The ramifications of the Karen Read trial have had a large impact outside of the Dedham, Massachusetts, courthouse and in Canton, the case has the town divided.
In an unprecedented move back in November, nearly 2,000 Canton residents came together …
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Jury selection begins Tuesday in Karen Read murder trial
Just selection starts Tuesday in the highly anticipated Karen Read murder trial, and experts say it won’t be easy.
Read is accused of killing her boyfriend John O’Keefe, a former Boston police officer, in January of 2022.
Prosecutors say she hit him with her SUV and left him in a blizzard, but her attorneys say she’s being framed as part of a massive coverup.
The defense claims O’Keefe was attacked inside the home. They plan to argue that someone else was responsible for his death under what’s called a third-party culprit defense.
Prosecutors say they haven’t received any information from Read’s legal team.
Judge Beverly Cannone considered dozens of motions filed by both sides on Friday. Experts say as many as many as 150 potential jurors could be brought to the Dedham courthouse each day. Legal analysts say selecting an unbiased jury won’t be easy.
“What the court has in front of them in selecting an unbiased jury is going to be extraordinarily difficult,” said legal analyst Michael Coyne.
“From my perspective, they both have fairly legitimate arguments, so it’s going to be a very interesting trial to see what actual evidence is submitted on each of their behalf,” said attorney Katherine Loftus.
The judge did approve a motion that allows the prosecution to do background checks once the jury is selected.
Another sunny and warm day, few chances for rain later this week
The pattern has finally relaxed. And warmed as evidenced by our widespread 70s Monday. While the next few days are still above normal, we’re at the end of the line with the summer warmth.
Cooler air in the upper atmosphere will drop us to the…
Video shows car crash that shuttered Revere restaurant
Video shows the moment a black car suddenly reverses into an SUV, then slams into a restaurant window in Revere, Massachusetts, on Sunday, shuttering the restaurant for the time being.
Its owner fears the damage could drive La Esquina del Sabor, o…
Boston Marathon athletes’ stories: Running ‘helps me to grow and heal’
Some 30,000 people made their way through the Scream Tunnel, up Heartbreak Hill and down Kenmore Square on Marathon Monday in Boston.
Among them was Caleb McCoy, who said at the Boston Marathon finish line that running has opened doors for him amid a 15-year struggle with addiction.
“Eleven years ago, I was shooting up meth and opioids,” he said at the finish line.
Running, McCoy said, “helps me to grow and heal and stay out of trouble.”
When runners’ feet failed, hands and heart prevailed.
Zach Prescott showed the kind of teamwork that’s become commonplace in the final leg, helping to carry a fellow marathoner the last half-mile “and plopped him across the finish line,” he said.
“I went out for a personal goal and that went out the window, so the last four miles became enjoying it and helping people out,” he explained.
The crowds at Marathon Monday are some of the best in sports. Among them was Alex Gornick’s family, stationed atop Heartbreak Hill, each carrying a different cutout of his face making a silly expression.
They’d been out to support him in the past, too — they this is his fourth, Boston Marathon, they said, adding that they expected him to cross the finish line in about 3-and-a-half hours despite carrying a niggling injury.
Also leaning on the support of her family was former champion Desiree Linden, whose father attended for the first time in years since being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
“I think there’s always tough moments and you think about the people that are watching you and who are expecting you,” she said, adding that her parents told her she “did an awesome job.”
Worcester police investigate deadly shooting as family mourns 24-year-old man
Loved ones are remembering a 24-year-old man who was killed this weekend in a shooting in Worcester, Massachusetts.
The shooting happened around 2:20 a.m. Saturday on Allendale Street, police say. No arrests have been made.
Family members tell N…
