Karen Read says she doesn’t ‘pay for meals’ as support continues after acquittal in John O’Keefe murder trial

Nearly a year after she was acquitted of murder charges in the death of her police officer boyfriend following two highly publicized trials, Karen Read said Friday that she still receives overwhelming support from legions of loyalists who believe she was framed.“No matter where I go — the grocery store, a restaurant, Newbury Street in Boston, any hotel or restaurant I eat at — I don’t pay for meals.

Nearly a year after she was acquitted of murder charges in the death of her police officer boyfriend following two highly publicized trials, Karen Read said Friday that she still receives overwhelming support from legions of loyalists who believe she was framed.

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“No matter where I go — the grocery store, a restaurant, Newbury Street in Boston, any hotel or restaurant I eat at — I don’t pay for meals. I get discounts everywhere,” Read said Friday on “TODAY.” “My parents get help taking groceries in.”

Read said she is not currently working and is focusing her time on the “all-hands-on-deck” case. On Thursday, she filed a lawsuit against Massachusetts State Police and the town of Canton, alleging that misconduct and negligence led to her prosecution in the death of 46-year-old John O’Keefe, who was found dead outside the suburban home of another Boston police officer on the morning of Jan. 29, 2022.