Jonathan Hall

2 weeks ago | whdh.com | Jonathan Hall

DEDHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - 45-year-old Karen Read sat there listening as her attorney Alan Jackson laid out his case for acquittal in the 2022 death of Boston police officer John O’Keefe. “All you need to know is that the commonwealth failed,” said Jackson. “They failed to prove the essence of their case that John was even hit by a car to begin with.”The Read team abandoned its third party culprit defense. It’s not blaming someone else for John O’Keefe’s untimely death.

2 weeks ago | whdh.com | Eliza Kruczynski |Jonathan Hall

DEDHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - Jurors were not present in court Thursday as attorneys in the Karen Read retrial worked out the jury rules and instructions ahead of Friday’s closing arguments. Read’s defense team rested its case Wednesday and the prosecution chose not to call any rebuttal witnesses. Read, 45, is accused of killing Boston police officer O’Keefe, her boyfriend, by backing into him with her car after a night of drinking and leaving him to die in the snow in January 2022.

2 weeks ago | whdh.com | Victoria Price |Jonathan Hall

DEDHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - The defense has rested in the Karen Read retrial with testimony set to continue on Thursday with rebuttal. An ARCCA crash reconstruction expert was back on the stand Wednesday in the Karen Read murder retrial. Dr. Andrew Rentschler testified about the tests the engineering consulting firm conducted. The tests looked to replicate the injuries seen on Boston police officer John O’Keefe’s arm with a crash test dummy.

2 weeks ago | whdh.com | Eliza Kruczynski |Victoria Price |Jonathan Hall

DEDHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - The judge in the Karen Read murder retrial once again rejected the defense’s request for a mistrial Monday. Read and her defense team arrived at Norfolk District Court in Dedham, marking the beginning of a new week of testimony. However, testimony was delayed when defense attorney Robert Alessi objected to special prosecutor Hank Brennan’s actions Monday morning, specifically regarding testimony concerning Boston police officer John O’Keefe’s hooded sweatshirt.

3 weeks ago | whdh.com | Jonathan Hall |Victoria Price

DEDHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - The Karen Read murder retrial resumed Friday after a day off due to the heat. Read arrived at Norfolk Superior Court with a camera crew in tow. The defense is making a final push, as they could wrap up their case next week. ARCCA accident reconstruction expert Daniel Wolfe took the witness stand.