New South Wales’ greatest Origin coach Phil Gould has lit the fuse for an explosive series after labelling Queenslanders ‘pumpkin heads’ in the lead-up to Wednesday night’s opener.

A one-time reality show star is at the center of a shocking homicide case that has stunned fans and investigators alike.

Karen, who worked in equity research at Fidelity, pleaded not guilty and vehemently denied having any involvement in the death. She also alleged that she was being framed as part of a police cover-up.

HEALD  Karen Lesley   Passed away peacefully at the LGH on 12th June 2025, aged 60 years.   Treasured sister of Gillian.  Loved and missed by many.    Forever in our ...

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. (CNN) ...

Karen Read leaves the courthouse after she was found not guilty of second-degree murder on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. Picture: AP Photo/Josh Reynolds ...

Karen Read leaves the courthouse after she was found not guilty of second-degree murder on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. Picture: AP Photo/Josh Reynolds ...

In short: A US jury has found Karen Read not guilty of second-degree murder after she was charged with the death of her police officer boyfriend. Read, 45, was accused of hitting John O'Keefe, 46 ...

DEDHAM, Mass. — (AP) — A jury found Karen Read not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges Wednesday in the 2022 death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, a case that attracted ...

US woman Karen Read has been found not guilty of murdering her Boston cop boyfriend, and got off with a slap on the wrist at her second trial for drunk driving.