Karen Read will be paid $100,000 by Massachusetts State Police after the agency agreed to settle her lawsuit alleging misconduct in the investigation of her boyfriend John O’Keefe’s death.
Read, 46, who was acquitted of murder in June 2025, sued Massachusetts State Police and the town of Canton that same month, claiming their hiring practices allowed biased officers to investigate O’Keefe’s 2022 death and contributed to her prosecution. The lawsuit accused investigators of negligence and civil conspiracy, claiming they focused on Read as a suspect while ignoring other possible suspects.
