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Karen Read's second murder trial ends with an acquittal
Read was accused of hitting her boyfriend with her car and leaving him to die in a snowstorm, but alleged she was the victim of a cover-up by his fellow officers. Her 2024 trial ended in a hung jury.
Jury begins deliberations in Karen Read's second murder trial
Read's lawyers say John O’Keefe was beaten, bitten by a dog, then left outside a home in Canton in a conspiracy orchestrated by the police that included planting evidence against Read.
Karen Read: Jury deliberates in retrial over Boston cop boyfriend’s death
Defense attorney Alan Jackson began his closing argument Friday by repeating three times: “There was no collision.” He told the jury that Read is an innocent woman victimized by a police cover-up in which law enforcement officers sought to protect their own and obscure the real killer.
The witnesses that defined the retrial of Karen Read for the death of her police officer boyfriend
CNN highlights about a dozen witnesses called over the last eight weeks, whose testimony illuminated key pieces of the theories presented by prosecutors and Read’s defense.
Things to Know About the Retrial of Karen Read in the Killing of Her Police Officer Boyfriend
The jury is set to return for its third full day of testimony in the second murder trial of Karen Read, who is charged with killing her Boston police officer boyfriend
Karen Read retrial: Jury ends first full day of deliberations with no verdict
Karen Read has pleaded not guilty on three charges related to the 2022 death of her cop boyfriend John O'Keefe.
Karen Read’s defense rests its case in her retrial for the death of her police officer boyfriend
Defense attorneys for Karen Read rested their case Wednesday, bringing her retrial for the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend one step closer to its blockbuster conclusion.
Watch live: Jury resumes deliberating in Karen Read retrial
Karen Read’s retrial on murder charges is in the hands of the jury as the panel returned Tuesday to continue its second full day of deliberation. Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe,
Karen Read retrial jury released for day despite note suggesting they were near verdict
Jurors in the Karen Read murder retrial did not reach a verdict after about nine hours of deliberation over the previous two days. Could a verdict come today?
Jury deliberations continue in Karen Read murder retrial
The jury did not reach a verdict Monday on its first full day of deliberations in the second murder trial of Karen Read, who is charged with killing her Boston police officer boyfriend in a case that has generated more than three years of heated debate.
Closing arguments: Is Karen Read's murder trial a tale of love gone wrong or a police coverup?
Lawyers in the second murder trial of Karen Read are set to give their closing arguments after weeks of testimony ...
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Unpacking Karen Read's Murder Trial Saga
Karen Read maintained ... as she went on trial for murder for the first time last year. The defense first alleged during pretrial proceedings that O'Keefe, Read's boyfriend at the time, was ...
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Karen Read trial day 26 recap: Judge denies defense's motion for mistrial
Editor's note: This page summarizes testimony in the Karen Read trial for Tuesday ... Alan Jackson, one of Read’s lawyers, played a clip of the SUV being towed away. Read’s taillight ...
Karen Read trial recap: No verdict reached, deliberations to resume Monday
The jury started to deliberate shortly after 2:30 p.m. Friday and were sent home two hours later. Deliberations will resume ...
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Here’s What Happened in Karen Read’s Murder Trial This Week
Prosecutors in the retrial of Karen ... Read, 45, is charged with killing her boyfriend, a Boston police officer, by hitting him with her S.U.V. in a snowstorm in January 2022. Her first trial ...
Read’s fate is in the jury’s hands following closing arguments Friday.
Karen Read’s fate is in the jury’s hands after prosecutors and defense attorneys presented their closing arguments Friday.