Vindicated Karen Read thanks 'greatest' legal team as jurors deliver not guilty verdict in boyfriend's death
Karen Read absolutely vindicated after two murder trials in the death of her former boyfriend Boston cop John O'Keefe thanked a vocal crowd of supporters Wednesday minutes after jurors unveiled her not guilty of all homicide-related charges She will serve a year on probation for drunken driving Read's father William Read credited her legal unit for the effect which spared her the maximum punishment of life imprisonment as well as multi-year stints behind bars on a series of lesser charges I want to acknowledge the greatest organization of attorneys he stated her cheering supporters from the courthouse attempts Our first one that we located was David Yannetti We added Alan Jackson and Liza Little Bob Alessi you know about all right It was a fantastic unit but we needed them all to defeat this KAREN READ MURDER EPISODE VERDICT REACHED AFTER DEADLOCKED FIRST TRIALHe also thanked Read s vocal supporters and internet content providers But it was her legal association that put in the legwork They were already high-powered lawyers from a trio of America's largest cities Boston New York and Los Angeles Now they've risen to new heights experts say All those lawyers can write their tickets in terms of what type of high-profile cases they want to handle moving forward but I'm sure they want to take a break after this one revealed Maryland attorney Randolph Rice who represents the family of Rachel Morin a mother of five whose murder on a hiking trail at the hands of a fugitive illegal immigrant prompted congressional hearings FINAL DEFENSE WITNESS IN KAREN READ TRIAL PUMPS BRAKES ON LEXUS COLLISION THEORY Trials like these take it out of you both physically and emotionally he explained Fox News Digital I've seen chosen lawyers that like to step back and do smaller cases for a while and others like the high and want to get right back and do another one But he mentioned viewers can expect to see them making the rounds on TV and in additional documentaries Read famously sat down for numerous interviews after her first trial an unorthodox move that prosecutors attempted to use against her by playing soundbites for the jury She also spoke out repeatedly during the trial but her lawyers remained tight-lipped due to the court's gag order WATCH KAREN READ TRIAL LIVE ON FOX NATION HOSTED BY PAUL MAURO I think this catapults them into a stratosphere of representing celebrities and big cases which furthers their fame as long as they keep winning Rice declared The Los Angeles-based Jackson has already put that theory into action He delivered the opening and closing for the defense He previously prosecuted music producer Phil Spector for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson and defended actor Kevin Spacey from Nantucket groping charges GET REAL-TIME UPDATES DIRECTLY ON THE TRUE CRIME HUBLittle works for the firm where Jackson is a partner Werkman Jackson and Quinn Robert Alessi is a partner at the international law firm DLA Piper Read added him to the group ahead of her second trial in which he translated complex input through questioning of experts who discussed the details of their fields and findings And David Yannetti Read's Boston lawyer and the local lynchpin may have the the majority to gain Even Hank Brennan the special prosecutor who also came into the occurrence with a high profile as the former lawyer for mobster Whitey Bulger will likewise see a boost in his business according to Jack Lu a retired Massachusetts judge and Boston College law professor SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTERFOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME ASSOCIATION ON X They will all be flooded with new clients Lu recounted Fox News Digital Brennan will be catapulted to stardom because anyone can see his talent I would say Yannetti and Brennan s practices go national As for Read prominent lawyer turned legal analyst Linda Kenney Baden expects her to file a slew of new lawsuits against the investigators who charged her Especially a civil rights lawsuit against Michael Proctor she announced referring to the former homicide detective who lost his job over texts he sent about Read's development
