Karen Read Trial: Testimony from John O'Keefe's Mother and Friend (April 23)

Testimony of Kerry Roberts

• 💡 Kerry Roberts described arriving at Fairview and seeing Karen Read near a body, later identified as John O'Keefe.
• 🎯 Roberts attempted to clear snow from O'Keefe's face, noting his right eye appeared "huge" and "like it had had something happen to it."
• 🏥 CPR attempts were made, with Roberts focusing on chest compressions while Reed attempted mouth-to-mouth.
• 🩸 At the hospital, Roberts observed blood on her hands and later saw John O'Keefe in a neck brace with bloodied eyes, comparing them to "raccoons."
• 💔 Roberts recalled a blue rubber bracelet on O'Keefe's wrist, a memento from his sister's passing, which his mother still wears.

Testimony of Margaret O'Keefe

• 💔 Margaret O'Keefe, John O'Keefe's mother, shared details about her family, including the passing of her daughter and daughter's husband.
• 👮 John O'Keefe served as a police officer in various Boston departments.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 He was described as enthusiastic about sports and wonderful with children, whom he took on vacations.
• 📞 Margaret O'Keefe received a call from Kerry Roberts early on January 29th, 2022, informing her that John had been found in a snowbank and was being taken to Good Samaritan Hospital.
• 🚗 During the drive to the hospital with Roberts and her husband, Margaret O'Keefe asked Karen Read what happened, and Read stated she had left John at a party.

Hospital and Aftermath

• 🗣️ Upon arriving at the hospital, Margaret O'Keefe heard Karen Read loudly asking, "Peg, is he dead? Is he dead?"
• 🏥 A nurse informed Margaret O'Keefe that Read was undergoing a psychiatric evaluation.
• 😔 Margaret O'Keefe saw her son in the hospital room, noting he was bruised with swollen, blood-filled eyes.
• 🏠 Later that morning, Karen Read, her father, and brother came to the O'Keefe home, asking to go upstairs to retrieve some of Read's belongings.
• 🤷 Margaret O'Keefe stated she did not interact directly with Read that morning and did not recall her being in the house, only knowing they were upstairs for about 10-15 minutes.