Action News, AccuWeather and EntertainmentAfter many months of courtroom showdowns, conspiracy theories and accusations of a cover-up, the trial in the killing of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe starts in earnest today.
Opening statements are underway today in Norfolk County, south of Boston. The case's heavy publicity complicates the process of picking an impartial jury, which may come down to selecting jurors who are familiar with O'Keefe's killing or have read about it but have not formed an opinion, said Daniel Medwed, a criminal law professor at Northeastern University.
She told investigators she then called two female acquaintances and the three women drove through the streets of Canton in near white-out conditions, looking for O'Keefe and calling his name, court documents show. But the prosecution alleges that the couple got into an argument that led to O'Keefe getting out of the Lexus, after which a drunken Read struck him with her vehicle and fled, leaving him to die in the snowy cold.
Meanwhile, Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey has said allegations that a network of law enforcement agencies conspired to frame Read are not plausible. The investigation was announced the same week Read's defense team alleged the trooper did not fully disclose his relationship with key witnesses in the case. Norfolk County Assistant District Attorney Adam Lally accused the defense of using the relationships to distract from Read's alleged guilt, CNN affiliate WFXT reported.
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