Trial Starts in Conspiracy-Fueled Case of Girlfriend Charged in Boston Police Officer’s Death

Trial Starts in Conspiracy-Fueled Case of Girlfriend Charged in Boston Police Officer’s Death
Karen Read (L) leaves Norfolk Superior Court with her attorney Alan Jackson after the opening day of her trial in Dedham, Mass., on April 29, 2024. Charles Krupa/AP Photo
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DEDHAM, Mass.—The trial of a Massachusetts woman who allegedly killed her Boston police officer boyfriend by intentionally driving her SUV into him opened Monday with prosecutors saying a cracked taillight and her own words to firefighters that she “hit him” will prove she is guilty.

Karen Read, 44, of Mansfield, faces several charges including second degree murder in the death of John O’Keefe, 46, in 2022. The 16-year police veteran was found unresponsive outside the home of a fellow Boston police officer and later was pronounced dead at a hospital. Ms. Read has pleaded not guilty and is free on bond.