The jury in the Karen Read trial heard drastically different closing arguments Friday before deliberations began.

After nearly eight weeks of testimony, jury deliberations began in the retrial of Karen Read for the death of John O’Keefe, following closing arguments from Massachusetts prosecutors and defense attorneys presenting competing narratives about how the off-duty Boston cop died in January 2022.

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.

Hundreds of people formed a sea of pink —  the color Read’s defenders have taken up to show their allegiance — around the Norfolk County Supreme Courthouse in Dedham, where some fans held a

Karen Read proposed that she personally select which of the jurors would serve as alternates in her murder trial — an idea the judge denied.

Residents of Canton, Massachusetts are looking forward to restoring peace in the town that's been divided by the high-profile case.

Read flashed the sinister smirk as graphic images of John O’Keefe’s bruised and mangled body were revealed to the jury.

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