Evidence from the night Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe died is expected to be examined Wednesday during the murder trial of Karen Read.
Jurors can expect to hear from a forensic scientist for more on what was found at the scene of the crime that night.
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First on the stand Wednesday is a forensic scientist from the Massachusetts State Police crime lab — the second forensic scientist we have seen so far.
We also heard from Kevin O’Hara on Monday. He’s a lieutenant with Massachusetts State Police, who serves as a commander for the department’s special emergency response team.
Read is accused of hitting O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him to die on the lawn of 34 Fairview Rd in Canton, Massachusetts, on Jan. 29, 2022. His body was found around 6 a.m.
O’Hara was asked to search the lawn at 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 29 but because there were blizzard-like conditions, he and his team did not arrive until 4 p.m.
The defense says that could mean the scene was tampered with.
There will be a full day of testimony Wednesday — and the judge has stated they are running a bit behind, so we expect the jury to have a shortened lunch once again.
