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Jurors sent home after beginning deliberations in Karen Read retrial. Here’s how the day unfolded.
Six jurors were selected at random to be alternate jurors. The remaining 12 jurors, seven women and five men, will decide the ...
Karen Read’s defense rests its case in her retrial for the death of her police officer boyfriend
Defense attorneys for Karen Read rested their case Wednesday, bringing her retrial for the death of her Boston police officer ...
How common are retrials like the one in the Karen Read case? Who has the advantage?
We talked to three defense attorneys about retrials they've seen, how they turn out and what they think of the Karen Read ...
Neither side in the Karen Read trial called Michael Proctor to testify. Was it the right choice?
“As it stands now, no competent defense counsel would call Mr. Proctor,” Jack Lu, a retired superior court judge, said in an interview before Read’s defense rested this week. “He has the ability to ...
Karen Read prosecutors intended to call witnesses in rebuttal. Why didn’t they?
For weeks, all appearances were that prosecutors would call witnesses as part of a brief rebuttal case in the Karen Read ...
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Karen Read’s defense calls its first witness in her retrial in the killing of her Boston police officer boyfriend
Karen Read’s defense called its first witness on Friday ... to paint a picture of a flawed and biased investigation – a strategy they have so far echoed in the retrial. Proctor is included ...
Karen Read denies noticing confrontation between deceased boyfriend and ATF agent hours before death
Karen Read tells reporters she didn't notice tensions between John O'Keefe and Brian Higgins at the Waterfall Bar and Grille ...
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In Karen Read retrial, prosecution’s video strategy brings another dimension
Karen Read’s voice boomed through the courtroom. “Jen McCabe — it’s either me or her,“ Read proclaimed, referring to a witness against her on charges she murdered her boyfriend.