DEDHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - Court was canceled Tuesday in the Karen Read murder retrial.
A spokesperson for Norfolk Superior Court said the cancellation is due to “unavoidable circumstances.”
A Zoom hearing to iron out scheduling issues revealed someone involved in the case is dealing with a health issue.
Read is accused of killing John O’Keefe, her Boston police officer boyfriend, by hitting him with her car and leaving him to die in a snowbank after a night of drinking in January 2022. Her lawyers argue she is being framed. Her first trial last summer ended in a mistrial.
On Monday, Massachusetts State Police Sergeant Yuriy Bukhenik took the stand for his third straight day of testimony. The jury got a look at new video while the defense continued questioning him on lead investigator Michael Proctor’s conduct in the case.
Surveillance video shows federal agent Brian Higgins inside the Canton Police Department the night O’Keefe died. It is timestamped 1:28 a.m., roughly an hour after Read claims she dropped O’Keefe off at 34 Fairview Road for a gathering — which Higgins also attended.
The defense argues Higgins could actually be O’Keefe’s killer, motivated by jealously.
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