Article continues below advertisementKaren Read broke down in tears during a new interview while discussing how being accused of murder impacted her mentally.Read, who was acquitted in June 2025 in the high-profile murder trial of her boyfriend, appeared on the Monday, January 12, episode of the "Rotten Mango" true crime podcast hosted by Stephanie Soo.Getting choked up as she talked about the ordeal, which started with the January 2022 death of Boston cop John O'Keefe, she said, "I do feel I've had this delayed reaction to the persecution. I'm finally reacting to this...