Karen Learn
New No-Holds-Barred Doc Dives Into Retrial Prep
… Accused of Murdering Boston Cop BF
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Karen Learn is on the heart of a brand new documentary collection providing intimate entry as she and her authorized workforce gear up for her retrial within the demise of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe — and TMZ has your unique first have a look at Tuesday’s upcoming episode.
In Investigation Discovery’s “A Body in the Snow: The Trial of Karen Read,” Karen opens up her Mansfield, Massachusetts residence to cameras and questions, insisting the allegations in opposition to her don’t add up.
Prosecutors allege in 2022, Learn obtained right into a heated drunken argument with O’Keefe earlier than backing up and hitting him along with her SUV, killing him … then fleeing the scene, leaving him to die in a buddy’s snow-covered entrance yard.
Learn has all the time insisted she’s harmless, and her workforce claims she was framed — saying John obtained right into a combat along with his fellow officers that evening they usually pinned his demise on her.
Karen’s first trial led to a mistrial final yr … the jury voted to acquit her on second-degree homicide and fleeing the scene — however deadlocked 9-3 in favor of convicting her on vehicular manslaughter.
The brand new docuseries dives into Karen’s upcoming April retrial, the investigation, her preparations, and the encompassing theories — that includes key figures and an inside have a look at her mindset throughout 2024’s trial. Learn’s dealing with costs of second-degree homicide, motorcar manslaughter whereas driving underneath the affect, and leaving the scene of a collision inflicting demise.
There’s quite a bit to unpack, so the five-episode ID docuseries, which kicked off tonight, is being rolled out over three nights, all obtainable to stream on Max.