Paula Prado, who was juror No. 11 in the trial, said to Patriot Ledger media partner WCVB Channel 5 that she thought Read was guilty of manslaughter at first. As the trial went on, she said that there were too many gaps in the prosecution's case to definitively prove Read's guilt.

Paula Prado, a juror, explained to affiliate WCVB why she voted to acquit Read of the second-degree murder charge and how she initially thought Read was guilty of manslaughter but changed her mind.