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A former Massachusetts financial analyst accused of killing her Boston police boyfriend in a drunken crash is awaiting her fate after her second long trial in a small court in Dedham.
Karen Read, 45, faces murder and other charges, died at 46-year-old John O’Keefe, who had occupied orphans and nephews, who seemed to want to end the relationship.
The jurors spent less than two hours deliberating on Friday and returned to their first day on Monday.
“People want to know why we haven’t made a verdict,” said Massachusetts trial attorney Grace Edwards. “I think the jury is working to understand the requirements of each count and through their efforts.”
Karen Read’s defense lawyer wants to simplify the verdict because jurors commit intentional murder
Karen Read arrived at Norfolk County Superior Court on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 in Dedham, Massachusetts. (Hans Pennink for Fox News Digital)
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.
Other high-profile murders range from hours to days to deliberations.
OJ Simpson:
The case of OJ Simpson killing ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman in 1995 was widely televised. (Vince Bucci/AFP)
Experts weigh at critical moments that can determine Karen Read’s fate in the murder
OJ Simpson played nine months in the 1990s double murder trial in the death of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman.
The two were brutally stabbed to death outside Brown Simpson’s luxury apartment in Los Angeles.
The former NFL star’s legal “dream team” prevailed – jurors found him innocent in less than four hours.
More than a decade later, Simpson was found civic responsibility and was jailed for robbery. He died last year after fighting cancer.
Casey Anthony:
Casey Anthony responded as he heard the defence’s ending debate at the murder trial in Orlando, Florida on Sunday, July 3, 2011. Anthony pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder when his daughter Caylee died. (AP Photo/Red Huber, Swimming Pool)
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A Florida mom is accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, and Casey Anthony is being tried for murder, homicide and aggravated child abuse.
Caylee disappeared for a month before her grandparents reported her missing.
The jurors spent about 11 hours deliberating within two days before reaching an agreement on the charges. They found that Anthony did not kill or abuse her daughter, but they found that she was lying to the police.
Until today, no one has been convicted of the death of a child.
Scott Peterson:
Scott Peterson was convicted of two counts of murder in the death of his wife Laci Peterson and his unborn child. (Reuters/Fred Larson/Swimming Pool)
In 2004, jurors killed Scott Peterson, his pregnant wife, Laci, and threw her into the San Francisco Bay two years ago on Christmas Eve.
After more than five months of trial, their deliberations took place for seven days.
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Jurors initially sentenced him to death for second-degree murder and second-degree murder by his unborn son Conner.
Peterson continues to maintain his innocence and is currently appealing his case for the third time. His death penalty was overturned in 2020 and served without parole.
Alex Murdaugh:
Alex Murdaugh stood next to a witness booth during the trial in Colleton County, South Carolina on February 23, 2023 in Colleton County, South Carolina. (Joshua Boucher/Pool/State/Forum News Service via Getty Images)
Murdaugh, formerly a well-known South Carolina lawyer and family, was convicted in 2023 on charges of his wife and young sons Maggie and Paul.
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After six weeks of trial (estimated twice), the jurors considered less than three hours and found he had committed two murders plus weapons charges.
Murdaugh is currently in prison for life. The court clerk has been charged with several felony crimes in his case, including allegedly lying to the judge, for which he demanded a lie to Murdo’s case.
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Despite the extensive time and outcomes of these trials, New York City defense attorney Louis Gelormino told Fox News Digital that the longer jurors that were considered by jurors in Dedham meant reading.
“My first homicide trial was the longest deliberation in modern history in New York City,” he told Fox News Digital. “Hong jury. Three months later, they tried him again and we were acquitted.”
