Karen Read and Her Lawyer Alan Jackson to Launch Weekly Video Podcast (Exclusive)
Karen Read and her lawyer Alan Jackson will host a weekly video podcast, *Read Between the Lines*, launching on YouTube in early 2027. Produced by Pave Studios’ true crime brand Crime House, the show will examine criminal cases through the perspectives of a defendant and a trial attorney.
Each episode will revisit a real-world case, looking at its investigation, prosecution and evidence; examples named include the Sandra Birchmore case and the Idaho killings linked to Bryan Kohberger. Episodes will also be available as audio podcasts, and could later appear on Disney+ and Hulu. Read was found not guilty of charges related to the death of her boyfriend, John O’Keefe, after an earlier trial ended with a hung jury; she was convicted of driving under the influence.
In short
- Karen Read and Alan Jackson are launching a weekly true crime podcast.
- The YouTube series is due to begin in early 2027.
- Episodes will examine investigations, prosecutions and evidence in real cases.
Explained simply
Karen Read is a Massachusetts woman whose boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, died in 2022. Prosecutors accused her of causing his death; a jury could not reach a verdict at her first trial, and a second jury found her not guilty of the charges connected to his death. She was convicted of driving under the influence.
Alan Jackson is a defence lawyer who represented Read in court. The cases the programme plans to discuss include the death of Sandra Birchmore and the Idaho killings for which Bryan Kohberger was charged. The series is intended to examine how criminal investigations and trials unfold, including the evidence and the roles of defence and prosecution.