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.

We talked to three defense attorneys about retrials they've seen, how they turn out and what they think of the Karen Read murder case.

“As it stands now, no competent defense counsel would call Mr. Proctor,” Jack Lu, a retired superior court judge, said in an interview before Read’s defense rested this week. “He has the ability to eviscerate the defense but without him they have a path to victory.”

For weeks, all appearances were that prosecutors would call witnesses as part of a brief rebuttal case in the Karen Read retrial, giving them the opportunity to get the last word after damaging testimony from expert witnesses for the defense.

Norfolk Superior Court released a number of requests by both defense attorneys and prosecutors that could shape the way the jury deliberates about Karen Read's fate.

Karen Read tells reporters she didn't notice tensions between John O'Keefe and Brian Higgins at the Waterfall Bar and Grille shortly before O'Keefe's death.

Karen Read’s voice boomed through the courtroom. “Jen McCabe — it’s either me or her,“ Read proclaimed, referring to a witness against her on charges she murdered her boyfriend.