The jury in Karen Read’s secondmurder trial submitted multiple questions Tuesday before leaving court without returning a verdict.
The questions were submitted shortly before 11 a.m. to Judge Beverly Cannone at the Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts.
The questions, submitted on note cards, according to NBC Boston, included the following:
- Are video clips of Karen’s interviews evidence? How can we consider them?
- Does convicting guilty on a sub-charge (example offense 2 number 5) convict the overall charge?
- What is the timeframe for the OUI charge, offense 002 section 5? OUI at 12:45 or OUI at 5 a.m.
Boston 25 News reports that Cannone announced after lunch that the jury had a fourth question that asked, “If we find not guilty on 2 charges but can’t agree on one charge, is it a hung jury on all three charges or just one charge?”
Cannone said the question was “theoretical” and “not something she can answer.”
Deliberations are expected to resume at around 9 a.m. Wednesday.
As CrimeOnline previously reported, Read, a 45-year-old former adjunct professor, has pleaded not guilty in connection with O’Keefe’s death. Prosecutors accused Read of hitting O’Keefe with her Lexus SUV during a snowstorm on January 29, 2022, at a house party in Canton, Massachusetts.
Her first trial ended in a hung jury last year.
The defense previously argued that O’Keefe was beaten up at fellow police officer Brian Albert’s residence, attacked by a German Shepherd named Chloe, and left outside the home during a blizzard.
Prosecutor Hank Brennan, however, focused on Read’s actions on the morning in question and the physical evidence in the case. He pointed out that Read, intoxicated and angry that the relationship was ending, struck O’Keefe with her vehicle and left him to die.
Calling O’Keefe a “decent man” who “looked out for others,” Brennan said Friday that O’Keefe was in need that night, and the only person in a position to assist him, by dialing 911 or seeking help from neighbors, was Read. Instead, she fled the scene.
Brennan argued that data from Read’s SUV and O’Keefe’s phone supported the prosecution’s timeline. He then highlighted testimony from first responders who said Read admitted, “I hit him.”
CBS Boston reports that the verdict is anticipated to be announced within around an hour of being reached.
Read has pleaded not guilty to charges that include second-degree murder, vehicle manslaughter while driving under the influence, and leaving the scene of a fatal accident.
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[Feature Photo:Karen Read speaks with her lawyer as the jury deliberates in her murder trail, Wednesday June 26, 2024, at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass. Read is charged with second-degree murder in the January 2022 death of her boyfriend Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)]
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