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  "description": "Trial 1 began with Judge Cannone swearing in the jury and reading three indictments against Karen Read before delivering extensive preliminary instructions. ADA Adam Lally outlined the Commonwealth's theory: that Read struck John O'Keefe with her vehicle while reversing, leaving him in subfreezing temperatures to die, supported by taillight fragments, DNA, Toyota telematics data, and witnesses who would testify Read repeatedly said 'I hit him' at the scene. Defense attorney David Yannetti countered that Read was framed by investigators with personal ties to the Albert family at 34 Fairview Road, centering the theory on Jennifer McCabe's 2:27 a.m. Google search, lead investigator Trooper Proctor's documented misconduct, and a snowplow driver who saw no body on the lawn at 2:30 a.m. The prosecution then called John O'Keefe's brother Paul and sister-in-law Erin, who established the victim's role as guardian to two orphaned children, Read's statements to family members after the death, and her removal of belongings from his home. Officer Steven Saraf closed the day with first-responder testimony placing Read at the scene hysterically repeating 'This is all my fault, I did this,' with no footprints connecting the Albert house to the body.",
  "path": "/trial-1/day/1/",
  "publishedAt": "2024-04-29T00:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "at://did:plc:vd3vzujxkxsthkswrc2zzupm/site.standard.publication/krt",
  "title": "Day 1 — Opening Statements (Lally, Yannetti), Paul O'Keefe, Erin O'Keefe +1 more",
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-08T13:28:24.184Z"
}