Overview

• Jury selection for Karen Read's retrial is nearly complete, with 15 of 16 juror positions filled, including alternates.
• The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Read's emergency request to delay the retrial, allowing proceedings to continue as scheduled.
• Read faces charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter while operating under the influence, and leaving the scene of a fatal accident in connection to the January 2022 death of her boyfriend, Officer John O’Keefe.
• Prosecutors allege Read struck O’Keefe with her vehicle during a blizzard, while her defense argues she was framed and points to investigative misconduct.
• The trial follows a hung jury in 2024 and the dismissal of lead investigator Michael Proctor over allegations of inappropriate behavior during the case.