Karen Read was back in court Monday for a hearing in the civil lawsuit that was filed against her by John O'Keefe's family, and her legal team revealed that she plans to sue Massachusetts State Police and other key players in the high-profile murder case.

In June, a jury acquitted Read on the most serious charges she faced in the death of O'Keefe, her Boston police officer boyfriend. Read had been accused of hitting O'Keefe and leaving him to die in the snow outside 34 Fairview Road in Canton after a night of heavy drinking in January 2022.

In a civil trial, there is a much lower legal standard for proof of guilt. The lawsuit, filed by O'Keefe's family last year after Read's first criminal trial ended in a mistrial , is seeking at least $50,000 in damages.

Read's lawyer Da

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