After Karen Read's mistrial in the killing of John O’Keefe, his family is still fighting for justice

Karen Read, who allegedly ran boyfriend John O’Keefe down in her SUV, will face retrial after her widely publicized murder trial ended with a hung jury earlier this year.

A relative of the Boston police officer who died after Karen Read allegedly ran him down in her SUV said her family fully supports retrying Read after her widely publicized murder trial ended with a hung jury earlier this year.

Beth, who is in John O’Keefe’s extended family and asked to be identified by only her first name because she fears harassment, told “Dateline” that even though Read put her family “through hell,” they were prepared for a second trial. Those proceedings are scheduled to begin early next year.

“No matter what we have to deal with, justice for Johnny,” Beth said.

The twisty legal saga surrounding the case — which involves allegations of a far-reaching law enforcement cover-up — began after O’Keefe’s body was found outside the suburban home of a now-retired Boston police sergeant on a snowy morning in January 2022.

The medical examiner attributed O’Keefe’s cause of death to blunt force trauma to the head and hypothermia.

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