What to know about the Karen Read murder trial as testimony continues

>>> WITNESS TESTIMONY CONTINUES TODAY IN THE MURDER TRIAL OF A WOMAN ACCUSED IN THE DEATH OF HER BOSTON POLICE OFFER BOYFRIEND. KAREN READ'S DEFENSE TEAM ARGUE SHE IS THE VICTIM OF AN ELABORATE COVER-UP AND IS BEING FRAMED BY A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT INCLUDES LAW ENFORCEMENT. PROSECUTORS CLAIM SHE HIT OFFICER JOHN O'KEEFE WITH HER VEHICLE DURING A SNOWSTORM IN 2022. PENNY KMITT FROM CBS NEWS BOSTON HAS MORE ON THE TESTIMONY AND WHAT WE CAN EXPECT TO HEAR TODAY. PENNY, THERE IS A LOT OF INTEREST IN THIS CASE. >> Reporter: ANNE-MARIE, GOOD TO TALK TO YOU AGAIN. YOU KNOW, YESTERDAY WAS A PRETTY BIG DAY HERE IN DEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS. WE HEARD OPENING STATEMENTS IN THE BEGINNING OF WITNESS TESTIMONY. HERE IS THE THING. THE TWO SIDES IN THIS CASE COULD NOT HAVE PAINTED A MORE DIFFERENT PICTURE OVER WHAT THEY BELIEVE TRANSPIRED THE NIGHT THAT JOHN O'KEEFE DIED. AS YOU MENTIONED, THE PROSECUTION CLAIMS KAREN READ HEAD JOHN O'KEEFE, HER BOYFRIEND, BOSTON POLICE OFFICER IN 2022 AND LEFT HIM TO DIE IN THE SNOW. THE PICTURE THEY PAINTED WAS ONE OF A VERY TUMULTUOUS RELATIONSHIP. THEY CALLED OF JOHN O'KEEFE'S BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW TO TALK ABOUT HOW THE PAIR REALLY BUTTED HEADS. EARLIER SHE HAD CAUGHT HIM CHEATING SO THAT WAS THE PICTURE THAT WAS PAINTED BY THE PROSECUTION. THE DEFENSE DIDN'T GET TO HEAR TOO MUCH FROM JUST OPENING STATEMENTS BUT IN THEIR STATEMENTS, THEY, OF COURSE, SAID THEY BELIEVE KAREN READ WAS FRAMED AND POINTED TO WHAT THEY BELIEVE WAS A BOTCHED POLICE INVESTIGATION. THEY CLAIM SOME OF THE INVESTIGATORS ON THE CASE HAD TIES TO OTHER INFORMATION THE NIGHT JOHN O'KEEFE DIED. THEY ALSO SAY THEY DON'T BELIEVE HE WAS HIT BY A CAR AT ALL, THEY BELIEVE HE DIED IN A WAY THAT WAS ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. TODAY WE PLAN TO SEE THE DEFENSE CROSS-EXAMINE SOME OF THOSE WITNESSES FROM YESTERDAY. STILL A LOT MORE TO LEARN IN THIS CASE. I THINK I MENTIONED THIS YESTERDAY BUT

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Length: 2min 22sec (142 seconds)

Published: Tue Apr 30 2024