Karen Read trial ends in mistrial with "starkly divided" hung jury
The Karen Read murder trial ended Monday after a "starkly divided" hung jury failed to reach a verdict, forcing Judge Beverly Cannone to declare a mistrial.
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The Karen Read murder trial ended Monday after a "starkly divided" hung jury failed to reach a verdict, forcing Judge Beverly Cannone to declare a mistrial.
The jury in the Karen Read murder trial told the judge Monday it is "deeply divided" and cannot reach a verdict after 23 hours of deliberations so far.
The jury in the Karen Read murder trial resumes its deliberations Monday after resting this weekend and struggling to reach a verdict last week.
For the first time since Karen Read's murder trial began more than two months ago, protesters who think she's guilty of killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, showed up outside court in Dedham.
The Karen Read verdict watch took a turn Friday when the jury told the judge they're deadlocked. But the judge told them to go back to their deliberations.
On Thursday, the signs, the pink, and the lawn chairs were still there, but the mood was more mellow from her supporters.
A legal expert says it appears the jury in the Karen Read murder trial is not unanimous at this point in the deliberations.
It's a waiting game now, as many of Karen Read's supporters expected an instant acquittal.
Even if Karen Read is acquitted on a second-degree murder charge, the jury could find her guilty on two lesser charges.
People from across the country have gathered outside Norfolk Superior Court to share their support for Karen Read, a woman most of them have never met.
A sea of pink swarmed Karen Read as she walked out of Norfolk Superior Court, her second-degree murder case now in the hands of the jury. WBZ-TV's Tammy Mutasa reports.
Closing arguments were presented Tuesday in Karen Read's' high-profile murder trial in Dedham, Massachusetts and jurors finished their first hours of deliberations.
The prosecution and defense have both rested their cases in Karen Read's murder trial, a case that has received national attention.
It's the million-dollar question as the defense is set to present its case. Will Karen Read testify at her own murder trial?
Court was back in session in the Karen Read murder trial on Tuesday, but the jury was not there.
The prosecution is likely to rest its case in the high-profile Karen Read murder trial this week.
The Karen Read murder trial resumed Friday in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts with more testimony from prosecution witnesses.
The high-profile Karen Read murder trial resumed on Thursday with witness testimony from police and DNA experts.
Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor returned the stand in the high-profile Karen Read murder trial.
Karen Read's high-profile Massachusetts murder trial resumed on Monday with lead investigator Michael Proctor on the stand.
Massachusetts State Police Sgt. Yuriy Bukhenik was back on the stand in the Karen Read murder trial.
Thousands of people across Massachusetts and the country have become completely hooked on the Karen Read trial.
There will be no testimony for the remainder of the week in the Karen Read murder trial.
Prosecutors thought their case against Karen Read would take four weeks. Three weeks and 39 witnesses in, legal experts say it will take much longer.
Proceedings in the Karen Read murder trial will not take place on Monday because there is a day off from testimony.
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