Mistrial Declared in Karen Read Case After Jury Can't Reach a Verdict in Murder Trial

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On July 1, the judge overseeing Karen Read's case declared a mistrial, according to Boston.com, NBC Boston and MassLive.com.

Sean Neumann is a reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2019. His work has previously appeared in Rolling Stone, The New York Times, ESPN, and more.John O’Keefe in 2022 — is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. On July 1, the judge overseeing the case declared a mistrial, according toRead, 44, was charged with second-degree murder in connection with O’Keefe’s death.

O'Keefe, who was found with multiple injuries and blood around his nose and mouth, was transported to the hospital and pronounced dead later that morning.In closing arguments on June 25, Read's defense attorney Alan Jackson told the jury,"You have been lied to," according toProsecutor Adam Lally pushed back against any notion of a "conspiracy" during his closing arguments.

In court documents previously obtained by PEOPLE, Read’s defense team also claimed that "photographs of O'Keefe suggest that he was beaten severely and left for dead, having sustained blunt force injuries to both sides of his face as well as to the back of his head." The theory Read’s defense team’s presented in court gained traction online, leading to dozens of protestors appearing outside the Norfolk Superior Court during Read’s trial in support of the accused murderer.

 

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