Testimony in the trial of Karen Read, a Mansfield woman charged in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe, will resume Thursday morning.
Live updates will begin when the trial gets underway at 9 a.m. This story will be updated throughout the day with the latest testimony.
Read, 44, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of O’Keefe, who was found cold to the touch and unresponsive on Jan. 29, 2022, outside of a home in Canton.
Norfolk County prosecutors say Read struck O’Keefe with her SUV while driving intoxicated. Read’s attorney, David Yannetti, said during the trial’s opening statements that her car never struck O’Keefe and that others are to blame for his death.
The trial is taking place in Dedham’s Norfolk County Superior Court.
On Wednesday, Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor testified about expletive-filled text messages he sent to his high school friends, wife, colleagues and bosses about Read, including calling her a “whack job” and saying he hoped she would kill herself.
