Caitlin Albert, who is connected to the O'Keefe family through guardianship of his niece and nephew after their parents died in 2013, testified she had not been contacted by investigators after O'Keefe's death nor throughout all of 2023.
Retired Boston police officer Brian Albert testified about his recollections of the morning John O'Keefe was found dead, stating neither Karen Read nor O'Keefe entered the house on January 28.
Two reports of assault were made in the media line at Norfolk Superior Court involving Grant Smith Ellis and another person. Five Dedham Police officers responded to the scene to maintain order.
The Karen Read trial, taking place at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, saw significant developments on Monday, May 13, 2024. The defense began cross-examining witnesses in the case of second-degree murder charges against Read for the death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe.
The day started with retired Boston police officer Brian Albert taking the stand. He testified about his recollections of that fateful morning on January 29, 2022, when O'Keefe was found outside his home in Canton. Albert stated that neither Read nor O'Keefe entered the house on January 28, and he was the last to leave around 1:45 a.m. or 2 a.m.
Another witness, Caitlin Albert, testified about her connection to the O'Keefe family through guardianship of his niece and nephew after their parents died in 2013. She also stated that she had not been contacted by investigators after O'Keefe's death nor throughout all of 2023.
However, the day was not without incident as two reports of assault were made in the media line at Norfolk Superior Court involving Grant Smith Ellis and another person. Five Dedham Police officers responded to the scene to maintain order.
The trial is expected to continue with more testimony from witnesses and potential evidence presentation.
Caitlin Albert had not watched any trial testimony before her cross-examination.
Caitlin Albert knows Michael Proctor’s sister, Courtney Proctor.
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Prosecutors say that Read returned to the scene hours later with two other women and found O’Keefe’s snow-covered body, repeatedly shouting “I hit him” in the presence of emergency responders.
Karen Read's trial resumed on Monday with defense cross-examination of a witness.
Read is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Boston police officer John O’Keefe.
O’Keefe was found outside a home in Canton, cold to the touch and unresponsive on January 29, 2022.
Retired Boston police officer Brian Albert testified about the chaotic morning of January 29, 2022, when O’Keefe’s body was found at his home in Canton.
Caitlin Albert testified that she had heard about the tragedy in the O’Keefe family as John O’Keefe took guardianship of his niece and nephew after their parents died in 2013.
Caitlin Albert testified that neither O’Keefe nor Read entered the home on January 28, 2022.
Caitlin Albert was the last to leave the house around 1:45 a.m. or 2 a.m. on January 29, and no police investigators contacted her after O’Keefe’s death nor throughout all of 2023.
