After nearly eight weeks of testimony, jury deliberations began in the retrial of Karen Read for the death of John O’Keefe, following closing arguments from Massachusetts prosecutors and defense attorneys presenting competing narratives about how the off-duty Boston cop died in January 2022.

The jury in the Karen Read trial heard drastically different closing arguments Friday before deliberations began.

Karen Read will not take the witness stand in the second trial about the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend as the defense has rested.

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For weeks, all appearances were that prosecutors would call witnesses as part of a brief rebuttal case in the Karen Read retrial, giving them the opportunity to get the last word after damaging testimony from expert witnesses for the defense.

Read flashed the sinister smirk as graphic images of John O’Keefe’s bruised and mangled body were revealed to the jury.

Karen Read proposed that she personally select which of the jurors would serve as alternates in her murder trial — an idea the judge denied.

Residents of Canton, Massachusetts are looking forward to restoring peace in the town that's been divided by the high-profile case.