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Closing Arguments Underway in Karen Read’s Retrial for the Death of John O’Keefe
- Karen Read’s murder retrial reached closing arguments at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts, on June 12, 2025, with jurors set to deliberate soon.
- The retrial follows a mistrial last year after jurors deadlocked on charges from a January 29, 2022, incident where Read allegedly hit John O’Keefe with her SUV during a snowstorm.
- Both sides rested after presenting numerous witnesses and evidence, including more than 200 items such as taillight fragments and clothing, with the judge allowing each side up to an hour and 15 minutes for closing arguments.
- Defense attorney David Yannetti argued prosecutors lacked witnesses linking O’Keefe’s injuries to a vehicle collision and cited experts disputing the prosecution’s version, while Mark Bederow called prosecutor Brennan’s last-minute abandonment of a rebuttal case "shocking."
- With jurors soon to decide, Karen Read expressed confidence that the case is stronger now and awaiting verdict, while supporter Paul Lynch predicted a quick not guilty verdict, though some uncertainty remains about the outcome.
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Jury deliberates in Boston woman's retrial
DEDHAM, Mass. (CBS, KYMA/KECY) - The jury has started deliberations after closing arguments Friday in the retrial of a Boston woman accused of hitting her boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him to die in the snow. Prosecutors say Karen Read killed police officer John O'Keefe following a lovers' quarrel. The defense argues O'Keefe was killed by a fellow officer at a house party. Read is charged with second degree murder, manslaughter and leaving …
Karen Read defense: Problematic investigation into John O’Keefe death grabs federal attention
Among the many fireworks at the most recent hearing in the case of Karen Read, charged with killing her boyfriend John O’Keefe last year, is the defense’s claim that the investigation is so troubled that the federal government has opened…
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Jury begins deliberating whether Karen Read is guilty of murder in Boston police boyfriend’s death
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