Jennifer McCabe returned to testify in the retrial of Karen Read for the alleged murder of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe. McCabe witnessed Read's frantic behavior when they found O'Keefe unresponsive on January 29, 2022. Prosecutors argue Read intentionally hit O'Keefe with her SUV. McCabe testified about the night of the incident and described her close friendship with O'Keefe. The defense claims a conspiracy against Read, suggesting O'Keefe was attacked inside a party. The first trial ended in a mistrial due to a deadlocked jury, intensifying scrutiny on McCabe's testimony.
McCabe described Read as "hysterical" during the ensuing search for O'Keefe and said Read pointed out a damaged taillight on her SUV and repeatedly asked, "Could I have hit him? Did I hit him?".
While McCabe testified that neither Read nor O'Keefe ever made it into the house, Read's lawyers contend O'Keefe was attacked inside the home and later dumped in the snow.
But on the stand Tuesday, McCabe said she liked Read and considered O'Keefe a close friend. "He was a very good friend of mine that I knew I could call for anything," she testified.
Prosecutors allege Read, 45, drunkenly and deliberately backed her SUV into O'Keefe while dropping him off at a house party shortly after midnight on Jan. 29.
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