Karen Read The second murder trial will enter its first weekend, without fully sitting in a jury, spending days in the court reviewing dozens of candidates, many of whom have become aware of the high-profile case after the first trial after her Boston police boyfriend, John O’Keefe.
The Beverly artillery judge relaxed the parties on Friday around 4:30 p.m. four days after the jury selection, which began Tuesday, with dozens of potential jurors telling the court they had heard about the case and made comments.
Ten jurors were selected from the expected total of 16, 12, and four other substitutes were selected. The process resumed on Monday morning.
The jury’s choice is expected to be a key aspect of the trial in the event of jurors being in a deadlock without a verdict.
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Defendant Karen reads and attorney Alan Jackson reviews the jury questionnaire for 87 potential jurors on a court jury jury in Norfolk Superior Court, Massachusetts on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (Greg Derr/ Pool The Patriot Ledger)
read Facing murderthe charges of crashes and homicide were linked to O’Keeffe’s death.
She is one of the people who found him dead on the front lawn of Boston policeman Brian Albert on the morning of January 29, 2022. The area has been overnight with a snowstorm and autopsy has found evidence of head trauma and hypothermia.
Officer John O’Keefe poses for his official title. O’Keefe’s girlfriend Karen Reed was found dead outside a Massachusetts house in January 2022 and is currently on trial for the murder. (Boston Police Department)
Prosecutors claimed that after a drunken fight, Reading returned to O’Keeffe and drove home, leaving him dead in the cold.
She denied the charges and pleaded not guilty, and her defense counsel pushed the idea of others killing him, dragging him outside and leaving him there – read it as a scapegoat to cover it up.
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The explosive claims and massive publicity surrounding her first trial and her numerous media interviews in the aftermath have familiarized many people in the community and across the country with the facts of the case.
Karen Read was located in Norfolk Superior Court in Didem, Massachusetts on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (Dario Alequin from Fox News Digital)
“The choice of a jury is crucial to the outcome of this case, e.g. Almost all cases. In this case, high levels of publicity make it more challenging. “Sam Bassett, a defense attorney in Austin, Texas, said he has been following the litigation process. “Both parties have the idea of personality types that benefits their side, so it’s a real struggle.” ”
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As a result, he expects both sides to take some time.
“In cases like this, the jury selection process takes a long time because you have to carefully exclude jurors, who may have subtle bias or opinions, which can lead to jurors being unpopular,” he told Fox News Digital.
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“I don’t think the weekend break is important. It’s much more important to make sure the jury’s choice is thorough.”
