Justice Served with a Side of Steak: Karen Read’s Seaport Steakhouse Triumph
Behold the finest pairing since French fries met ketchup: a courtroom victory and a rumbling ribeye. Karen Read toasted her acquittal alongside a porterhouse at Mastro’s Ocean Club in Boston’s Seaport district on Wednesday, mere hours after a jury cleared her of the 2022 murder of her police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe, plus two related charges. Because what says closure better than gnawing on bovine entrails after a high-stakes trial?
The not-guilty verdict arrived thanks to a 12-person jury in Norfolk Superior Court, ending a retrial that followed a earlier deadlock and mistrial. Read’s defense team argued accident, intoxication denial and shaky forensics—arguments a jury apparently found more palatable than beef bourguignon. One imagines her legal strategy was as marinated as the steak she ordered.
Cameras swarmed as Read, her father William and their lawyers breezed into the upscale Boston hotspot. Reporters lobbed questions like cheap appetizers, and Read responded with a simper: “Happy. I’m happy, thank you.” That single sentence contained more raw emotion than a well-done filet mignon.
Her dad patted journalists on the back—metaphorically, not literally, because this is Boston. William Read described the camp mood as “numb” and “happy,” a combo that sounds a lot like your aunt after six weeks of jury duty. He admitted it’ll take time to decompress from a two-month legal gauntlet that included charges of motor vehicle manslaughter and gross negligence. Outcome: acquitted on the big counts, convicted on a lesser driving under the influence rap, earning one year of probation. You know, just enough penalty to keep the story alive.
The scene at Mastros could best be called relief on a plate: bone-in ribeye, truffle fries and the occasional celebratory cheer. TMZ’s cameras rolled as champagne corks popped—because if you’re going to celebrate being “not guilty,” you need sparkling proof in a glass.
Sources confirm the steakhouse lighting cast dramatic shadows on Read’s face—perfect for the Instagram story she might post if she had one. (She doesn’t, which is probably for the best.) 7News footage captured the final moments before the entourage vanished through the velvet rope, leaving Boston’s finest to wonder when they’ll next serve justice alongside a béarnaise.
So there you have it: courtroom drama, a side of carnivorous indulgence and a probation sentence to keep things interesting. Tune in next time for more courtroom theatrics and questionable celebratory cuisine—because nothing says “case closed” like a well-charred T-bone.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and TMZ, 7News, Norfolk Superior Court transcripts
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