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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
A bizarre element was added to the mystery-laden Massachusetts murder trial that has gained national and international attention.
The trial in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham involves Karen Read, who pleaded not guilty to killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, on the night of Jan. 29, 2022.
Alice Giordano is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times. She is a former news correspondent for The Boston Globe, Associated Press, and the New England bureau of The New York Times.