Karen Read returns to court for final hearing before start of her murder trial

DEDHAM, Mass. — WATCH LIVE: Karen Read in court for final hearing before start of her murder trial

The Karen Read murder case returned to court Friday morning for a final hearing ahead of the start of her trial next week.

25 Investigates: Impounded court files related to Karen Read case released following motion

Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone heard several last-minute motions from the prosecution and defense.

WATCH LIVE: Final Karen Read hearing ahead of the start of next week's trial continues.
WATCH LIVE: Final Karen Read hearing ahead of the start of next week's trial continues.
Posted by Boston 25 News on Friday, April 12, 2024

WATCH LIVE: Karen Read in court for final hearing before start of her murder trial.
WATCH LIVE: Karen Read in court for final hearing before start of her murder trial.
Posted by Boston 25 News on Friday, April 12, 2024

WATCH LIVE: Karen Read case back in court for final pre-trial hearing.
WATCH LIVE: Karen Read case back in court for final pre-trial hearing.
Posted by Boston 25 News on Friday, April 12, 2024

LIVE COURT UPDATES FROM TED DANIEL:

Yannetti says Lexus was not picked by camera when it pulled in to garage. He says if its motion activated it should have picked that up.
— Ted Daniel (@TedDanielnews) April 12, 2024

Prosecutor Lally says the garage camera is "motion activated" to explain what Yannetti says is 42 minutes of missing video. he says police dash cams show damage on Read's car prior to garage entry
— Ted Daniel (@TedDanielnews) April 12, 2024

Yannetti also talking about a history of bad blood between members of Albert family and JO in his effort to use 3rd party culpability defense at trial.
— Ted Daniel (@TedDanielnews) April 12, 2024

Breaking: Defense attorney Yannetti tells Judge 42 minutes of surveillance video from the Canton Police Department garage went missing after Read's Lexus was towed there and it was after several members of law enforcement "had access" to the vehicle . That is a brand new…
— Ted Daniel (@TedDanielnews) April 12, 2024

Yannetti telling Judge ATF agent Brian Higgins texted to JO at 12:21 am. Yannetti says Higgins was "coaxing" JO to 34 Fairview. He says Brian Higgins and Brian Albert were in the basement of the home.
— Ted Daniel (@TedDanielnews) April 12, 2024

Yannetti back to 3rd party defense. Says his expert and independent FBI expert determined O'Keefe's injuries not consistent with car strike and says he has "evidence" that 3 others killed O'Keefe.
— Ted Daniel (@TedDanielnews) April 12, 2024

Lally now arguing to keep the internal affairs investigation of Trooper Proctor and lawsuit against a Canton Police Sgt out of the trial. Judge takes it under advisement
— Ted Daniel (@TedDanielnews) April 12, 2024

Jackson objects. Jackson says jury needs context of how evidence is brought to light. He says feds are neutral 3rd party and no other way to "truthfully" present to jury.
— Ted Daniel (@TedDanielnews) April 12, 2024

Prosecutor Lally now arguing to keep any direct reference of the federal investigation out of trial. He says it would be unfair
— Ted Daniel (@TedDanielnews) April 12, 2024

Allowed by Judge
— Ted Daniel (@TedDanielnews) April 12, 2024

Judge now hearing this:
-Commonwealth 's Motion in limine to Preclude Reference to any Alleged "Bad Character" and any Prior "Misconduct" of the Victim or any Witness
— Ted Daniel (@TedDanielnews) April 12, 2024

Prosecution wants to admit body cam video of Read's arrest. Defense objects - saying image of Read in handcuffs at police station is prejudicial. Judge wants to see video this afternoon
— Ted Daniel (@TedDanielnews) April 12, 2024

Judge Cannone is ruling on some items but taking most under advisement meaning she'll rule later - as soon as later today.
— Ted Daniel (@TedDanielnews) April 12, 2024

