The full cast across the criminal trial and the two civil suits — the parties, the investigators and the family whose house sits at the center of it all. A person's role can differ from one case to the next.
KAREN READ
DEFENDANT · PLAINTIFF
O'Keefe's girlfriend and the center of every case. Acquitted of murder, she is now the plaintiff in her own suit against investigators and the defendant in the O'Keefe family's wrongful-death claim.
JOHN O'KEEFE
DECEDENT
A Boston police officer found dead outside a fellow officer's Canton home in January 2022. His estate, brought by his family, is the plaintiff in the wrongful-death suit.
34 FAIRVIEW ROAD · THE ALBERT & McCABE FAMILY
The family whose house O'Keefe was found outside of — and how they're related.
MARRIED / PARENT–CHILD
SIBLINGS
married
brothers
married
sisters
married
son
kids
JULIE ALBERT
Chris Albert's wife
CHRIS ALBERT
Brian's brother · Colin's father
BRIAN ALBERT
34 Fairview homeowner · Boston PD officer
NICOLE ALBERT
Host · 34 Fairview homeowner
JENNIFER McCABE
Key witness · made the search
MATT McCABE
ATF agent · guest that night
COLIN ALBERT
Guest · defense's alternate suspect
CAITLIN ALBERT
The Alberts' daughter
BRIAN ALBERT JR.
The Alberts' son
After his sister Kristen and her husband died, John assumed custody of their two children and was raising them at the time of his own death — the loss at the heart of the family's wrongful-death claim.
THE O'KEEFE FAMILY · THE WRONGFUL-DEATH PLAINTIFFS
John O'Keefe's family — the estate that brought the wrongful-death suit against Read.
MARRIED / PARENT–CHILD
ASSUMED CUSTODY
married
children
married
kids
assumed custody
JOHN O'KEEFE SR.
John's father
PEGGY O'KEEFE
John's mother
MAINTAINS READ'S GUILT
JOHN O'KEEFE
Decedent · Boston PD officer
PAUL O'KEEFE
John's brother
MAINTAINS READ'S GUILT
KRISTEN O'KEEFE
John's sister
DECEASED · 2013
KRISTEN'S HUSBAND
The children's father
DECEASED
NIECE
Kristen's child · raised by John
NEPHEW
Kristen's child · raised by John
STATE POLICE · CHAIN OF COMMAND
BRIAN TULLY
MSP lieutenant · unit commander
RETIRED FROM MSP · 2024
YURIY BUKHENIK
MSP sergeant · Proctor's supervisor
STILL ON THE FORCE · REASSIGNED
MICHAEL PROCTOR
Lead investigator
FIRED FROM MSP · MARCH 2025
ATF AGENTS AT THE GATHERING
BRIAN HIGGINS
ATF agent · guest
STILL ACTIVE
Exchanged flirtatious text messages with Read in the weeks before O'Keefe's death — a thread the defense leaned on heavily at trial.
MATT McCABE
ATF agent · guest
STILL ACTIVE
Jennifer McCabe's husband and part of the Albert family (see the tree above). Also at the house the night O'Keefe was found.
CANTON POLICE · SEPARATE AGENCY
SEAN GOODE
Canton sergeant · first responder
RESIGNED · 2024
Responded to the scene the night O'Keefe was found. The State Police took over the case because the homeowner, Brian Albert, has a brother on the Canton force.
Proctor admitted his sister's friendship with Julie Albert and that he and Julie had each other's cell numbers, but denied being a "good friend" of the family or that it affected the investigation.
THE INVESTIGATOR'S TIES · PROCTOR & THE ALBERTS
Proctor grew up and lived in Canton. The defense argued his personal links to the Albert family were a conflict of interest and that he should have recused himself.
KNOWN RELATIONSHIP
PERSONAL CONTACT
ALLEGED GIFT OFFER
sister
close friends
married
exchanged personal cell numbers
offered a “thank-you gift” via Courtney · Proctor says never accepted
MICHAEL PROCTOR
Lead investigator
DID NOT RECUSE
COURTNEY PROCTOR
Michael's sister
PROCTOR TEXTED HER CASE DETAILS
JULIE ALBERT
Chris's wife · Brian's sister-in-law
CHRIS ALBERT
Brian Albert's brother · see the Albert tree above