The jury in the Karen Read trial heard drastically different closing arguments Friday before deliberations began at Norfolk County Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts. As crowds gathered outside the courthouse,

Karen Read, right, departs with her attorney Alan Jackson as the jury deliberates in her trial at Norfolk Superior Court, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Jurors, including six alternates, heard blistering closing arguments from Read's defense who argued that the case "was corrupted from the start," while the government insisted she hit her boyfriend Jo

Alan Jackson urged supporters not to yell or interrupt proceedings after delivering closing arguments in Karen Read's murder retrial.

Karen Read's defense lawyer urged jurors to find her not guilty in the murder trial of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, arguing there was no collision with her SUV

Closing arguments took place Friday in the second murder trial of Karen Read, who is charged with killing her Boston police officer boyfriend in a case that has generated more than three years of heated debate.

Jurors in the high-profile Karen Read trial could begin deliberations as early as Friday as defense attorney Alan Jackson called his final witness on Tuesday.