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.
Jurors in the Karen Read murder trial went home for the weekend without reaching a verdict.
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.
A legal expert says it appears the jury in the Karen Read murder trial is not unanimous at this point in the deliberations.
There's an "air of anticipation" at the courthouse now that jurors in Karen Read's murder trial are deliberating.
It's a waiting game now, as many of Karen Read's supporters expected an instant acquittal.
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.
The prosecution rested its case on Friday in Karen Read's high-profile Massachusetts murder trial after nearly two months of witness testimony.
The Karen Read murder trial resumed on Thursday, with the jury hearing voicemails left by Read on John O'Keefe's phone.
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.