In 2024, Karen Read faced her first murder trial after being accused of second-degree murder and manslaughter of her boyfriend, John O’Keefe, in January 2022. That trial ended in a mistrial, leading to a second trial in June 2025, and Netflix’s The Trials of Karen Read will cover it on Nov. 23, 2026.
The three-part docuseries will feature exclusive interviews with the O’Keefe family and friends, as well as insights from the trial jurors and both the defense and prosecution. These interviews have never been seen before, delving deeper into a case that rocked the nation. In fact, the case itself has impacted other criminal cases in Norfolk County.
Why Did Karen Read Face Two Murder Trials?
Read is a former financial analyst and adjunct professor from Massachusetts. On Jan. 29, 2022, her boyfriend, O’Keefe, was found dead outside a home in Canton. He was in a snowbank, with signs that the two had been drinking heavily that night.
That night, Read was arrested. The prosecution claimed that she backed her Lexus SUV into him while under the influence, charging her with second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter, and leaving the scene of a fatal crash. She was also charged with driving under the influence.
The defense argued that O’Keefe was beaten inside the home, and then his body was placed outside. As O’Keefe was a Boston police officer, the defense claimed that it was an elaborate cover-up by law enforcement.
Her first trial sparked media attention, and due to a hung jury, it ended in a mistrial. She was retried in June 2025, and in this case, the jury found her not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter. They did find her guilty of operating a vehicle under the influence, for which she was given one year probation.
The Trials of Karen Read on Netflix is sure to cover the two individual cases, looking into why it was a hung jury the first time and what changed during the second case.
What’s Happened Since the Trials?
After being acquitted, Read sued the Massachusetts State Police, and she recently secured a $100,000 judgment, which is the maximum allowed by the state. She has also launched a weekly video podcast with her criminal defense attorney, Alan Jackson.
However, Read also still faces active civil battles, with O’Keefe’s family filing a wrongful death lawsuit against her. Individuals are also suing her for defamation litigation tied to the case.
Due to the media coverage the two trials received, there is also a look into the conduct of the Massachusetts State Police and the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office. After the trials, lead investigator Michael Proctor was fired from the department, and the trials have had a knock-on effect on many other criminal cases.
In fact, Lindsay Clancy, who has already faced one mistrial and is preparing for a second trial for the murder of her three children, has hired Martin Weinberg, one of Read’s criminal defense attorneys, to help handle her second trial.
The Trials of Karen Read will drop as a binge-watch on Nov. 23, 2026.
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