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Boston Globe
7 days ago
- Boston Globe
Defense to begin calling witnesses in Karen Read retrial. Follow live updates.
Defense to begin presenting its case — 8:44 a.m. .cls-1{clip-path:url(#clippath);}.cls-2,.cls-3{fill:none;}.cls-2,.cls-3,.cls-4{stroke-width:0px;}.cls-5{clip-path:url(#clippath-1);}.cls-3{clip-rule:evenodd;} Link copied By Travis Andersen, Globe Staff Testimony resumes Friday in Karen Read's murder retrial, with her defense team slated to begin presenting its case in Norfolk Superior Court. Prosecutors rested their case Thursday. Read, 45, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and other charges for allegedly backing her SUV in a drunken rage into her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, early on Jan. 29, 2022, after dropping him off outside a home on Fairview Road in Canton following a night of bar-hopping. Advertisement Her lawyers say she was framed and that O'Keefe entered the house, owned at the time by a fellow Boston police officer, where he was fatally beaten and possibly mauled by a German Shepherd before his body was planted on the front lawn. Read's first trial ended with a hung jury in July and she remains free on bail.
Boston Globe
03-04-2025
- Boston Globe
MBTA van strikes two pedestrians while pulling out of Cambridge parking lot, officials say
Officials didn't specify the ages or genders of the pedestrians. 'The investigation is not complete but from what we know at this point the driver will most likely be cited,' Sullivan said. Advertisement The RIDE vans provide 'door-to-door, shared-ride public transportation to people who can't use the subway, bus, or trolley all or some of the time due to temporary or permanent disability,' according to The driver of the van involved in the Cambridge incident Thursday wasn't named. This breaking news story will be updated when more information is released. Travis Andersen can be reached at
Boston Globe
26-02-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Judge tosses Harvard University lawsuit filed by alumni who said school failed to address campus antisemitism
The graduates failed to meet that threshold, he ruled. Advertisement 'The plaintiffs do not currently attend Harvard, nor are they employed by Harvard,' O'Toole wrote. 'They graduated from Harvard many years before the central events referred to in the complaint. They are not themselves directly affected by Harvard's recent administrative actions and/or omissions, and consequently they have no cognizable legal injury that could be redressed through this suit.' A request for comment was sent to the plaintiffs' attorneys on Wednesday. O'Toole said the lawsuit was 'apparently' motivated by the university's 'alleged failure to sufficiently address antisemitism at Harvard, especially following the attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7, 2023.' The controversy grew after former university p against bullying and harassment. Facing outrage over her testimony and While the alumni suit was dismissed on Wednesday, Harvard last month Advertisement Harvard also The dismissal of the alumni lawsuit was Asked for comment on the dismissal, the university said in a statement that it's 'committed to ensuring our Jewish community is embraced, respected, and can thrive at Harvard, and to our efforts to confront antisemitism and all forms of hate.' Material from prior Globe stories was used in this report. Travis Andersen can be reached at
Boston Globe
13-02-2025
- Boston Globe
Man who fatally stabbed pregnant woman in Boston in 1974 and confessed to rape granted parole for second time
He violated his parole two years later when he fled to North Carolina and was returned to prison, the decision said. His requests for parole in 2014 and 2022 were denied. On Sept. 23, 1974, police found the woman lying on the floor of a Beacon Hill apartment in a pool of blood, the ruling said. She was 20 weeks pregnant at the time and had suffered stab wounds to her chest and back, the ruling said. Investigators also detected evidence of a sexual assault. Advertisement A witness told police that she and the victim were sex workers in the city's Combat Zone, and that she had given her a key to the apartment so she could use it, officials said. The witness also told police she had seen Marks and the woman talking on the afternoon of her death, the ruling said, and that the woman told her, 'If I'm not back in a reasonable hour of time, come up and check on me. I might be dead. He doesn't look right.' The witness and three other residents, including a nurse, entered the apartment around 5 p.m. and found the woman's body, naked from the waist down. Marks, meanwhile, fled to New York City and was apprehended there the next day, confessing to the slaying and providing the murder weapon, according to the ruling. He told investigators he had intended only to rob the woman but decided to kill her when he realized they were alone in the residence, officials said. Advertisement He stole money that the woman kept in a sock and admitted to raping her 'after she died,' the ruling said. 'He also admitted to taking several steps to conceal his crimes, which included wiping the door, coffee table, and knife blade with a rag.' Marks has made strides during his most recent stretch behind bars, according to the ruling. 'Since his last hearing, Mr. Marks has engaged in programming to address his coping skills,' the decision said. 'He has continued his mental health treatment. He has participated in dialectical behavior therapy to address his needs. He has maintained his sobriety. He previously completed SOTP (Sex Offender Treatment Program).' Marks also 'presented with insight into the causative effects of his behavior. He has previously invested in educational pursuits and has maintained employment.' Once released, Marks will have to submit to electronic monitoring and testing for drugs and alcohol, attend at least three AA meetings a week, and seek 'mental health counseling for adjustment, trauma, and depression,' the ruling said. He's currently incarcerated at the Old Colony Correctional Center in Bridgewater, records show. Travis Andersen can be reached at
Boston Globe
05-02-2025
- Business
- Boston Globe
Florida man pleads guilty to bilking Fla. company, Mass. investment firm of millions
Court papers said a Massachusetts investing firm, identified only as Company A, had a controlling investment in Company B. Schnitzer, the indictment said, funneled cash from Company B's accounts to a personal investment account that he controlled. Advertisement The filing said he labeled most of the transfers as ''equity distributions,' thereby creating the false impression that the transfers to his personal investment account were payments to one or more of Company B's equity holders.' To hide the fraud, authorities said, Schnitzer 'falsified the monthly financial reports for Company B to show inflated cash balances in Company B's accounts, and transmitted those falsified reports by email to Company B's board of managers, which included representatives of Company A who were located in Massachusetts.' The scheme came to light, court papers said, when the IRS flagged two missing quarterly tax payments from Company B that Schnitzer was normally responsible for processing. On May 19 of last year, an affidavit said, Company A revoked Schnitzer's access to Company B's systems. Schnitzer sent a text to the president of Company B the following day that read, ''[W]hile I thought you were in to check on things this week, it has unfortunately become apparent to me with the locking of my access that you no longer want me as an employee,'' the affidavit said. 'This deeply saddens me as the situation of tax was a fixable problem and again my apologies for that. I'm saving you the trouble of a difficult, emotional conversation as I've thoroughly enjoyed working and learning from you over the years. … Thank you for everything as it has been a pleasure working with and I wish you all the best.' Advertisement A plea deal filed in the case said Schnitzer faces a maximum sentence of 20 years behind bars, and that prosecutors will recommend a prison term 'within the Guidelines sentencing range' for him. The feds will also seek a restitution order of $5.8 million for Schnitzer, who's been down this road before. 'Public court records indicate that Schnitzer pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in February 2003,' said the affidavit filed last May. 'The court sentenced him to 24 months in prison and ordered restitution in the amount of $715,000. Based on the payments reflected on the public docket, I believe that Schnitzer continues to owe over $700,000 in restitution in connection with that case.' His sentencing is scheduled for May 6, records show. He's currently in custody. Travis Andersen can be reached at
