BOSTON — A highly anticipated trial began in Massachusetts this week involving a woman accused of striking her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a snowbank. John O’Keefe died in a suburb about 20 miles (32 kilometers) from Boston on Jan. 29, 2022. The case has garnered national attention because the defense alleges state and local law enforcement officials have framed her and allowed the real killer to go free. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Here are the facts and legal arguments in the case: The charges: A tumultuous relationship turns deadly Karen Read, 44, of Mansfield, Massachusetts, faces several charges including second-degree murder in the death of John O’Keefe, 46.