C.F. McCarthy's is the Canton bar where John O'Keefe met Karen Read on the evening of January 28, 2022 — the first stop before the Waterfall and 34 Fairview Road.[1] Michael Camerano testified that the couple greeted each other affectionately: "They kissed."[2] A $52.80 tab opened under Read's name, paid with O'Keefe's MasterCard, listed Tito's Vodka; Bukhenik described Read leaving McCarthy's holding a tall cylindrical glass.[3] The bar's surveillance video was introduced in the first trial[4] and authenticated and admitted in the retrial.[5]
McCarthy's is the start of the prosecution's alcohol-consumption timeline. Bukhenik testified that the video showed "nine drinks being consumed by the defendant" from Read's arrival at McCarthy's through her departure from the Waterfall.[6] Knowles testified that the estimated blood-alcohol concentration at 12:45 a.m. could range from 0.14% to 0.28%.[7]
“They kissed, yeah.”
— Michael Camerano
Camerano confirms the couple greeted each other affectionately at C.F. McCarthy's on the night of O'Keefe's death.
“And that's between when she arrives at C.F. McCarthy's until the time that she leaves the Waterfall; is that correct?”
— Adam Lally
Establishes Read's alcohol consumption on the night in question from surveillance evidence.
“My name is Gene Demilus. I am the general manager at C.F. McCarthy's in Canton.”
— Gene Demilus
Establishes the witness's role and authority over the bar's operations and surveillance system.
“I saw her with a glass. Yes.”
— Michael Camerano
Records Camerano's observation that Karen Read was holding a glass at C.F. McCarthy's that evening.
Interior surveillance footage from C.F. McCarthy's bar from January 28, 2022. The video depicts Karen Read, John O'Keefe, and others at the bar, including their interactions and Read departing with a glass in her hand.
Reports analyzing the surveillance footage from both C.F. McCarthy's and Waterfall Bar & Grille, authored by Trooper Michael Proctor following retrieval of the videos by Connor Keefe.
Transaction receipts from C.F. McCarthy's showing Karen Read's bar tab of $52.80, listing Tito's vodka, paid using John O'Keefe's MasterCard.
A PowerPoint presentation on CD compiling chronological bar surveillance footage from both C.F. McCarthy's and the Waterfall.
Ring doorbell footage from One Meadows Avenue covering the evening of January 28, 2022: Michael Camerano's arrivals and departures, vehicle movement by Camerano and O'Keefe, Camerano's departure to McCarthy's, and his return to pick up his daughter. A specific clip (video 148) shows O'Keefe moving his car so Read could pull into the garage.
Commonwealth v. Read — Trial Archive