Shocking Testimony Erupts in Karen Read Trial: Witness Alleges Hearing Chilling Confession Near Frozen Boston Crime Scene
When a murder retrial kicks off and a key witness starts blurting out phrases like “I hit him” right in front of a courtroom—it’s safe to say things just got a whole lot messier. Jennifer McCabe’s testimony in the Karen Read case did exactly that, sending shockwaves through the room as she revealed chilling details about Read’s reaction upon discovering her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, dead in the snow. It’s the kind of moment that makes you pause and wonder: can a few words caught in the heat of a crisis rewrite the story everyone’s been watching? Karen Read—back on trial after a hung jury—faces charges ranging from second-degree murder to manslaughter while under the influence, and the drama thickens amidst claims of a botched investigation and cover-ups. So grab your coffees, because this isn’t your run-of-the-mill courtroom saga—it’s a high-stakes, emotional rollercoaster that’s just beginning to unfold. LEARN MORE
Witness Jennifer McCabe testified to hearing Read repeatedly saying “I hit him” to a first responder after they discovered her boyfriend John O’Keefe’s dead body in the snow, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
Prosecutors argued Read intentionally hit O’Keefe, a Boston police officer, with Lexus SUV on January 29, 2022, after a night out in Canton, Massachusetts, and left him to die outside as a snowstorm approached.
Defense attorneys claimed Read has been the target of a biased investigation and the victim of a cover-up as they argued someone else killed the cop.
On Tuesday, April 29, McCabe testified to seeing Read’s SUV outside her sister’s home at 34 Fairview Road, but said the defendant never came inside. She said she texted O’Keefe to see if he and Read were coming inside, where friends and family gathered after visiting a local bar, but he never responded.
While recalling the fateful night, McCabe said she received a call from O’Keefe’s niece around 5 A.M. and could hear Read screaming in the background.
The witness claimed Read told her she and O’Keefe had gotten into an argument and she left him at the local bar, but he never came home.
McCabe said: “And then she told me she didn’t remember being there. And then she went on to say – she started saying, ‘Could I have hit him? Did I hit him?'”
Read allegedly told McCabe she had cracked her taillight earlier that night.
Shortly after the call, Read arrived at McCabe’s home. They, along with a woman named Kerry Roberts, drove to McCabe’s sister’s house in hopes of finding O’Keefe.
McCabe’s 911 was played in court and Read could be heard screaming in the background.
She recalled: “Karen was hysterical, irrational. She’s doing a lot of screaming, asking ‘Is he dead, is he dead, is he dead.’
“She just was kind of all over the place.”
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Defense attorney Alan Jackson tried to get McCabe to acknowledge that after O’Keefe’s body was found, police did not separate potential witnesses before taking their statements.
McCabe claimed she saw no need for the witnesses to be separated, most of which were family members.
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