JUN 4, 2026

Read sues Massachusetts State Police and Canton

Filed in Bristol County Superior Court, the suit alleges a "culture of bigotry" let biased officers Michael Proctor and Sean Goode run a corrupt investigation that targeted Read while other leads went unexamined.

MAY 29, 2026

Sean Goode resigns from Canton PD

Goode, on leave since November 2025 over misconduct allegations, resigns before internal-affairs proceedings conclude.

JUN 2025

Read acquitted at retrial

Jurors find Read not guilty of second-degree murder, manslaughter and leaving the scene, convicting her only of misdemeanor OUI; she is sentenced to a year's probation.

APR 1, 2025

Retrial begins

Jury selection opens in Read's second trial after her first ended in a hung jury.

JUL 2024

First trial ends in a hung jury

Jurors deadlock; the case draws national attention as supporters rally behind Read outside the courthouse.

APR 29, 2024

Opening statements, first murder trial

Prosecutors argue Read struck O'Keefe with her SUV in a drunken rage; the defense argues she was framed and that lead investigator Michael Proctor's texts show bias.

JAN 29, 2022

John O'Keefe found dead

The Boston police officer is found outside a fellow officer's Canton home after a night out with Read; prosecutors allege Read hit him with her car and left him in the snow.