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Karen Read and John O'Keefe appeared happy and exchanged a kiss when she walked into C.F. McCarthy's, a bar in Canton, as they celebrated his niece being accepted to Bishop Feehan, a Catholic high school, on the night of Jan. 28, 2022. The next morning, Read found O'Keefe's unresponsive body at about 6 a.m. outside a home in Canton where she said she dropped him off and he never came home. On Wednesday morning, jurors at Read's murder trial in Norfolk Superior Court were shown videos of interactions between Read and O'Keefe at the bar that night. Norfolk prosecutors charged Read, 44, of Mansfield in his death, stating that she stuck O'Keefe, a Boston police officer, with her SUV while driving intoxicated. Her trial continued Wednesday with testimony from friends of Read and O'Keefe about what they saw the night before his death and on the morning of Jan. 29, 2022, when Read called them frantically that O'Keefe never came home. — Read more: What to know about the Karen Read case as trial begins Tuesday Jurors heard from Michael Camerano and his wife Katherine who were friends with O'Keefe and Read. Camerano's daughter was also accepted to the same school. Michael Camerano joined O'Keefe at C.F. McCarthy's where they drank a few Bud Lights before Camerano left to pick up his children, leaving O'Keefe and Read behind at the bar, according to his testimony. John O'Keefe, left, and Karen Read at C.F. McCarthy's in Canton on Jan. 28, 2022. Jurors in the Karen Read trial were shown a video of the couple at the bar on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Dedham's Norfolk County Superior Court.Law & Crime/pool camera On the morning of Jan. 29, 2022, Camerano woke up around 5:30 a.m. to many missed calls from Read and his wife's work number, he said. He called his wife back and she said "John didn't come home last night," which she learned from Read, Camerano testified. — Read more: Blood in Solo cups, bias claims: Karen Read's lawyers put police on trial Camerano's wife told him to pick up O'Keefe's niece, Kayley, who was home alone at the time. During cross-examination, Read's attorney, Alan Jackson, asked about what Camerano noticed about interactions between O'Keefe and Read: "You didn't observe any arguing or bickering between the two of them?" Camerano said "no," and agreed that the couple were "normal, affectionate, laughing." "There didn't seem to be any tension between them, is that right?" Jackson asked. "Not that I recall," Camerano said. — Read more: 4 takeaways from Karen Read trial: texts, taillight damage and first witnesses Katherine Camerano testified that she spoke to Read and O'Keefe's niece on the phone between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Jan. 29, 2022, and that Read kept yelling, "Where's Mike?" Katherine Camerano said later that morning she spoke with Kerry Roberts, one of the two women who were with Read when she drove to 34 Fairview Road and found O'Keefe's unresponsive body lying in about six inches of snow. First responders brought O'Keefe to Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton where he was pronounced dead. Roberts told Katherine Camerano that O'Keefe was being taken to the hospital. At 6:34 a.m., Read texted Kathrine Camerano that "he's dead." Katherine Camerano replied, "What? Karen, are you serious?" Two minutes later, Read wrote back, "He was in the snow." It was the last time the two communicated, Katherine Camerano said. — Read more: Jurors in Karen Read trial shown blood samples in Solo cups, paper bag During testimony on Monday and Tuesday, Read's attorneys questioned why blood samples collected at the scene where O'Keefe's body was found were placed into red Solo cups and brought to the police station in a brown paper bag. Her attorneys also probed relationships between Canton police Lt. Michael Lank, one of the first police on the scene, and members of the Albert family, who are witnesses in the case. Brian Albert, also a Boston police officer, was the homeowner of 34 Fairview Road when O'Keefe's body was found on the front lawn. The trial is expected to last six to eight weeks. Opening statements began April 29 when Yannetti told jurors Read had been "framed" and revealed text messages from lead investigator Proctor. Read's defense team in court has said other people are responsible for O'Keefe's killing and the presiding judge has allowed them to pursue a third-party culprit defense at trial — but did not allow them to present it during opening statements. — Read more: Karen Read's 'I hit him' statements come under questioning during murder trial Defense attorneys previously said that three men in the Canton house on the night of O'Keefe's death had "a motive and the means to attack" him. Read pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, motor vehicle manslaughter while driving under the influence, and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash causing death. Her attorneys claim other people are responsible for O'Keefe's death and that alleged conflicts of interest have compromised the case. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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