Karen Read, accused of killing her Boston cop boyfriend during a snowstorm, is set to go on trial for a second time after the first ended with a hung jury.

The Canton Police Department audit dropped on the same day as the Karen Read retrial started and includes recommendations on how the crime scene surrounding the body of victim John O’Keefe could

Read, 45, is accused of killing her boyfriend, Braintree native and Boston police officer John O'Keefe, by backing into him with her SUV outside a Canton home in January 2022 and leaving him to die in a snowstorm following a night of drinking. But defense attorneys for Read say she was framed for O'Keefe's death.

The judge in Karen Read's second trial ruled that the defense will not be allowed to blame Colin Albert as part of their third-party culprit defense.

Karen Read’s high-profile murder case heads to trial for a second time this month. Here’s a guide to who’s who.

Dozens of potential jurors told a Massachusetts judge they already had opinions on the Karen Read-John O'Keefe murder case before arriving in court Tuesday.

The 200-page report pointed out several concerns in how the department handled evidence and interviewed witnesses in the 2022 killing of Boston police officer John O’Keefe outside a Canton home.

Read is accused of hitting her boyfriend John O’Keefe, a Boston police officer, with her car and leaving him to die in a January 2022 snowstorm. Just as she did in her first trial, Read has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, manslaughter while operating under the influence, and leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death.

The town is set to receive an audit of the Canton Police Department Tuesday, the same day jury selection will begin in Karen Read's second trial.