Karen Read, Boston police
Digest more
The jury in the Karen Read trial heard drastically different closing arguments Friday before deliberations were set to begin.
A broken taillight. A dead cop. A bombshell admission. The jury is now deliberating over whether Karen Read killed John O'Keefe.
It took eight weeks and dozens of witnesses, but on Friday, Karen Read's retrial shifted to its most critical phase: jury deliberations.
Judge Beverly Cannone reminded jurors of the prosecution's burden of proof and gave detailed instructions to the jury after each side delivered lengthy 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
Jurors begin deliberations in Karen Read's second murder trial after Friday's closing arguments and judicial instructions from Judge Beverly Cannone.
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
2d
Court TV on MSN‘Bless Your Heart’: Alan Jackson Addresses Karen Read’s SupportersAlan Jackson urged supporters not to yell or interrupt proceedings after delivering closing arguments in Karen Read's murder retrial.