Defense attorneys for Karen Read rested their case Wednesday, bringing her retrial for the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend one step closer to its blockbuster conclusion.

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.

Prosecutor Hank Brennan opened his closing argument by saying Read callously decided to leave O’Keefe dying in the snow, fully aware that he was gravely injured. He described that decision as “a choice” to let O’Keefe die. He also said Read was well beyond the legal alcohol limit when she drove at the time.

Closing arguments are scheduled for Friday in the retrial of Karen Read, accused of killing her boyfriend, John O’Keefe, with her SUV.

The Massachusetts woman's murder trial has transfixed the nation centered on the question: How did Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe die during a 2022 blizzard

Jurors in the Karen Read trial heard testimony from a new prosecution ... particularly when Jackson attempted to challenge Miyasako's assertion that O'Keefe could not be statistically excluded ...

Judge Beverly Cannone denied a motion for mistrial in Karen Read's retrial, allowing prosecution to discuss DNA evidence related to the death of John O'Keefe.

Dighton Police Sergeant Nicholas Barros testified that the right rear taillight of Read's Lexus SUV - which prosecutors say killed her boyfriend John O'Keefe - was not completely damaged before it was