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DEDHAM – Karen Reads High-profile murder trial in Massachusetts The trial resumed Tuesday as defense attorneys questioned Caitlin Albert about her ties to a previous witness who allegedly gave misleading testimony. Several witnesses who were in the house the night of John O'Keefe's death were also interviewed.

To read is charged with several counts, including second-degree murder Death of O'Keefe outside a home in Canton in 2022. O'Keefe, a Boston police officer, was with Read at the time of his death.

You can watch the statement on CBS News Boston by clicking on the video player above.

Prosecutors say Read struck and killed O'Keefe with her SUV. Defense attorneys argue that Read is being charged as part of a cover-up involving multiple people, including law enforcement.

Friends of Brian Albert Jr.

Several of Brian Albert Jr.'s friends took the stand Tuesday. They were at the house the night O'Keefe died, celebrating his birthday.

As a direct witness, Sara Levinson recounted what she and her friends did that evening, saying they listened to music, sang and danced.

Levinson testified that sometime between 1:30 and 2 a.m. on January 29, 2022, she left with Julie Naigle, Jennifer McCabe and her husband Matt McCabe.

Under cross-examination, Yannetti emphasized that Levinson did not see O'Keefe's body or anything suspicious when she left the house. Levinson said she looked in a different direction as the car drove past the spot where O'Keefe was found.

Naigle was the next witness called after Levinson's resignation.

Caitlin Albert testifies on May 14, 2024.

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Caitlin Albert's relationship with Canton EMT Katie McLaughlin

Caitlin Albert is the daughter of Brian Albert, a retired Boston police officer who owned the house on Fairview Road in Canton where O'Keefe's body was found. Read's lawyers argue that O'Keefe was killed in a fight inside the house and dragged outside.

At the beginning of the process Canton Fire Paramedic Katie McLaughlin testified that she heard Read say, “I hit him” after O'Keefe was found in the snow. Several other first responders have offered similar accounts.

McLaughlin testified that she is an acquaintance of Caitlin Albert. Read's lawyers have focused on photos that they say show McLaughlin committed perjury and argue that the photos prove the two are friends.

“I can't imagine a moment where she and I ever hung out one-on-one or one-on-one,” Caitlin Albert said Monday.

Caitlin Albert returned to the witness stand on Tuesday. Defense attorney David Yannetti questioned her about her relationship with McLaughlin.

Before the jury was in the room, Judge Beverly Cannone said, “My view has not changed,” seeming to indicate that she does not agree that McLaughlin committed perjury.

She told the lawyers that she would allow some photos, but with restrictions. At the beginning of Caitlin Albert's testimony, Yannetti showed her several photos of her and McLaughlin.

He requested that the photos be included as evidence, but the judge denied the request.

Caitlin Albert completes her statement

Caitlin Albert's testimony ended after she was asked what she heard in the early morning hours of January 29, 2022, at her parents' home at 34 Fairview Road in Canton.

She said she didn't hear any screams or screams and didn't hear the tires spinning.

“Have you seen 45 pieces of red taillight?” Yannetti asked, to which Caitlin Albert replied that she had not. “Have you seen a 6-foot man on your parents' lawn?” Yannetti continued. Caitlin Albert said that wasn't the case.

Tristan Morris, Caitlin Albert's boyfriend, was next on the stand. Morris picked her up early on January 29, 2022.

Morris was at the Waterfall Bar & Grill on the evening of January 28, 2022 with the group that included Read, O'Keefe and members of the Albert family. He left earlier than the others and said he was returning to Easton because he planned to operate a plow starting at about 3 a.m

During cross-examination, Yannetti asked why that had changed and instead picked up his girlfriend from her parents' house.

“Why did you drive to 34 Fairview again that evening to pick up your girlfriend?” Yannetti asked. “She’s high-maintenance,” Morris said, sparking laughter in the courtroom.

Yannetti also asked Morris when he arrived at the house, but Morris said he wasn't sure.

Morris also testified that he saw nothing unusual in the yard.

What happened on Monday in the Karen Read case?

Brian Albert took the witness stand Monday for a tense cross-examination.

Defense attorneys questioned him about why he got rid of his cell phone the day before he received a data freeze.

Brian Albert testified that Read and O'Keefe never entered his home.

Who is Karen Read?

Read, a 45-year-old woman from Massachusetts, is charged with second-degree manslaughter while operating under the influence and leaving the scene, resulting in bodily injury and death.

she has pleaded not guilty to all allegations.

Read's case has drawn national attention. “Free Karen Reading” were supporters present in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham throughout the proceedings in this case. Cannone previously ruled that defense attorneys for both sides must stay at least 200 feet from the courthouse to ensure an unbiased jury.