Experienced criminal defense attorneys tell WBZ that Read's willingness to comment publicly is extremely unusual - so unusual, in fact, that lawyer Eric Rosen was inspired to write a blog post about making public statements during trial, entitled, "Media Interviews by a Defendant: Bad Idea (in most cases)."

Karen Read on her second trial, the firing of Michael Proctor, and facing off against Whitey Bulger’s defense lawyer in court.