A look at what will be different in Karen Read's 2nd trial
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Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, with her SUV outside a Canton home in 2022.
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Jury selection began Tuesday in the retrial of Karen Read, less than a year after a judge declared a mistrial on charges that she was responsible for the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend....
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However, there will be a few key differences that will set this retrial apart.
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Tuesday marked the start of jury selection for Karen Read’s upcoming retrial, the painstaking process of whittling down the pool of jurors.
The retrial of Karen Read has begun, less than a year after a judge declared a mistrial on charges that she was responsible for the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend.
Karen Read: Jury Selection Starts in Murder Trial of Woman Accused of Killing Vereran Police Officer
Jury selection kicked off Tuesday morning for the retrial of Karen Read, a Massachusetts woman accused of killing her Boston police offficer boyfriend, John O’Keefe. Read’s second murder trial began as Judge Beverly Cannone introduced the case and instructed 92 prospective jurors at Norfolk Superior Court.
More than three-quarters of the potential jurors called for the Karen Read case Tuesday said they had heard about the case.
Much of Tuesday’s hearing was dedicated to prosecutors’ motion to block the defense from suggesting someone other than Read was responsible for killing Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe on Jan. 29, 2022. Read is slated for retrial next month after her first trial ended with a hung jury last summer.