Karen Read's murder retrial
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Testimony is continuing in the murder trial of Karen Read, who is accused of backing her SUV into her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe, and leaving him for dead. On Monday, Prosecutor Adam Lally called two DNA analysts before calling a digital forensics examiner to the stand.
Karen Read and her defense team arrived at court in Dedham Monday, as her murder retrial entered its fifth week of<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More
During an abbreviated day Friday, the jury heard from two forensic scientists at the Massachusetts State Police crime lab about key physical evidence in the case. The prosecution will call its next witness when the trial resumes at 9 a.m. Monday morning.
The Massachusetts judge presiding over Karen Read's second trial in the death of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe has barred references to the botched Sandra Birchmore investigation.
Read, 45, is accused of striking John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him to die alone in a blizzard in Canton.
The case out of Dedham, Massachusetts, has turned into a yearslong whodunnit legal saga that has captivated true-crime fans across the country.
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Testimony from John O'Keefe's niece highlights tensions with Karen Read before his death, as Read faces trial for the Boston officer's murder.
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Prosecutors at Karen Read’s second murder trial focused on DNA found on items collected from the crime scene and on clothing of her Boston police officer boyfriend.
A defense attorney in Karen Read’s second murder trial on Thursday questioned a doctor who performed an autopsy on the body of her Boston police officer boyfriend. Prosecutors said Read, 45,
John O’Keefe died of blunt impact injuries to the head and hypothermia, according to medical examiner Dr. Irini Scordi-Bello.
Karen Read pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the death of Boston police officer John O’Keefe and is facing a retrial after a jury was unable to reach a verdict last year.