Karen Read's defense calls 1st witness in retrial
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The prosecution introduces a clip from Karen Read's 2024 interview with Investigation Discovery before resting the state's case after six weeks of testimony in Read's trial on Thursday, May 29, 2025.
Prosecutors retrying Karen Read in the widely publicized death of her boyfriend three years ago rested their case Thursday. The defense is expected to begin making its case Friday.
Prosecutors rested their case Thursday morning after accident reconstructionist Judson Welcher finished his testimony and left the stand. Judge Beverly Cannone sent the jury out of the courtroom for a brief recess at about 11:25 a.m. and spoke with the attorneys at sidebar.
Defense attorneys say the investigation was marred by incompetence. Experts say there are irregularities that could prove beneficial to Read.
The upcoming Investigation Discovery docuseries “A Body in the Snow: The Trial of Karen Read” will document Karen Read’s first trial for the alleged murder of her boyfriend John O’Keefe ...
A Body in the Snow: The Trial of Karen Read, produced by Unsolved Productions for Investigation Discovery, airs on ID and streams on Max over three nights starting March 17, with a one-hour finale ...