On a freezing January morning in Massachusetts, Boston police officer John O'Keefe was found dead in the snow outside a quiet suburban home. Within hours, his girlfriend, Karen Read, was arrested-accused of backing into him with her SUV and leaving him to die in the dark. But what began as a simple accusation soon spiraled into a national firestorm.
Was Karen Read responsible for his death? Or was she the target of a rushed investigation-and a system protecting its own?
IN THE SNOW pulls back the layers of one of the most controversial true crime cases in recent memory. Through courtroom testimony, forensic contradictions, missing evidence, and the voices silenced or ignored, this book lays out a case that gripped a town and split a nation. From the broken taillight to the house on Fairview Road, from deleted messages to a trial shadowed by public outrage, the story goes far deeper than one night in the snow.
What was hidden? What was overlooked? And who, in the end, was truly on trial?
Tense, unflinching, and deeply reported, IN THE SNOW explores a justice system under pressure, a woman fighting for her freedom, and a community forced to choose between trust and truth.
This is not just a story of a tragic death. It's about what happens when the institutions meant to protect us become part of the mystery.
Discover the true story that shook a quiet town-and why the questions haven't stopped.