Did Karen Read Jury Unanimously Vote to Acquit Her?

New information regarding the Karen Read murder trial is emerging. According to Read���s defense team the jurors unanimously voted to acquit her of murder and was also unanimous in voting to acquit on the charge of leaving the scene of an accident. According to court documents filed by Read���s defense team, they voted 9-3 guilty on the lesser charge of vehicle manslaughter. Read is charged with mowing down her cop boyfriend John O'Keefe in a jealous rage. However, her supporters contend she is being framed by local police.

[@user-cn4nt4vh6k]

if the jury was unanimous why wasn't she found not guilty on those 2 charges?

[@lauriefaithprescott]

That's what I was gonna say. 😮

[@birdly3850]

My understanding is that they didn’t realize they could split their verdict. They believed they had to be unanimous on all three charges. How did they not understand that?? Huge failure by the judge. Especially after they had a heated exchange on exactly this issue. The clarity of the verdict ballot.

[@aClownBaby-]

@@birdly3850 Yeah so weird

[@melissabenson6749]

​@@birdly3850 Which I believe Bev did on purpose!

[@georgewashington3555]

Not Guilty on 2 out of 3 charges, yet the judge never asked the jury to clarify that.. and did not allow defense to see the jury notes.

[@R0DSTER]

hold on. so not guilty to *murder,* not guilty to *leaving the scene of an accident* but guilty to *vehicular manslaughter?* so they think that she did hit him with the car but just didn't notice?

[@tonymontana4284]

Stuff makes no sense, basically it was not murder but it was murder 😂

[@R0DSTER]

@@tonymontana4284 yea i have no idea how they could possibly come to that decision. they believe that she hit him with that much force, but that she somehow didn't notice hitting anything at all...how does that work?

[@jamie.777]

​@@R0DSTERshe was drunk. She ran him over, stop with the stooooopid conspiracy, the jury didn't believe the conspiracy

[@NottyAries]

Exactly. Some think it was an accident and had she known she wouldn't have left him there on purpose.

[@doinglifemyway1755]

This woman is an absolute narcissist in my opinion. Just an Amber Heard without any recordings.

[@critterscute3642]

Too much evidence that creates reasonable doubt, thanks to law enforcement.

[@eyeamme1917]

May the truth prevail 🙏

[@jbrockskill]

Sounds like there was too many women on the jury.

[@mrquirky3626]

I've been reading up on the case. Police collected some pieces of evidence at the scene and stored them in the same red plastic cups you'd drink beer out of instead of proper evidence bags. Then no one found any evidence of her car where they first found the body yet three weeks later the lead investigator, who just got suspended without pay today, somehow managed to find pieces of her broken tail light in the same street that was already searched. It's totally possible she actually did kill him but the cops in their zeal to better their case, doctored some of the evidence to make it look more convincing and ended up screwing themselves in the end. I don't think we'll ever know the whole truth.

[@tonymontana4284]

Her voicemails were so fake.

[@eyeamme1917]

If it weren't for the experts who testified that John's injuries weren't consistent with being hit by car, I might consider she did it and they just botched the investigation. There's just waaaaay too much evidence that contradicts the prosecution's allegations.

[@kasarija]

The FBI is involved in some major capacity. They know what happened. We’ll probably find out more…sooner or later.

[@Ashbrash1998]

It's cases like this and Benet on why evidence collecting is so important in cases.

[@vegefranz]

FBI experts testified he was not killed by a car

[@williamnagle5449]

How is it possible to aquit on murder, and leaving the scene; then vote guilty on manslaughter. It is incongruous.

[@NottyAries]

They found her not guilty of hitting him on purpose, and not guilty of hitting him and leaving him there on purpose. They were deadlocked on "she hit him by accident and left not knowing that she hit him." That's the difference between murder and manslaughter - intentions and knowledge.

[@TheMpo1986]

His injuries were caused by his cop buddies in that house. Not Karen.

[@MerenielHuch]

U got a point

[@moshebenamram6020]

Why then?

[@NottyAries]

​@@moshebenamram6020Higgins was in his feelings and jealous on top of being sloppy drunk.

[@scottaznavourian3720]

That judge is goona claim its harmless error that the jury acquitted her and no one noticed

[@Floridaman360]

More lore in a trial then a video game

[@loveforeignaccents]

I don't get how it was leaning in favor of manslaughter but not for leaving the scene of an accident then. Doesn't add up, like most everything else in this case.

[@meansnowflake]

Intent. In order to prove leaving the scene, they had to prove she knew she hit someone and left anyway. The jury didn't believe she hit him intentionally and left.

[@loveforeignaccents]

@@meansnowflake Thank you for the information!!

[@R0DSTER]

​@@meansnowflake so they thought it was reasonable that she showed up, hit some object forcefully (which she would have clearly noticed), and then just left without caring to check what she hit, nor even continue with what she came to do in the first place?...so if i simply claim to not check what i hit when driving and i just continue on, then it suddenly can't be murder nor leaving the scene of an accident?

