A Body In The Snow: The Trial of Karen Read
2025 · Investigation Discovery · 60 min · 1 season
S01E05 · The Verdict
Thu, 20 Mar, 12:00 pm
Experts debate the cause of John's injuries, and closing arguments begin. Karen anxiously awaits her fate, and the jury delivers an unexpected note.
About
Read is accused of killing her boyfriend John O'Keefe, a local police officer. On a cold January morning in a sleepy suburb outside of the city, a local police officer named John O'Keefe was found dead on a fellow officer's front lawn. Authorities, citing a toxic dynamic between O'Keefe and his girlfriend, Read, immediately narrowed in on Read as their main suspect. They alleged Read backed into O'Keefe with her car in a fit of passion and then left him to die in the snow – but Read maintains her innocence with her defense alleging something far more nefarious was at play.
A 2024 trial ended in a mistrial and a re-trial is planned for April. The docuseries examines the investigation and theories through access to key figures, as well as perspective into Karen's mindset during the 2024 trial.
Episodes
- E01
What Happened at 34 Fairview?
Tue, 18 Mar· 60 minPolice arrest Karen Read for the murder of her boyfriend, Boston cop John O'Keefe, but her lawyers believe she is the victim of a police cover-up.
- E02
Did I Hit Him?
Tue, 18 Mar· 60 minOpening statements kick off a heated murder trial, and jurors hear troubling voicemails. 'Free Karen Read' supporters increase outside of court.
- E03
How Long to Die in Cold
Wed, 19 Mar· 60 minWith shoddy evidence collection and bad police work exposed at trial, Karen's legal team suggests that someone may have killed John inside the house.
- E04
A Town Divided
Wed, 19 Mar· 60 minAs the case sparks a civil war in Boston, some dub Karen 'America's Happiest Murder Defendant.' At trial, humiliating texts shock the courtroom.
- E05
The Verdict
Thu, 20 Mar· 60 minExperts debate the cause of John's injuries, and closing arguments begin. Karen anxiously awaits her fate, and the jury delivers an unexpected note.