Fate of Karen Read now in jury's hands
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The jury in the Karen Read trial heard drastically different closing arguments Friday before deliberations began.
After nearly eight weeks of testimony, jury deliberations began in the retrial of Karen Read for the death of John O’Keefe, following closing arguments from Massachusetts prosecutors and defense attorneys presenting competing narratives about how the off-duty Boston cop died in January 2022.
Karen Read's fate in jurors' hands following month-long retrial with dramatic dashcam footage, expert testimony challenging vehicle collision theory, and powerful closing arguments.
Jurors, including six alternates, heard blistering closing arguments from Read's defense who argued that the case "was corrupted from the start," while the government insisted she hit her boyfriend Jo
Hundreds of people formed a sea of pink — the color Read’s defenders have taken up to show their allegiance — around the Norfolk County Supreme Courthouse in Dedham, where some fans held a
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Karen Read proposed that she personally select which of the jurors would serve as alternates in her murder trial — an idea the judge denied.
Residents of Canton, Massachusetts are looking forward to restoring peace in the town that's been divided by the high-profile case.
Read flashed the sinister smirk as graphic images of John O’Keefe’s bruised and mangled body were revealed to the jury.