During Read’s first trial, which began in April 2024, prosecutors alleged that Read hit O’Keefe with her car and fled the scene. The defense painted a very different picture, claiming that Read was framed for O’Keefe’s murder.

Karen Read's second murder trial is scheduled to begin with jury selection next month, and attorneys are debating the selection process that candidates could face.

The 45-year-old Mansfield woman is scheduled to be retried for the killing of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, on April 1 in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham.

Karen Read will still go on trial for murder in the death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe.