Overview

• Jury selection for Karen Read's retrial is ongoing, with 16 jurors seated and two more needed to finalize the panel of 18, including alternates.
• Read faces charges including second-degree murder for allegedly hitting her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, with her SUV in January 2022.
• The defense continues to argue that Read is being framed by law enforcement colleagues and that O’Keefe's injuries were caused by others at a party that night.
• Prosecutors plan to use Read's extensive media interviews and statements, including transcripts from true-crime documentaries, as evidence in the trial.
• Opening statements are expected to begin once the jury is finalized, with the case drawing significant public attention due to its controversial allegations and high-profile nature.