Mistrial Declared in Karen Read Trial as Jury Deadlocks

I haven't followed this at all, but I see commenters are interested.

Mistrial. Jury can't decided between guilty or not guilty.

Karen Read's murder-or-conspiracy murder trial, scripted like a TV drama, ends in a mistrial.

The Massachusetts jury, which has been deadlocked for days, didn't come to a unanimous decision about Karen Read's innocence or guilty after nearly 26 hours of deliberations.

Read was accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend in January 2022. Read claimed she was framed in an elaborate cover-up to protect the Alberts, an influential family with deep law enforcement ties.

The jurors said in a note that they were"deeply divided" because of "deeply held convictions" and a "consensus is unattainable."

Read is accused of purposely backing into John O'Keefe with her SUV during a booze-infused fight in January 2022 and letting him die on the front lawn of a Canton, Massachusetts, home during a nor'easter.

O'Keefe's body was found in several inches of snow outside the home of Boston police officer Brian Albert.

She pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder, motor vehicle manslaughter while driving under the influence and leaving the scene of a collision causing injury and death.

Jurors heard 74 witnesses and examined over 700 pieces of evidence. The jury has sent multiple notes to the judge, saying they have been deadlocked since late last week.

One single holdout, maybe?

Aidan Kearney @DoctorTurtleboy

Juror #7 took a deep breath and looked up to the ceiling when Judge Cannone instructed them to go back in and deliberate. Either she's really frustrated with one or more of the other jurors who is holding out with "guilty," or she is the lone guilty vote. She is acting noticeably different from all other jurors who are not showing any emotions.

That guy is a "controversial blogger" who supports Read.

I'll leave the commentary to the commenters -- I have no idea what's going on in this case, at all.

posted by Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:36 PM

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