Full closing arguments in Karen Read murder trial
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Karen Read has pleaded not guilty on three charges related to the 2022 death of her cop boyfriend John O'Keefe.
Defense attorney Alan Jackson began his closing argument Friday by repeating three times: “There was no collision.” He told the jury that Read is an innocent woman victimized by a police cover-up in which law enforcement officers sought to protect their own and obscure the real killer.
Karen Read spoke outside of court on Monday morning after the judge in her murder retrial denied a request from her lawyers that sought to amend a verdict slip that was provided to jurors who are deliberating her fate.
Karen Read's defense lawyer urged jurors to find her not guilty in the murder trial of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, arguing there was no collision with her SUV