Karen Read Sues Police, Party Attendees for Framing in O'Keefe Death

Karen Read, acquitted earlier this year of murder and manslaughter charges in the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, has filed a civil lawsuit accusing Massachusetts State Police investigators and several attendees of a house party of framing her for the crime and concealing the true circumstances of his death.

The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Bristol Superior Court, names as defendants former State Trooper Michael Proctor, who led the investigation before his dismissal; his supervisors, Sgt. Yuriy Bukhenik and Lt. Brian Tully; and five individuals present at the party: federal agent Brian Higgins, retired Boston Police Sgt. Brian Albert and his wife Nicole, and Jennifer and Matthew McCabe. Read, 45, seeks unspecified damages and a jury trial on claims including malicious prosecution, civil conspiracy, and violations of her Fourth Amendment rights.

According to the 46-page complaint, O'Keefe died in the early morning hours of January 29, 2022, during an altercation inside the Alberts' home at 34 Fairview Road in Canton, a Boston suburb, following a night of heavy drinking at the gathering. The suit alleges that party attendees, some with law enforcement...