Karen Read was acquitted in the killing of her Boston police officer boyfriend John O’Keefe on Wednesday, vindicating a defendant who had claimed to have been the victim of a sweeping cover-up.

Karen Read spoke to reporters outside Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts after she was found not guilty of all charges except operating under the influence.

Several partygoers who testified in the high-profile case — and were present the night Boston officer John O'Keefe died — released a joint statement