Police of Massachusetts is involved. 688 00:38:26,871 --> 00:38:29,674 {\an8}There were people in that house that are involved. 689 00:38:29,807 --> 00:38:32,910 {\an8}Brian Albert is involved. Jennifer McCabe is involved. 690 00:38:33,044 --> 00:38:34,979 {\an8}Other people who were in that house, 691 00:38:35,112 --> 00:38:37,415 {\an8}each of them has some level involvement in the case. 692 00:38:38,849 --> 00:38:42,086 Among the people in the house in that night were Brian Albert, 693 00:38:42,219 --> 00:38:45,690 house owner, and Brian Higgins. 694 00:38:46,324 --> 00:38:49,060 {\an8}Brian Albert He's a police officer in Boston. 695 00:38:49,460 --> 00:38:51,329 {\an8}� the boss from a fugitive unit. 696 00:38:51,562 --> 00:38:54,031 {\an8}Brian Higgins He is a federal agent with the ATF 697 00:38:54,532 --> 00:38:59,637 {\an8}and friend of the police chief of Canton County. 698 00:38:59,904 --> 00:39:02,873 {\an8}Everything happened in front of the house from a Boston police officer. 699 00:39:03,574 --> 00:39:06,243 And in the first 2 years of the case, 700 00:39:06,377 --> 00:39:09,280 we knew something was wrong and we fought tooth and nail 701 00:39:09,413 --> 00:39:13,050 to access data from cell phones, electronic information 702 00:39:13,184 --> 00:39:15,252 what we knew which were the key to the case. 703 00:39:15,386 --> 00:39:19,190 Cannot prove conspiracy just asking difficult questions, 704 00:39:19,323 --> 00:39:21,392 data is needed to support the claim. 705 00:39:21,926 --> 00:39:25,062 One of the things we tried do with a lot of effort 706 00:39:25,196 --> 00:39:28,032 went to access all electronic communications. 707 00:39:28,165 --> 00:39:29,834 How is a conspiracy proven? 708 00:39:29,967 --> 00:39:33,170 It is necessary to see the cell phones of the people. We live in the 21st century, 709 00:39:33,304 --> 00:39:35,740 This is how conspiracies are conducted. 710 00:39:35,873 --> 00:39:38,376 {\an8}And this was one of the aspects where Alan and I 711 00:39:38,509 --> 00:39:41,512 {\an8}we were successful in the Spacey case. 712 00:39:42,446 --> 00:39:45,616 {\an8}The prosecution obtained the data from Jen McCabe's cell phone, 713 00:39:45,750 --> 00:39:47,918 {\an8}one of the women who was in the house that night. 714 00:39:48,052 --> 00:39:50,454 {\an8}It was one of the people who suggested that John 715 00:39:50,588 --> 00:39:52,123 {\an8}go home that night. 716 00:39:53,290 --> 00:39:56,293 So, we hired a forensic expert 717 00:39:56,427 --> 00:39:58,796 to analyze this data. 718 00:39:59,964 --> 00:40:01,499 {\an8}And, to our surprise, 719 00:40:02,767 --> 00:40:05,102 {\an8}I will never forget, I was in this office 720 00:40:05,870 --> 00:40:08,572 {\an8}when I received a call. And our forensic expert 721 00:40:08,706 --> 00:40:10,241 {\an8}I didn't know much about the case. 722 00:40:12,943 --> 00:40:15,212 {\an8}He didn't know the sequence of events, 723 00:40:15,346 --> 00:40:19,650 {\an8}I didn't know what the impact was certain dates and times, 724 00:40:19,784 --> 00:40:23,554 {\an8}none of that. And he said, "I just wanted to let you know 725 00:40:23,687 --> 00:40:25,689 {\an8}I don't know if this means something to you, 726 00:40:26,090 --> 00:40:28,359 {\an8}but on Jennifer McCabe's cell phone, 727 00:40:28,492 --> 00:40:29,827 there is a Google search 728 00:40:29,960 --> 00:40:32,062 by: 'how long does it take to die in the cold'." 729 00:40:32,396 --> 00:40:34,999 She spelled the word wrong "how much", he wrote with a "d". 730 00:40:36,267 --> 00:40:38,335 And I said, "What? 731 00:40:40,104 --> 00:40:43,174 Are you sure? Because this It wasn't in their report." 732 00:40:43,574 --> 00:40:44,975 He said, "I'm sure." 733 00:40:46,644 --> 00:40:50,281 And he said, "It was at 2:27 am and 40 seconds." 734 00:40:51,348 --> 00:40:53,250 "Right. What date?" 735 00:40:54,552 --> 00:40:55,986 And he said, "January 29th." 736 00:40:56,120 --> 00:40:57,922 01/29/2022, 2:27:40 AM 737 00:40:59,423 --> 00:41:01,325 I thought, "It can't be. 738 00:41:01,759 --> 00:41:04,361 It can't be." Jennifer McCabe, 739 00:41:04,495 --> 00:41:07,298 according to the evidence that we had from her cell phone, 740 00:41:08,499 --> 00:41:11,168 Googled: "How long does it take 741 00:41:11,302 --> 00:41:15,306 to die in the cold?" At 2:27:40 in the morning, 742 00:41:15,439 --> 00:41:18,776 three and a half hours before of John's body being found. 743 00:41:20,845 --> 00:41:25,583 NOBODY BUT KAREN READ 744 00:41:25,716 --> 00:41:30,921 HE WAS ACCUSED IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF JOHN O'KEEFE