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Testimony resumes in Karen Read murder trial

Jurors at Karen Read murder trial visit crime scene
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.
Who could testify at Karen Read's trial? Here's a look at key witnesses.
Jennifer McCabe was a key witness during Read's first trial. McCabe was with the group that began searching for O'Keefe when Read discovered he was missing. They eventually found O'Keefe in the snow outside of Brian Albert's home at 34 Fairview Road in Canton.
First day of Karen Read retrial’s concludes with testimony from two key witnesses. Here’s how it unfolded.
Lawyers for Read say she was framed and that O’Keefe entered the house, owned at the time by a fellow Boston officer, where he was fatally beaten and possibly bitten by a German Shepherd before his body was planted on the home’s front lawn.
Karen Read heads to trial for the second time for allegedly murdering Boston cop boyfriend
Read’s first trial — which saw 74 witnesses take the stand and throngs of Read fanatics outside the courthouse over two months — ended in a hung jury in July.
Karen Read’s Second Murder Trial: Let the Witness Questioning Begin
After opening arguments from Read’s defense attorney Alan Jackson and the Commonwealth’s special prosecutor Hank Brennan, a key witness was called to the stand.
Karen Read’s second murder trial revives debate over who killed her Boston police officer boyfriend
The much-anticipated retrial of Karen Read is underway in Massachusetts. Lawyers presented opening statements Tuesday to a new set of jurors who are expected to wrestle over two theories in the death of Read’s Boston police officer boyfriend.
Things to Know About the Retrial of Karen Read in the Killing of Her Police Officer Boyfriend
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a double jeopardy appeal by Karen Read, who is on trial for the second time on charges she killed her Boston police officer boyfriend in 2022
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Live: Karen Read retrial enters second week of witness testimony
Karen Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe. Follow along for live updates.
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Watch live: Testimony continues in Karen Read’s murder trial
Testimony is continuing in the murder trial of Karen Read, charged in the death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe.
Karen Read trial continues this week
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Karen Read murder trial: Second trial not the end of Read's legal troubles
Read's first trial in O'Keefe's death ended in a mistrial in July. O'Keefe's family in August filed a civil lawsuit in Plymouth Superior Court against Read and two bars in Canton that she and O'Keefe visited before his death.
New trial, new approach: No ‘framed’ arguments, but Karen Read defense hammers fired investigator
There are some self-inflicted wounds by investigators in the case," says a former federal prosecutor who watched opening ...
Karen Read murder trial: John O’Keefe’s mother chokes up as she recalls the day he was killed
Karen Read's murder retrial continued Wednesday as additional witnesses took the stand, including Peggy O'Keefe.
‘Stop calling’: Trooper reads text messages Karen Read, John O’Keefe exchanged before his death
Special prosecutor Hank Brennan on Thursday asked a state trooper to read dozens of contentious texts that Read and O’Keefe ...
Karen Read trial live updates: Key witness testifies about frantic search for John O’Keefe
The prosecution and defense laid out competing theories of John O'Keefe's death during opening statements Tuesday in Karen ...
Karen Read's case will not be reviewed by U.S. Supreme Court
The United States Supreme Court will not take up Karen Read's appeal of the verdict in her first trial on grounds of double ...