"Trial Begins for Girlfriend Accused of Murdering Boston Police Officer Found in Snowy Yard"

The trial of former finance professor Karen Read, accused of killing Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, has begun, with residents divided over whether O’Keefe was beaten inside a fellow officer’s house or fatally struck by his girlfriend's SUV. Jury selection is complicated by the case's heavy publicity, and the defense argues that O’Keefe was murdered inside the house and his body placed outside, while the prosecution alleges that Read struck him with her vehicle and fled. The case has been marked by legal wrangling, federal probes, and allegations of a cover-up, with protesters gathering outside the courthouse despite a mandated buffer zone.