Some two dozen Read supporters gathered outside the courthouse before it opened. Jury selection could take weeks.

The prosecution of Karen Read, who is accused of murdering her police officer boyfriend in January 2022, has garnered massive internet attention and drawn crowds to the Massachusetts courthouse where her trial was held. After a mistrial last July, Ms Read is once again going to court to face a new trial and jury.

Karen Read case worlds collided in Norfolk Superior Court when activist blogger Aidan “Turtleboy” Kearney joined the accused at the defense table as the prosecution sought data from his phone.