“Black Swan” Murder Trial: Final Pretrial Hearing| Court TV Podcast

Karen Read prepares to face a jury once again after her first trial ended with a hung jury in the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe. Prosecutors allege she hit him with her car after a night of drinking and left him to die in the cold, while she maintains that she is being framed for murder and the real killer has close ties to the Boston Police department. This episode of the Court TV Podcast features the final pretrial hearing from 3/25/2025, just one week before jury selection begins in this contentious retrial.

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Karen Read’s first trial in the death of John O’Keefe, her boyfriend and Boston Police officer, ended with a hung jury. Now, she prepares to face a jury once again not only maintaining her innocence but claiming that those close to O’Keefe and the Boston Police Department have framed her for murder. This episode of the Court TV Podcast takes you to Dedham Massachusetts for one of the final pretrial hearings in the controversial case against Karen Read from 3/18/2025.