Karen Read Murder Retrial Jury Selection Nears Completion with 15 Jurors Chosen

Jury selection is nearing completion for Karen Read's retrial, with just one more juror needed to reach the required 16. Currently, 15 jurors have been chosen, consisting of eight men and seven women, and opening statements are anticipated to begin next week. Read faces charges including second-degree murder and manslaughter in connection with the death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, who died from blunt force trauma and hypothermia. Her defense team is seeking to have two of the three charges dismissed on double jeopardy grounds, a petition that was recently denied by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Investigative flaws during the initial trial have prompted scrutiny over the conduct of the primary investigator, who has since been dismissed. The retrial is expected to last six to eight weeks once it officially begins.