Acquitted of murder and other charges in the death of her former boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, Karen Read says she no longer has to pay for meals when out on the town.Responding to a question from co-host Craig Melvin on the "Today" show Friday, Read said the response to the jury's verdict has been overwhelmingly positive."You have to know that when you walk down the street, there are lots of people who look at Karen Read and think, 'Oh, there's that woman who got away with killing her ex-boyfriend who's a cop,'" Melvin said."How do you go through life knowing that there are lots of people who, despite what the jury said, still think you got away with it?"KAREN READ TELLS PROSECUTORS 'YOU LOST BIG TIME' IN FIRST PUBLIC INTERVIEW SINCE ACQUITTALKaren Read exits Norfolk County Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., on June 18, 2025, after being found not guilty of the murder of her boyfriend, John O'Keefe.
(Richard Beetham for Fox News Digital)Read said she hasn't met many people who feel that way."I have no interactions [like that] no matter where I go — the grocery store, a restaurant, Newbury Street in Boston, any hotel or restaurant I eat at, I don't pay for meals," she said."I get discounts everywhere.
My parents get help taking groceries to go."In fact, she said the large turnout of supporters outside the Dedham courthouse during her trial is just a sampling.FATHER OF VINDICATED KAREN READ WARNS CONCERNED AMERICANS 'THE NEXT KAREN READ COULD BE YOU' IN NEW INTERVIEWKaren Read arrives at Norfolk County Superior Court with her attorney Alan Jackson in Dedham, Mass., on May 20, 2025.She is charged with killing her Boston police officer boyfriend by intentionally driving her SUV into him.
(Hans Pennink for Fox News Digital)"It's throughout Massachusetts," she told Melvin."And it happens when I travel."Still, she admitted that her professional license has not been restored — and she's still out of work."I'm back working on the case," she said.
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