Judge Beverly Cannone declared a mistrial in the case in July. She has scheduled a second trial to begin Jan. 27, 2025. The court confirmed last month that Cannone will oversee Read's second trial.

Special Prosecutor Hank Brennan conceded the first examination of Read’s Lexus missed important information from the vehicle’s memory chips.

The Karen Read case has exploded into the national spotlight since her February 2022 arrest. She now faces three ongoing court cases.

It was the first time the case has met at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham since defense attorneys argued in August that two of the three charges against Karen Read be dropped in the trial taking

The woman accused in the murder of her Boston police officer boyfriend is slated to appear in court on Wednesday for a pre-retrial hearing.