Karen Read's defense calls 1st witness in retrial
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Karen Read is accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O'Keefe. Her first trial ended in a hung jury.
Prosecutors rested their case after calling a witness responsible for explaining exactly how the supposed collision between Karen Read's SUV and John O'Keefe took place.
After six weeks and dozens of witnesses, Massachusetts prosecutors retrying Karen Read on a murder charge in the widely publicized death of her boyfriend three years ago rested their case Thursday.While the theory put forward by special prosecutor Hank Brennan was the same as that offered by the assistant district attorney who previously tried the case — Read,
The Karen Read trial has garnered national attention, and one of the key figures in the case is defense attorney Alan Jackson. Here's what to know about Read's high-profile lead attorney as the prosecution has rested its case and the defense takes over Friday.
Prosecutors’ crash reconstruction expert testified about the sudden acceleration Read’s SUV made and what injuries are consistent with a car crash.
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In the trial of Karen Read, accused of killing John O’Keefe, defense scrutinizes crash expert's costly experiments and presentation modifications for inconsistencies.