The Read Out: Day 1

This is your place to find all of the latest Karen Read retrial news. Any stories Howie or Grace reference during their programs will be easily accessible in the daily Read Out.

Let’s get started.

Canton Police Audit Drops on Opening Day of Trial

CBS News released a story on the audit of the Canton police and it included some VERY interesting observations.

Kristina Rex: The report observed that first responding officers should have photographed O’Keefe’s body at the crime scene in its original location before it was taken by ambulance. It also observed that all interviews of critical witnesses, including Jennifer McCabe, should have taken place at Canton Police headquarters and been recorded when a recording was consented to.

The report also found that Massachusetts State Police and Canton Police should have maintained a presence at 34 Fairview Road until a secondary search hours after the 911 call could be conducted.

Jury Selection Begins

The Boston Herald reported on the first day of jury selection and it seems like this could take a while.

The staggering amount of the 90-plus jurors who have heard of the case indicates the typical 2 week process of jury selection could take a lot longer.

Of the roughly 90 candidates in the first group, nearly 80 of them raised their hand to indicate they had at least heard of the case, about 40 indicated they had already formed an opinion on the case, and nearly half of those agreed they had formed a “bias. – Flint McColgan (Boston Herald)

Witness List Drama

Attorney Mark Bederow (on Read’s legal team) is already highlighting some fishy behavior happening in the retrial regarding the witness list.

A witness list alphabetized by first name to make sure "Aidan Kearney" is witness number 1. Sounds normal and legit.

— Bederow Law (@Bederowlaw) April 1, 2025

Victoria George in Court Room

If you aren’t familiar with Victoria George, she was a juror in the first trial of Karen Read. Recently news broke that she would be joining Read’s legal team for the retrial.

She sat down for an exclusive interview with Vanity Fair last week.

Read Julie Miller’s full piece here.

George appeared in court for day 1 of the trial today.

Jury Selection for Karen Read. Former juror turned defense team member Victoria George is sitting at the table! pic.twitter.com/btVqH9cWiI

— Lauren Conlin (@conlin_lauren) April 1, 2025

Turtleboy offered some insight into George’s role on the KR team.

Previous juror Victoria George is not just a gimmick by the defense. She seems to be a very active member of the team and is going over paperwork with Alan Jackson.

— Aidan Kearney (@DoctorTurtleboy) April 1, 2025

Keep reading:

Boston.com: Karen Read can’t point to Colin Albert as possible killer, judge rules

WBZ: Karen Read supporters rally around Massachusetts days before jury selection for second trial begins