There are some self-inflicted wounds by investigators in the case," says a former federal prosecutor who watched opening statements on Tuesday for Karen Read's retrial.

The prosecution and defense offered vastly different facts and theories as Karen Read's second murder trial got underway Tuesday.

Jurors in the second murder trial of Karen Read heard conflicting evidence Thursday about her relationship with her boyfriend, the Boston police officer she's accused of killing.

Karen Read's second murder trial began Tuesday with new faces at the prosecutor's table but the same central defense claim as her first trial: she didn't kill her Boston police officer boyfriend in 2022.

After opening arguments from Read’s defense attorney Alan Jackson and the Commonwealth’s special prosecutor Hank Brennan, a key witness was called to the stand.