A panel of appeals judges has ruled that a buffer zone during Karen Read's second murder trial is constitutional, but should be reconsidered.

Karen Read, center, speaks with defense team during her trial, Friday, April 25, 2025, at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass. (Josh Reynolds /New York Post via AP, Pool)

A high-profile retrial: Attorneys delivered opening statements in the second murder trial of Karen Read, who is accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe. The first ...

after a jury was unable to reach a verdict in the initial murder trial last year. Karen Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, a Boston police officer, in January 2022.

Karen Read‘s retrial has begun as of April 2025. Nearly a year after her first trial ended in a hung jury, the high-profile case has sparked debate over allegations of police misconduct and murder.

With public interest on the rise again, Karen Read's second trial is now underway. Opening statements in the trial will be on Tuesday, April 22. The public has been transfixed by this case ...

Karen Read's out-of-court statements, including in popular true-crime TV programs, will play a key role in her second murder trial in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O'Keefe ...