Author: Rebecca Schneid and Chantelle Lee

The murder trial of Karen Read, accused of killing her police officer boyfriend, ended in a mistrial due to the jury’s inability to reach a verdict. The sensational trial was marred by media attention, conspiracy theories, and protests. Read, 44, was charged with the murder of Boston police officer John O’Keefe after allegedly hitting him with her car and leaving him to die in a snowbank. Despite months-long proceedings in Norfolk Superior Court, jurors failed to agree on a decision. Prosecutors plan to re-try the case, with a new hearing scheduled for July 22. The defense argued that O’Keefe’s death…