Karen Reed’s attorney makes bombshell allegations during Reed’s opening statement murder trials, Including an investigator discovering her nude photos and “revealing” messages to friends on her personal phone.
Her boyfriend – Boston police officer John O’Keefe – was reportedly killed when she ran over him with his car after a drunken fight during a snowy night outside a home on January 29, 2022. Canton, MassachusettsAccording to prosecutors.
Reed has not only pleaded not guilty to murderAmong other allegations, his legal team argued that Reed was framed by an influential family, who lived in Canton, Massachusetts, as part of a top-to-bottom cover-up.
The lead investigator, Massachusetts State Trooper Michael Proctor, a friend of the homeowner, allegedly “searched the phone for (read) nude photos” without a warrant and texted his friend on his personal phone telling him “expect “(Read) is going to kill himself,” Reed’s attorney, David Yannetti, said Monday morning.
Karen Reed leaves Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, after a day of jury selection. Reed is accused of running off with her Boston police officer boyfriend in their SUV in the middle of a nor’easter and abandoning her. Dead after a night of heavy drinking. (AP Photo/Steven Sene)
Beginning the trial, Proctor and the Massachusetts State Police have denied any wrongdoing.
Massachusetts State Police did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment about the charges filed in court Monday morning.
Reed’s attorneys argued that O’Keefe was attacked by the dog during a fight with someone in the house.
“Karen Reed was framed,” Yannetti said during opening statements. “Someone named Karen Reed ambushed John. Someone probably didn’t intend to kill him, but someone went too far.”
The judge ruled last week that Reed’s defense team would be allowed to argue that someone else killed O’Keefe, but not during opening statements.
Karen Reed appeared in Norfolk County Superior Court for a pre-trial hearing. She is accused of the murder of her lover John O’Keefe. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
O’Keefe’s body was found in the snow, and despite life-saving measures, he was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Since then, the case has given rise to divisive rhetoric that has divided boston suburbs, And that included conspiracy-inspired sideshows like the arrest of local blogger Aidan Kearney, also known as “Turtleboy.”
Kearney has been a staunch supporter of Reed and led “Free Karen” rallies, but prosecutors allege he crossed the line and have charged him with multiple counts of witness intimidation.
The judge ruled that Kearney could participate in the trial. It was a “complete victory,” he said in a Facebook live stream after the hearing last week.
Officer John O’Keefe poses for his official headshot. O’Keefe’s girlfriend Karen Reed is currently facing trial for murder after she was found dead outside a Massachusetts home in January 2022. (Boston Police Department)
O’Keefe suffered multiple injuries, including a skull fracture caused by blunt-force trauma, which caused bleeding in the brain, a swollen black eye, and numerous bruises and scratches on his right arm and hands.
But the autopsy has been done under lock and key, which is why forensic expert Joseph Scott Morgan told Fox News Digital that the autopsy and the forensic investigator’s testimony will be important at trial.
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Reed’s high-powered defense team, including Alan Jackson Helped Kevin Spacey get acquitted On sexual assault allegations in 2019, court documents said the investigation was “disorganized” and concealed a complex web of personal and romantic relationships.
Last week, 19 jurors were selected from a pool of about 400 potential jurors after a two-week process.
WATCH: Morgan previews possible arguments for O’Keefe’s injuries
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A local law professor said that an impartial jury is paramount despite media publicity and speculation.
“The influence of media, social media, sidebars tortoise blogger, “With all the information that’s going back and forth between the DA’s office and the defense team, I think it’s going to be a long road to picking an impartial jury,” said Christopher Dearborn, a law professor at Suffolk University. told CBS News.
