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Karen Read trial testimony ends with defense expert dismantling Lexus crash allegation
Karen Read's defense concluded with expert witness Dr. Andrew Rentschler testifying that Boston cop John O'Keefe's injuries ...
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 ...
Jurors sent home after beginning deliberations in Karen Read retrial. Here’s how the day unfolded.
Jurors began deliberations Friday in the murder trial of Karen Read, who is accused of backing her SUV into her Boston police ...
How common are retrials like the one in the Karen Read case? Who has the advantage?
We talked to three defense attorneys about retrials they've seen, how they turn out and what they think of the Karen Read ...
Karen Read prosecutors intended to call witnesses in rebuttal. Why didn’t they?
For weeks, all appearances were that prosecutors would call witnesses as part of a brief rebuttal case in the Karen Read ...
Karen Read’s defense team rests case
After nearly two months of testimony, Karen Read’s retrial for the murder of her boyfriend John O’Keefe is in its final days.
Neither side in the Karen Read trial called Michael Proctor to testify. Was it the right choice?
“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 ...
Closing arguments: Is Karen Read's murder trial a tale of love gone wrong or a police cover-up?
Lawyers in the second murder trial of Karen Read are set to give their closing arguments after weeks of testimony ...
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Karen Read trial Day 24: Defense's first witness casts doubt on crucial data
Testimony resumed Friday in Karen Read’s second murder ... 2022. The strategy is nearly identical to that used by the defense team in Read’s first trial, which ended in a hung jury in ...
Karen Read denies noticing confrontation between deceased boyfriend and ATF agent hours before death
Karen Read tells reporters she didn't notice tensions between John O'Keefe and Brian Higgins at the Waterfall Bar and Grille ...
Defense rests case in second trial of Karen Read for Boston police officer boyfriend’s death
The defense in the second trial of Karen Read has rested its case, saying Read was framed for the killing of her Boston ...