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1 week ago |
wlwt.com | David Bienick
The defendant's own words questioning if she was responsible for the crash that claimed the life of John O'Keefe were played again in court as the commonwealth rested its case Thursday in the Karen Read retrial. Read, 45, of Mansfield, Massachusetts, a former adjunct professor at Bentley University, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and other charges in connection with the death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer O'Keefe.
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2 weeks ago |
wcvb.com | David Bienick
Massachusetts murder defendant Karen Read said her defense team is preparing to present a "more robust" case than they did during her first trial for the murder of Boston police officer John O'Keefe. During a sidebar this week, Read smiled and winked at one of her attorneys, and she continues to project confidence about her defense strategy. "I feel great. I'm anxious.
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2 weeks ago |
wcvb.com | David Bienick
With potentially only one witness left to testify for the prosecution, Massachusetts murder defendant Karen Read said she is "anxious" to begin presenting her defense in her ongoing retrial for the murder of Boston police officer John O'Keefe. At the end of the court day on Wednesday, Judge Beverly Cannone told the jurors that they were ahead of schedule. The jury of nine men and nine women is not expected to return until Tuesday.
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2 weeks ago |
wcvb.com | David Bienick
Testimony in the Karen Read trial will resume Tuesday after jurors were dismissed early for a long weekend after hearing from a neurosurgeon who detailed injuries he saw to John O'Keefe. The start of testimony was delayed by more than an hour Wednesday when the judge asked to speak with each of the jurors individually after an issue was brought to the court's attention.
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2 weeks ago |
wcvb.com | David Bienick
Jurors in the Karen Read trial heard testimony from a new prosecution witness who sought to explain a crucial discrepancy between data obtained from the Massachusetts murder suspect's SUV and victim John O'Keefe's cellphone. Shanon Burgess, a digital forensics examiner for a national firm called Aperture, is the new witness whom Judge Beverly Cannone ruled Friday would be allowed to testify.
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#KarenRead John O'Keefe's niece has taken the stand. She is 17 years old. The judge ordered the courtroom camera turned off for her testimony, and reporters could only taken handwritten notes. My notes can be found here: https://t.co/B6Ps1RaV5F
UPDATE: A source close to the case tells me that it is Karen Read who is ill today.
#KarenRead A closed-door hearing has just concluded. Brennan & other prosecutors were present. Read’s defense lawyers appeared via Zoom. Court official confirms testimony was canceled today due to a health issue. Did not specify whose health. No word if court will resume tomorrow