Jan 13, 2025 · Karen Read's team scored a victory Monday with the judge's decision to allow a disputed expert to testify at the Massachusetts woman's second trial for the murder of her Boston police officer...

Jan 13, 2025 · An expert for Karen Read's defense team can testify at Read's retrial later this year, the judge overseeing the case ruled Monday, handing a loss to the prosecution. The state had sought to keep Dr. Marie Russell, a defense dog bite expert who testified at Read's first trial, from testifying in the upcoming case.

Jan 13, 2025 · Prosecutors say Read, 44, drunkenly and intentionally backed her SUV into O’Keefe, a Boston police officer, after a night of bar-hopping with friends in January 2022. She’s accused of leaving...

Jan 13, 2025 · DEDHAM - Judge Beverly Cannone will allow a defense expert witness to testify that she believes John O'Keefe was attacked by a dog in Karen Read's second trial.

Jan 8, 2025 · Read, 44, of Mansfield, is accused of hitting her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, with her SUV outside a Canton, Massachusetts, home on Jan. 29, 2022, and leaving him to die in a...

Jan 7, 2025 · Karen Read’s dog bite expert was back in the hot seat Tuesday as prosecutors blasted her with pointed questions in an attempt to chip away at her credibility and keep her off the witness...

Jan 7, 2025 · Authorities accused Read of intentionally hitting O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him to die in the snow after a night of drinking in January 2022. Read, 44, is charged with second-degree...

Jan 13, 2025 · Judge Beverly Cannone ruled on Monday that Dr. Marie Russell will be allowed to testify at Karen Read’s re-trial in April 2025 after the new prosecutor in Read’s second trial case attempted to block her testimony at the retrial.

Jan 7, 2025 · READ MORE | Prosecutors want Karen Read expert’s ‘debunked opinions’ out of trial. Prosecutor Hank Brennan came out swinging during his cross-examination of Russell, challenging not only her opinions but the methods she used to form them. Russell conceded that there is no standard model she knew of by which to evaluate dog bites.

Dec 12, 2024 · Karen Read’s dog bite expert was back on the stand Thursday, revisiting her thoughts on John O’Keefe’s injuries as prosecutors fight to keep her off the witness list.