Karen Read's defense presents expert testimony that Officer O'Keefe's fatal injuries resulted from falling backward, with facial wounds caused by a separate impact.

Forensic pathologist Dr. Marie Russell testifies about the type of injuries to the back of someone's arm during the murder retrial of Karen Read in Norfolk Superior Court, Monday June 2, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool) AP

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

As a verdict in the Karen Read murder retrial looms in the coming weeks, John O’Keefe’s cousin told Boston 25 exclusively they’re ready for the “nightmare” to be somewhat over.

Jurors in the murder trial of Karen Read began deliberating Friday after weeks of testimony in a highly divisive case in which the prosecution's theory of jaded love turned deadly was countered by a defense claim that a cast of tight-knit Boston area law enforcement killed a fellow police officer.

The jury has started deliberations after closing arguments Friday in the retrial of a Boston woman accused of hitting her boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him to die in the snow.

Karen Read’s defense lawyer urged jurors to find her not guilty in the murder trial of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, arguing there was no collision with her SUV  Read More

Without the jury in the room, prosecutors and Read’s defense will convene for a charge conference starting at 10 a.m. — the final time lawyers will be able to argue procedural issues before delivering their closing arguments. At the conference, lawyers for both sides will present their proposed jury instructions to Judge Beverly Cannone.