Karen Read retrial resumes with key testimonies and evidence

Testimony in the Karen Read murder retrial has focused on the events surrounding John O’Keefe’s death outside 34 Fairview Road, with prosecutors alleging that Read struck O’Keefe with her SUV after a night of drinking and left him in the snow. Voicemails played in court revealed Read’s anger toward O’Keefe, accusing him of infidelity, and showed her making 52 calls to him during the night in question. Forensic testimony indicated that Read’s blood alcohol level was at least twice the legal limit at the time she purportedly dropped O’Keefe off. The defense argues Read is being framed in a law enforcement cover-up to protect others present at the party, suggesting O’Keefe may have been assaulted inside the house and then placed outside. Police and forensic witnesses described finding a sneaker and taillight fragments near the scene, with no visible drag marks in the snow, and a first responder testified to hearing Read say, 'I hit him.' The trial follows an earlier hung jury, and both sides continue to present conflicting interpretations of the evidence.