Jury selection underway in Karen Read murder trial

>>> NOW AT 5:00, JURY SELECTION IS UNDERWAY IN KAREN READ'S MURDER TRIAL. SITTING ON THIS JURY WILL BE A HUGE COMMITMENT. THE CASE IS EXPECTED TO LAST ALMOST TWO MONTHS. THANKS FOR BEING WITH US THIS EVENING. I'M LISA HUGHES. >> I'M DAVID WADE. PROSECUTORS SAY WADE HIT HER BOSTON POLICE OFFICER BOYFRIEND WITH HER SUV AND LEFT HIM TO DIE IN THE SNOW. THE DEFENSE SAYS THEIR CLIENT IS BEING FRAMED. WBZ'S KRISTINA REX WILL BE COVERING EVERY MOMENT OF THE TRIAL. SHE IS LIVE IN DEDHAM WITH MORE ON DAY ONE. KRISTINA? >> Reporter: LISA AND DAVID, WE LEARNED MORE ON WHAT WE CAN EXPECT. THE JUDGE APPROVED USE OF THE THIRD PARTY CULPRIT DEFENSE. IT MEANS HER DEFENSE LAWYERS CAN POINT THE FINGER OTHER THAN KAREN READ. BUT THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO DO SO IN THEIR OPENING STATEMENTS. JURY SELECTION STARTED TODAY. THE OFFICIAL START OF THE MURDER TRIAL OF KAREN READ, THE WOMAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HER BOYFRIEND BY HITTING HIM WITH HER CAR BACK IN 2022. >> GOOD MORNING JURORS. >> Reporter: A ROUTINE BEGINNING FOR A CASE THAT HAS BEEN ANYTHING BUT AS JUDGE BEVERLY STARTS JURY SELECTION. NEARLY 90 PROSPECTIVE JURORS. 25 SAID THEY HAD AN OPINION ON THE CASE. FOUR JURORS WERE SEATED FOR TRIAL. ACCORDING TO DEFENSE ATTORNEYS. THE GOAL, 12 JURORS PLUS SOME ALTERNATES. >> IN A CASE LIKE THIS, IT COULD TAKE WEEKS TO FIND THE 12 TO 14 PEOPLE SO I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED THEY ALREADY GOT FOUR TODAY. WHICH MAKES ME THINK THEY MIGHT BE COMPLETING JURY SELECTION THIS WEEK. >> Reporter: A MAJOR FOCUS OF JURY SELECTION, BEING IMPARTIAL. >> PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THIS BUILDING HAVE RIGHTS AND WE KNOW THEY HAVE VOICES. >> Reporter: WHILE IT IS SOMBER IN THE COURT, OUTSIDE THE COURT IS MUCH MORE COLORFUL. A GROUP OF SUPPORTERS WEAR PINK IN THE BUFFER ZONE. THEIR SILENT SUPPORT FOR THE DEFENDANT SINCE THE JUDGE ORDERED THEM NOT TO WEAR APPAREL REFERENCING THE CASE SO CLOSE TO COURT. THE GROUP INCLUDED TURTLE BOY WHO IS CREDITED WITH STARTING THE FREE KAREN READ MOVEMENT. 200 FEET FROM THE COURTHOUSE, MORE READ SUPPORTERS RALLY BELIEVING SHE HAS BEEN FRAMED BY POLICE. >> THIS COULD BE ANY ONE OF US. >> Reporter: IT IS NOISE THAT HAS BEEN HARD TO IGNORE. JUST ASK THIS POTENTIAL JUROR WHO WAS EXCUSED FROM DUTY TODAY. >> IT WAS AN EXPERIENCE. >> WHAT WA THE REASON YOU WERE RELEASED? >> I ACTUALLY WORK FOR THE TOWN SO I WOULD ASSUME THAT WAS A BIG FACTOR OUT OF IT IF I WAS TO GUESS. >> Reporter: AND THAT MAN TELLS ME HE WAS ACTUALLY RELIEVED TO BE EXCUSED BECAUSE THIS TRIAL IS EXPECTED TO TAKE SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS. AND THAT JURY WILL BE

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Length: 3min 12sec (192 seconds)

Published: Tue Apr 16 2024