Jury selection in the high-profile Karen Read trial will continue on Tuesday for a 10th day in a Dedham, Massachusetts courtroom after the process failed to increase the jury on Monday.

"I'm OK with it," Read said outside court Monday. "We could use time."

Read is charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter while operating under the influence of alcohol, and leaving the scene of personal injury and death. She is accused of leaving her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, to die in the snow outside a Canton home after hitting him with her SUV in 2022.

Read has pleaded not guilty and says she is the victim of an elaborate coverup. Her first trial ended in 2024 with a hung jury leading to a mistrial. Read has appealed the result of her first trial to the U.S. Supreme Court on grounds of double jeopardy, and the nation's highest court will consider whether or not to take up the appeal later this month.

Karen Read jury selection

On Thursday, the jury reached 16 people, which was the minimum needed for the trial to begin inside Norfolk Superior Court. But Judge Beverly Cannone said jury selection would continue Monday in an effort to find additional jurors in the event that any issues come up during trial.

Then on Monday, there was a setback to the jury as one person was sent home. The process continued through the afternoon and one more juror was added, bringing the total back to 16. Jury selection will resume Tuesday morning.

There were 56 potential jurors in court on Monday. Of those candidates, 49 said they have heard of the case or discussed it, and another 24 have already formed an opinion. Another four people added that they already have a bias toward one side or the other.

After group questioning, prospective jurors fill out paperwork then meet with the judge and attorneys. They are either added to the jury or sent home.

Early last week, Read told reporters outside of court that she had been told opening statements could be held on Tuesday. That does not appear to be the case as jury selection continues.

When Read stood trial the first time, there were 19 jurors to start, but only 14 who remained by the end after several were dismissed.

New filing in Karen Read case

As has been hinted before, the prosecution said in a Monday filing that it plans to introduce Read's statements to journalists and family members as evidence against her in her retrial.

Read did not take the stand in her own defense during in her first trial. 

"Come at me," William Read, Karen's father said outside court Monday when asked about his interviews being used in the second trial. "I live by the truth; I answer to a higher maker." 

That could be a major difference from Read's first trial, where none of Read's interviews were brought up in court. 

"If there are no objections to the authenticity of any of these statements, theoretically, anybody could introduce them as long as they were able to review them prior to testifying," said WBZ Legal Analyst Katherine Loftus.  

In the months leading up to her second trial, Read has given several interviews, including participation in a documentary. Now the prosecution says it officially plans to use Read's statements at trial. 

How to watch Karen Read trial

The Karen Read trial will be streaming live on CBS News Boston from opening statements right through the verdict.

For a full timeline of the Karen Read case, click here.