Overview
- Closing arguments begin Friday, wrapping up a second trial that resumed after a July 2024 mistrial in the 2022 death of Boston policeman John O’Keefe.
- Prosecutors pointed to vehicle data showing Read’s Lexus reversed at about 24 mph and to taillight fragments embedded in O’Keefe’s clothing as evidence of a collision.
- Defense experts, including biomechanist Dr. Andrew Rentschler, testified that O’Keefe’s injuries and minimal SUV damage are not consistent with being struck by Read’s vehicle.
- Lead investigator Michael Proctor was dismissed for sending sexist text messages about Read, a development the defense says undermines the integrity of the investigation.
- Read, who did not testify in her own defense, is charged with second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a collision as jurors prepare to deliberate.