Jury Hears Opening Statements on the First Day of Karen Read's Second Murder Trial

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Watch Live: Karen Read's second trial starts with opening statements

Karen Read's first trial consisted of 29 days of testimony over nearly two months.

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Opening statements expected Tuesday in Karen Read retrial

Karen Read's retrial for the murder of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, is scheduled to move forward with opening statements on Tuesday.

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Karen Read retrial kicks off with arrest as supporters descend on 'buffer zone'

Read, 45, is accused of intentionally reversing her SUV into her boyfriend, Boston cop John O'Keefe, in January 2022 after a night of heavy drinking and leaving him for dead.

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Angry girlfriend or victim of a cover-up?: Karen Read's murder retrial opens with competing accounts

Karen Read is on trial for second-degree murder in the death of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe. Her first trial ended with a hung jury last summer. Prosecutors say she fatally struck her boyfriend with her SUV as their relationship unraveled. Her lawyers argue she was the victim of law enforcement misconduct and a cover-up.

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The scene inside and outside of court on Day 1 of Karen Read's second murder trial

The scene inside and outside of court on Day 1 of Karen Read's second murder trial on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Protesters and supporters stand in the court-mandated buffer zone outside of the Karen Read retrial at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts.

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Second Karen Read trial set to begin with opening arguments. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe

Karen Read is accused of killing her boyfriend in a drunken rage. The case has become a national true-crime obsession. Read's first trial ended in a hung jury in July and she remains free on bail. Follow live updates from the trial on CNN.com.

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What to expect from opening statements in the Karen Read trial

Brennan will make his opening statement on Tuesday. The trial is expected to last up to two weeks. The jury will be sequestered for the duration of the trial. The prosecution is seeking a sentence of life in prison without parole. The defense is seeking the death penalty, which would be a life sentence.

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Watch Live: Karen Read opening statements today

Karen Read, 45, of Mansfield, faces charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter while operating a motor vehicle under the influence, and leaving the scene of an accident causing death. The defense has countered that someone else, or multiple others, killed him inside the house and left his body on the lawn.

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America's most glamorous murder defendant greeted by legions of fans

Karen Read was welcomed into a Boston courtroom on Tuesday flanked by her supporters as her second murder trial began. Her first murder trial ended with a hung jury on July 1 with opening statements expected this morning. Read stands accused of ramming her boyfriend O'Keefe with her SUV while drunk in January 2022 before leaving him to die in a snowstorm.

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Opening statements set for Tuesday in Karen Read's retrial

Karen Read's second murder trial is expected to move forward Tuesday. Read's first trial ended with a hung jury. Read claims she is being framed by a corrupt group of law enforcement. The state says she backed into O'Keefe and left him in the snow where he died.

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Opening statements begin in Karen Read case: What to know

After three weeks of jury selection, opening statements are set to begin on Tuesday. Karen Read is charged with second degree murder and accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe, back in 2022. Her first, widely publicized trial ended with a hung jury last summer.

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Prosecution promises new evidence as testimony continues in Karen Read murder trial

Jurors have heard testimony from two witnesses on day two of the KAREN READ TRIAL. One of the witnesses will be back on the witness stand later today. The jury is hearing evidence from both sides in the case. The trial is expected to continue into next week.

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