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‘Karen Read was framed,' defense argues in opening statement: Watch the trial live
The long-awaited trial of the Karen Read murder case began Monday with opening statements. This comes after what was about a five-day jury selection process. Twelve jurors and four alternates were officially identified Monday, and they will help decide the fate of Read, who’s facing several charges for allegedly killing her boyfriend, Boston ... -
Opening statements begin in the Karen Read trial
All eyes are on a Dedham, Massachusetts, courthouse Monday morning as the murder trial against Karen Read is set to begin. She’s accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe, back in 2022.
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Karen Read case timeline: John O'Keefe's death and the murder investigation
On Monday, the murder trial over the death of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe in Canton, Massachusetts, opens. A lot has happened in the more than two years since O’Keefe’s body was found in the snow. His girlfriend, Karen Read, was arrested, charged first with manslaughter and later second-degree murder. She has claimed she is... -
Karen Read trial: Sides debate key issues as trial approaches
The judge and lawyers in the Karen Read case on Thursday settled many — but not all — of the issues that were left to decide before the trial, one of Massachusetts’ most closely watched legal sagas, begins next week.
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Karen Read trial: What's next now that the jury has been seated?
Opening statements are just days away after jurors have been selected in the murder trial against Karen Read.
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Jury selection continues in Karen Read trial
A total of 19 jurors were selected by Monday in the Karen Read trial, but due to some jurors expressing hardships of some form, empanelment continues Wednesday.
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Karen Read trial jury selected; judge open to moving courtrooms
The jury has been seated in the Karen Read trial, according to the defense, after a weeklong jury selection process. The jury has been seated in the Karen Read trial, according to the defense, after a weeklong jury selection process.
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Karen Read trial: Jury selection resumes Wednesday
Jury selection continues Wednesday in the Karen Read trial. She’s accused of murdering her boyfriend, a Boston police officer, in 2022.
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After court appearance, ‘Turtleboy' says case against him ‘can't succeed on the merits'
Aidan Kearney, the controversial blogger known as “Turtleboy,” appeared in court Tuesday for a pre-trial hearing in connection with the murder case against Karen Read. Kearney has extensively covered the case in hundreds of blog posts, bringing heightened attention to Read’s claims that she is being framed for the killing of ... -
Discussion and analysis as jury selection continues in Karen Read trial
While seven more jurors were chosen Monday, the process will pick back up Wednesday as the defense and prosecution prepare for opening statements.
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Karen Read trial: Jury selection continues Monday
It’s now jury selection Day 4 in the Karen Read murder trial. The goal Monday will be to fill the four open spots in the jury, as 12 jurors were impaneled last week.
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Karen Read jury selection drags on, likely pushing back trial start date
Nineteen jurors have been selected to serve in the Karen Read trial, one of Massachusetts’ most closely watched legal sagas, as of Monday, but opening arguments appeared to remain days away.
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Why is Karen Read's defense team concerned with the jury box?
While Friday marked a pause in jury selection for the Karen Read murder trial, jurors are still top of mind. Or, more specifically, the jury box, which is the latest focus of defense attorneys who say the seating for jurors in the courtroom at the Norfolk Superior Court violates their client’s constitutional right to confront witnesses face-to-face... -
Understanding the Karen Read trial: Who killed John O'Keefe?
The high-profile murder charges against Karen Read are finally set for trial, and the judge in the case is allowing Read’s attorneys to raise the question they have been asking for over a year: Who killed Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe? Prosecutors argue Read is responsible for her boyfriend’s 2022 death outside a Canton home,... -
With 4 jurors still to be chosen, selection in Karen Read case continues next week
More than half of the people who will serve on the Karen Read murder trial jury have been picked after two days of jury selection. Meanwhile, NBC10 Boston obtained the jury questionnaire from the clerk’s office of the Norfolk Superior Court.
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Four more jurors needed for Karen Read murder trial
Week one of the Karen Read murder trial is set to end Friday, but the same can’t be said about jury selection process. Four spots remain on the jury panel.
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Day 3: Jury selection continues in the Karen Read trial
It’s Day 3 of the Karen Read trial and only 52 potential jurors are being evaluated Thursday. There are five spots left on the panel.