Karen Read jury selection comes to a close, revving up 2nd murder trial in death of John O'Keefe

All 12 jurors and six alternates were empaneled Tuesday, clearing the way for opening statements. The case had needed just two more jurors since Friday came to a close with 16 of 18 selected.

"Come at me," she said, when asked how she felt about his plan to introduce some of her own televised interviews as evidence. 

"I would not have said anything that I would not say again," she added.

Both sides have filed notice with the court that they intend to play some of her interviews during opening statements next week.

Read told the gathering of reporters that she was happy with the jurors selected, nine men and nine women, and she believed they had been "truthful and questioned thoroughly" throughout the process. 

She hinted that she could testify in her own defense this time around and is confident heading into the second trial. 

A motion hearing is scheduled for Wednesday morning and opening statements will kick off Tuesday after a long break for Patriot's Day, in memory of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. 

O'Keefe was 46 at the time of his death. Read was among a group of people who found him on another officer's front lawn around 6 a.m. on Jan. 29, 2022.

Witnesses testified that O'Keefe never made it inside the house, but Read has vehemently denied the allegations that she killed him.

She pleaded not guilty and has argued that he may have been killed inside and then moved into the yard, where he died of trauma to the head and hypothermia.

Her first trial last year ended with a hung jury after the defense pointed out problems with the investigation and an apparent conflict of interest involving the lead investigator.

He is expected to return to the witness stand for the second trial.

Read could face up to life in prison if convicted of the top charge. The trial is expected to take six to eight weeks.