A second juror is breaking her silence tonight, speaking out about her experience leading up to the verdict.Juror No. 11, Paula Prado, says she initially thought Karen Read was guilty of manslaughter, but as the trial progressed, things changed.”As the weeks passed by, I just realized there were too many holes that we couldn’t fill,” Prado told reporters gathered outside of her home on Thursday night. “There’s nothing that put her on scene in our opinion besides just drop John O’Keefe off.”Prado went on to explain that the injuries to O’Keefe’s arm didn’t make a lot of sense to her, even praising the last witness for the defense.”They did a very good job showing us, explaining all the technicalities of everything,” Prado said. She says they couldn’t prove that there was a collision and that she was responsible for O’Keefe’s death.When asked if she is convinced that Read wasn’t responsible for O’Keefe’s death, she left little doubt.”I am convinced, I’m one hundred percent convinced, yes. I really don’t think she was responsible for his death,” she said. Prado became emotional when the verdict was announced, crying because she knew that John O’Keefe’s family was in pain.”Great for Karen Read, but horrible for the family. He seemed to be a very nice guy. I feel bad for them. I really wanted them to get justice for John O’Keefe for real,” Prado said. While Prado is convinced that Karen Read wasn’t responsible, she stops short of believing that there was a cover-up. She also says she would like to see a new investigation opened in an attempt to find who was responsible.
A second juror is breaking her silence tonight, speaking out about her experience leading up to the verdict.
Juror No. 11, Paula Prado, says she initially thought Karen Read was guilty of manslaughter, but as the trial progressed, things changed.
“As the weeks passed by, I just realized there were too many holes that we couldn’t fill,” Prado told reporters gathered outside of her home on Thursday night. “There’s nothing that put her on scene in our opinion besides just drop John O’Keefe off.”
Prado went on to explain that the injuries to O’Keefe’s arm didn’t make a lot of sense to her, even praising the last witness for the defense.
“They did a very good job showing us, explaining all the technicalities of everything,” Prado said.
She says they couldn’t prove that there was a collision and that she was responsible for O’Keefe’s death.
When asked if she is convinced that Read wasn’t responsible for O’Keefe’s death, she left little doubt.
“I am convinced, I’m one hundred percent convinced, yes. I really don’t think she was responsible for his death,” she said.
Prado became emotional when the verdict was announced, crying because she knew that John O’Keefe’s family was in pain.
“Great for Karen Read, but horrible for the family. He seemed to be a very nice guy. I feel bad for them. I really wanted them to get justice for John O’Keefe for real,” Prado said.
While Prado is convinced that Karen Read wasn’t responsible, she stops short of believing that there was a cover-up. She also says she would like to see a new investigation opened in an attempt to find who was responsible.
