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Evidence from Karen Read murder trial: See what the jurors have seen
Phil Tenser
Digital Media Manager
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Evidence from Karen Read murder trial: See what the jurors have seen
Phil Tenser
Digital Media Manager
DEDHAM, Mass. —
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Attorneys in the Karen Read trial are expected to introduce hundreds of pieces of evidence throughout that high-profile murder case. Some of that evidence, including photos and documents, is being periodically released to the public and will be added to the slideshow at the top of this page.

Read, 43, of Mansfield, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and other charges. The prosecution says she hit her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, with her black SUV outside of a home in Canton during a snowstorm on Jan. 29, 2022, following a night of drinking. Her defense plans to argue that someone else is responsible for killing O'Keefe.

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Karen Read, 43, of Mansfield, is accused of second-degree murder and other charges. The prosecution says she hit her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, with her vehicle outside of a home in Canton during a snowstorm on Jan. 29, 2022, following a night of drinking. She returned hours later to find him in a snowbank.

Read has pleaded not guilty.

Read and her defense team claim she is the victim of a cover-up and plan to present a third-party culprit defense. They claim O'Keefe was beaten inside the home, bitten by a dog, and then left outside.

In pretrial motions, prosecutors revealed the existence of text messages they said suggested a "romantic entanglement" with a friend who was present at locations Read and O'Keefe visited on the night of the incident. Other documents have also suggested trouble in the relationship between Read and O'Keefe.

Read is also accused of having frequent contact with a controversial blogger known as "Turtleboy," Aiden Kearney, who now faces charges in related cases.Opening statements were delivered on April 29.

The trial is expected to last 6-8 weeks.