Ex-Suspect Karen Reade Puts House On Sale After Mistrial Declared

The colonial-style home of Karen Read, the suspected killer of her Boston police officer boyfriend, is advertised for $849,900, a mere two weeks following the declaration of a mistrial in her case.

With almost 2,000 square feet, four bedrooms, and three bathrooms, this enormous Mansfield house is a true gem. On the upper level, you’ll find a roomy “sun-drenched kitchen,” along with two living spaces, three more bedrooms, and two complete bathrooms.

On July 1, it was announced that the jury could not reach a verdict over whether Read intentionally murdered Officer John O’Keefe in January 2022 with her SUV.

Read has been nicknamed “America’s happiest murder defendant” due to her carefree demeanor in court. The jury decided 12 to 0 to acquit Read of murder just days after the conclusion of the controversial nine-week trial in which she claimed she was the target of a vast conspiracy to frame her. They were likewise in agreement that she was not guilty of vehicular manslaughter, but they were deadlocked on whether she was guilty of leaving the scene of an accident involving injury or death (9 to 3).

O’Keefe and Read were invited to his buddy Brian Albert’s house for an afterparty on the night of his death after they had been drinking with a group of friends at the Waterfall Bar and Grill in Canton, which is about fourteen miles south of Boston. Based on what Read had said, she got up around 4 in the morning and realized O’Keefe hadn’t come home, so she hurriedly drove out to see if she could find him. Upon discovering his corpse outside Albert’s residence at around 6 a.m. on January 29, 2022, emergency personnel said that Read, in her distressed condition, had repeatedly informed them that she had struck him.

Accidents involving death or injury require the motorist to have actual knowledge that someone was injured or killed before they may be charged with leaving the scene of the accident. Read may yet face a retrial for vehicular manslaughter if Jackson is successful in bringing up the double jeopardy argument.