WATCH HERE WATCH HEREThis further complicates what was already a messy situation and promises to lengthen the civil proceedings substantially. How complicated has Karen Read's civil case become? Diller said Read woke O’Keefe’s niece that morning and told her O'Keefe never came home. O’Keefe’s niece said during the trial that Read said, “‘Could I have done something? The civil wrongful death and emotional distress claims filed against Read were put on hold during her criminal trial.