The Trial Of Karen Read | Justice For John O'Keefe

In "The Trial of Karen Read," listeners are drawn into a gripping courtroom drama unfolding around the mysterious death of John O'Keefe. This investigative series explores the intricate details of the trial of Karen Read, the woman accused of a crime that has captivated the nation. Each episode delves into the evidence presented, the witnesses' testimonies, and the legal strategies from both the defense and the prosecution. As the trial progresses, the podcast also examines the broader implications of the case, including its impact on the local community, the justice system, and the media. With expert commentary from legal analysts, interviews with key figures close to the case, and a deep dive into the social and psychological dimensions involved, this series seeks to uncover the truth behind the headlines and answer the question: Is there justice for John O'Keefe? Join us as we piece together the story, challenge preconceptions, and follow every twist and turn in this compelling search for justice.

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Sa-La-Fo

Thank you!!!

Thank you for voicing the ridiculousness of all the tings Karen has said in interviews and documentaries!!! How do people not notice her behaviors are NOT NORMAL!! She has so many sympathizers and she shouldn’t! Her story has changed several times!! You can’t tell me 10 or more people can keep this secret and not cave. Give me a break.
Sdsh3234

Thank you

Bob motta “the science” smh. He sounds like the clowns who told us to wear masks and stand 6 feet apart. Everyone is bought and paid for these days. Karen has had the best defensive attorneys yet they can’t come up with any actual evidence pointing to an alternative. People tell you who they are. It’s pathetic how many people naturally back criminals. So much narcissism exists in our society. I’m a 30 year old female. Likely the only one that thinks she’s guilty
ATXK

Yikes

I enjoy true crime and have been following this trial. I’m not a Karen Read fan, nor do I know if she’s truly innocent or not. But this podcast presents incorrect and inaccurate information in order to prove that she’s guilty. It’s fine to have an opinion, but it’s irritating to hear them casually twisting the truth. It’s already tragic and dramatic enough.
Smigmish

Host is awful

I agree with others this host is biased and seems specifically biased against women, making sweeping judgement including presuming to diagnose the defendant with narcissism from his armchair. Thought this would be an interesting podcast to get more info on the case but it’s useless as well as infuriating.
betsy pinky

Biased and ridiculously dramatic

Please try harder.
Janabannnnna

Don’t listen if you wanna get 2 sides.

Read the review first very one side. Absolutely disgusting.
RickyEdwar

Wishy washy bias

Host will trick you to listen by saying there’s no case for murder 2, plenty of reasonable doubt but then he will claim there’s no there there and Karen is guilty. Brutal. Also half of the content is commercials.
Aphili

Really?

Biased. If you’re looking for just the facts, or even a balanced view, this isn’t it.
8members

Biased reporting

Extremely biased.
MorganSnowSmith

Inaccurate and biased

I am super interested in this case and am consuming a ton of content. The anger the host portrays makes me feel like he’s being paid by the family who lived in the house. The way they inaccurately describe the details and make ridiculous inferences caused me to turn it off. These feel like incels who are angry at women and taking it out on Karen. He relates to Proctor??? Who says that out loud, edits the podcast and leaves it in? You don’t like Karen? I don’t like you!
Kcamgwad

Another vote for….extremely biased!

Are we operating in the same reality when it comes to this case? Apparently not…
FKR25

Host clearly hates women.

This host clearly hates women and his bias is sooooo obvious. I went to go write this review and saw what he looks like and now it makes sense.
Mag6644

Biased to a bizarre degree

I thought this would be a podcast where I'd get a summary of the trial and hear some of the testimony but instead you get weird commentary that is so biased and they even laugh at testimony that is serious and not funny? I get leaning one way or another, but this is on a different level and is painful to listen to. I'm not even sure where I stand on guilt and yet this podcast actually makes me lean the opposite way because it's so distasteful. Yuck
msbadkittie

Great Trial Coverage

I recently discovered your coverage of the Karen Read trial. I've been listening the last few weeks. But it was an episode posted tonight that really won me over. You were discussing Karen's attitude toward drinking & driving. Both you and your guest shared your disgust at her cavalier attitude. When you remember she hit and killed her boyfriend (allegedly) while drunk driving? Can't use the words I'd like to express my outrage. Thank you for your daily commentary. You can now consider me a regular listener.
Ghostsofyouandme

Love the full court testimony

I love that I can listen to full court testimony of trials, but I really wish I wasn’t flooded with a bunch of commentary episodes. If the testimony was split into its own podcast I’d give it 5 stars.
Jennie525

The hosts have chosen a side - they don’t take the case seriously.

