Karen Read murder trial nears end
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Karen Read on Tuesday disputed Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone’s claim that jurors in her murder retrial are “fed up” with the case.
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Biomechanical engineer testifies injuries inconsistent with taillight impact in Karen Read murder case, after judge interrupts his birthday message.
Read, 45, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of O’Keefe, who was found outside the home of a fellow Boston police officer on Jan. 29, 2022. Norfolk County prosecutors say Read struck O’Keefe with her SUV while driving intoxicated. Read’s attorneys say her car never struck O’Keefe and that others are to blame for his death.
Karen Read's defense rested its case Wednesday after biomechanist Andrew Rentschler from ARCCA finished testifying that in his opinion, John O'Keefe was not hit by a vehicle. Special prosecutor Hank Brennan said he will not call any rebuttal witnesses as had previously been expected.
DEDHAM, Mass. — Jurors in Karen Read’s retrial will hear from the defense’s final witness on Wednesday as deliberations in the high-profile murder case draw near.
Judge Beverly Cannone denied Karen Read a mistrial in her second murder trial in the killing of her cop boyfriend John O'Keefe on Tuesday.