“I don’t believe that’s consistent with the evidence and what occurred,” Rentschler replied. Rentschler was the final defense witness, just as he was during Read’s first trial last summer. After he left the stand, Jackson announced Read’s defense would rest its case subject to a final ruling on evidence.

Karen Read's defense could rest its case on Wednesday, allowing the prosecution to call the final witnesses before the jury begins deliberations.

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.

Karen Read will not take the witness stand in the second trial about the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend as the defense has rested.

For the second time in a week, Judge Beverly Cannone denied Karen Read's attorneys' request for a mistrial after they accused the prosecution of misconduct.

For the final test, ARCCA used a dummy weighing about 200 pounds. A collision between the dummy and the SUV at that speed completely shattered the rear window, dented the SUV liftgate, and popped out the bumper window, Wolfe said.

After nearly eight weeks of testimony, Massachusetts prosecutors and defense attorneys for Karen Read are presenting their closing arguments in her retrial for the death of John O’Keefe, offering jurors dueling narratives about how the off-duty Boston cop died in January 2022.