The judge overseeing Karen Read's case dealt a blow to her defense Monday, one day before the start of her second trial.

The retired agent would have testified that the police investigation into John O'Keefe's death "was not reliable," the judge wrote.

Hundreds of extra jurors have been summoned for the second trial, and the judge has extended the buffer zone up to 200 feet around the courthouse.

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One day before the start of jury selection for Karen Read's second trial, the judge overseeing the case blocked one of the defense's planned witnesses from testifying in the case.

Karen Read is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review her case as her second murder trial in the death of her boyfriend begins.

Seven jurors are in place as jury selection continued Thursday in Dedham, Massachusetts, in Karen Read's murder trial.

Sixteen jurors will ultimately be selected from a pool of some 1,000 candidates. Four of the 16 will serve as alternates.

Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone questioned nearly 90 more prospective jurors on Wednesday, ultimately seating another five in the retrial of Karen Read. Read, 45, of Mansfield, is accused of hitting John O’Keefe with her Lexus SUV in Canton on Jan.