For weeks, all appearances were that prosecutors would call witnesses as part of a brief rebuttal case in the Karen Read retrial, giving them the opportunity to get the last word after damaging testimony from expert witnesses for the defense.

SIGN UP FOR BREAKIN Karen Read's defense strategy for her second murder trial, which is scheduled to begin Tuesday, will be seriously curtailed by a court decision issued Monday afternoon.

Karen Read tells reporters she didn't notice tensions between John O'Keefe and Brian Higgins at the Waterfall Bar and Grille shortly before O'Keefe's death.

Norfolk Superior Court released a number of requests by both defense attorneys and prosecutors that could shape the way the jury deliberates about Karen Read's fate.

BREAKING NEWS FIRST HERE AT 5:00 KAREN. REED’S RETRIAL WILL BEGIN ... IN A STATEMENT, A LAWYER FOR BRIAN ALBERT SAID THE DEFENSE STRATEGY IN THE FIRST TRIAL WAS TO CONCOCT A WORK OF FICTION ...

DEDHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - Special Prosecutor Hank Brennan filed a document, asking the judge to prevent the Karen Read from using a “third party culprit” defense strategy. Brennan’s opening ...

Karen Read's defense strategy for her second murder trial, which is scheduled to begin Tuesday, will be seriously curtailed by a court decision issued Monday afternoon. The prosecution asked the ...