The Karen Read murder case returns to Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham on Thursday for another motions hearing ahead of her second trial in April.
- Boston 25 News will live stream the motions hearing in its entirety starting at 9 a.m.
Read, 44, of Mansfield, is accused of hitting her Boston police boyfriend, John O’Keefe, with her Lexus SUV on January 29, 2022, and leaving him to die in a snowstorm in Canton after a night of drinking.
Prosecutors say Read dropped O’Keefe off at a house party hosted by Albert and his wife just after midnight. As she made a three-point turn, prosecutors say she struck O’Keefe before driving away. She returned hours later to find him in a snowbank.
The defense has sought to portray Read as the victim, saying O’Keefe was actually killed inside the Albert family home and then dragged outside and left for dead…