[@meansnowflake]

@@R0DSTER You would have to ask them what they thought. Per the motion to dismiss, all 12 jurors voted not guilty on 2nd degree murder and leaving the scene of the crime (both crimes requiring prosecution to prove it was intentional). They were deadlocked with 3 refusing to vote guilty on vehicular manslaughter (which means you caused a death with your vehicle on accident). You can believe whatever you like, but the evidence and reasonable doubt speak for themselves. Especially now that the cop was suspended and now is suspended without pay. 🤷

[@R0DSTER]

@@meansnowflake i'm not believing anything in particular, i don't have the facts to. i just can't understand how they'd possibly think that it makes sense she's not guilty for leaving the scene of an accident, but then also think that she did hit him hard enough to kill him but unintentionally, and then inexplicably left without checking what she just did

[@moshebenamram6020]

The judge should quit

[@Javon1689]

Crazy what some people get away with

[@rosemariesierra1267]

Not Guilty 😂😂😂😂🎉🎉

[@lifesabeach8133]

Bev (sorry, I cannot bring myself to call her Judge) made the verdict slips and her instructions as confusing as possible because she was looking for 1 of 2 possible outcomes (Guilty on all or at least guilty of SOMETHING). When she knew that wasn't likely happening she changed gears and called a mistrial. The foreperson, hand picked by Bev, did not run the final note to the judge by the other jurors because he was on side with Bev. His note made it sound like there was a wide divide on all the charges. No other explanation, except that the blue wall will stick together no matter what. The DA's whiplash announcement of a retrial seems both unusual and unwise. With so many possibilities on how to handle the case moving forward, a prudent DA would take at least a moment to consider the options... but not this DA. I've taken more time deciding which flavour of ice cream to order than this DA took announcing a retrial. He's looking pretty silly now after Proctor got suspended without pay as well as Kevin Albert (with pay??). Now the jurors coming out of the woodwork (Bev's will need some extra glasses of wine tonight, I think). Super curious what her call will be on the new motions. I want to see the DA double down on the retrial now.

[@lowellianhellian9788]

If the jury voted this way shame on meatball Morrisey for wasting resources in retrying this back alley of an abortion case a second time.

[@harper7509]

She was in on the planning and setup but the people in the house did it.

[@Reneepetrucci-fl3ww]

Dumpster fire.. do better MA!

[@calicozy]

Some of these comments really shows how little people know about the american legal systeem

[@arturopalos2739]

Favoritism from cops. Seems like it.

[@LittleMissStamper]

It was 8-4

[@moshebenamram6020]

... that judge......

[@witchette]

Wow

[@stevenprice6957]

Were forms filled out ? If not it’s hear say. Move on.

[@FDR-ww6xz]

I got a name for her, “Karen the Karen”

[@Bobsburgers-zl9gm]

😂😂😂 I like that one

[@sonicgalaxy27]

I love it man. 🤣

[@Canuckchick32]

Haha!!! 🤣

[@danielsander9997]

Grow up

[@CristySFM1234]

She has a very smug look to her

[@AustinThinker79]

That makes her guilty…

[@SageCitrus1]

Please never be on a jury

[@Chim__Richalds]

She does for sure

[@Hartsgo]

Mowing down? And you wonder why no one watches your news channel

[@jamie.777]

Another crazy 🤪 KR supporter. How much vacation time did u you use. 😂😂😂😂

[@vegefranz]

the level of corruprion in MA is out of control. The people must defend their rights

[@rogueamerican20]

Just MA?

[@OhNiceMatt]

Higgins admitted everything, even to having to pull the k9 Chloe off of the arm of John, after he was dead.

[@williamnagle5449]

What? where is that from?

[@facesofmeth666]

One step more into Justice to free an innocent woman 🙏

[@deedeewinfrey3181]

I dont think that she intentionally killed him.

[@NottyAries]

She didn't even hit him.

[@SageCitrus1]

She didn't cause his injuries.

[@TheConorsmithusa]

Karen 😂

[@NoSuRReNDeR001]

so glad Dane Cooke didnt say Kathys when he started that joke... my mom is a kathy

[@stevenprice6957]

We’ve heard lol. Says the defence haha.

[@DoncampbellUSMC1041]

I knew she'd walk , The jury must all be blind 🕶🦯

[@meansnowflake]

Nah, they just heard all of the evidence and did their job. If you were accused of a crime, you would want an impartial jury too.

[@tonymontana4284]

If OJ was in trial now instead of the 90's everyone would think he was innocent, the internet has made people into dopey sleuths 😂

[@meansnowflake]

@@tonymontana4284 He was found not guilty because the reasonable doubt was there. I disagree with you because DNA was brand new back then, and today it's pretty much a slam dunk.

[@user-hj4uf9wz1z]

You obviously didn't watch the trial she's innocent

[@sssniperboofygoofy]

Alan Jackson is a country singer

[@Floridaman360]

I think you got the wrong video for this 💀

[@bjohnjackson1083]

She did this and she needs to pay for it

[@Nikolak44_AJ_Epic]

OJ Simpson Trial 2.0

[@SanFernandoValleyRose]

Lots of people get away with murder. Happens every day IN THE USA.

[@tonymontana4284]

The next trial will be out of state.

[@user-hj4uf9wz1z]

You do realize it can't be tried out of state

[@geoffmorse4366]

This is why there is MGTOW.

[@emilylouden3349]

Because she killed him and was trashed, she just had good attorneys

[@user-hj4uf9wz1z]

You obviously didn't watch the trial any reasonable person knows that she is innocent

[@nathanstines31]

Those jurors screwed this up. They let a murderer go.

[@cindybearden506]

Wow