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Who is the judge in the Karen Read trial? What to know about Beverly Cannone.
Judge Beverly Cannone is in charge of Karen Read's high-profile Massachusetts trial for a second straight year.
Karen Read’s retrial continues as testimony enters Day 3
Karen Read pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the death of Boston police officer John O’Keefe and is facing a retrial ...
Karen Read trial day 3 ends early after focus on text messages with John O'Keefe
The high-profile Karen Read trial is back in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts on Thursday for a full day of ...
Judge dismisses jurors early after ‘confusion’ about witnesses on Day 3 of Karen Read’s retrial
Testimony concluded for the day after the prosecution played multiple interview clips of Read detailing her alcohol ...
Karen Read trial: Trooper reads strained texts between John O'Keefe and defendant
Prosecutors allege that Karen Read killed her boyfriend in a fit of rage. Her defense says she was framed. Live updates on ...
Karen Read trial recap: ‘You just left him there?’ John O’Keefe’s mother testifies on 2nd day
John O'Keefe's mother, Peggy, recounts hearing about her son;s death during the Karen Read trial in Norfolk Superior Court in ...
Karen Read trial live updates: Mass. State Police trooper details Read, O’Keefe texts
A Massachusetts State Police trooper took the stand in the Karen Read trial Thursday to read texts she exchanged with John ...
Karen Read retrial kicks off with wire-to-wire drama, lawyers brawl in tense hearing after jurors sent home
Karen Read's defense and prosecutors paint dueling pictures in Boston police officer death case, as the judge accuses ...
Did she do it or was she framed? Takeaways from the Karen Read murder trial
Experts say prosecutors are telling a compelling story in the retrial of a woman accused of hitting her boyfriend with an SUV ...
Howie Carr: Karen Read prosecution failing again and again
This is about as bad a beginning of a trial as you’re ever likely to see from any prosecution, anywhere. Two witnesses, both ...
Karen Read judge Beverly Cannone sued for court buffer zone, stifling ‘passionate public debate’
Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone has been sued for reinstating a buffer zone, limiting Karen Read supporters from demonstrating outside the Dedham courthouse.
Karen Read murder case: What was said during opening arguments
In Read's first trial, which started in April of 2024, prosecutor Adam Lally argued in opening statements that Read was drunk and angry when she purposely put her Lexus SUV in reverse and struck John ...