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Closing Arguments Underway in Karen Read’s Retrial for the Death of John O’Keefe
- Karen Read stands trial at Norfolk Superior Court on June 12, 2025, accused of second-degree murder in John O'Keefe's 2022 death.
- The case follows a mistrial last year due to a deadlocked jury, with retrial jury selection beginning in April 2025 and lasting through mid-April.
- Closing arguments are scheduled for June 13, 2025, allowing each side up to one hour and 15 minutes, after nearly eight weeks of testimony and over 200 pieces of evidence.
- Defense argues a law enforcement conspiracy framed Read and challenges evidence linking her SUV to O'Keefe's injuries, while prosecution withdrew key rebuttal witnesses unexpectedly.
- The trial outcome will depend on jury deliberations amid divided views on evidence strength and prosecutorial decisions, with some supporters expecting a swift not guilty verdict.
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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
Jurors in the second murder trial of Karen Read have begun deliberating after weeks of testimony. The highly divisive case has hinged on the prosecution's theory of jaded love turned deadly.
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