The Karen Read trial verdict sparks debate. Explore how social media impacts legal proceedings, jury impartiality, and public ...

A jury found Karen Read not guilty of second-degree murder Wednesday in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend but guilty of a lesser charge of drunken driving. The jury handed down its ...

The family and friends of Boston police officer John O'Keefe said they are disappointed following the trial verdict, but they will continue to seek justice in his death.

Her lawyers successfully defended her, painting a sinister picture of police misconduct and theorizing that O'Keefe was in fact killed by colleagues, followed by a vast cover-up. She was convicted of ...

DEDHAM, Mass. — Karen Read woke up a free woman on Thursday after she was found not guilty of murder and manslaughter in the ...