As new details emerge about the Alberts’ German Shepherd, the ACLU joins Read’s request to drop the murder charge, and Judge Beverly Cannone prepares for the January retrial.
In her only interview, Victoria George told VF, “I waited for nearly a year after the mistrial, hoping the court system would work as intended to remedy some of the wrongs in this case.”
After opening arguments from Read’s defense attorney Alan Jackson and the Commonwealth’s special prosecutor Hank Brennan, a key witness was called to the stand.
The former New England Patriots coach calls 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson his “creative muse.” She calls him her “twin flame.” Friends reportedly call their relationship “alarming.”
A jury found Karen Read not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter on Wednesday, nearly three and a half years after the mysterious death of Read’s police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe.
Alan Jackson takes VF behind-the-scenes of the trial, from the not-guilty verdict to his withering cross-examinations, to what comes next for his client.
Karen Read case insiders speak on the DA who unsuccessfully tried her, the federal investigation, and the other death scandal in Norfolk County that will “make your blood boil.”
In her marriage to Charlie Kirk, Erika Kirk played the role of amplifier, stridently helping him with his message, in part by embodying the couple’s traditional ideals. Now, she is taking over the empire he built.