Judge allows motion to CORI seated jurors
— Ted Daniel (@TedDanielnews) April 12, 2024

Prosecutor Lally now asking to run criminal background checks or CORI's on seated jurors. Defense objecting saying criminal history is self reported on the jury questionnaire.
— Ted Daniel (@TedDanielnews) April 12, 2024

Prosecution now arguing to keep manner of death on death certificate out of the trial. JO's says it could not be determined.
— Ted Daniel (@TedDanielnews) April 12, 2024

Defense now arguing to keep Read's Blood alcohol content out of the trial and state's analysis of what Read's BAC would have been hours before she was tested.

"Defendant 's Motion in limine to Exclude Serum/Plasma Ethanol Concentration, Blood Ethanol Concentration Conversion,…
— Ted Daniel (@TedDanielnews) April 12, 2024

Defense now arguing to keep Read's Blood alcohol content out of the trial and their analysis of what Read's BAC would have been hours before she was tested.

"Defendant 's Motion in limine to Exclude Serum/Plasma Ethanol Concentration, Blood Ethanol Concentration Conversion, and…
— Ted Daniel (@TedDanielnews) April 12, 2024

Prosecutor Lally said the Aruba argument continued until the murder of John O'Keefe
— Ted Daniel (@TedDanielnews) April 12, 2024

Prosecutor Lally says the Aruba argument goes to motive and he says O'Keefe tried to break up with Read after it. He says Read texted Higgins about it.
— Ted Daniel (@TedDanielnews) April 12, 2024

Defense atty Little requesting Judge block prosecution from talking about a verbal argument Karen Read got in to Aruba in 2021, where she told a women who hugged O'Keefe to F-off, according to witnesses who testified at the state grand jury
— Ted Daniel (@TedDanielnews) April 12, 2024

Defense agrees to have a view at 34 Fairview Rd in Canton, where John O'Keefe was found dead in Jan, 2022
— Ted Daniel (@TedDanielnews) April 12, 2024

Defense now arguing their request to exclude the results of a DNA test of a hair prosecution says was found on Read's Lexus. Defense says they have received no lab reports on it.
— Ted Daniel (@TedDanielnews) April 12, 2024

Judge asking Read's defense team if they are pursuing a 3rd party culprit defense because she says defense hasn't filed a motion to admit 3rd party evidence. David Yannetti says yes and he will file paper on it if needed.
— Ted Daniel (@TedDanielnews) April 12, 2024

Good morning from Norfolk Superior. Pretrial motion hearing in the case against Karen Read. Lots to get through today...

Defendant 's Motion in limine to Exclude Irrelevant, Inadmissible, and Prejudicial Prior Bad Character and Propensity Evidence with Certificate of Service…
— Ted Daniel (@TedDanielnews) April 12, 2024

PREVIOUS STORY:

Prosecutors and Read’s defense team are expected to ask Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone to limit how much jurors hear about Aidan Kearney, the Massachusetts blogger known as Turtleboy, The Boston Globe reported.

Prosecutors said in a motion that they want to prevent “any reference” to Kearney and his blog postings, his support of Read, or his pending criminal charges, according to the newspaper.

Kearney is facing intimidation of a witness charges in connection with the Read case. He has pleaded not guilty.

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Read is accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe, by hitting him with her car after a party in Canton on Jan. 29, 2022.

On Tuesday, Cannone ordered the release of redacted versions of about one-third of the files requested in the motion. The released documents include Read’s legal team’s full motion to dismiss the case, as well as the Commonwealth’s opposition to that motion to dismiss.

Read’s lawyers say the Norfolk District Attorney’s presentation of the case was based on “flimsy speculation and presumption, underpinned by a questionable and biased investigation, and highly dubious physical evidence.”

The motion to dismiss is no longer in play for Read and her legal team, as it has already been denied.

The case is scheduled to head to trial on Tuesday, April 16.

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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)

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