Prosecutors say Read deliberately hit O’Keefe, 46, in a drunken rage. Her lawyers say she was framed for O’Keefe’s death in an elaborate conspiracy devised by Massachusetts police officers. Read's first trial ended in a hung jury in 2024.

The high-profile Karen Read trial is back in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts on Thursday for a 16th day of witness testimony. The day began with a Massachusetts State Police forensic scientist back on the stand for cross-examination about evidence processing.