Karen Read seeks civil suits against investigators and prosecutors

Karen Read spoke publicly for the first time since her June acquittal in the death of her boyfriend, saying Thursday she is rebuilding her life, vowing to pursue civil claims against investigators and prosecutors, and pressing the point that authorities were wrong. In an interview with radio host Howie Carr, Read and her attorney Alan Jackson said they are preparing sweeping civil litigation that could name the Massachusetts State Police, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office and individual investigators as defendants.

"You lost. You lost big time. And you know what you did," Read said in the interview, which aired weeks after a jury cleared her of homicide-related charges in the Jan. 29, 2022 death of Boston police officer John O'Keefe. Prosecutors had contended Read struck O'Keefe with her Lexus SUV and left him in blizzard conditions. Read maintained she never hit him and has argued the investigation was flawed. She was convicted only of operating under the influence and received one year of probation.

Jackson said the legal team is weighing both state and federal options. "Nothing is off the table," he said, adding that Read was jailed twice and subjected to two...