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CNN highlights about a dozen witnesses called over the last eight weeks, whose testimony illuminated key pieces of the theories presented by prosecutors and Read’s defense.
Vinnie Politan analyzes the testimony of multiple experts, including crash reconstructionists, in Karen Read's retrial.
The Karen Read defense rested its case after testimony from their final witness who reiterated his opinion that the evidence does not support the prosecution’s theory that a vehicle strike
Karen Read is charged with killing her police officer boyfriend John O’Keefe. She is being retried after her first case ended with a deadlocked jury last year.
“I don’t believe that’s consistent with the evidence and what occurred,” Rentschler replied. Rentschler was the final defense witness, just as he was during Read’s first trial last summer. After he left the stand, Jackson announced Read’s defense would rest its case subject to a final ruling on evidence.
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.
Karen Read has said her team will likely call its final witness on Tuesday, so there are not many more witnesses to be called by the defense.
The Karen Read defense rested its case after testimony from their final witness, who reiterated his opinion that the evidence does not support the prosecution’s theory that a vehicle strike