Karen Read’s defense set to call its first witness in her retrial in the killing of her Boston police officer boyfriend

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Karen Read ’s defense is set to call its first witness on Friday, marking a new phase in her retrial in the killing of John O’Keefe, her off-duty Boston police officer boyfriend whose body was found buried in the snow outside a home in Canton, Massachusetts, in January 2022.

Read – whose first trial ended with a hung jury – has already promised a “more robust” case than the one her attorneys put on last year, when they called six witnesses for less than two full days of testimony. Their case this time is “broader and deeper,” Read told reporters last week, saying it will include “more witnesses” and last at least a week.

Prosecutors have accused Read of putting her Lexus SUV in reverse and striking O’Keefe with