On Wednesday, hundreds of people in pink attire anxiously awaited the verdict in the Karen Read trial outside a Massachusetts court.
They cheered when Ms. Read was found not guilty in January 2022 of killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe.
The passion with the true-crime cause celebre was fueled by a devoted TikTok fanbase and several documentaries.
Some believed that a criminal justice system with flaws was to blame for the case. Other witnesses to the trial, particularly women, reported that they identified with the accused.
