What to Know
- The Karen Read murder case returned to court on Tuesday, the first in a series of important hearings scheduled for this week.
- Read's second trial is expected to begin on April 1 after a mistrial was declared last summer when jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
- Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, by hitting him with her SUV outside a home in Canton in January 2022.
This promises to be a busy week in the high-profile Karen Read murder trial, with a federal appeals court hearing and three hearings before Judge Beverly Cannone.
It all starts with a hearing Tuesday morning in Norfolk Superior Court, followed by a federal court hearing Wednesday morning and another hearing in superior court later in the day. A third superior court hearing is scheduled to be held on Friday.
Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, by hitting him with her SUV outside a home in Canton in January 2022. She has pleaded not guilty, and alleges she was framed.
At her first trial last year, jurors were unable to reach a unanimous decision, leading to a mistrial. Her retrial is scheduled to get underway on April 1.
Read through our updates during Tuesday's motion hearing below:
