Rechtszaak tegen Karen Read morgen van start.

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On Monday, the murder trial over the death of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe in Canton, Massachusetts, opens.

A lot has happened in the more than two years since O'Keefe's body was found in the snow. His girlfriend, Karen Read, was arrested, charged first with manslaughter and later second-degree murder. She has claimed she is the victim of a massive cover-up, with her lawyers raising questions about the actions of witnesses and investigators. The controversial case became national news and has divided the town of Canton.

Here's a look at what happened immediately before and after O'Keefe's death, as well as how the investigation into Read unfolded, pulled from court filings and NBC10 Boston's reporting.

Evening: A group of people including Read; O'Keefe; fellow Boston Police Officer Brian Albert; his sister-in-law, Jennifer McCabe; and others is out drinking at C.F. McCarthy's bar in Canton on a Friday night. New England is experiencing a major winter storm with heavy snowfall and blizzard-like conditions.

11 p.m.: Around this time, the group heads across the street to Waterfall Bar & Grille, staying for about an hour, according to prosecutors.

Jan. 29, 2002: John O'Keefe dies
12 a.m.: Members of the group leave the bar and go to Albert's home on Fairview Road. Read and O'Keefe leave in Read's black Lexus SUV.

12:15-12:45 a.m.: Multiple witnesses recall a dark SUV pulling up to the home around 12:15. McCabe says she sees the vehicle pull up around 12:30 a.m. and sit there for about 15 minutes, but that no one comes inside and the vehicle leaves around 12:45. According to the defense, she has been texting with O'Keefe, and the last four texts, sent between 12:31 and 12:45 a.m., go unanswered.

1.30 a.m.: When McCabe and other witnesses leave the Albert home, they say the SUV is gone, and none report seeing O'Keefe.

2:27 a.m.: The defense alleges that records show McCabe's phone searched "Hos long to die in cold." (The spelling is "Hos" in the search.) This would have been more than three hours before O'Keefe was found in the snow. Prosecutors have disputed this timeline, saying McCabe searched the phrase after he was found.

4:53 a.m.: Read and O'Keefe's 14-year-old niece each contact McCabe, saying O'Keefe did not return home and they were unable to reach him by phone, according to a police report.

5 a.m.: Kerry Roberts picks up McCabe and Read to look for O'Keefe.

6 a.m.: The group finds O'Keefe unresponsive in the snow outside Albert's house.

In the ensuing search of the scene, Canton officers recover a broken drinking glass, consistent with one O'Keefe had been seen holding, and drops of blood, according to the police report.

7:59 a.m.: O'Keefe is pronounced dead at Good Samaritan Hospital.

6 p.m.: Massachusetts State Police recover three pieces of plastic consistent with Read's taillight.