When we asked Boston.com readers to weigh in on the verdict, more than 1,500 responded. The vast majority — 1,310 readers, or 85% — said they were not surprised by the outcome. Another 171 readers (11%) reported being surprised by the verdict, while 52 (3%) said they were unsure.

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.