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The first group of jurors’ questions were sent back to the court Karen Read Experts say the retrial may be a positive sign of her defense – at least it has to do with the worst allegations she faces.
Judge Beverly Cannone read three questions in court about 11 a.m. Tuesday:
- “What is the schedule for OUI (operating under impact) charges? 12:45 or 5 AM?”
- “Is Karen’s interview evidence a video clip?”
- “Is there a guilty guilt, such as Crime 2 No. 5, convicted of the overall charge?”
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When the jury’s deliberation began, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, Karen Read left Norfolk Superior Court. (Richard Beetham for Fox News Digital)
“The defense lawyers are unquestionably happy,” said Jack Lu, retired Massachusetts judge and Boston College law professor.
Lu told Fox News Digital that the first and third issues are good for defense, while the two are “neutral.” These three representations Jurors are considering Fewer charges than the highest charge of first-degree murder.
Read is accused of killing her then-boyfriend, John O’Keefe, outside a party in Canton, Massachusetts on January 29, 2022.
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New York City-based defense attorney Mark Bederow represents Ally and Guangzhou blogger Aidan Kearney said those issues would be resolved if the jury’s defense motion was not rejected Monday.
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“It seems that the jury is focused on OUI based entirely on all three questions,” he said. “This encapsulates the issue in a 2nd slip, which seems to be what happened in the first trial – when a chaotic jury seems to be acquitted in all homicides and is confused with the convolutional indication of the 2nd count.”
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Read’s first trial ended on a jury last year after jurors failed to reach a deal in less than 25 hours in four days.
Defense attorney David Yannetti warned that the existing verdict had “real potential to confuse the jury and cause errors” – focusing on 2 Earls – drunk driving manslaughter. The document shows that jurors can find that she has no crimes and a series of few crimes on the charges, or that they can find her guilty of three less cruel crimes, from involuntary murder to drunk driving.
Karen Read, John O’Keefe poses for an undated photo. (Karen Read)
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Read had a drink at trial within a few hours before O’Keefe’s death.
“They poured my drink at McCarthy’s, which is where I eat most of the alcohol, the weakest vodka tonic,” she told the camera. “It tastes like all soda and lime, not that I need it to be a martini, but that there might be vodka in it.”
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Officer John O’Keefe poses for his official title. O’Keefe’s girlfriend Karen Reed was found dead outside a Massachusetts house in January 2022 and is currently on trial for the murder. (Boston Police Department)
Read’s blood alcohol content was estimated at about 0.09% when he was hospitalized for a mental health check after discovering O’Keefe’s body. Nine hours ago, at the time of his death, it was estimated that the defense believed she could have continued drinking after she returned home.
“It tells me they’re focusing on how alcohol works in this situation, and it’s also important for the last jury,” said Massachusetts defense attorney Grace Edwards.
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If convicted on the worst charges, read the life on your face – Second-degree murder. Edwards said some of the allegations related to OUI have also suffered years of fines.
