A jury on Wednesday acquitted Read, 45, on the most serious charges in her second trial of leaving John O’Keefe to die in a snowstorm after hitting him with her car outside a suburban Boston house party more than three years ago. She was also acquitted of leaving the scene of an accident causing death.

Karen Read's retrial concludes with a verdict on charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of officer John O'Keefe during a blizzard.

A jury found Karen Read not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges Wednesday in the 2022 death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, a case that attracted legions of true crime followers who erupted in cheers when word of the acquittal spread outside court.