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The jury in the Karen Read trial heard drastically different closing arguments Friday before deliberations began at Norfolk County Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts. As crowds gathered outside the courthouse,
Closing arguments took place Friday 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.
Karen Read’s fate is in the jury’s hands after prosecutors and defense attorneys presented their closing arguments Friday.
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.
It took eight weeks and dozens of witnesses, but on Friday, Karen Read's retrial shifted to its most critical phase: jury deliberations.
A broken taillight. A dead cop. A bombshell admission. The jury is now deliberating over whether Karen Read killed John O'Keefe.
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.
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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.