Karen Read case: 77% of Herald readers would vote ‘Not guilty’
More than three of four Boston Herald readers who have participated in our poll would vote “Not guilty” if they were on the Karen Read retrial jury.
“The jury in the Karen Read case is now deliberating. What would your verdict be?” the poll, which will be open until a verdict is reached, asks.
Nearly 4,000 — 3,995 of them exactly at 3:15 p.m. Monday — readers responded.
Read, 45, of Mansfield, is charged with second-degree murder, OUI manslaughter and leaving the scene of a collision causing personal injury or death. She’s accused of killing Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, her boyfriend, on Jan. 29, 2022, and leaving him to freeze and die on a Canton front lawn.
“Not guilty” is the overwhelming winner so far, with 77% of respondents selecting that option. Another 10% of respondents voted “Guilty” of all charges while 9% said they believed Read to be “Guilty of one or more but not all three charges.” A final 4% of respondents were less than fanatic about the popular case, selecting “Just wake me up when this is over.”
The jury began deliberations on Friday afternoon and resumed deliberating on Monday. Jurors deliberated for five days before a mistrial was declared in her first trial last year.
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