Boston Police officer Kelly Dever, formerly with Canton Police, testifies during the murder retrial of Karen Read in Norfolk Superior Court, in Dedham, Mass., Monday June 2, 2025.

Cox is facing heat from followers of the case after he told reporters that he has “nothing to do with Karen Read,” denying accusations from the defense that he influenced Officer Kelly Dever’s ...

Kelly Dever, a current Boston police officer, was called to the stand by Read’s defense team on June 2. She was working dispatch for the Canton Police Department when John O’Keefe was found dead.

Dever, a former member of the Canton Police Department, testified that she worked patrol on Jan. 28, 2022, and later took over dispatch duties after a call about a "person in a snowbank." ...

Former Canton police officer Kelly Dever was working patrol the night O’Keefe died and was asked to take over dispatch. On Monday, Read’s defense team tapped Dever to testify about statements she had ...

The letter, authored by Alan Jackson and published by Boston 25 News, calls for Officer Kelly Dever to be added to the department’s Brady list, which is for law enforcement officials whose ...

Boston Police officer Kelly Dever, formerly with Canton Police, testifies during the murder retrial of Karen Read in Norfolk Superior Court, in Dedham, Mass., Monday June 2, 2025.

An exchange on Monday between former Canton police officer Kelly Dever and defense attorney Alan Jackson quickly turned tense after he asked if she wanted to be in the courtroom.

Dever said that she told federal agents “in good faith” in August 2023 that she saw ATF agent Brian Higgins and former Canton Police Chief Kenneth Berkowitz inside the garage.

Read’s defense attorney Alan Jackson sparred with former Canton police officer Kelly Dever, a witness the defense itself called to the stand.

She was preceded on the stand by Boston Police Officer Kelly Dever, who was a member of the Canton Police Department at the time of O’Keefe’s death.