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How We Got Here: S2-E1

July 28, 2025 · 30 min

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A dead officer, a girlfriend on trial, and a case that tore a town apart.

When John O'Keefe was found lifeless in the snow in January 2022, Karen Read said she dropped him off. Prosecutors said she left him to die.

As the high-stakes retrial begins, we recap the explosive first trial—tainted evidence, missing pieces, and a system under fire. Was it a drunken accident, a murder, or a cover-up buried beneath a blizzard of lies?

Featuring interviews with: Alina Burroughs

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Host: Kristin Thorne

Writer & Producer: Cooper Moll

Executive Producer: Jessica Lowther

Editor: Anna McClain

Associate Producer: Tess Jagger-Wells

Booking Producer: Lisa Feit

Legal: Elizabeth Vulaj

Key Art: Sean Panzera

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