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Karen Read Acquittal Exposes Flaws in Police Practices, Supporters and Critics Say

Both sides agreed that the investigation into the death of Ms. Read’s boyfriend, a Boston police officer, was flawed and plagued by unethical and unprofessional conduct.

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Karen Read in court on Wednesday, after the verdict was read.

Karen Read Acquitted in Murder Trial Over Boyfriend’s Death Outside Boston

A jury cleared Ms. Read of charges related to the 2022 death of John O’Keefe, a Boston police officer, and convicted her only of drunken driving, in a trial that attracted wide attention.

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Karen Read, center, gestured to her supporters on Tuesday outside Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass. A jury there acquitted her of murder on Wednesday.
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