Karen Read takes out the trash behind the Boston hotel
Shortly after jurors discovered her charges for murder and manslaughter, the newly cleared Karen was found outside her Boston hotel shortly after jurors discovered her boyfriend John Okeefe’s death. (Richard Beetham for Fox News Digital)
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First on Fox: From court drama to roadside calm.
Just released from her charming murder acquittal Karen Read Being found to be easily back into everyday life on Friday, dragging the garbage like any ordinary American.
In Read’s first image since the second trial, Fox News Digital exclusively captured a trash can outside the 45-year-old Boston hotel.
See wearing a white short-sleeved top, black leggings and flat black shoes, pull boxes out of the trash can and throw them into a large trash can.

Karen Read placed a box in a trash can outside her hotel in Boston, Massachusetts on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Richard Beetham for Fox News Digital)
When her hair loose and blows in the wind, Read barely shows emotion while doing ordinary trivia-and then returns to the hotel and holds the phone in his right hand.
Just two days after her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, 46, died.
Jurors found that reading did not commit second-degree murder, the highest charge, but a minor offence to drive a vehicle under the influence, with a blood alcohol content of 0.08% or more.
test There are more than 30 days of testimony and four days of deliberation. Read was also found guilty of drunk driving homicide and fled the scene of the fatal accident. Her first trial of the same charge ended without a verdict when the jurors were at a deadlock last year.

Karen Read placed a box in a trash can outside her hotel in Boston, Massachusetts on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Richard Beetham for Fox News Digital)
The second Karen in John O’Keefe
Cheers from her supporters can be heard in the courtroom, and she has been waiting for updates on the court street.
For Read’s second trial, the Commonwealth appointed a special prosecutor, Hank Brennan, a high-power defense attorney, and added New York defense attorney Robert Alessi to the team, including Alan Jackson in Los Angeles and David Yannetti in Boston.
O’Keeffe’s body was found in the snow outside Guangzhou, Massachusettsthe hometown of fellow countryman Brian Albert, on January 29, 2022.
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His body was injured and slow to respond due to head trauma and signs of hypothermia.
The defense argued that O’Keeffe was attacked in the House and that his death could be covered up by law enforcement officers within the party.
Prosecutors argued that they read her SUV O’Keefe intentionally or recklessly, causing him to die outside in a blizzard and then tried to cover it up.

Karen Read and her attorney Alan Jackson were discharged from the Norfolk County Superior Court on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (Richard Beetham for Fox News Digital)
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Jack Lu, a retired Massachusetts judge and Boston College law professor, called the result a “stunning victory in defense,” he said, which would also help read the civil lawsuits O’Keefe’s family has against her.
Investigation of Red’s case leads to investigating investigators, audits of Guangzhou Police Department and dismissals of state police officers Homicide detective.
Fox News’ Michael Ruiz and Julia Bonavita contributed to the report.