I enjoy listening to the testimony, however obviously the hosts have chosen a side. It is ridiculous that they laugh at testimony and make fun of the trial.
billieg12

Ewww

Extremely biased against Karen Reed and her defense. Is this funded by Canton PD?
Penelopepiet

Too biased

I thought this might be an unbiased view but it’s really over the top and bootlicky. Can’t give zero stars but figured I’d warn folks who were looking to learn something and not have their brain rotted.
ShenJohn

Not Accurate

There were NO ring cameras at the Albert residence. There WAS absolutely evidence of a clean up. The floor of 3 years old, was completely ripped out within days and replaced. Then the house, which had been his childhood home, was sold.
Captain1979

Unbelievably biased

This podcast would be good only if you 100% believe Karen read is innocent. It barely addresses even the option of not proving beyond a reasonable doubt. The host literally argues with guests that don't agree with him.
Lv19995

Karen Read Conspiracy Theorists

Not sure why there are so many obsessed Karen Read “fans”. And also not sure why they think they can bombard a podcast with 1 star reviews, just because they don’t agree and are delusional enough to support a drunk, guilty woman who doesn’t even know they exist. Thanks for your work!
Ehenrie

Clearly Biased

Clearly biased against Karen Read, but there is some good info included and discussed. Much rather have an unbiased, untainted podcast. The Court Audio is great, the 20 min episode with 8 minutes of ads is not great Update 5/5/2025 - took a star off. The show has gone even further with the support of the CW, and doing all they can to trash Karen Read. If you want biased opinions, this is the place for you. If you want to hear reports from what was presented from both sides in an unbiased manner - move along. This is not an investigative series in any way shape or form.
Pedey Pablo

Love the trial coverage

This case ozzes reasonable doubt. The city should be embarrassed of how it’s being handled. If I were the O’keefe family I’d be demanding a new investigation by an outside party. I don’t trust anything those policeman say, or the commonwealth witnesses. They’ve changed their stories, withheld evidence and are still withholding evidence. I’ve served as a juror on two 2nd degree murder trials and this one is a joke! Justice for John.
akrayyy

Are these people for real

This is the worst reporting I’ve ever heard. You will love it if you don’t like facts and only want to hear the opinion of some jaded dude
upland.dad

Clearly not paying attention

Male host clearly isn’t paying attention. Cucking hard for prosecution and definitely anti defense. Careful champ your bias is showing
cusguftgyxgvg

Why Can’t There Just Be ONE “Simply Facts” Kind of Podcast?

I got about 10 minutes into the Karen Read “story” and I was done. I was just looking for someone who could simply state facts without giving their comments and VERY bias opinion every 30 seconds. Regardless of whose side they are on. This was dreadful. 0 stars.
Listener….

Weak interview-

Your questions are toooooo long!
robyn2205

What trial did he watch

Because Jen McCAbe clapped means she’s not a liar? Wow?! The Injuries are not consistent with being hit by a car!
djcopyright

Does this guy have a personal issue with the defense

Looking for a podcast about the trial not some guy with a personal agenda towards the defense team.
Details matter4

Details

You could at least name the cellebrite witness with the right name.
Preggosw#3

Yikes - not it

Originally thought this would have been an unbiased view of the trial. Not even close. Tried to give it another chance and started the 14 min episode (red flags in the case from an FBI agent) and couldn’t even get through the first few minutes. Listening to the hosts make assumptions about John’s mom and her read on Karen was gross. This podcast is not it.
TiaB08

Grasping at Straws

You’d think the hosts are a PR firm representing Canton PD. Embarrassing, biased and desperate to push a narrative that doesn’t align with any of the actual evidence.
M}no

I’ve been swayed by the crowd

I really liked this podcast until I read the one star reviews. I think the reviews themselves are whiny. But sadly they colored my enjoyment. The host of the podcast does have a radio DJ type of voice but so far his comments seem typical of a podcast host. I like his descriptions of the body language in the courtroom. He seems astute in his assessment of the witnesses. The uninterrupted telecast of the courtroom goings-on is absolutely riveting! Hours fly by. I cannot recommend it enough. It is fascinating to hear Mr.Brennan’s mellow approach against the defense. The defense keeps beating a horse long after it’s dead. I’m sure the jury is sick of his tv drama method of questioning. The guy must have learned to try cases by workshop or apprenticing to slick plaintiff lawyers. Karen chose poorly when she picked him to be her mouthpiece. At one point he says to his assistant, “I’m rushed” when the asst. is trying to find something for him. He’s not rushed; he’s unprepared.
meatball1223

