DEDHAM, Mass. — A jury has been seated in the murder trial of Karen Read , the woman accused in the 2022 death of her Boston police officer boyfriend.
A total of 19 jury members are in place after Judge Beverly Cannone questioned hundreds of prospective jurors over the course of five days.
Although five jurors were lost Wednesday for various reasons, Cannone was able to replace all of them, Boston 25′s Ted Daniel reported. All of the jurors still need to be sworn in, but it wasn’t immediately clear when that will happen.
As Read made her way into court for the day’s proceedings, a heckler approached her and repeatedly yelled, “How does it feel to be known as a cop killer, Karen?”
Video captured by Boston 25′s Ryan Breslin showed multiple people stepping in the path of the heckler as Read passed by him.
Karen Read repeatedly called ‘cop killer’ on way into court as jury selection resumes
Read is charged with running down John O’Keefe and leaving him to die in a blizzard in the town of Canton on Jan. 29, 2022. She has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder, motor vehicle manslaughter, and leaving the scene of a collision in connection with O’Keefe’s death.
Read’s defense has argued that she is being framed and that O’Keefe was beaten and attacked by a dog inside the home of another Boston police officer.
People have been rallying in support of Read outside of a buffer zone set up by the court, which they have been fighting. Most recently, the state Supreme Court ruled the buffer zone can remain, to keep people with signs 200 feet away from the courthouse.
Motions, including a request from the defense to change the layout of the courtroom , are expected to be discussed Thursday and opening statements are expected in the murder trial on Monday .
Fatal hit-and-run: Karen Read, 41, of Mansfield, Mass., is charged with manslaughter in the Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, death of Boston police Officer John O’Keefe. O'Keefe, 46, was off duty at the time of his death. (Boston 25 News, Boston Police Department) Officer Killed Girlfriend Trial FILE - Karen Read sits in court during jury selection for her murder trial at Norfolk County Superior Court, Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Dedham, Mass. Read, 44, is accused of running into her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV in the middle of a nor'easter and leaving him for dead after a night of heavy drinking. Read's trial is scheduled to begin Monday, April 29. (David McGlynn//New York Post via AP, Pool,File) (David McGlynn/AP) Officer Killed Girlfriend Trial Karen Read, left, leaves Norfolk Superior Court with her attorney Alan Jackson, right, after the opening day of her trial, Monday, April 29, 2024, in Dedham, Mass. Read is charged with killing her Boston police officer boyfriend by intentionally driving her SUV into him. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) (Charles Krupa/AP) APTOPIX Officer Killed Girlfriend Trial Karen Read, right, is flanked by Massachusetts State Police while leaving Norfolk Superior Court after the opening day of her trial, Monday, April 29, 2024, in Dedham, Mass. Read is charged with killing her Boston police officer boyfriend by intentionally driving her SUV into him. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) (Charles Krupa/AP) Officer Killed Girlfriend Trial Karen Read leaves Norfolk Superior Court after the opening day of her trial, Monday, April 29, 2024, in Dedham, Mass. Read is charged with killing her Boston police officer boyfriend by intentionally driving her SUV into him. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) (Charles Krupa/AP) Officer Killed Girlfriend Trial FILE - Karen Read, of Mansfield, Mass., center, departs Norfolk Superior Court following a day of jury selection, April 17, 2024, in Dedham, Mass. Read is accused of running into her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV in the middle of a nor'easter and leaving him for dead after a night of heavy drinking. Read's trial is scheduled to begin Monday, April 29. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) (Steven Senne/AP) Officer Killed Girlfriend Trial Karen Read leaves Norfolk Superior Court after the opening day of her trial, Monday, April 29, 2024, in Dedham, Mass. Read is charged with killing her Boston police officer boyfriend by intentionally driving her SUV into him. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) (Charles Krupa/AP) Karen Read opening statements begin Karen Read and Officer O'Keefe Aidan Kearney, seen here in the green shirt, attends an August hearing in the Karen Read case Aidan Kearney, seen here in the green shirt, attends an August hearing in the Karen Read case Karen Read Karen Read, facing a murder charge in the death of an off-duty Boston police officer, was ordered held on $100,000 bail. U.S. Attorney ‘does not object’ to release of letters with feds in Karen Read case Karen Read John O'Keefe High bail for girlfriend charged with manslaughter in death of off-duty Boston police officer Karen Read John O'Keefe High bail for girlfriend charged with manslaughter in death of off-duty Boston police officer Karen Read John O'Keefe High bail for girlfriend charged with manslaughter in death of off-duty Boston police officer Karen Read John O'Keefe High bail for girlfriend charged with manslaughter in death of off-duty Boston police officer Karen Read John O'Keefe High bail for girlfriend charged with manslaughter in death of off-duty Boston police officer Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe (Boston Police Department) Karen Read is arraigned in Stoughton District court accused of manslaughter in death of off-duty Boston Police officer John O'Keefe Karen Read is arraigned in Stoughton District court accused of manslaughter in death of off-duty Boston Police officer John O'Keefe This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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