Medical Examiner Questioned About Boston Officer's Cause of Death in Karen Read Trial

Can Karen Read’s defense call key witnesses prosecutors may not? Yes, but there’s a catch

As the Karen Read retrial continues, the possibility of prosecutors not calling several key witnesses, including the lead Massachusetts State Police investigator, is becoming closer to reality.

Testimony on forensic evidence continues in Karen Read murder retrial

The Karen Read murder trial is continuing a multiday look at forensic evidence with testimony from scientists that victim John O’Keefe contributed to DNA found on Read’s SUV and that plastic found at the scene fits the taillight housing.

Karen Read’s murder retrial: Week 4 recap with Ted Daniel

The fourth week of witness testimony in the murder retrial of Karen Read came to a close on Friday afternoon.

Karen Read retrial: Prosecution and defense spar over accusations of late expert reports

DEDHAM, Mass. (WLNE) — The Karen Read retrial faces a potential delay as both sides have accused each other of introducing late expert reports. Read’s defense attorney Robert Alessi has suggested that the trial might need to be paused. The accusations began after jurors were dismissed for the day and the judge did not immediately rule on the issues. Earlier Thursday, the medical examiner who performed John O’Keefe’s autopsy took the stand. She t…

Karen Read trial resumes this morning following medical examiner's graphic testimony

The Karen Read retrial will resume this morning for Day 17 of testimony following a difficult day in the courthouse yesterday during which unpleasant autopsy photos were displayed for jurors as the medical examiner detailed John O’Keefe’s injuries. Dr. Irini Scordi-Bello, who conducted the autopsy on O’Keefe, discussed bruises on O’Keefe’s hands, scrapes on his arm, abrasions to the face, and a critical head injury. It was the most graphic evide…

Medical examiner questioned about Boston officer's cause of death in Karen Read trial

A defense attorney in Karen Read's second murder trial on Thursday questioned a doctor who performed an autopsy on the body of her Boston police officer boyfriend. Prosecutors said Read, 45, backed her SUV into John O’Keefe, 46, and left him to die on a snowy night in the front yard of another officer's home after she dropped him off at a party there in January 2022. Her lawyers say she was framed in a police conspiracy and someone inside the ho…