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Karen Read’s Defense Rests Its Case in Her Retrial for the Death of Her Police Officer Boyfriend
- Karen Read's defense rested its case on June 11, 2025, in her retrial for fatally striking her boyfriend John O'Keefe in Canton, Massachusetts in January 2022.
- The retrial follows a hung jury that resulted in a mistrial last summer, amid defense claims of a conspiracy framing Read and prosecutors alleging she hit O'Keefe with her SUV in a drunken rage.
- Defense expert Andrew Rentschler testified that O'Keefe's injuries and clothing damage were inconsistent with being struck by Read's Lexus, disputing the prosecutors' collision theory and that no one knows the point of impact.
- Rentschler argued that the available evidence does not support the claim that O'Keefe's injuries resulted from contact with the SUV, highlighting nine defects in O'Keefe's sweatshirt sleeve and noting that the abrasions did not align with impact from the vehicle.
- Closing arguments are set for June 13, with Judge Beverly Cannone saying the trial is winding down and the jury could begin deliberations by Friday or Monday.
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