Karen Read Retrial Delayed Over Legal Concerns

The retrial of Karen Read, accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, has been delayed after Judge Beverly Cannone suspended a hearing citing 'grave concern' over new information presented by the prosecution. This information revealed undisclosed communications and payments between Read's defense team and accident reconstruction experts from ARCCA Inc., who testified in her first trial. Prosecutors argue this collaboration was not properly disclosed and may have influenced the trial's outcome, leading to calls for these experts to be barred from testifying in the retrial. Read maintains her innocence, claiming she was framed by O'Keefe's colleagues. Her first trial ended in a mistrial with jurors deadlocked on one charge and allegedly confused on others. A federal lawsuit has been filed by Read's attorneys, arguing that the retrial breaches double jeopardy protections, but the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has allowed the retrial to proceed.