This is a law and crime network presentation. This podcast explores themes of violence and you're listening to an episode of a Wondery exclusive series. To continue listening, join wondery and enjoy ad free listening to over 45,000 episodes, early access to your favorite podcasts, and more. Join Wondery in the Wondery app Apple podcasts or Spotify death and contains harsh language. Please listen with care. On a January night in 2022, a powerful nor'easter was blowing into the town of Canton, Massachusetts. But come morning, the fierce blizzard paled in comparison to the headline that would soon take the world by storm.

She struck him with her motor vehicle. She had been , reaching out to friends, and then drove back to the scene. And the body was recovered at the scene. And the government is claiming that because of her intoxication, she negligently killed this individual by hitting him with her car.And he died from injuries but also from hypothermia. And that the next day, she calls up on two friends, and then they find him unresponsive on the front lawn.So how did John Okeefe really end up on the Alberts front lawn? And how did a hit and run turn into a conspiracy theory laden national news story?The problem is that you don't necessarily get a clear motive.There's somebody who was at the waterfall who had this sort of relationship that it's kind of hard to categorize with Karen Reed. His name is Brian Higgins.There was some alleged flirtatious text messages between Karen Reid and some folks who live in the house. I do know that there were some rumors of bad blood between the folks who were in the house and Karen Reid's boyfriend.It wasn't this cut and dry crime scene where police showed up and taped it off with crime scene tape and immediately started collecting evidence and also immediately knew what happened and immediately suspected it was a homicide. At first, when officers responded, none of that was true.That whole damn thing should have been locked down. They go in and they thoroughly examine that area. Every bit of it is a crime scene, period.That's all coming up on the next episode of Karen. This has been a law and crime production. I'm your host, Paula Barrows. Our executive producer is Jessica Lowther. Our producer and writer is Cooper Mahl. Our editor is Brad Mabey. Our researcher is Stephanie Doucette. Our bookers are Alyssa Fisher and Diane K. Legal and fact checking by Elizabeth Vouillai. And special thanks to Sean Panzera for designing our key art. Follow Karen in the wondery app. You can listen to more episodes exclusively and ad free right now by joining Wondery in the Wondery app, Apple podcasts or Spotify. Before you go, please tell us about yourself by completing a short survey@wondry.com. survey.

, reaching out to friends, and then drove back to the scene. And the body was recovered at the scene. And the government is claiming that because of her intoxication, she negligently killed this individual by hitting him with her car.

And he died from injuries but also from hypothermia. And that the next day, she calls up on two friends, and then they find him unresponsive on the front lawn.

So how did John Okeefe really end up on the Alberts front lawn? And how did a hit and run turn into a conspiracy theory laden national news story?

The problem is that you don't necessarily get a clear motive.

There's somebody who was at the waterfall who had this sort of relationship that it's kind of hard to categorize with Karen Reed. His name is Brian Higgins.

There was some alleged flirtatious text messages between Karen Reid and some folks who live in the house. I do know that there were some rumors of bad blood between the folks who were in the house and Karen Reid's boyfriend.

It wasn't this cut and dry crime scene where police showed up and taped it off with crime scene tape and immediately started collecting evidence and also immediately knew what happened and immediately suspected it was a homicide. At first, when officers responded, none of that was true.

That whole damn thing should have been locked down. They go in and they thoroughly examine that area. Every bit of it is a crime scene, period.

That's all coming up on the next episode of Karen. This has been a law and crime production. I'm your host, Paula Barrows. Our executive producer is Jessica Lowther. Our producer and writer is Cooper Mahl. Our editor is Brad Mabey. Our researcher is Stephanie Doucette. Our bookers are Alyssa Fisher and Diane K. Legal and fact checking by Elizabeth Vouillai. And special thanks to Sean Panzera for designing our key art. Follow Karen in the wondery app. You can listen to more episodes exclusively and ad free right now by joining Wondery in the Wondery app, Apple podcasts or Spotify. Before you go, please tell us about yourself by completing a short survey@wondry.com. survey.