Not a podcast if you want just the info

Was looking for just the facts, this is not it.
jalo h

The Story

Jennifer C. I’ve always heard from the beginning Karen Read has always said that she had seen John O. go into the Alberts home. The side door. Jennifer SMH. What trail did you watch the first time?
Ticky tacky2

I wonder if he thinks KR is a narcissist

Suggesting this is an “unbiased” podcast is akin to someone saying “not to judge……but”. If I took a shot for every time the word “narcissist” and “flying monkey” came up I’d be as drunk as Karen Read was herself that fateful night. The NBC podcast of the trial is much better.
Fatguy101

Nope!!!

Sorry, you can say you’re impartial all you want but this review is actually coming from someone who ONLY wants an impartial podcast…because I have ZERO skin on either side of this game. What I’ve noticed is your ridiculous insults against KR. Regardless of whether they’re true or not, it tells me I’m not getting a non-biased podcast. BYE✌🏻👋🏻
Spumph

Excellent

Great perspectives
Mommykate

Nothing to see here

Unprofessional podcast with poor sound quality. The guy sounds like he’s in the bathroom. The woman has some good takes and says a few things of interest psychologically, but the guy wants to talk about his own exes. People with crazy exes can be the ones that drove them crazy too, so it only really makes him look like a jerk to bring this up. Same with the Karen Read case. We don’t know if he did cheat or had cheated and that’s why she was insecure but they go straight for the idea that she’s just the crazy one. The guy also says John’s brother died but it was his sister so he doesn’t seem to even know the case. Also, he doesn’t cut clips in he tries to find them and use them during the show which adds to the unprofessional feel.
AndrewRicardo

Fun show, host is kind of a jerk

Desperate for the content but the host does have a clear disgust for Karen Read so I’m not confident I’m getting clear information. The house is definitely trying his best to be objective, but there are certain parts where you can just tell he’s ripping with hatred and disdain. I get it, it’s a popular case and everyone’s gonna have opinions. But this guy just absolutely can’t stand this woman. Honestly, it sounds like this guy is still getting over his ex-girlfriend because he mentions her so often in comparison to Karen Reed and how that’s some sort of experience males him an expert in what he calls narcissists. I know, I know, he repeatedly says that he’s not an expert, but he keeps repeating and repeating that Karen Reid is a narcissist, and that opinion is based on his experience with his ex girlfriend . This guy just is struggling and this podcast must be his outlet
Ringer678

12 Conflictling Claims

The information is good, but good Lord, that whistling “s” was horrendous on my ears. I turned the volume down and still could not stand the squeaking. I had to turn it off.
Cmm113

Unbiased?

Look up the definition of that please, because this ain’t it. Also could do without the hosts recorded coughing. Talk about lack of professionalism.
Vesiculartuna

This is a Joke

This is so poorly done and is totally biased in favor of the commonwealth. First, the two do not know simple aspects of Law and Order. They do not understand the defense’s job. They also do not understand the relationship between John and the people in the house. They were NOT friends. They knew each other. There is a difference.
Alexchains

Nonstop ads!

5 minutes of adds to end a 15 minute episode?!
Reasonableplayersolidadvice

Good job

Refreshing to hear coverage from someone not caught up in the mob mentality that Turtleboy and Read purposely created around this case.
alexrob22

Biased and misogynistic

Was looking for an informative take. Sadly SO biased. The male host compares his “narcissistic” ex gfs and wife to Karen 😬
Lissasj

Blatantly biased

The investigation was a sham, with reasonable doubt at every turn. Can’t believe this is being pushed as a recommendation
Bxxtr11

Can’t even listen to it anymore

This podcast has gotten so bad. The host is so biased and whiny… he can’t even pretend he doesn’t hate Karen Read. It’s gotten unbearable to listen to. Do not recommend. 0 stars if I could.
KAZ7885

Poor audio quality & reporting

This is maddeningly difficult to listen to- if not for the poor quality of sound, for the mental gymnastics the presenters do to paint legal cases in a manner favorable to the prosecution- which, if you know this case- is no small feat 😂
Meesh725

FKR

She’s innocent. No question. The police are corrupt