Karen Read murder retrial enters fourth week of testimony

A Massachusetts State Police sergeant returned to the stand Monday to testify in the Karen Read murder retrial Sgt Yuriy Bukhenik is one of the State Police homicide detectives who investigated the death of Boston police officer John O Keefe in January Bukhenik began his testimony last week The defense required him tough questions about who bagged pieces of evidence outside the Canton home where O Keefe was determined dead The sergeant revealed he couldn t remember Read s defense association also urged him about flirtatious text messages between Read and ATF agent Brian Higgins Read is accused of killing O Keefe her boyfriend by hitting him with her SUV after a night of drinking and leaving him to die in the snow Her defense indicates she is being framed in a cover-up by specific of O Keefe s fellow officers Her first trial ended in a mistrial This is a progressing news story stay with NEWS on-air and online for the latest details